Athens Messenger Publication Details and Subscription Rates
The Athens Messenger published weekdays with a Sunday moral edition, edited by Charles H. Harris and Gordon K. Bush. It lists subscription rates for carrier and mail in Ohio and West Virginia, abroad rates, and class matter status with 1918 act reference and national reps in Chicago New York and Columbus.
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Athens
Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Lishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
West Virginia
West
Mia
Government should limit itself to its legitimate duties
Macaulay argues rulers must confine to their proper functions to let capital seek profits, prices settle fairly, industry and intellect prosper, and folly be punished. Government should maintain peace, defend property, lower the cost of law, and practice strict economic discipline while the people do the rest.
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Macaulay
Coordinated Transportation Calls for Overhaul of Policy
The Railway Business Association argues for a nationwide overhaul to allow coordinated operation of railroads, motor carriers, and airlines to deliver efficient service and fair charging. It urges a policy that avoids favoring or penalizing any carrier and enables joint efforts for national needs.
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F. Harvey Middleton
Railway Business Association
Oregon Milk Price Fight Highlights Cash and Carry Savings
The Oregon milk control law aims to assure farmers a fair price and set minimum retail milk prices based on farm-to-consumer costs. Safeway argues cash and carry lowers costs by 14 cents a quart, urging stores to reflect these savings for consumers while officials may require doorstep delivery pricing.
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Oregon
Safeway
Phase of Modern Art Sparks County Debate
A columnist laments contemporary modernist art and mocks so called artists. He argues art should reflect bucolic traditions and be meaningful to everyday viewers, not elite circles. He contrasts paintings behind institutional walls with accessible genres loved by earlier generations.
Merger Clash Oversees Defense Committee Reforms
A Congressional clash over reorganizing committees to merge naval and military affairs stalls on defense and international safety. Lawmakers debate whether an exception is needed to preserve separate armed services oversight until merger legislation is settled, urging careful delineation of functions and avoiding a shaky, single committee.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Navy
Army Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
U.S
Pacific
Army
Marine Corps
Guam
Iwo Jima
National Defense
Edson discusses Republican critique of Roosevelt control over federal agencies
Peter Edson argues that Republican claims of wanting agency majorities reflect a reaction to FDR's attempts to influence independent commissions. He recalls Humphrey's forced resignation and the FTC salary dispute as precedent, noting that courts upheld agency independence and that control must wait for vacancies.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
B. Carroll Reece
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Civil Aeronautics Board
Commerce Department
Social Security Board
Federal Security Administration
William E. Humphrey
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Ravenswood Juvenile Vandalism Suspects Apprehended
Ravenswood police and state officers arrested two juvenile suspects after a break in at the Vo-Ag building of Ravenswood High School. They confessed to breaking dishes smashing items and dumping flour and sugar while hidden tools were later found in a nearby building. In other notes a son Joseph Blaine weighed eight pounds four ounces was born to Mr and Mrs J B Shockey with Mrs James Oldham Ipley as paternal grandmother.
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Ravenswood
Vo-Ag
Ravenswood High School
Home Economics
C. E. Baker
Cpl
C. W. Dye
State Police
Lewis
Baker
Joseph Blaine
J. B. Shockey
James Oldham
Ipley
Somerville Named to Ravenswood Town Council
Delmer K. Somerville assistant superintendent of schools is named to fill the unexpired Ravenswood town council term of Harwood C. Park who moved to Charleston nearly a year ago. Somerville active in civic affairs and commander of the local American Legion post. He is a past Lions club president and served with the Marine Corps on the West Coast during the war.
