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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
4
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Quiz by Wilton Fe Hall with scoring and answer key. For men women and teenagers, questions cover capitals like Pisa nycto phobia darkness and instrument makers Stradivarius violin. calendar months and apostle origins. Ozark mountains state Missouri among options. final garbled answer block present.
Mrs Dorothea Grover of Camden New Jersey wrote to a local paper about her ill year old daughter Patricia The postman started delivering mail again and the city handled hundreds of Christmas cards and thousands of gifts Patricia received over 350 gift packages and 25 scrapbooks The story is hailed as a measure of American character and generosity reflecting the country
Jane's Fighting Ships notes two or possibly three 35,000 ton Russian battleships either in commission or nearing service. If this proves substantiated the U S Navy may have more to fear than Soviets subs previously billed as the sole sea threat. The piece suggests admirals favored submarine warfare to justify their role.
Columbus report that Speaker John F. Cantwell of Youngstown has entered the Democratic race for lieutenant governor. He is the second challenger to the incumbent George D. Nye of Waverly for a third term, joining State Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum of Cleveland who had already announced his candidacy.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains hormones from thyroid pancreas adrenal and pituitary glands and their medical uses. He notes insulin from pancreas treats diabetes and adrenal hormones aid Addison disease and bleeding control. A reader asks if a bladder hernia requires major surgery and the answer is yes.
Phyllis Shenefield 83 of Dexter died Tuesday at home after years of failing health. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in Dyesville Church with burial at Standish Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shenefield and brother Rex, all of Dexter.
A Christmas program will be given Friday evening by teachers of the Dundas school. A second program is planned for Sunday evening at the EUB Church by the Christian Endeavor.
The Nation Today notes Stalin’s 70th birthday crowds in Moscow and gifts from Communist allies, arguing the regime cultivates the image of Stalin as father and wise guardian. It describes posters pairing Marx Lenin and Stalin to legitimize party leadership and predicts Stalin’s embalming alongside Lenin after death.
One hundred Gallipolis grammar school boys organized into a Junior Safety Patrol by City Manager John Gwinn. Several local youths receive honors and anecdotes include grafting apples, an Athens boy named most deserving, and service notices from multiple towns.
A letter from Raymond E Click of Prospect Ohio denounces U S foreign policy, calling out the State Department and New Deal era policies. He criticizes Roosevelt era liberalism and the idea of unconditional surrender, urging Republicans to withdraw from bipartisan foreign policy.
In Athens a Salvation Army worker volunteers through the holiday season, ringing a bell outside a store to raise donations for needy families. The piece recalls a family of seven with sick children and an unemployed father who received food, medicine, and clothes from the relief effort, highlighting the motto that nourishment precedes morality.
Charles R. Larson of Little Hocking laments declining rabbits and squirrels across 1947 49 and questions causes from laws predators and disease. He muses on natural cycles and urges hunters to act as game numbers shrink then may recover.
The McArthur Putnam Chapel will present a Christmas program on Thursday at 7 30 p m. The event invites the community to join in seasonal music and readings at the chapel location.
Hal Boyle reports on a Dr. Hugo Gernsback Christmas magazine feature that imagines life on Mars. It portrays a female-led society, long lifespans, 10-foot Martians with telepathic thoughts, mass sex strikes, strict population rules, and a five-woman ruling conclave elected at age 2000.
Winton youths from Methodist and Baptist churches present a Christmas pageant The Other Wise Men Sunday evening at the Methodist Church Musical numbers precede the pageant Pastors from both churches will take part in the program
Charlie Reddy sneaks into Tom O Neill s studio to inspect bisque figures and discovers a blue figurine that seems tied to a burglary. Tom appears unstable as he forces Reddy toward the door and a second figurine is revealed. The scene ends with a violent interruption and a cliffhanger.
A dense listing of December 22 programming across NBC CBS ABC and local affiliates showing news broadcasts dramas comedies variety and music shows. It includes game and talk formats with Frank Sinatra Duffy’s Tavern Dragnet Perry Como etc. as well as morning and afternoon daytime fare and repeats across east west and west networks.
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