Beware of Romance and Betsy Courtland serial cliffhanger
A romance tale unfolds as Merry meets Mike Channing in New York. He jokes about marriage and then declares love testing her. An unexpected kiss leaves Merry stunned and wary as dawn approaches and the scene ends with a promise of continuation.
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Lissa
Kin Hve
Merry
New York
Linen
Mike Channing
Lisen
Mike
City Hall
Sutton Place
Mr. Channing
Truman Shifts in State Department Signal Possible Policy Change
President Truman asserts no shift in American foreign policy despite top-level changes. The illness and resignation of Secretary Marshall, replacement by civilians Acheson and Webb signal a trend toward firmer, more containment oriented stance, with emphasis on reducing military influence in diplomacy.
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General Marshall
State Department
Mr. Truman
Truman
Marshall
Kansas City
State of the Union
Lovett
Acheson
Russia
Webb
Quiz Hall By Wilton E Hall
Quiz prompts cover war dead tributes, sports terms, national anthem authors, Times Square location, and quotations. The document lists ten questions across men women and teen prompts with an answer key showing garbled OCR strings.
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Francis Scott Key
Times Square
Philadelphia
Miami
San Francisco
New York City
Wartime steel buildup boosted private industry profits
Washington argues that wartime expansion of steel capacity benefited private firms. Government built 150 facilities at premium prices and later sold them at deep discounts. Private industry supplied half the wartime effort and now runs expanded capacity, with US output up 17 percent to 95.5 million tons.
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Washington
Truman
Stee
U.S
Geneva
Utah
Geneva Steel
Carnegie-Illinois
Braddock
Homestead
War Assets Administration
Warren
WAA
Pittsburg
Calif
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
Rural roads crumble under frost and heavy traffic
In the district heavy freezes and rapid thaws wreck rural dirt roads. Gravel and limestone wash away, foundations heave, and maintenance costs rise with inflation. Officials push smoothing and resurfacing to keep school buses, mail trucks, and farm vehicles moving despite costly repairs.
Housing starts near 1925 peak in 1948
Washington reports 930,000 housing units started in 1948. The 1925 peak was 937,000 units. Costs rose eight percent that year as construction continued to rebound from wartime levels.
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Washington— (P
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Headache causes and migraine treatment overview
Doctor explains that headaches require full history and exam to rule out serious disease. Migraines are often one sided and managed with care. relief drugs work for some types but carry risk. Long term care aims to prevent attacks by addressing underlying eye or sinus issues. Harelip is a birth lip split, not directly inherited, treated by surgery with high success.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
Poston social notes recount visits and club meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smathers and family and relatives visited in Logan and Sandridge. Ollie Hillyer and family traveled to West Virginia and Columbus. Robert Mitchel Jr visited from West Virginia. Norval South’s family visited Nelsonville. The Ladies Club met at the schoolhouse Jan 7 with officer elections postponed and a light lunch to follow. Members present included Ollie Hillyer Virginia Mitchell Evelyn Smathers Effie Conkey Theda Ritchie and Susan South.
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Ollie Hillyer
Virginia Mitchel
Evelyn Smathers
Effie Conkey
Theda Ritchie
Susan South
Truman urges higher taxes on corporations and high earners
The Nation Today reports President Truman proposing tax increases for corporations and consideration of higher taxes for middle and upper income groups. Federal Reserve data show only 14 percent of 1947 families earned over $6000, with 8.8 million families above that threshold, while 21 percent earned half the total income.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
West Columbia Social Visits and Local Notices
West Columbia residents report visits among neighbors. Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith visited Mr and Mrs Jim Kerwood. Mrs Josephine Kirby visited St Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. Delbert Stover and others from Point Pleasant drove to Charleston. Mrs Nolan Saxon ill. Mrs Avery Booth convalescing. Richard Fowler begins a new home. Mrs Pete Booth moved into John Stewart home. Helen E Roush noted.
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West Columbia
Harvey van Meter
Howard van Meter
Gordon Smith
Jim Kerwood
Josephine Kirby
Parkersburg
Kirby
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Delbert Stover
Albert Sayers
J. B. Sayers
Point Pleasant
Ben Roush
Charleston
Nolan Saxon
Avery Booth
Richard Fowler
Pete Booth
John Stewart
Helen E. Roush
Stolen cash can targeted in Nelsonville restaurant
A small can holding money raised to fight infantile paralysis was taken from Batie's Restaurant in Nelsonville. The can reportedly held four or five dimes. The Athens County beekeepers met at the post office with J. C. Atkinson presiding to discuss pollination and bee value to fruit growers. In Logan D Y Milne and son Richard claimed the 1939 Hocking County fishing record, returning with nine fish as Mr and Mrs Bud Baker finished a two week trip to Mexico and visited Will Roger memorial in Claremore Oklahoma.
