Reform Proposal for Ten-Year Term for Federal Judges
David Lawrence argues for constitutional amendment to limit life tenure for federal judges to ten years with presidential reappointment. He cites court power growth, the New Deal era, and “portal to portal” as examples of judicial recklessness. The plan would fund retirement pay for nonreappointed justices and allow Senate participation in second terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Portal
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Truman
Senate
Medical Comment Column on Sugar and Diet Varieties
Dr. William A. O Brien discusses how varied nourishing diets curb sugar cravings and explains sugar metabolism in the body. He notes refined sugar provides energy, brown sugar and syrups offer minor minerals, and excess sugar stores as fat. He also answers a reader question about a facial eruption likely acne rosacea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escayres
Tearless Farewell Goodbye 1946 and get going
A reflective year end column weighs 1946 with light praise and sharp jabs at missed chances. It notes the lack of a major Soviet war, UN diplomacy staying intact, and gradual peace treaty progress while warning against inflation and hunger amid modest economic stability. It looks ahead to 1947 with cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Gromyko
Security Council
Henry Wallace
New Republic
James Byrnes
State Department
John L. Lewis
A. F. Whitney
Italy
House Un-American Activities Committee
Pravda
Winston Churchill
Claude Pepper
Harold Laski
Elliott Roosevelt
Portals to Portals Plus in Fair Labor Standards Debate
The piece questions how much non-productive time is under company control and funded by employers. It argues unions seek compensation for time spent on company property beyond active work and suggests escalating pay for non-working time could bankrupt industry or raise prices.
Race to the White House in 1948 nomination race
The piece notes Harold Stassen announcing his 1948 Republican bid while President Truman may push Wagner Act changes. It argues Truman’s actions signal a shift to leadership and positions him as a viable contender, with November’s vote shaping a tight, high-stakes race as Democrats reunite and Republicans vie for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stassen
Truman
Congress
Harry Truman
Mr. Truman
Republican Congress
Is a Musician Made by the Teacher Quote
A reflection by Mary Baker Eddy on self made musicians. It states that a musician becomes what he practices taught. The quote emphasizes self effort in attaining musical skill through disciplined study and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Straved from the Mighty Bow: Claredge Army Motto
A clipped verse from the Claredge Army proclaims perseverance as the path to truth and victory, insisting that only those who strive may prevail.
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Claredge
Congress reorganizes for national planning with new committees
Peter Edson explains Congress will organize to view national issues as a whole for the first time. The Congressional Reorganization Act creates the Joint Committee on the Economic Report and the Legislative Budget Committee to coordinate policy, budgeting, and spending across houses and departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Congress
Congress
Legislative Assembly
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Committee
House Appropriations Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Method to aid all business types by ease and success
A concise statement by C. Simmons asserts that a method can support every kind of business, making operations easier, more agreeable, and ultimately successful for owners and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Simmons
Ravenswood Chief of Police Fred Lewis Retires After 20 Years
Fred Loge Lewis retires as Ravenswood chief after 20 years seven months and one day of service. He is 65 and planned to take things easy, may do light work nights. Jack Dow named to succeed, active in local volunteer fire department. Lewis served seven nights a week and seldom took vacations except during squirrel season. He and family moved to Ravenswood 28 years ago. Dow began duties Sunday night and will lead the town police. Also notes obituaries and local family histories for Madalen Taylor Straley of Ripley and listed survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Fred
Loge) Lewis
Lewis
Jack Dow
Dow
Ohio River Locks
Gallipolis
Ravenswood Woman Among 351 Chicago Graduation Winners
Miss Margaret Ann Chambers daughter of Mr and Mrs F P Chambers of Ravenswood earned a master's degree in social service administration at the University of Chicago Friday. Her research titled The Western State Hospital of West Virginia studied for her degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Chambers
F. P. Chambers
Ravenswood
University of Chicago
Fowler to Sell Ravenswood Farm to Boson and Ritchie Inc
After Jan 1 Mrs. F Fowler plans to sell her home and farm north of Ravenswood to Boson and Ritchie Inc. Mayor and Mrs. Ray E Ritchie will move into the Fowler house. Mrs. Fowler and family will buy the Ray Ritchie home in Ravenswood. The Fowler farm is part of Ephraim Wells 1835 tract bought from Dr. Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Custis
George Washington
George III
Wells
Robert S. Brown
Fighting the Measles
Nursing your child during contagious diseases requires care to prevent spread. Sterilize bed linens and washable items by boiling twenty minutes and provide paper handkerchiefs stored in a headbed bag to discard waste. burn the bag daily. The Reader Service booklet offers home nursing guidance and emergency care tips. send 25 cents for Booklet No 81 to The Athens Messenger.
