Labor Unions Forge Split Political Paths for 1948
National Affairs outlines six labor backed political movements active in 1948 as Taft-Hartley reshapes labor politics. CIO-PAC grows from 1946 lessons. Machinists Non-Partisan League campaigns for a million dollars to educate members. Railway Labor’s Political League informs 1.25 million members. AFL expands from nonpartisan stance to oppose Taft-Hartley supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
I Organized Labor
Wiseacres
Labor
League
John T. Jones
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
CIO
Roosevelt
Willkie
Jack Kroll
Cio-Pac
International Association of Machinists
Machinists
Taft-Hartley Congress
Railway Labor
A. E. Lyon
AFL Labor
Sam Gompers
AFL
Subscription rates and delivery options for The Messenger
The Messenger lists home delivery by carrier at 25¢ per week with various prepaid and mail subscription options. Rates differ by region: Ohio and West Virginia carrier areas, other U S locations, and international mail. Foreign rates quoted on request. Entered at Athens Ohio Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 191%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens
Poison and a blotter unravel a studio murder riddle
In a tense studio noir, Oslo Donn recalls a blotter note between Lis Leyden and Avis Vaughn. The missing-blotter plan, a torn confession, and a poison sample push detective Bob Leiphan to suspect yet absolve Leyden. The narrator faces arrest or guilt as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letphan
Dir
Lis
Avis
Sie
Opium Habit Risks and Treatment Cure
A medical note explains opium and morphine risks from long use. Addiction develops gradually, with withdrawal and health decline. treatment requires institutional detox. The piece also answers a reader question on cataracts noting diet cannot cure but surgery can.
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Edwin P. Jordan
NEA
Communism vs democracy and the acid test of action
Henry Grady Weaver argues that communal living under communism fails to harness human energy and that a small ruling group governs, risking poverty and war. He contrasts rigid Russia with free America and questions whether 140 million Americans can unite to push Congress toward decisive action in crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Grady Weaver
Russia
Free America
Politburo
Congress
Springfield Daily News
Inflation and political will in the Russian and American context
The text compares Russian inflation to the United States, noting a ten old rubles to one new devaluation versus America’s milder inflation. It suggests rulers can manipulate markets, warns democracies may need firm measures to face inflation, and questions whether voluntary action suffices to avert crisis.
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Russia
Democratic
America
We The People and the Christmas Holiday Spirit
The column extols the American Christmas New Year season as a break from politics and conflict. It portrays Congress calming, State Department quiet, and the nation choosing happiness, decency, and family welfare over hate, violence, and upheaval, celebrating human resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
State Department
Tibet
Antarctica
Providence
Joe
Emma
United States
Junior
General Marshall
Sam Simmons Comments on Henry Wallace and Republican Strategy
Sam Simmons argues Henry Wallace is a volatile figure whose candidacy should not distract Republicans. He calls Wallace the opposition's most potent informal campaigner after Roosevelt and says Republicans cannot rely on him to win. Simmons endorses bipartisan policy alignment with Wallace opposing it, though he doubts the policy's specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Lowan
Roosevelt
Singleton Creditors To Meet January 13
A meeting of creditors of Jack Singleton, dealer in almost new used cars, will be held January 13 to elect a trustee. Theodore R. Spilka, representative of Singleton's creditors, said Spilka filed a schedule in Federal Court listing more than 400 creditors claiming upward of $750,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Jack Singleton
Theodore R. Spilka
Singleton
Spilka
Political Scientists Elect OSU Professor President
Washington Henry Russell Spencer, a political science professor at Ohio State University, was elected president of the American Political Science Association yesterday. Wedemeyer talk set in Cincinnati for January 13 before the Foreign Policy Association, Wedemeyer cites a State Department China report he recently wrote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Russell Spencer
Ohio State University
American Political Science Association
Wedemeyer
Cincinnati
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Foreign Policy Association
State Department
China
City Employees Get Salary Increases In New Year
Gallipolis city changes raise salaries across departments effective with the new year. The plan includes boosts for the auditor, fire chief, water works engineers, street and cemetery staff, police, and skilled labor with some overtime terms and new uniform provision.
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Gallipolis
J. Roy Bartlett
Mound Hill Cemetery
Pine Street Cemetery
Mound Hill
Pine Street
Water Works
Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Fred Hill
Funeral rites for Mrs. Fred Hill 54 who died Sunday of a heart attack were held Tuesday afternoon at Miller's Funeral Home. Her husband and six children survive.
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Gallipolis
Fred Hill
Miller
Holiday week bus traffic prompts extra trips at Libby Station
Gallipolis reports bus use during the holiday week was not record breaking but large enough to require additional vehicles on standard schedules. Robert Sheets, chief clerk at the Libby Hotel bus station, notes the increase and the need for extra service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Sheets
Libby Hotel
Gallipolis Holiday Observed Thursday
The Thursday holiday will be generally observed with nearly all business suspended including mail delivery, banking, and courthouse activities.
