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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1946

Page

4

Subscription rates and delivery details in Ohio and beyond

The notice lists paid in advance subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery in Ohio and West Virginia, plus outside states. It notes weekly carrier rates, overseas military handling with request letters, and outward foreign rates on request, with post office classification and advertising contacts.

Ohio West Virginia Westirginia Mali West Nia Athens

1947 Outlook and the GOP shift in Washington

National dispatch reassesses 1947 with Republican majorities likely to stabilize policy. It cites labor strife, back pay suits under the wage and hour act, and potential retroactive tax effects while urging Congress to clarify work time rules and limit court reach.

Washington White House Congress G.O.P Lewis Supreme Court of the United States Mt. Clemens Mich Labor Union Supreme Court Roosevelt Court New Deal

Cancer in families and inherited risks warn of early signs

Dr William A OBrien notes family history may raise risk for certain cancers but is not determinitive. He cites cancer bulletin reports on inheritance in internal organs and skin cancers and urges medical reporting and consultation for suspicious moles or lesions.

Illinois Cancer Bulletin

Athens Chafes at Public Upgrades for Water and Hall

A columnist critiques Athens for clinging to old budgets while residents of other regions fund state taxes. The piece likens Athens to a gangling child needing modern water and sewer lines, a better city hall, and updated utilities, arguing the cost is shared and long overdue.

Athens C.H.H

Cost pressures and wage debates spark economic worry

A columnist laments rising living costs and wage issues. He cites featherbedding, jurisdictional strikes, and federal bargaining laws as pressures squeezing workers and shoppers. He argues that fixed incomes and higher prices erode family finances and fuel industrial tension.

C.H.H

Silent merit Embraced as Natural Highest Applause

A compact quotation noting that society’s quiet acceptance of merit forms the greatest form of applause, attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Emerson

Merit and Merit in Progress Notions

The saying notes that merit exists without rank yet no one ascends to high position without merit. It highlights the mutual dependence of merit and advancement in leadership.

la Rochefoucauld

Inflation danger seen in slow rise and bust threat

Peter Edson argues inflation remains a danger with a creeping rise and later downturn. He notes consumer purchases are high for soft goods while durable goods lag, due to limited hard goods supply and eased credit restrictions as wages stay strong.

Washington United States Europe China America Department of Commerce

Series of Pre Christmas Programs Successful in Glouster

Kiwanis Club sponsored pre Christmas program series amplified through Glouster schools public address system drew favorable comments. From December 18 to 23, high school glee club and band opened with carols stories talks and instrumental music nightly 7 to 8 o clock. Participants included Glouster High School and several local churches along with Kiwanis Club.

Glouster Kiwanis Club American Legion Hall Glee Club Glouster High School Methodist Church Church of Christ First Baptist Church Holy Cross Catholic Church

High School Group Entertained at Home

Mrs. Maxine Heiser hosted Trimble Church of Christ high school members Monday evening. After a devotional, the group caroled, exchanged gifts, and enjoyed lunch at the Heiser home for Doris Antie, Genevieve Wemmer, Ardith Boudinot, Joanne Gooding, Martha Myers, Janet Earich, Ruth Grigsby, Shirley Heiser, Charles Grandy, Earl Davis, David Antie, and guest Harold Grandy of Columbus.

Glouster Maxine Heiser Trimble

Brysons Entertain With Family Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bryson hosted a Christmas noon dinner in Glouster. Attending were John M. Bryson and twin daughters Jane and Jean, Robert K. Bryson of Columbus, Robert Bulloch and daughter Donna Lee of Athens, Al Hall and family of Athens, Earl McGee, John Bulloch, M. M. Bryson and sons Ernie, Arthur, and Billy, plus the host and hostess.

Glouster E. K. Bryson John M. Bryson Jane Jean Robert K. Bryson Columbus Robert Bulloch Donna Lee al Hall Athens Earl McGee John Bulloch M. M. Bryson Ernie Arthur Billy Bryson

Watch Party Slated In Moose Clubrooms

GLOUSTER The local Moose will observe New Year s Eve with a watch party in Moose clubrooms. Festivities begin at 11 p m Tuesday with a floor show. Moose members wives and friends invited. An orchestra will play. The lodge sent Christmas checks to families at Mooseheart and to a member at Moosehaven.

Glouster Moose Mooseheart Moosehaven

Dwight Price Injured Working in Mine

Dwight Price suffered a broken leg while at Mine 255 on Saturday night. He was caught between a car that jumped the track and a mine post, breaking his right leg in three places between the knee and hip. He was taken by John S. Blower ambulance to Sheltering Arms Hospital where the fracture was reduced and will be placed in a cast.

