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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
4
The piece argues that vanished front porches alter how newspapers are delivered as weather and house design hamper carriers. It cites Dr. Bush condemning soft security and dependence while warning against a creeping loss of self-reliance and freedom, urging bold action against eroding liberty.
Dr Vannevar Bush, famed wartime scientist and head of the OSRD, argues against government sponsored soft security. He stresses science must relate to life, praising his book Modern Arms and Free Men as a key postwar work that outlines what another war would entail.
News Your Dad Read reports Athens area events with Rep Thomas A Jenkins guest speech at the new waterworks dedication. Other items include 23 county association relief appeals, eight students joining Phi Beta Kappa, and local sports results.
Columbus may host the Air Force Academy described as the air forces West Point. A site board will visit Columbus soon and the likely location is near Lockbourne Air Base requiring about 9000 acres.
A valuable cameo tied to the murders of Martin Faber and Nell O Neill drives a web of suspects. Stephanie Smith, Nell’s niece, guards the locket while Arnold Pfieffer and Andrew Yakov pursue the piece. Yakov offers letters to exonerate Hagar Blair in exchange for the cameo.
Local residents share home visits with friends and relatives from Crown Hill The Plains Malta Columbus and New Straitsville. The Ladies Club met at the school on December 2 with attendees listed. A Community Club gathering on December 1 included parents children teachers and a Christmas party followed by refreshments and carols.
The 1950 census begins April 1 with 140000 enumerators visiting homes. About one in five people will be asked income, with penalties for nonresponse or false answers. Officials say mail responses may be allowed, amid Republican criticism and questions of legal authority.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan told reporters in Columbus that a farmer poll in Ohio showed strong backing for the Brannan farm plan and that the results were suppressed. He spoke at the 77th annual Ohio State Grange convention and warned of the plan's seriousness and impact on farm income and purchasing power.
Thousands of cars in Cleveland were stalled by near 100 percent humidity. Condensation formed under hoods hampering spark plugs and distributors. The Cleveland Automobile Club logged over 1000 help calls as wiping plugs usually restarted vehicles.
A mixed question set covers general knowledge for men women and children with 10 multiple choice items. Answers include subject areas from London districts to Nobel prizes and Statue of Liberty dates.
John Raiser of Salonica spoke on Education in Greece before Belpre Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship. An offering supported Pierce College in Athens as a Thank Offering fund. Delegates attended the Cleveland assembly of church groups November 14 16 to pursue church unity. A later bazaar and chicken supper at Belpre High School raised over 250 with 200 attendees. The wedding of Mrs. Willcox’s nephew in Washington Court House on Thanksgiving was noted.
Charles M. Palmer, 93, publisher and longtime AP organizer who helped reorganize the Associated Press into its present form in 1900, died Saturday in Saranac Lake, New York. He owned the St. Joseph News Press and Gazette in Missouri.
A catalog of radio outlets with affiliations and frequencies: NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC, ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC, WSAZ Huntington 9830 KC, CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC, WCHS Charleston 580 KC, WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC, MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC, WMOA Marietta 1490 KC.
Radio listings reveal a dense slate across networks ABC CBS NBC and MBS with daytime to midnight programs. Notable names include Frank Sinatra Jack Smith Bob Hope Eddie Albert Arthur Godfrey Garry Moore and Fanny Brice alongside serials dramas and variety shows.
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