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Gallipolis
Methodist Church Launches Cru sade for Christ with Singing Moore Sisters
The Methodist Church in New Straitsville announces a Cru sade for Christ program starting Jan 4 during morning services led by the Singing Moore Sisters of Crooksville Route 1. Public invitation extended. locaux visitors include Mr and Mrs Pat McGurrin and children Janet and Thomas from Cincinnati visiting Mr and Mrs William Bird Jr. over weekend.
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New Straitsville
Methodist Church
Moore Sisters
Crooksville
Owen Plumley
Pat McGurrin
Janet and
Thomas
Cincinnati
William Bird, Jr
Ray Onei
Pontiac
Mich
Billa Webb
William
Delsia Botzer
Jean Donley
Columbus
Charles Donley
Phyllis Jean Jones
Harry Jones
Murray City
Myrna Wallace
Wood Resigns as Deputy in Gallia County Sheriff Race Hint
Harold B. Wood resigns after 14 years as deputy under Swanson and Hatfield and 4 years as Ohio Penitentiary guard. Rumor says he will seek the Republican nomination for sheriff at the May primary. Other deputies remain Morton Dickey and James Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Swanson
E. E. Hatfield
Ohio Penitentiary
Harold B. Wood
Morton Dickey
James Mills
Gallia Conservationists to Hear State Official
Gallia County Conservation Association will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the court house auditorium James C Myers secretary a speaker from the state association in Columbus will discuss conservation problems pertaining to Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
200 Couples Gather for Elks Club New Year's Eve Dance
Gallipolis reports a New Year's Eve dance at the Elks Club drawing about 200 couples. Dancing will be on the third floor with refreshments and noise makers as celebrants welcome the new year and continue merrymaking for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elks’ Club
Grocers Report Run On Cabbage Supply
Gallia grocers report a run on cabbage as demand nears New Year’s Eve closing. Despite ample stocks, vendors warn supplies will struggle to meet tomorrow’s demand. residents expect cabbage in some form as a harbinger of good luck.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Former Police Officer Charles Matthews Dies in London Ohio
Aged octogenarian Charles Matthews a former police officer and ferryboat pilot died at his home in London Ohio after a recent fall that fractured his hip. He is survived by a daughter and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Matthews
London
Ohio
Matthews
Engineer Is Fined Fifty Dollars for Driving Charge
Gallipolis county engineer E N Leonard was found guilty in municipal court of operating his car while intoxicated. He was sentenced to pay a fifty dollar fine and costs and his driving privilege was suspended for six months.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Clerical staff to shift holiday schedule at AAA offices
Clerical attaches at Gallipolis AAA offices will forgo the usual Thursday afternoon holiday starting with the new year. They will be allowed a Saturday half holiday under an order from the state headquarters in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
AAA
Columbus
Auto hits river bus in Gallipolis. minor damage reported
A Tuesday collision at State Street and Second Avenue in Gallipolis involved motorist Leon Maggied driving a vehicle that struck the rear of an Ohio River bus. No arrests were made by the investigating officers.
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Gallipolis
Leon Maggied
State Street
Second Avenue
WATCH NIGHT PLANNED AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Indications point to a large turnout for the watch night service at First Baptist Church tonight A midnight prayer service will follow with refreshments served in the Fellowship room.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Ton of Roast Pork Featured on Menu at Ohio Hospital
A ton of roast pork will be served at the New Year dinner at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Tomorrow afternoon male patients who are physically and mentally fit may visit the women’s cottages to exchange courteous greetings during visiting hours.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Radio Programs For Huntington Area Stations
A schedule list for December 31 into January 1 outlines evening programs across WSAZ WHKC and others with news, sports, dramas, comedies, and variety shows. Notable entries include The Beulah Show, Lone Ranger, Dennis Day Comedy, Fib Murrow News, and The Duffy Tavern with continuing midnight listings into New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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WSAZ
Huntington
NBC
WLW
Cirnat
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Abe
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Cbs-East
Lum & Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe Basic
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Abe Rob Crosby
Kaltenborn
Abe Fd
Murrow
Cbs Sports
Dennis Day
Abe the Scarlet Queen
Great Gildersleeve
Abe Dr. Christian
Ebs Vox Pop
Billy Rose
Duffy Tavern
Abbott & Costello
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe Sweeney
March
Dbs
Abe the Whistler
California Melodies
Henry Morgan
Abec
Radio Schedule Dense with CBS NBC and ABC Listings
A detailed time block listing multiple radio programs across networks CBS NBC and ABC. Programs include The Honeymoon in New York Breakfast Club Arthur Godfrey Show and Kate Smith Speaks among others with specified broadcast times and repeats.
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N. Y
Nbe
Abe
Oklahoma
Cbs
Shady Valley
Fred Waring
Betty Crocker
Arthur Godfrey
Hollywood
Ben Alexander
Mbs
Abe Kate Smith
Abe Queen
Martin Block
Paul Whiteman
West
Lum
Abner
Cbs East
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Oscar
Sam Simmons
OSU
Wood
Gallia
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