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Batie
Nelsonville
Athens County
Civil Service Room
J. C. Atkinson
W. O. Kail
The
Plains
Sam Pailet
Athens
Logan
D. Y. Milne
Richard
Hockings County
Marriage Ties Lewellyn Miller to Mary Grubb in Athens Area
Lewellyn Miller and Mary Grubb united in marriage near Athens and moved into a home owned by the bridegroom. Mrs. Charles F. McBee and daughter returned from an extended stay in St. Louis. A truck fire near Commissioner Compton’s home damaged the vehicle. Ellwood Shille, a Glouster miner, dislocated a hip at Monsarrat mine in Drakes. condition reported fair.
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Lewellyn Miller
Athens
Mary Grubb, Glouster
Charles F. McBee
St. Louis
Pomeroy
Compton
Ellwood Shille
Glouster
Monsarrat
Drakes
Local Visits And Illnesses Reported In The Area
West Columbia families hosted visitors from Point Pleasant and Norfolk while Herman Kirby returned from St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg. Mrs Laurana Coleman was summoned to Point Pleasant after her mother Mrs Hudson suffered severe burns. Mrs George Thomas is ill with a throat infection and Laurance Stewart was ill recently. Beverly Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Donna Johnson was ill with chickenpox. Mr and Mrs Jimmie Sprouse announce the birth of their fourth son. Helen E Roush.
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West Columbia
Bob Jones
Point Pleasant
Coleman
James Elheart
Norfolk
Emery Fowler
Rudie Pershie
Herman Kirby
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Laurana Coleman
Hudson
George Thomas
Laurance Stewart
Beverly Johnson
Donna Johnson
Jimmie Sprouse
Helen E. Roush
Visitors of Bessie Slater listed in Hollister area
Visitors were Mr and Mrs Ira Slick Slater of Lancaster Senia Slater of Hollister Mr and Mrs Ed gar Thompson and son Tommy of Columbus and Mrs Arthur Wilson of Murray City. Mrs Lena Thompson.
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Hollister
Bessie Slater
Ira
Slick) Slater
Lancaster
Senia Slater
Edgar Thompson
Tommy
Columbus
Arthur Wilson
Murray City
Lena Thompson
Radio Schedule Highlights Morning to Evening Lineup
The listing shows a dense daily radio schedule with programs across networks CBS MBS NBC and ABC. Notable items include the Fred Waring Show Morning at 10:00, Kate Smith Half Hour at 12:30, Kay Kyser Show at 4:00, and Don Ameche Show at 8:30, among many serials and variety acts.
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Newa
Nbc
Abc-East
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Cbc
Lowell Thomas
Abe
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
The
Cbs
Cbs Sports
Gordon McRae
Abe Gregory Hood
Mbs
Howard Barlow
Abe Godfrey
Henry Taylor
Hy Cardner
Voorhees
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Dr. I. Q. Quis
Nbbe Fish
Ida Get
Giob
Ombe
Anne
Irma
Abe Korn
A Krackin
Radio City Playhouse
Abe Bob Hawk
Abc Ews
Abe West
N. Y
Clevelandaires
Abe Bob Podie
Fred Waring
Godfrey
Cbe
Abe Kate Smith
Mbe
Abe Bill Slater
Nbe
Hollywood
Abe Ueen
Abe Bride and Groom
Hope
Abe Red Benson
Don Ameche
Kay Kyser
Abc
Bob Lewis
West
Mba
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Dally
Ohio & W. Va
Ohilo
Postoffice
Roberta Courtland
Mersamen
Vre Channing
Dick Turner
States Office Jury
Wilton E. Hall
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Robert Burns
Georgia
Charles Chaplin
England
France
Hungary
Italy
Seulloh
Edson
Poston
By James Marlow
Don Chris
By Galbraith
COPR
NEA Service, Inc
WLW
Cincinnati
WCOL
WBNS
WCHS
WPAR
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
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