Budget cuts and defense policy in a constrained Congress
Senate and House face unresolved budget cuts across all categories with debate over military reductions. Critics warn that defense needs lack a clear national policy affirming specific missions. Open preparation and U.N. cooperation are urged to justify American military readiness.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Navy
Army
Council of National Defense
United States
Capitol Hill
Department of State
America
United Nations
U.N
Newspaper rates and circulation terms printed in Athens Ohio paper
The notice lists Associated Press affiliation and subscription options. It details carrier and mail rates in and outside Ohio and West Virginia, including overseas service, with prices for 1, 3, and 6 month terms. Names national representatives and advertising notes appear.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Dei
West
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Clean hands protect patients in medical practice
Dr. William A. O’Brien emphasizes hand hygiene for both surgeons and patients. He advises thorough washing before operations and after handling wounds, noting dry weather can irritate skin and that frequent washing is safe. He warns against touching the face or mouth and urges proper washroom facilities in workplaces and schools. The Q and A discuss leg pain after standing and potential venous or joint causes, including varicose veins.
Britain and United States Coal Crisis Compared
Business Week argues Labour missteps and wartime drafting hurt Britain coal output while the U S advances mechanization. It notes Britain relies on coal, faces aging mines, and must accelerate mechanization to avert a broader fuel and power crisis.
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Winston Churchill
British
Labor Party
Britain
Hitler
U.S.A
Detroit
Business Week
Not Enough Skilled Workers Yet in America
The piece argues that despite wartime gains in skill and leadership, American industry still faces a severe shortage of skilled workers. It blames reluctance to train newcomers and lingering attitudes, urging business to mobilize youth and veterans to build a rapid, practical workforce.
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America
Japan
Labor Bill Draws Red Lights In Senate Action Preview
Peter Edson notes the B S T bill faces early action in March. The plan creates a five man Federal Mediation Board taking over the Conciliation Service with a 60 day cooling off period and heavy penalties. It could force pay cuts or back pay and may prompt strikes during the truce. Welfare fund payments face new limits and collective bargaining coverage could expand to such funds.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Truman
Federal Mediation Board
U.S. Conciliation Service
Department of Labor
John Lewis
Caesar Petrillo
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Taft
Two Arrests in Gallipolis Fire Extinguisher Case
Justice of the Peace J H Shato fined A D Wilfong 25 dollars plus costs for neglecting to have a fire extinguisher filled after his arrest by state inspector Merrill Harrison. Lewis Saunders pleaded guilty to destroying property at the Silver Dollar case on Court St and paid 15 dollars plus costs and received a 30 day jail sentence suspended on good behavior for 30 days. Irvin Saunders bond case was under grand jury review this week.
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Gallipolis
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Shato
A. D. Wilfong
Silver City Motor Transportation Co
Merrill Harrison
Lewis Saunders
Court St
Justice Shato
Saunders
Irvin Saunders
Lewis
Gallia County Land Transfers List of deeds in multiple townships
A compilation of land transfers in Gallia County listing grantees and grantors with parcel sizes ranging from 7.9 to 241.5 acres across Perry Green Greenfield Springfield Huntington Addison Guyan and other townships. Transactions involve Ira McMillin Aulta Pinkerman George Kail H B Ecker Edgar Naylor Ecker and Myers and numerous others. Prices noted include 1700 4334 dollars and various acreages.
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Ira
Louisa Jane McMillin
Raymond
Ora Hoffman
Morgan Township
Aulta Pinkerman
Raymond Rucker
Guyan
George B
Leora Kail
H. B. Ecker
Carl C. Myers
Addison Township
G. B. Kail
Ecker and Myers
Edgar W
Carrie Naylor
Greenfield Township
Elizabeth B. Davis
Perry Township
Ecker
Myers
E. J
Bertie Damron
Grant
Roma Johnson
Ralston L
Iva A. Johnson
Ohio Township
Vera
Glen Rader
Bert
Helen W. Bodimer
Springfield Township
Elizabeth W. Rathburn
Helen W
Lloyd E. Niday
Green Township
Switzer Sues Brown for Promissory Note Recovery
Judge Lewis C. Warden granted a recovery order in favor of Alice M. Switzer against Joseph and Neva Brown. The suit claimed $397.50 due on a promissory note secured by mortgage. Property sale was ordered if payment failed within three days.