Glouster Dwight Price John S. Blower Sheltering Arms Hospital

Sailor Frank Yearing Visits Parents on Five Day Leave

Sailor Frank Yearing stationed at Bainbridge Maryland arrived in Glouster on a five day leave to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yearing. He will return to Bainbridge Thursday.

Glouster Frank Yearing Bainbridge Paul Yearing

Noble Grands Group Elects New Officers

The Past Noble Grands Club of Nineveh Rebekah Lodge in Jacksonville held its Christmas party at Mrs. Maude Davis home. Officers elected for the coming year were Martha Kioh president Lena Bratka vice president Ida B. Davis secretary and Maude Davis treasurer. Contest prizes were awarded and gifts exchanged around a Christmas tree. The January meeting will be in Mrs. Martha Kiohs home.

Martha Kloh Walter MecCaskey Julius Bratka Ira Conaway Annie Willie Ida Davis Martha Kioh Lena Bratka Ida B. Davis Maude Davis Kioh McCaskey Householder Gaskalia Duane Roberts Walter McCaskey William Gaskalla Phena Householder Martha Klioh Clayton Roberts Duane Maud Davis

Glouster Families Share Christmas Visits Across Ohio

Glouster residents note holiday travel and family gatherings across Cleveland Columbus Elyria Dayton and Lorain as Mr and Mrs C E Turner visit relatives and several locals spend Christmas with kin in varied Ohio cities including the Cox and Bulloch families. Georgie Brewer and Sabre Armstrong are among those visiting relatives during the season.

Glouster C. E. Turner Cleveland John Turkoff Gorton Meade Columbus David Cox Ohio State University Roger Cox Dave Cox Jack Turner Cox C. E. Huddy Pam L. W. Ley John McBride George Carter Dean Peugh E. K. Peugh This City Charles Orme Jacksonvill Robert Bobby) Bulloch Jimmy Bulloch Lorain James Emma Bulloch Jimmie Bulloch Russell Brewer Georgie Dayton Hubert Guess Logan George H. Campbell Main St Campbell Sabre Armstrong Elyria Herb Armstrong

Grandparents Visit Different Families Across States

Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Du Wayne Jessop of Bellville Illinois and Miss Bea Bryson of Columbus joined Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bryson in Gloucester for a visit over Sunday and Monday. Mrs. R. S. Leedy and daughter Pat plan to return to Washington Wednesday, and Mrs. Leedy will travel back to Gloucester when Pat leaves for college at Sullins College in Bristol Virginia.

Glouster du Wayne Jessop Mary Jo Bryson Bellville Ill Bea Bryson Columbus Pat Kader Sullins College Bristol W. W. Bryson R. S. Leedy Pat Washington

Mrs William Williams Dies in Athens Hospital

GLOUSTER Mrs William Williams of Maple Street died at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens Wednesday evening after a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been admitted to the hospital Tuesday evening.

Glouster William Williams Maple St Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Glouster Man William D. Fitzpatrick 79 Dies at Home

William David Fitzpatrick 79 of 22 High St Glouster died after a month long illness. Born in Zaleski he came to town in 1929. Surviving wife Clara, sons Louis Walter Earl Clifford Charles. daughters Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Hale of Glouster Mrs. Gilmore Baltimore Ohio Mrs. Ward Akron. siblings Luther Fitzpatrick Angeline Deaver Lovina Cochran Jane Ogden. twenty five grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Funeral at Trimble Church of Christ with Rev. Gilbert Courtney. burial Maple Wood Cemetery. Time of service to be announced.

Glouster William David Fitzpatrick High St Zaleski Jackson Dahlia Fitzpatrick Clara Louis Columbus Walter Earl Clifford Miamisburg Charles Detroit Harry Hale Charles Hale Harley Gilmore Baltimore Ohio Merrill Ward Akron Luther Fitzpatrick Paintsville Angeline Deaver Bristol Lovina Cochran New Lexington Jane Ogden Carbondale Trimble Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Maplewood Cemetery

Work Evening Slated For Grange Members

H E Jones master of Trimble Grange urges members to attend a Saturday work evening. Members should bring paint brushes and equipment to paint and paper inside. A committee will serve refreshments after the work session.