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Athens Messenger
W. 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Christmas Program At Heart and Hand Rebekah Lodge
The Heart and Hand Rebekah Lodge 4 met on December 17. A Christmas program featured Mrs. Harry Gorrell reading on carol origins and Miss Dee Chambers singing two Christmas selections. A covered dish supper served 25 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge 4
Harry Gorrell
Dee Chambers
Local visitors and holiday guests in Morgantown area
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson J. Critch field junior visit for the holidays. Critchfield is a student at West Virginia University. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Brown and daughter Roberta Ann stay with Mrs. Elva Carmichael for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson J. Critchfield, Jr
Critchfield
West Virginia University
Elwood Brown
Roberta Ann
Brown
Elva Carmichael
Christmas visits span families across Ohio and West Virginia
Mr and Mrs James Connally of Evansville Ind visited parents Mr and Mrs R S Henderson. Miss Bertha Keller and Mr and Mrs J W Hecker of Columbus visited their parents Mr and Mrs C E Keiler. Parkersburg and Athens households hosted relatives during Christmas with extended family gatherings across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
James Connally
Evansville
Ind
R. S&s. Henderson
Carl Lockhart
Hope Ann
Gilbert
W. Va
Hope Walden
G. R. Walden
Floyd Matlack
Parkersburg
Bertha Keller
J. W. Hecker
Columbus
C. E. Keiler
W. H. Ashcraft
Eddie Ashcraft
P. E. Bingman
W. J. Anderson
Karen Jean
W. A. Bingman
C. Bibbee
Lea
J. W. Deeter
Don
Charles Gillilan
Clyde Brown
Athens
E. M. Daugherty
Giennis Daugherty
Michael
Marietta
Ira Kincade
Andrew Wasson
Belpre Heights
David Richmond
O. G
Bran
Christmas Holiday Visitors and Gifts in Syracuse
Christmas Eve gifts from the church tree at Asbury Methodist reached families including Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Roberts and Rev. Lawrence Schmitt. The piece lists multiple extended visits and holiday travel among residents and relatives in Syracuse and nearby towns, noting hospital stays and university enrollment.
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Syracuse
Santa Claus
Asbury Methodist Church
Marvin Roberts
Lawrence Schmitt
George Freeland
Charleston
Frank Holmes
Max Roller
Holzer Hospital
Darrell Hartwig
Sharon
Omaha
Neb
Dana Hysell
Roger Quisenberry
Worthington
Ohio
William Holmes
John Bowen
Ben Quisenberry
Roger
Ohio State University
Columbus
Beulah Ward
R.N
Gallipolis
Frank Winebrenner
Maurice Moore
Samuel Bailey
Bernice Stowe
Frank Stowe
Grace Winebrenner
Huntington
S. R. Winebrenner
Annie Adams
Lenora Campbell
Cleveland
Herbert Stobert
Henry Roush
Racine
Ray Roush
Charles Calkins
Mary
Athens
van Johnson
Christmas Visits Span Families Across Carbondale Area
Clyde Barber and relatives from Detroit and Ft Custer Mich spent Christmas with the Barber families in Carbondale. Nearby households including Greens Run and Columbus guests exchanged gifts and shared lunch with extended kin and friends from Ohio Indiana and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Clyde Barber
Detroit
Floyd Barber
Ft. Custer
Mich
Betty
Mildred Barber
Columbus
George Barber
Richard Burkett
Barberton
Ohio
Po Mace
Loren Fierce
Greens Run
Porter
Granville Crow
Orville Crow
Helison Cox
Leo
Clarence Powers
Nelsonville
Dewy Arnold
Don Lowry
Electa Arnold
Henry Frank
Wilma
Gearld Williams
Roger Williams
Marland Branscomb
Mary Matheny
Ivan Matheny
Dayton
Berium Branscomb
Indiana
Ralph Williams
Marie Featherstone
James Pollock
Carl Frank
Marjory Dabritz
Radio Highlights Thursday Schedule Listings
NBC programs include Nelson Olmsted at 9 45 a m Words and Music at 12 30 p m Serenade to America at 6 15 p m Henry Aldrich at 8 00 p m Eddie Cantor at 10 30 p m CBS offers Oklahoma Roundup at 9 15 a m Cinderella Inc at 3 p m In My Opinion at 6 15 p m FBI in Peace and War at 8 30 p m Magazine Theater with Madeleine Carroll at 10 p m ABC features At Your Request at 2 00 p m Tommy Bartlett Show at 4 00 p m Allen Prescott at 6 45 p m Prof Quiz at 7 30 p m Earl Godwin at 10 45 p m MBS lists Tell Your Neighbor at 11 15 a m Queen for a Day at 2 30 p m Johnson Family at 4 15 p m Lopez Band at 7 15 p m Antonini Concert at 9 30 p m.