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Gallipolis
Lewis C. Warden
Alice M. Switzer
Joseph and
Neva Brown
Jury Work Continues in Gallipolis Grand Jury
The Gallipolis grand jury met Monday and continued deliberations as it aims to finish reviewing its case roster by this afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Cook files divorce suit for gross neglect
Melvin R. Cook sues Marjorie Irene Cook in common pleas court alleging gross neglect in their marriage. The parties are identified by names and ages in the filing.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Melvin R. Cook
Marjorie Irene Cook
Oak Hill Man Fined $50 for Skip Driving
Herbert Crabtree of Oak Hill pleaded guilty to skip driving before Justice John Shaffer. The State Highway Patrol located him Tuesday after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Charles Patterson of Ironton, causing property damage. He was fined $50 plus costs.
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Gallipolis
Herbert Crabtree
Oak Hill
Justice of the Peace
John Shaffer
Crabtree
State Highway Patrol
Charles Patterson
Ironton
Bell & Shaw Mill Landmark Fires Then Ceased Operations
In Gallipolis Frank Shaw recalls the Bell & Shaw mill last operated in 1944. Built 1854 with a later second story, brick elevator added 1896, it served as warehouse and flour mill until changing hands and storage use under Ecker & Myers and later the Maggied Brothers.
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Gallipolis
Bell & Shaw
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Uptown
S. F. Neal
Thomas L. Bell
Thomas Bell
Cheshire
Mayme Bell
Ecker & Myers
Maggied Brothers
Circle 1 WSCS Program At Shawnee Church
Elizabeth Davis hosted Circle 1 WSCS in the Shawnee Methodist Church parlors with a reading by Mabel Davis, a flag poem by Carrie Mellencamp, songs by Blanche Williams, and prizes for Ethel Weedy. Guests and members enjoyed a lunch for 20. next meeting set for March 19 with Margaret Hopkins and Adam Hopkins hosting.
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Shawnee
Elizabeth Davis
Circle 1
WSCS
Blanche Williams
Carrie Mellencamp
Mabel Davis
Betty Turnbull
Francis Bigrigg
Althea Heidelb
Florence Bath
Ethel Weedy
Susie Peyton
Methodist Church
Margaret Hopkins
Adam Hopkins
Essie Thompson
J. Talbert Keenan
Haddock
New Lexington
Phil Norris
Columbus
Willard Norris
Circle 5
Estella Opperman
Dessie Hansen
Mabel Peyton
Thelma Phillips
Althea Heidelbaugh
Tracy
Bobby
Glouster
Mary Collins
Athens
Clifford Collins
Gallipolis Air Training list shows pilots in progress
Holzer Airport manager Roy Pollock reports no women hold pilot licenses in Gallipolis but notes several trainees in the past year. The list includes R P Baker, R Bull, Pete Butterfield, Bill Cardwell, C Caldwell, Eugene Chapman and many others among students with hours logged or licenses earned.
