Public Hope Hangs on People in Strike Crisis
In the strike stalemate, both labor and management ignore presidential pleas as Congress stalls. The piece argues public pressure is only path to action, warning of rising discontent, potential fascist drift, and a call to voters to replace lawmakers who delay remedial measures.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Italy
France
Popular Front
White House
Truman
Capitol Hill
The Sad Saddleback Mystery Begins to Unfold
Parcher and Pike interview at the inn about Bateman the librarian who died last night. Lois Arms presses for answers while Parcher hints at drug use and library talk leads toward a broader assignment as officers search bags for clues. To be continued.
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Pike
Parcher
Clay
Bateman
The
Ibrars
Lois
Christ
Luis
Poet’s Corner and Park Poem by Henry Leach
A poetic piece by I M WagginER from Athens laments seeking power and public trust, contrasting political ambition with human empathy. It is followed by The Park Is the Sky by Henry Leach from Logan Ohio, describing a gateless park of celestial beauty accessible through cleansing from sin and faith in Jesus.
Athens area faces housing squeeze for Ohio University students
Athens and surrounding counties rely on Ohio University for local prosperity as enrollment grows beyond expectations. With five years of scarce new construction, temporary housing is needed but cannot be arranged overnight. Homeowners are urged to open houses or improvise small apartments to house incoming students. The university payroll remains a major local income source, and the district risks economic hardship if housing advances stall.
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Athens
Athens County
Ohio University
University
Cheap Money High Prices
An essay argues that inflation fuels high prices across goods and services. It blames government borrowing for debt and deficits, saying debt drives costly living and that households, farmers, merchants, and consumers all blame one another in rising price cycles. It contends borrowing funds sustains price gouging.
Warning to British Farmers on Land Policy and Coercion
AP dispatch from London reports Minister Tom Williams warns farmers they must cooperate with the Labour government’s agriculture program or face land seizure at valuation as a last resort. He urges parliamentary authority for compulsory directions to ensure land is farmed and managed under a socialist policy.
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Associated Press
London
Tom Witliams
Britain
United States
Cozy jails as leased apartments idea sparks housing talk
The item notes Canberra and Sandhull County Sweden claim vacant jails due to no crime. It suggests remodeling American jails into cozy apartments and abolishing crime as a housing solution, hinting at construction delays.
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Canberra
Australia
Sandhull County
Sweden
Two Billion Cost Of Atomic Bomb Project Revealed
Peter Edson reports on Maj. Gen. Groves figures for the atomic bomb project as of mid-1945. Capital investment reached 1.595 billion dollars, with 403 million spent on operations before the bomb drops. Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos are detailed with exact costs for plants, housing, and research.
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Washington
Brien McMahon
Committee On Atomic Energy
Leslie R. Groves
Manhattan
War Department
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Clinton Laboratories
St. 8
Hanford
Wash
Richland
Los Alamos
Oak Rlage
ONO
UN proposes eastern site for UNO home
A United Nations grouping urged locating a permanent American UNO home east of the Hudson River, a suggestion seen as aligning with New York sentiment. The note invokes civic peace and goodwill while quoting Mary Baker Eddy and James Thomson, urging peaceful living per Romans 12:18.
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United Nations Organization
UNO
Hudson River
Manhattan
New Jersey
United States
Corning Social Notes and Community Updates
Corning hosts a surprise 18th birthday for Donald Jenkins with a meal for the railroaders and locals. Williams undergoes major surgery in Columbus with satisfactory condition reported. Pythian Lodge plans a Wednesday meeting for initiation prep. Numerous visitors and a Catholic Ladies meeting noted along with local school and basketball event details.
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Corning
Aly
James Jenkins
Donald
Corning Railroaders
Jenkins
Eunice
Goldie Woodyard
Bil Garrison
Bill Dunlap
Jerry Jones
Bob Wilson
Roger Briggs
Ed Hern
Roy Hottenrot
Lila Latta
Mary Briggs
Donley Edwarde
Jack Miller
de Wilson
Columus
Phyllis Jean Hern
Columbus
Howard Hern
Mary E. Shaw
William Shaw
Dee Swisher
Wilbur Swisher
Barbara Ann Spence
Mary Catherine Standish
Richard Spence Sr
Frank Standish
Ruth Myers
Elmer Myers
Frames L Riley
Andrew Roberts
Richmond
Wiliam Foura
Patricia Shaw
Mary Alice Irwin
June Hensler
John Korks
Owen Duffy
Louise Swartz
Anna Mae Gertica
John Gerhea
Orton Fitch
Mary
Jane Deime
Emmett Frecker
Tempie Applemen
Crooksville
Vivian Keller
Charlotte Keith
Dana
Carrie Bingham
Kentucky
Wa. A
Elizabeth Quin
Fairport Harbor
Venus
Logan
Mondas
School of Instruction
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Fagles Hall
Patricia Clifford
Rose Kessler
Emma Hensler
Anne Parsons
Gertrude Herme
Mary Zeta Marren
Bertha Brandt
Jessie Ricketts
Buster
Marcel Levion
New York
N. Y
John Tierney
John W. Rocks
Friendly Neighbors Club Met at Patton Home
Laurel Run notes recount the Friendly Neighbors Club gathering at Mrs. Lottie Patton's home on Jan 10. A noon dinner was served to members including Mrs. Helen Bumgardner and others. Margaret Campbell led the program and a contest awarded a prize to Mrs. Paul White. The group voted to meet weekly. Millard Patton received his army discharge after two years in the South Pacific, and Clarence Patton celebrated his son Willard's homecoming with Christmas dinner.
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Laurel Run
Friendly Neighbors Club
Lottie Pa‘ton
Helen Bumgardner
Nellie White
Margaret Campbell
Winnie Sowers
Anna Todd
Edith Wood
Gary
Ladonna Joy Wolfe
Millard Patton
Paul White
Herman ‘Bumgardner
Node Lent
Clarence Patton
Hattie Bumgardner
Juanita Wolfe
Lottie Patton
Whtie Sowers
Nine Points misprint corrected in Athens forum
Charles E Miller reports in Athens on January 15 1946 that The Public Forum in The Messenger contained a misprint in Point Eight. The corrected line estimates training and military supplies for 1 200 000 boys would cost at least three billion dollars per year, not three million.
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the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Charles E. Miller
Athens
Don Juan and Franco Face Crucial Spanish Decision
In Madrid the monarchy restoration debate heats up as Don Juan and his wife plan a visit to neutral Portugal amid Franco maneuvering. Officials confirm the trip as queries rise about mediation by Don Juan's father in law Don Carlos and Franco.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Madrid
Spain
Don Juan
Franco
Don Carlos
Lisbon
Nicholas Franco
America
Britain
France
Washington
London
Paris
Alberto Martin Artajo
Alfonso
Generalissimos
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Mary Baker Eddy
James Thomson
Corning Social Notes
McLung
Harry E. Alfonso
Miami
Fla
Harry Alfonso
Elizabeth Quinn
St. Francis Hospital
Robert
Bernadine Garbline
Andrew Garbline
Edward Hkytta
Jacksonville
John Chuvalis
Andrew Garbilne
Paul Allen
Andi
Helen Ross
Nelsonville
Morgan Walters, Jr
Jessie Schlingerman
Ida Mae Guinsler and Sons
Leora Riley
Welsonville
Charlotte Gaitten
George Edgar Martin
Dale Martin
Zanesville
Morgan Walters
George Walters and
Bob
Ted Brower
Ella Mae Preest
Rose Mary Rocks
Fred Roof
W. Giennon
Elza Musick
John
Lucille Frassland
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