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NBC
Nelson Olmsted
America
Henry Aldrich
Eddie Cantor
CBS
Oklahoma
Cinderella Inc
FBI
Madeleine Carroll
ABC
Tommy Bartlett
Allen Prescott
Prof. Quiz
Earl Godwin
Johnson Family
Lopez Band
Antonini
World Air Pact Quest Aims for Bermuda Model Reach
The United States weighs extending Bermuda style air transport pacts worldwide. Officials study bilateral deals with 28 current agreements as they draft a potential universal framework via PICAO ahead of May meetings. Support argues uniform rules reduce route denials and stabilize world commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
International Civil Aviation Organization
PICAO
Chicago
Bermuda
United Kingdom
State, War, Navy, Post Office and Commerce Departments
Civil Aeronautics Board
The
Budget Bureau
Congress
Christmas card note from Elza Goodspeed in Marion Ohio
Elza Goods peed writes from 335 Holmes Place Marion Ohio Dec 26 sending holiday greetings after noting her parents received 87 Christmas cards and she has seen 88 Christmases. She recalls skating on ice with Athens County friends and a joke about salt and sugar in drinks and soup at a Columbus fair tent.
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the Messenger
Athens
Dad Goodspeed
Columbus
Elza Goodspeed
Holmes Place
Marion
Christmas visits and plans in Bishopville community
Miss Jessie Wilson remains ill with indigestion but is recovering. Harvey Smith Sr and wife hosted a family Christmas dinner for 20 including children and grandchildren. Joseph Spain plans a January 4 public sale of stock, household goods and car, then to Montgomery West Virginia to stay with sister-in-law Mrs. Frank Dewitte who is ill. Local residents and relatives including Flora Joseph, J O Moody, Hattie Hoon, John Clark, Jane Radcliffe and Stella McDonald are mentioned with visits and travels. Pvt Harold Millhoan on Christmas furlough at home in Bishopville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishopville
Jessie Wilson
Harvey Smith
Joseph Spain
Montgomery
W. Va
Frank Dewitte
Flora Joseph
J. O. Moody
Glen
Verl Clark
Hattie Hoon
John Clark
Jane Radcliffe
Athens
Stella McDonald
Anthony Spain
Larry
Lancaster
E. L. Pedicord
McConnelsville
Harold Millhoan
Scott Field, Ill
Floyd Millhoan
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
William A. O'Brien
Peter Edson
Ravenswood Social Notes
Madalen Taylor Straley
Ripley
Epworth Methodist Church
W. W. Harvey
Pine Hill
George Straley
Straley
Jackson County
William Taylor
Ripley Woman's Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Lambie
Robert Straley
Boyd Underwood
Winchester
J. W. Taylor
Cumberland
Alfred Stebbins
Grosse Farrus
Eston Vansdale
Indian Head
L. G. Taylor
W. M. Taylor
Akron
Miss Chambers
WINTS
Rebekah Lodge
Ravenswood Personals
U. S
Yes Air Poets
By James J. Strebig
Associated Press Aviation Reporter
By Galbraith
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