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Delmer K. Somerville
Ravenswood
Harwood C. Park
Charleston
Somerville
American Legion
Lions Club
Marine Corps
Navy veteran opens hay and coal business
W. C. Cecil Moore, a navy veteran, operates a local business selling hay corn coal sand and gravel to area customers.
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W. C
Cecil) Moore
Birth Announcement for Daniel DeWitt Critchfield
Mr and Mrs Nelson J Critchfield Jr Morgantown announce the birth of a son Daniel DeWitt The mother Alma Jean Noll was formerly Mrs Alma Noll Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J H Noll and Mr and Mrs Nelson Critchfield Sr Ravenswood The notice mentions James Oldham in relation to the family
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Nelson J. Critchfield, Jr
Morgantown
Daniel DeWitt
Community Notes From New Straitsville Area
Mr and Mrs Ford Frasure visit relatives in Columbus and Milford Center. Mrs Garey recovering from brain surgery. Harley Kemper marks 50th birthday at home. Band in New Straitsville plans new uniforms. Kermit Davis works in a West Virginia strip mine outfit. Mrs Alice Angle and daughter Dorothy visit Logan. Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 510 meets. new officers installed Jan 8, 1947. Chester Wade called to Wellston for father in law’s illness. Euchre club hosts Sunday night games. prizes awarded to Mrs Grace Lines, Mrs Alice Dreese, Delpha Mathews. Star Sewing Club Christmas party and chicken dinner at Lena Grandy’s. Lord’s Prayer and songs follow. High, second, and low prizes go to Mrs Nelle Orndorf, Mrs Josie McDonald, Minnie Tucker. Guests include numerous local names. January meeting set for Myrtle Wallace’s home. Ivy Dishon visits Athens.
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New Straitsville
Ford Frasure
John White
Columbus
Russell Garey
Milford Center
Garey
Frasure
Harley Kemper
Kermit Davis
West Virginia
Alice Angle
Dorothy
Logan
Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Legion Post 510
Legion Hall
Chester Wade
Wellston
Mary Burke
Grace Lines
Alice Dreese
Delpha Mathews
Catherine Kellerman
Margaret Sherrard
Bid Murdock
Melda Decat
Sue McQuade
Star Sewing Club
Lena Grandy
Main St
Nelle Orndorf
Josie McDonald
Minnie Tucker
Anna Begley
Grace Leake
Mae Lines
Mary Winefordner
Bell Kirkley
Ivy Dishon
Minnie Strawn
Wima Pierce
Ella Leake
George Hoodlet
Bertha Clawsey
Betty Orndorf
Velma Hite
Myrtle Wallace
Athens
James Q Rowley 1860 195? longtime Jackson County resident dies
James Quincy Rowley 86 a veteran Jackson County figure died of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Walton Memorial Methodist Church with Rev Paul Sutton officiating and burial in Ravenswood cemetery. Born May 19 1860 to Harry and Amanda Buffington Rowley he was a farmer and carpenter married to Lucy Arnall on May 27 1879. Surviving are five sons Kenneth Ray Paul Coit Galen and one daughter Arvie Garretson.
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James Quincy Rowley
Jackson County
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
Paul Sutton
Ravenswood Cemetery
Mr. Rowley
Harry
Amanda Buffington Rowley
Buffington Island
Here
Lucy Arnall
Kenneth
Waiton
Calif
Ray
Durango
Colo
Paul, Coit
Galen
Ravenswood
Arvie Garretson
Racine
W. Va
L and M Coal Co unloads steam shovel near Connett Oak Grove
The L and M Coal Co delivered a 117 ton Lima steam shovel at Kimberly and moved it near Connett to a strip mine on Sunday Creek Coal company property. A moving epidemic is noted in Oak Grove community. Read of local relocations and a hospital recovery.
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Oak Grove
L. and M. Coal Co
Lima
Kimberly
Connett
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Poston Brothers of
Athens
Tad
Katherine Monks
Nelsonville
Bird
Dowler Ridge
Monks
Local social notes from Amesville and area
Mr and Mrs Ralph Kesselring visit relatives in town for a week. Tom Biddle of Ravenna spends a weekend with his wife at the Owen Linscott home. Mrs Delta Jago visits Columbus from Sunday to Tuesday with her daughter. Mr and Mrs Ralph Bennett visit Ira Bennett family. Euphemia Chapter held Dec 10 meeting conferring degrees on two candidates. Chapter members hosted, Mrs Adda Phillips honored. John Smith sale Dec 20 teems with refreshments by hostesses. Christmas program planned by Presbyterian and Methodist churches. Euphemia officers installation set for Dec 27 with Mrs Mildred Poston presiding.