Glouster H. E. Jones Trimble Grange

Christmas social and visits noted in Columbus

Mrs Ralph Briggs and Miss Rose Mary Rocks visited Columbus last week. Mrs Joe Fry plans Christmas with son Harry Schottelkorb in Charleston. Euchre Club held a party at Fern Post’s. prizes went to Mabel Gray Hazel Edwards and Thelma Frasure. Several teachers and students travel for Christmas with families. Annabell Plant reported seriously ill with scarlet fever at home.

Ruby Irvin Lib Mary Riebel W. E. Riebel Ohio University Athens William Tedrow Norma Harmon Mary Lou Keller Virginia Dean Mary Morris Mary Woodruff Carol Sue Dean Tonia Glaspy Janice Gibbs Arieng Turner Ann Raub Charles Woodruff Tedrow Annabell Plant Jesse Plant

Blood Transfusion Volumes In New York City

NYC draws about 11 thousand blood transfusions per year. Each pint, donated by 1100 men, occurs roughly every six weeks, totaling about 5000 quarts annually.

New York City

Radio Highlights Forecast Big Roles for TV and Radar

President Sarnoff touts electronics and the radio vacuum tube as a transformative force. He notes electron microscopy magnifies to 200 000 diameters and radar aiding space exploration, with television poised to enter politics in 1948. Listings recap NBC CBS ABC and other programs.

New York David Sarnoff RACA NBC Henry Aldrich Burns and Allen Geraldine Fitzgerald Jack Haley Abbott and Costello CBS Suspense Lilli Palmer Dick Haymes Finnegan ABC Prof. Quis Schenectady N.Y Rex Maupin Security Workshop Plainville MBS Warnew Antonini

Iron causes dining room floor fire during shopping trip

An iron connected to a cord ignited a fire in the dining room floor of the McArthur home on Monday. Mrs. Jim Ross was out Christmas shopping when the blaze started and the McArthur fire department arrived and extinguished the fire, leaving a yard diameter burn.

McArthur Jim Ross McArthur Fire Department

Real Estate Transfers in Vinton County This Week

One transfer recorded in Vinton County shows C. B. and Kenneth Unree conveying 85 acres in Wilkesville Township to Charles and Henrietta Ratcliff on December 17.

McArthur Vinton County C. B Kenneth Unree Charles Henrietta Ratcliff Wilkesville Township

Pythian Sisters Hold Annual Turkey Dinner in K of P Hall

The Pythian Sisters hosted their annual turkey dinner December 20 at the K of P Hall with 26 Knights and ladies attending. Prizes were awarded for games and the event featured a Christmas theme with a Yule Log centerpiece and gifts under a lighted tree from each sister’s Best Friend. Notables included Gertrude Davis winner of the highest prize, William Brown second, Minnie Strawn of Logan Temple low, plus many attendees and visitors from Columbus and Athens areas.

New Straitsville K. of P. Hall Gertrude Davis William Brown Minnie Strawn Logan Temple Low Goldie Whitmer Anna Brown Katheryn Miller Anna Frasure Mildred Thompson Myrtie Wallace Fannie Morgan Columbus Lucy Huston Maria Keeler Margaret Lloyd Margaret Rushin Cpl Harry Strain, Jr Aberdeen William Reynolds Charlies Donley Jean Logan Frank Wallace Ronnie Jean Whitmer Athens John Whitmer Donald Nixson Sam Nixson Georgie Fletcher William Fletcher Swengel Alice Dreese Anna Begley Julia Fealty Marguerite Spicer Delpha Mathews Mary Burke Bess Callahan Sue McQuade Bid Murdock Margaret Sherrard

Christmas visitors fill Reedsville area homes

Mr and Mrs Charles Edwin Humphrey and family visit with C E Humphrey and Buckley households during the holiday. Miss Earlene Humphrey and Miss Maxine Pickens travel from Cleveland and Ohio University respectively. H E Kibble visits Chesterhill with his son. Nettie Cowdery visits Columbus relatives. Paul Childers of Parkersburg spends weekend with Chil ders family. J A Biggs and J B Torrence families visit Long Bottom. Olive Randolph stays with sister Mrs Arthur Fellows in Long Bottom.

Columbus Ruth Barthelmas Yvonne Paul Childers Parkersburg Oren Childers J. A. Biggs Tuppers Plains J. B. Torrence Long Bottom J. B. Torerence Olive Randolph Arthur Fellows

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John W. Cullen Company Chicago David Lawrence National Dispatch William A. O'Brien Peter Edson Brysons Sailor Noble Grands Group Grange Corning By Galbraith NEA Service. Inc T. M Reg U. S. Pat Reedsville
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