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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
4
A public notice explains delivery and mail subscription rates for Athens Ohio while a feature reflects on the University of Ohio's forthcoming School of Music. The piece praises community support and the Women's Club role in promoting music as a civic ideal. A.C.J. signs off on the essay about music in Athens.
Washington transportation authorities say rising wages and rates could push the nation toward government ownership of railroads. The nonofficial view follows the Presidential Mediation Board recommendations for a 40 hour week and seven cent raise, though terms are nonbinding and a strike remains possible.
The piece warns that radio give-away programs tempt Americans to answer questions for prizes while risking being cut off by operators. It argues this pressure increases education's value for youths, noting how broadcasts tempt with washers, trips, and other temptations, changing attitudes toward knowledge.
The Women’s Music Club has long served Athens and now a university backed plan expands its reach. The project, guided by the university music department under administration authority, gains support from the Board of Trustees and financial help from the Ohio University Fund through community contributions.
The Bogota pact of 21 American nations does not require democratic change after coups, leaving U S recognized governments in force and prompting State Department concern. The article argues true democracy must grow from social and economic reforms to curb extremism and safeguard democracy across the hemisphere.
Mr and Mrs Jess Williams visited Columbus recently. Mr and Mrs Harold Wagoner traveled to Charleston West Virginia for Christmas. Miss Jane Anne Van Fossen visited McConnelsville with relatives for two days. Omar Wagoner spent a Sunday with relatives here. Navy men Ralph and Arnold Hickerson returned on Christmas furlough from Great Lakes Illinois. Paul Wood visited Zanesville for a day. Mr and Mrs Vance Bartlett stayed at J W and Myers Van Fossen households. Golda Van Fossen.
A columnist derides the presidents council of economic advisers report as dull and verbose, noting it offers no new solutions beyond highlighting labor management tensions. The piece mocks its literary flaws while acknowledging its role guiding the upcoming national economic outlook and the January Truman report.
Quiz sheet presents questions for men women and teenagers with multiple choice items on cigars, engines, money, reels, sewing, books, words, and volcanoes. The answer key is garbled but appears to list solutions and stray characters.
Encyclopedia Britannica notes that Chinese dishes are cooked in small portions to speed cooking, a response to scarce fuel. This method allows quick service while conserving energy and maintaining flavor.
Sixteen year old Merry Carson faces life changes as engagement to Tip Kennedy collides with her parents divorce. Kin explains his affair with Lissa and absolves nothing, while Merry confronts heartbreak and the future she feared. The scene ends with Kin departing for Washington as Merry wrestles with loss.
Mrs. Victor Whitehouse hosted a Christmas party for her church school class at her home in Sharpsburg guests included Dorothy Lasher Janice Wiggin Jo Ann Young Bill Bruce Jim Bruce Richard Whitehouse and Opal Keirns. A marriage license was issued to Carl Biffle and Cora Hougland of New Plymouth.
Two crosses were burned on hills near Logan with large explosives present. Robed men, identified as Klansmen, were seen near the first blaze suggesting a Ku Klux Klan act of intimidation.
Postmaster Clarence McKinniss operated the Hamden post office for a few hours Sunday to handle heavy Christmas mail and parcel post business. Egg prices in local markets fell to 40 cents per dozen and continued to drop. Mr and Mrs G B Courtney announce the birth of a daughter. Mrs Courtney is Helen Bradfield of Chauncey. Two chicken thieves were arrested in Logan. the chickens had been taken from nearby properties.
A medical history notes how foreign bodies swallowed into child airways were once fatal but improved through Chevalier Jackson's bronchoscope. Experiments on dogs developed a safe instrument with mirrors lights and jaws that reach into small airways to remove objects like marbles and pins, saving many infants and children from severe harm.
A large garage owned by John Parrett burned destroying two automobiles and a tractor. There was no insurance on the machines.
Drillers on the Wise farm abandoned a gas well after it proved to be only a pocket. They relocated to a new site in the Ireland settlement.
Exercise cannot selectively shrink leg muscles. it tends to increase muscle size overall. To change leg appearance, focus on overall fitness, nutrition, and possibly targeted fat loss rather than expecting leg muscles to shrink while other areas stay unchanged.
Weekend guests at the Polings included Mr and Mrs Paul Kidwell and daughter Pavyl ette and Miss Ruth Mays of Charleston. Announcement of the marriage between Miss Blanche Harbour and William H Brackens. Mrs Gordon Wooten of New Kensington Pa visited the Wootens. Harold Saunders won a large turkey at the Barry shooting match. Mrs C Et Sheets.
Weekend guests pass through Crown City and surrounding areas as families host relatives from Ironton Cincinnati Gallipolis and Cottageville. Notable visits include Clara Evans Rachel Evans and Betty Fillinger with Evans Shoemaker Wickline and Fillinger households plus Holzer Hospital admission for C A Evans and multiple grandparents and parents hosting holiday time guests.
A compilation of radio frequencies and call signs across Cincinnati Columbus Parkersburg Charleston and Marietta including NBC WLW ABC WCOL CBS WBNS MBS WHKC and others with frequencies 700 230 1460 580 1450 610 and 1490 KC listed for nearby markets.
A dense listing of radio programs from December 28 and December 9 shows a daily slate across networks CBS ABC MBS and DT and includes news music talk and variety shows. Notable items include This Is Your Life Bob Hope Show The Education of different hosts and the Treasury Band.
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