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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1953
Page
4
An Ohio University budget request outlines a two year total of $11.33 million for personal services maintenance and buildings. Inflation drives higher salaries and postponed improvements. Dormitories and a new Student Center are funded partly by student assessments and borrowed money.
HAL BOYLE reflects on post holiday gloom and winter hardships in New York. The piece contrasts the dull routine of suburban life with a hopeful plea to the first robin of spring to arrive and restore faith and cheer. The narrator notes cold, finances, delays, and everyday irritations before finding solace in nature’s omen.
Columbus reports the 100th General Assembly will convene in the new Statehouse with a $300,000 ventilating system cooling lawmakers to within half a degree. The project, begun in 1951, nor all rooms are finished yet, but the system operates in the top floors and offices, including a complex network of ducts and electric air filters.
A wounded soldier recounts his hospital stay and a telephone call from Bert's family in Austin. He awaits transfer to Memphis with hope of Easter homecoming as a nurse hints at near release. The talk turns to marriages, duty, and past loves as another patient speaks of wartime luck and delayed plans.
In a controversial column Dr. Crane argues for degrees in rape cases mirroring homicide distinctions. He critiques women who frequent taverns while condemning attackers, suggests women bears responsibility, and warns against mistreatment of victims. The piece discusses male tavern habitues, moral judgments, and calls for cautious policing. Local verse from Carl J Gibbs accompanies the piece.
Dr. Jordan discusses infectious mononucleosis or glandular fever noting variable symptoms including fever distress and lymph gland enlargement. Diagnosis hinges on blood changes and heterophile antibody tests with monocytes seen on slides. Most recover in weeks though some flu like fatigue lasts months and serious complications are rare. No definitive treatment exists though newer antibiotics may help in some cases. The trend suggests possible increasing impact in the future.
A dense listing of evening and late night radio segments across CBS NBC and ABC networks. Program blocks include news sports dramas comedies and musical variety featuring Abe and MBS East West segments with multiple shows and time slots.
A dense schedule from WLW O channel 3 and WBNS channel 16 lists daily programs, including news, dramas, comedies, variety shows, movies, and children’s programs across Monday to Wednesday and into daytime and late evening slots. Notable items include News Caravan, What's My Name, Family Playhouse, Dinah Shore, Milton Berle, Gilmore shows, and 3 City Final, among many others.
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