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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1950
Page
4
HAL BOYLE laments turning 39 in a witty spring column, comparing February’s harsh freeze to aging. He notes health woes fade with spring, mocks the Birth Month, and ponders the cusp between youth and middle age, predicting a cautious 40 but lingering doubt at 39.
Alice Pine begins as literary secretary to Muriel Halleck and meets Brent Halleck, an artist with a sharp temper, as a dispute over a centuries-old tree threatens the library work. Sloan the gardener defies Brent but Muriel upholds ownership, signaling domestic and artistic clashes ahead.
A Cities Service president notes that for each worker in petroleum, $34,000 of tools are needed, yet tool returns have fallen from eight cents to two or three. High taxes on profits and dividends discourage investment, risking small and new businesses while established firms endure.Industry leaders urge labor to understand that costly tools drive wages and shorter workweeks.
The article explains the federal 40 to 75 cent wage hike, its social aims, and its impact on prices and living costs under the Truman administration. It argues wage increases affect inflation and consumer purchasing power, noting how a worker’s hour of labor now yields roughly half the purchasing power it did before the raise.
The United States warns that Southeast Asia faces a communist advance as Ho Chi Minh's Viet Nam regime gains recognition from Moscow and Bao Dai is urged for Britain to follow. Acheson signals possible U S recognition while backing Bao Dai and French forces to halt the southward spread of communism.
A Feltham quote stressing that true friends require acts of service and tolerance. It argues only the sober man can perform helpful deeds, while bearing flaws in others tests patience.
The Nation Today details a 1100 aircraft non military fleet serving agencies from AEC to TVA. Planes range from two seaters to transports and carry spray guns cameras fire extinguishers first aid packs food bundles stretchers or droppable life boats. The largest role is transportation for agencies where air service is impractical.
A letter from 150 distinguished Americans urges President Truman to empower the United Nations to curb the arms race. It notes 22 senators and 104 representatives back a stronger UN, but stresses the Soviet Union would need to choose cooperation, not be compelled, for any world authority plan to work.
A quiz feature presents gendered question sets with multiple choice items on animals, oceans, music, art, religion, literature, egg color, government offices, engineering, and mail services. The piece ends with a garbled answer key and odd OCR text.
MIDDLEPORT The Yellow Jacket Camera Club met Sunday afternoon at Cowies. Jack Cowie adviser developed films and negatives as the members watched. Best shots taken by the club a week ago were criticized. The group will meet again next Sunday at 1 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tharp hosted a birthday dinner for their granddaughter Mary Jane Tharp of Columbus. Guests included many relatives and friends from Columbus New Straitsville Corning and Athens with extended family visiting from nearby towns.
At the National Guard armory in Washington 550 waiters will serve 5200 diners at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. The operating team from Mayflower and Statler hotels coordinates 100 dollar plate seating with 16,000 salad plates and 25,000 ice cubes. After the meal the armory hosts an automobile show the next day.
Doctor Edwin P. Jordan explains that coronary occlusion or thrombosis is not rising with age but remains a serious, unpredictable event. Sudden death can occur with a complete blockage, while partial blockages may allow recovery with rest and gradual activity under medical supervision. Recovery depends on heart damage, with about six weeks of bed rest commonly advised and a careful, doctor guided return to activity.
A series of social visits were noted as families from Columbus Crown City Jackson Porters Rio Grande Radcliff and Logan spent time with local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Gar land Robinson Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Kemper Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Byas and others.
The Willing Workers class of the Jacksonville Methodist Sunday School will hold a bake sale on Thursday at the home of Mrs. Rambo. Orders for bake goods may be left with her.
Portsmouth municipal court sentenced two tavern operators Paul Cross and Tribue Wireman to 10 days in jail and 10 fines after guilty pleas in a raid led by Chief Deputy Sheriff Russell Burns. Judge Kenneth Cranston ordered the slots destroyed and the operators fined.
Mrs. Evelyn R. Ethell aged 38 from Findlay will assume March 1 as superintendent of the Girls' Industrial School near Delaware marking a leadership change in the state training institution.
The listing outlines a packed daytime to evening radio lineup featuring hosts Abe and MBE with programs from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, including Ladies Be Seated, Music Variety Hour, Double or Nothing, Welcome to Hollywood, Serial for 3% hrs, Hannibal Cobb Drama, Queen for a Day, Bride and Groom, House Party, The Garry Moore Show, Melody Promenade, Georgia Jamboree, and Treasury Bandstand with Kiddies Time on west repeats.
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