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Gallipolis
Roy C. Pollock
Holzer
Air Field
R. P. Baker
R. Bull
Pete Butterfield
Bill Cardwell
C. Caldwell
Eugene Chapman
L. R. Campfield
Bob Dayton
Laurence Day
Deryl
Charles Rice
Ballard Runyon
J. H. Shamblin
L. Layfield
Charles SaJser
Edward Sikora
George Shamblin
Charles Herbert Sayre
Bob Slagel
Ernest Thompson
Carl Woods
K. T. Woods
James E. Woodward
K. T. Wood
C. Willis
Douglas Wetherholt
Kenneth Williams
Dauntless Strands On Sand Bar Near Ravenswood Locks
River traffic report notes the Dauntless stuck on Old Town sand bar below Ravenswood with gauges 18.1 feet upper, 10.5 lower and five feet on rollers. Downstream passages include the National towing Navy dry dock, and multiple tugs and coal stocks moving past Ashland to Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Old Town
Ravenswood
National
Navy
Marietta
Cook
Millwood
W. Va
Huntington
Calvin Verity
Neville
Dorothy E
Wishard
George Verity
Maysville
Paragon
Wheeling
Titan
Benwood
Talbott
Little Hocking
Brandt
Martin and Dawson
Teddy
Greenup
Price
Kenna
Portsmouth
Blaske
Blazer
Christie
Augusta
Barrett
Hospital Admissions and Births at Holzer Hospital
Admissions at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis include Mrs Arthur Wiseman Hamden John M Williams City Harriett Rice 9 daughter of Douglas Rice Point Pleasant Edith Starr Middleport Michael McWilliams Point Pleasant Mrs John Hall 1934 Chatham Ave Sharon Lee Brooks Jackson and Mrs Arthur Keesee Vinton A daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Franklin Mercerville Discharges include Mrs William Lane and daughter Mrs Critt Bradford Leslie Parsons and daughter Mrs R G Hall Mrs O A Dillon Mrs Vernon Davis and daughter Mrs Charles Dill and daughter Mrs Wayne Harrison and son John D Williams Bobby Dean Nibert and Adelyn Tucker
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Arthur Wiseman
Hamden
John M. Williams
City
Harriett Rice
Douglas Rice
Point Pleasant
Edith Starr
Middleport
Michael McWilliams
John Hall
Chatham
Marriage License Granted in Gallipolis
A marriage license was issued in Gallipolis to Loren McCall a paper hanger and Plevna Adkison a seamstress.
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Gallipolis
Loren McCall
Plevna Adkison
Veterans Forum argues for immediate state bonus in Athens County
The Athens County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars supports immediate lump sum state compensation for World War II veterans. They argue payments aid education, housing, furniture, insurance conversion, and business start up, urging a public vote if needed. ERLE BRIDGEWATER Jr., county commander, signs the letter dated February 25.
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the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Athens County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Athens County
Ohio
General Assembly
County Council
Veteran’s For
Radio Highlights Listings for New York Friday and Thursday Night
Radio schedule highlights NBC CBS ABC and MBS programming with talk shows dramas concerts and serials across day parts from morning to late night featuring Henry Aldrich Cantor Nixon and other stars including Eddy Duchin Eddie Foy and Bing Crosby along with lectures on education and transportation topics and a new Date Night tune series.
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New York
NBC
Henry Aldrich
Eddy Duchin
Eddie Foy
Abbott and Costello
Eddie Cantor
CBS
William Bendix
Dick Haymes
Finnegan
ABC
Seecurity Workshop
Clyde M. Reed
MBS
Warnen
Monte Cristo
Anstonini
Bing Crosby
Fred Waring
Paul Lavalle
Oklahoma
Secreetary of
Interior Krug
Honolulu
Wendell L. Willkie
Meredith Willson
Ginny Simms
Kenny Baker
Elmer Davis
King’s Daughters Sunday School Meets in Haydenville
The King’s Daughters Sunday School class gathered at the Ohlinger home with devotion led by Mrs. Kenneth Chaffin and presiding by Mrs. Harry Swaim. Hostesses Nellie and Louise Ohlinger served refreshments as guests and participants enjoyed St Valentine themed contests.
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McConnelsville
Sandra Scott
Harve Angle
G. R. May
Francis Lehman
Clarence Rieder
South
Haydenville
Morris Vollmer
C. S. Matheny
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
American’ Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper, Association
Associated Press
William A. O'Brien
Peter Edson
Amy
Gallia County
Mill
the Public Forum
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
By Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
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