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Amesville
Ralph Kesselring
Iowa
Hanson
Tom Biddle
Ravenna
Owen Linscott
Delta Jago
Columbus
Ralph Bennett
Ira Bennett
Adda Phillips
W. M
Riley Thompson
Ethel Mingus
Frank Morris
George King
Harold Jeffers
Chesterhill
John Smith Sale
Presbyterian
Euphemia
Mildred Poston
Dairy Survey Shows Hike In Production In Ohio
Ohio dairy industry gains in production and value per the Milk Industry Foundation survey. Ohio with 1,115,000 cows generates 154,821,000 dollars in cash farm income from dairy, producing 2,572,000,000 quarts yearly. Milk uses include 60,019,000 pounds butter, 23,415,000 pounds cheddar, and 30,087,000 gallons ice cream. Distributor dollars show 61.14 cents to farmers per quart, with remaining costs allocated to wages, supplies, bottles, and taxes. Milk per cow exceeds pre war averages, and strong demand may raise future production.
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Ohio
Milk Industry Foundation
Foundation
Bartlett notes and community events from Bartlett area
Mrs E A Keney visited Columbus guests and returned home. Mr and Mrs Marshall Bailey marked their 59th anniversary with a dinner attended by H D Arnold Logan, Wesley Bennett Athens, F B Arnold and Dorothy Willis. Dorcas Class held Christmas party at Grange Hall with 34 members present. New members include R B McCutcheon Ralph Gage and Wilcoxen. Gale Remely Columbus spent weekend with Glenn Smith. Bartlett MYF at Epworth Church drew 145 attendees with devotionals by Wesleyan singers from Ohio University and Rev Archer of Stockport. Veil Rowland and A B Rowland returned from Phoenix Arizona. Eleanor Goddard Columbus visited Don Goddard for a weekend.
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Marshall Bailey
H. D. Arnold
Logan
Wesley Bennett
Athens
F. B. Arnold
Dorothy Willis
Dorcas
Grange Hall
Herman Cummings
Spencer Barickman
William Nicholas
R. B. McCutcheon
Ralph Gage
Wit Wilcoxen
Gale Remely
Columbus
Glenn Smith
MYF
Bartlett
Epworth Church
Wesleyan
Ohio University of Athens
Archer
Methodist Church of
Stockport
Veil Rowland
A. B. Rowland
Phoenix
Ariz
Everett Wingfield
Norma Rowland
Kathryn Rowland
Eleanor Goddard
Don Goddard
Truth Seekers Sunday School Meeting Report
The Truth Seekers Sunday School class met at Mrs. J. R. Mc Guire's home with a pot luck dinner and a gift exchange. Lancaster visitors included Mrs. Don Iles, Mrs. John McGuire, Mrs. Miller King, and Mrs. Delbert Reinshell. Adessa Groves moved to Columbus. Minifie Cherry of Logan visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cherry. Dan Jones visited Emma Oliver of Logan Sunday afternoon.
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Union Furnace
Truth Seekers
J. R. McGuire
Lancaster
Don Iles
John McGuire
Miller King
Delbert Reinshell
Adessa Groves
Columbus
Minifie Cherry
Logan
Frank Cherry
Dan Jones
Emma Oliver
Medical Comment on Children and Family Life
Dr OBrien notes good food and a stable family background essential to normal child development. He cites Cleveland psychiatrist Dr Bond on neglect and rejection as worse than poverty, urging parental responsibility, maternal emphasis, and school cooperation for healthy youth.
