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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
4
The editorial praises Frank J. Lausche as Ohio governor and urges lawmakers to back his program for better roads welfare facilities tax equity and slum elimination. It notes aides with prior term experience and calls for achievable, fiscally sensible initiatives within democratic governance.
Sixteen year old Merry Carson watches her father Kin divorce her mother Susan and plan a quick remarriage to Melissa Stafford in August. Kin leaves home, Susan falters, and the Marshallville crowd floods St Vincent's island, reshaping Merry's long summer with new partners and growing tension.
The article outlines President Truman’s budget plan seeking a $4 billion tax increase from corporate profits and higher incomes, plus a Social Security tax rise and a new health insurance tax. Congress aims to act by July 1, but no decision is assured as lawmakers debate scope and fairness.
Visits by Co. H. Harris describe New Plymouth near Athens on Route 56 offering pioneer lore. The village preserves graves of Sylvanus and Amanda Bartlett, early settlers, with families like Bingham, Reasoner and Hawk. It notes mills, stores, schools, orchards, the Zaleski Forest, notable natives, and a long local history alongside debates on Social Security and health insurance taxes.
The piece argues the Republican comeback requires candidates with strong personalities who speak plainly to voters. It critiques Truman era tactics and calls for Midwest leaders who will aggressively advocate party principles, oppose state socialism, and rally base confidence.
The new Ohio governor Frank J. Lausche may push his social order and prosperity pledges if Democratic allies cooperate. He won with a large state margin, distinct from President Truman, and vows to advance legislation benefitting all classes. His track record suggests earnest intent amid wartime promises.
A vintage quiz page presents multiple choice and true false questions for men women and teens. It lists 10 questions covering topics from printing to government and music with an answer key shown in a jumbled line of letters.
Mrs Tillie Six of Chauncey recent guests included her sons in law Mr Floyd Phillips and Mr Frank Craig, along with their wives from Columbus, as reported in local notices.
Edson notes on the first day of Congress reveal 600 bills: many trivial or local, some aimed at pensions, term limits and various public issues. He lists lawmakers advocating motives from eradicating daylight saving to sea water desalination, with open taste for politics over progress.
A. V. Howell Pomeroy argues in the Messenger that concentrated federal authority threatens liberty. He cites Hayes veto of 1880 election controls and a Siebold opinion stressing limited federal powers, urging balanced respect for state and national authorities.
Death reported Monday of Elizabeth Stobart Hastings of Aliquippa Pennsylvania a Kerrs Run native. Body to be taken to Columbus for funeral services and burial Thursday afternoon. She was a longtime resident of Kerrs Run and sister of Teresa Stobart Daniels of Columbus.
Members of the Naomi Class at The Plains Methodist Church will attend Wednesday night services at the church led by pastor Donald Weller and John Devol of Gloucester.
Dr. Kathryn Poindexter, staying with her brother George Daniels at 102 W. 8th Ave in Columbus after breaking a hip, expects to return home on S. Third Ave in two or three weeks. She convalesces slowly and can move around the house with a walker.
Radio listings outline midweek program grid across stations NBC WLW CBS WBNS WCOL MBS MBS West. Prime time features news, dramas, comedies, music, game shows and variety from 6:00 pm to midnight with multiple repeats and regional blocks. Local airings include Beulah Skit The Lone Ranger Dramas and The Duffy Tavern with Milton Berle among others.
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