Marshall declines presidency to serve as Secretary of State
The general’s public stance against being drafted for the presidency is praised as a selfless choice to pursue peace and lead American diplomacy. His decision elevates his prestige both at home and abroad and may influence future cabinet continuity regardless of political shifts.
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Washington
United States
Marshall
General Marshall
Congress
Truman
Army
America
Virus diseases and treatments outlined by Dr OBrien column
Dr William A OBrien explains how tiny viruses cause many childhood and tropical infections, their residence inside cells makes them hard to treat, and how serums vaccines and antibiotics aid when bacterial infections accompany viruses. He notes penicillin gammaglobulin sulfa drugs and PABA show value in specific viral and bacterial scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Edwin W. Schultz
Journal of the American Medical Association
Fox Debate Spurs Safety Calls In Ohio Countryside
In Athens County and southeast Ohio, fox sightings and attacks have sparked fear among rural families. Ohio University researchers report diet varies by season with rabbits, mice, insects, and occasional poultry in fox stomachs. Some urge hunts or a bounty to protect safety and game preservation as studies continue.
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Athens County
Ohio
Ohio University
H. T. Gier
OU Zoology Department
Gier
Price cuts spark mixed hopes and labor concerns
The Ford Motor Company and the Chesapeake and Ohio rail line announce price cuts aimed at halting rising costs. Analysts warn the moves may help firms but raise questions about labor reactions and wider inflation, as unions push for higher wages and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Ford Co
Uaw-Cio
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Edson reviews decade of rising federal spending and cures
Peter Edson argues the 10-year budget trend shows expenses rising from 9 billion in 1937 to a peak 100 billion in 1945, then falling to 37 billion in 1948. He urges drastic cuts by a cost-conscious Congress, noting beneficiaries resist but will face reduced subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Congress
Congress
Ravenswood Musician Walter Emerick Served In HONOR and Local Leader
Walter S. Emerick, one of eight charter members of Local 362 Musicians Protective Association of Huntington, attended the organization's 40th anniversary dinner on Jan 6. Emerick, a former president and band leader, later led bands in Cleveland and contributed to church services. The obituary notes his death at age 83 after a yearlong illness, leaving a widow and two children among extensive family.
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Musicians Protective Association of Huntington
Walter S. Emerick
Ravenswood
Robert Gladstone
Washington, D. C
Emerick
Citizens
Huntington
Cleveland
Ohio
Willard Storage Battery Company
Grotto
Cleveland Marine
Dairying Short Course Draws Two Ravenswood Students
Two Ravenswood high school vocational agriculture students attended Jacksons Mill for the sixth annual short course in dairying. Oral Wolfe and Marshall Cox, selected for outstanding scholastic work by Clyde Hibbs, left Monday and returned Wednesday after lectures and demonstrations on dairying methods equipment and better hay for dairy cows.
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Ravenswood High School
Jackson’s Mill
Oral Wolfe
Marshall Cox
Clyde Hibbs
Dance to Benefit Infantile Paralysis Fund in Ravenswood
At the request of Harold Starcher of Ripley the Ravenswood Lions club and Junior Woman's club co sponsor a Feb 1 dance to aid the infantile paralysis fund. Last year the event raised about 135 dollars. Joseph W. Short heads a committee with H. B. Gen Ruth Rolf C. Twiggs B. M. Chambers and D. K. Somerville. The Hi Hatters will play at NYA Hall from 10 p m to 1 a m with profits to the fund.
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Harold Starcher
Ripley
Jackson County
Ravenswood Lions Club
Junior Woman's Club
Joseph W. Short
Lions Club
H. B
Gen” Ruth
Rolf C. Twiggs
B. M. Chambers
D. K. Somerville
NYA
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Funeral Services Held For J W Dawkins In Williams Town
Funeral services were held January 5 for J. W. Dawkins of Williams town who died January 2. The Rev. William Knox district superintendent presided.
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J. W. Dawkins
Williamstown
William Knox
Mrs Ohse Secures First 1947 Hunting Permit
Mrs Florence Ohse, about 72, buys the first hunting and fishing license at Don Fergusons office. She plans to hunt again in 1947. Last season on her Crooked Fork farm she killed a raccoon gray squirrel a fox and a turtle.
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Florence Ohse
Don Ferguson
Grover Skeen
Ravenswood Personalities Visit Relatives in North Ravenswood
Mr and Mrs Will Safreed of Huntington spent a day last week visiting their children Homer Safreed Edwin Safreed and Ray Smith also visited. Hal Leonard a barber recovering from pleurisy hopes to return to work by week end.
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Will Safreed
Huntington
Homer Safreed
Edwin Safreed
North Ravenswood
Ray Smith
Safreeds
Hal Leonard
Barber
Ravenswood High School Site Bids Revealed
Jackson County Board of Education listed land offers for the Ripley high school site totaling 15 300. Owners Carl Robinson 800 for one acre D C Greene 11 000 for 10 46 acres and Kizzie Walters 3 500 for 4 56 acres. R P Kiser said verdicts may require condemnation.
