This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
4
An explainer tracing the revised pensions formula as of September 1950, detailing quarters of coverage, averaging earnings since 1937, and the impact of new conversion tables. It covers changes through 1952 including higher taxable income thresholds and possible advantages for late retirement.
Private detective Del Dorsam guards diamond dealer Frank Pharol who plans to sell 20 000 carats to Mike Dominico. A fight, a death, and a burglary unfold as Dorsam investigates how the murderer gained access and who among Pat Pharol Teresa Jordan and Dominico is involved. The case continues.
The Boston Traveler denounces a planned railroad strike as blood blackmail risking national defense. It condemns union leaders for gambling with mobilization, urges revocation, and calls government seizure if demands are met, arguing strikes on public utilities are morally criminal in emergency.
Bernard M. Baruch, at age eighty, sits on his favorite Central Park bench accepting an animal cracker from a young girl. The elder statesman, longtime advisor to presidents, says he will keep speaking his mind until others listen, while Washington debates his views on prices wages and profits.
The American Petroleum Institute says there is ample underground oil and urges pumping 25 percent more than during earlier wartime years. Over five years U S oil companies raised capital by over eight billion dollars while domestic production and refining capacity rose about 27 percent and 21 percent respectively, with crude reserves up 25 percent.
Boyle profiles soldiers near the Naktong River where shellfire rages. Corporal Lloyd A Hahn reads Batman between bombardments, while Major General keeps Betty Smith’s Tomorrow Will Be Better on his desk. Other accounts recount narrow escapes and prisoner stories from Atrocity Hill, and a golfer-prisoner belts drives with cucumber "balls" when off duty.
Benjamin Batchelder Jr born 1773 in New Hampshire lived on Swan Plantation Bel fast Maine. 1816 year without a summer ruined crops. He sailed Atlantic with his father, moved to Ohio in 1817, visited Athens County, then Indiana. He died 1859 in Indiana. His daughter Nancy married Re solved Fuller. granddaughter Sarah True Sprague recalled War of 1812.
Readers ask about leg cramps tied to circulation and whether stretching helps. An expert notes nighttime cramps may relate to circulation and suggests tests. also advises quiet activities over excitement for stuttering and cautions on hypertrophied prostate treatment versus surgery.
A reader quiz with questions for men women and teens about basketball seats, river city, famous films, Morse code, and nursery rhymes. The page lists scoring bands from Genius to Fair and presents a long garbled answer key.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Lee and family visited in Kanauga. Miss Joan Erwin stayed with the Adams at Huntington. Lula Latierence spent time in Columbus. Byron Ward vacationed in Kentucky. Eva Clair Swain visited relatives and returned to Athens with Nina Harris. George Montgomerys moved to Ewington to run a new grocery. they previously rented the Deen building and had a local grocery. Mrs. Berkley Wright and Mrs. Eddie Wright joined the Province reunion in Beverly after visiting Bell West Virginia. Verne Berridge and family spent a few days at Northup with his father. Ray Adams of Huntington dined with Thomas Adams. Robert Morrison and Mrs. Alwilda Neff of Charleston visited J. C. Johnson and daughter Louise Swain and Christine Black.
The Madison annual homecoming will be held at the Madison Church, three miles east of Zaleski, on September 3. The event gathers community members for a reunion and church activities in a rural setting.
Overnight and daytime lineups across WLW C Channel 3 WTVN WHNS and WBNS detail programs from Kukla Fran & Ollie to News, Theater, Sports, and soap episodes. Notable items include Captain Video, Howdy Doody, Western Theater, Amateur Hour, and various local news blocks.
A transmission schedule lists NBC WLW Huntington CBS WENS Columbus ABC WCUL Cincinnati MBS WHKC Columbus WSAZ Columbus and more stations on 930 1280 580 610 and 1490 KC with daily programs from 6 to 8 mm Monday through Thursday across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
A detailed roster lists programs across networks and times, including newscasts, music, dramas, and variety shows. Notable entries feature News Broadcasts on Abe and CBS, Beulah on EBS, Mystery Theater on DBS, and audience favorites such as Life With Luigi and Say It With Music.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.