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Douglas D. Bond
Cleveland
Lancet
Shawnee Bluebell Chapter Installs Officers in December
Shawnee Bluebell Chapter 151 CES held its annual installation on December 10 with Vivian Keller as installing officer. Retiring matron Marcia Woods reviewed her year and received gifts from Pauline Williams and Blanche Gibbon. New officers include Ruth Williams as matron and Don Hannah as patron, with a Bible ceremony closing the event. A social lunch followed served by Belle Charles, Emma Davis, Bertha Garlinger and Fierence Bartow.
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Shawnee
Bluebell
Ces
Vivian Keller
Corning
Marcia Woods
Woods
Pauline Williams
Blanche Gibbon
William Brown
Edna Canter
Marshal
Effie Nicholas
Jeanette Jones
Ethel Thomas
Queen Esther Chapter
Norwalk
Sentinel
Bertha Garlinger
Ruth Williams
Don Hannah
Georgianna Turnbull
Mansel Porter
Lucy Baker
Dorothy Hannah
Christine Peyton
Catherine Nicholas
Cecelia Severance
Margaret Hopkins
Beatrice Gaver
Adah
Margaret Spencer
Ruth
Pauline Peterson
Esther
Martha
Mabel Davis
Electa
Caroline McLaughlin
Erreatha Porter
Worthy
Belle Charles
Emma Davis
Fierence Bartow
Radio Color TV Evolution Expands With Dumont Tri Chromoscope
New York report details the growing set of color television methods. The Dumont lab introduces a tri chromoscope employing a single tube and three electron guns to produce color, joining CBS, RCA and other proposed schemes in FCC considerations.
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New York
Federal Communications Commission
Allen B. Dumont Laboratories
CBS
RCA
Dumont
TV Tonight Listings for NBC CBS ABC and More
NBC offers Mr and Mrs North 9 Duffy's Tavern at 9 30 District Attorney 10 30 Kay Kyser quiz CBS presents Ellery Queen 7 30 Dr Christian drama 9 Frank Sinatra song 10 Margaret O Brien in Lost Angel 10 30 Information Please ABC features Lone Ranger 7 30 Fish and Hunt Club 9 Affairs of Ann Scotland 9 30 Pot o Gold 10 Bing Crosby recorded MBS airs It's Up to Youth 9 30 Name of Song 10 Author Meets the Critics
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NBC
Mrs. North
Kay Kyser
CBS
Frank Sinatra
Margaret O’brien
ABC
Ann Scotland
Bing Crosby
MBS
Community Notes From Syracuse and Nearby Towns
Henry Johnson returns to St Louis after a 10 day visit with his mother at Hol zer Hospital. Columbus residents Herschel and Mrs. Manuel aid their grandmother Mrs Van Johne SOM and other relatives attend visits in Parkerge burg. Local families plan visits and church events as neighbors share updates on homes medical matters and relocations.
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Syracuse
Henry Johnson
van Johnson
Holzer Hospital
St. Louis
Herschel Manuel
Columbus
van Johne Som
Apple Grove WSCS elects officers and plans New Year event
The WSCS elected Mrs. E Cc Clark president and a slate of officers. A New Year’s Eve party is planned at Mrs. Roy White’s home. A pageant titled A Journey to Christmas Land will be at the Methodist Church on Christmas Eve. Christmas program set for Fairview Church Sunday evening. Cpl John H Shank has received an honorable discharge and is at home. Earl Shank and Derrell Sayre visited Parkersburg. Mrs R A McKelvey and Mrs Howard Carpenter spent Friday in Parkersburg.
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America
U.S. Navy
Army Air Forces
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Apple Grove
WSCS
E. Cc. Clark
Dollie Wolf
Ellen P. Sayre
Mable Roush
Hattie Shank
Frankie McKelvey
Roy White
Methodist Church
Fairview
Cpl
John H. Shank
U. S. Army
Earl Shank
Parkersburg
R. A. McKelvey
Howard Carpenter
Derrell Sayre
Columbus
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Mr. Howard
Kenneth Newlin
Asbury Ridge
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Paul Kennard
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Harley Allen
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Keney
William A. O'Brien
Irving Karr, Sr
Fred Crow
W. A. Adams
Martha Echols
Parkergeburg
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