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Ravenswood
Jackson County Board of Education
Ripley High School
R. P. Kiser
Carl Robinson
D. C. Greene
Kizzie Walters
T. E. Rymer Ripley
Kiser
Ravenswood High School
W. S. “Bood” Ritchie
Polsene Dies In Sioux City At Age 65
Albert Polsene of Ravenswood died at his home in Sioux City Iowa on January 2 at age 65. He was a cousin of Jessie Geren M E Polsene and Frank Fleming. Survived by widow Edna Huff Polsene two daughters Rodman Hamburg Sioux City and Leon Levy New York City one son Gustave Eugene Polsene at home seven grandchildren and one deceased child. Funeral and burial held in Sioux City.
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Albert Polsene
Ravenswood
Sioux City
Iowa
Polsene
Jessie Geren
M. E. Polsene
Frank Fleming
Gustave
Emma Fleming Polsene
Municipal
Edna Huff Polsene
Rodman Hamburg
Leon Levy
New York City
Gustave Eugene Polsene
Reedsville Marriage Vows Read January eleventh
Miss Kathleen Reed and Howard Smith were married in Pom eroy on January 11. The couple plan to live on a nearby farm. The Rev. John J. Fowler conducted the ceremony at the Methodist Church. Other local notes include hospital and military discharge updates and various family visits.
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Reedsville
Kathleen Reed
Alvin Reed
Howard Smith
Ray Smith
Pomeroy
Fulbright Proposes Presidential Election Reforms in Congress
Senator Fulbright backs two ideas to reshape the presidency. He urges an 1886 act change to allow mid term elections if the president dies or quits with no vice president, and a constitutional amendment to let either president or Congress call elections anytime. The proposals reflect a shift toward direct voter input and a flexible timetable modeled after Britain.
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Washington
Fulbright
Arkansas
Congress
Truman
Marshall
Democrats
House
Senate
White House
Radio Highlights Shifted schedules and new dramas on air
Quin Ryan to narrate That was the Year on ABC at 9 30 pm as network adds two half hour periods to its out of service slots. Elliot Roosevelt to appear on NBC next Monday night with As He Saw It. Listings cover NBC CBS ABC and MBS programs and Friday schedules with classic shows and concerts.
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New York
Quin Ryan
ABC
Elliot Roosevelt
Mogton
NBC
Henry Aldrich
Burns and Allen
Jack Haley
Abbott and Costello
Eddie Cantor
CBS
Dick Haymes
Finneegan
High Point
N. C
MBS
Warnew
Antonini
Hollywood
Lorenzo Jones
Arthur Godfrey
Bousquet
Kenny Delmar
Meredith Willson
Ann Sothern
Maisie
Kenny Baker
Tommy Bartlett
Elmer Davis
Duke University
Johnson Family
Vera Holly
America
Births and visits roll through Portland area notices
Portand area families announce births Sharon Jane January 4 at Peoples Hospital and Suzanne Evelyn January 15 at Camden Clark Hospital Parkersburg. Family visits include Gayle Price in Parkersburg, Harry Adams in Charleston, Marvin Swan and daughter Marilyn in Pomeroy, Herman Kelch and Virginia of Parkersburg, and Lily Smith with son Bertram visiting Charleston then Belpre.
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Portland
Russell Lutton
Akron
Sharon Jane
Peoples Hospital
Ralph McDade
Everett Lutton
Point Pleasant
Suzanne Evelyn
Gayle Price
Camden Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Harry Adams
Charleston
A. A. Adams
Marvin Swan
Marilyn, Pomeroy
Harry Swan
Herman Kelch
Virginia
Lily Smith
Beretram
Reed Holt
L. C. Harris
Belpre
Readers Service Guide for Home Flowers and Plants
A Reader Service note explains how flowers and plants brighten homes with ivy geraniums and blooming plants. It promotes easy care including water replacement pest control and no drainage dish gardens and offers a booklet for 25 cents titled Success with House Plants and Flowers.
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Athens Messenger
W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
William A. O'Brien
Peter Edson
Lion
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ravenswood News
Methodist Church
Dawkins
Meadowdale
Liverpool
Raven Rock
Leslie Dawkins
H. V
C. N. Dawkins
A. D. Dawkins
B. L. Dawkins
Greencastle
F. B. Dawkins
Alexandria
J. H. Dawkins
Ravenswood Personals
By Galbraith
Miss Jones
Florida
John J. Fowler
Portsmouth
John Buchanan
St. Joseph Hospital
Richard Myers
Ona Larkins
Long Bottom
J. E. Torrence
E. C. Bailey
Racine
Albert Wigal
L. S. Buckley
Athens
Harold Dutton
Bess Larkins
Amende
Nettie Cowdery
Columbus
Ruth Barthelmas
Ola Childers
Paul Childers
Sen. Fulbright
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