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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1950
Page
4
Norman Walker explains how the new wage hour law redefines coverage for workers like a window washer in interstate commerce. The revised rule centers on directly essential tasks for production and a new regular rate calculation, raising questions about who is protected and how overtime is computed.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains roundworms found in water soil and food. He notes varieties that attack humans including trichinosis hookworm and whipworm. Transmission via mouth or skin. prevention through cooking sanitation and shoes. treatment with specific drugs to expel worms.
A light quiz page offers multiple choice questions for men women and teens with answers list. It includes topics from anatomy and history to literature and weather, plus a comic short reflection on marriage and nightly fears. The piece ends with a tease that the story continues.
The perjury and Communist spying verdict against Alger Hiss raises calls in Washington for action against possible war-crime collaborators within the Roosevelt and Truman eras. The dispute centers on whether U S leadership and agencies were infiltrated by Soviet supporters during World War I era diplomacy and policy making. The case shifts focus to identifying Roosevelt era figures who backed or aided Communist influence, spurring calls for resignation and further inquiry.
A column outlines looming payroll tax plans to fund socialized medicine and expanded federal aid. It notes a proposed direct tax on employers and employees, rising Social Security and disability provisions, sickness compensation schemes, and liberal unemployment costs. The piece cites President Truman’s push and Ohio legislative study as these measures trigger higher combined tax rates.
John T. Flynn argues in his book that socialist planners push socialized medicine and other federal reforms to erode private enterprise. He cites Britain's health system as a tax funded model and warns these measures aim to expand socialism across sectors of the economy.
Bernie Lazarus and two partners launched the King-Size Shoe Co in Brockton Massachusetts to serve oversized feet from size 10 to 16. The company grew to 25 000 customers by 1949 with a turnover over 250 000 dollars, attracting a museum curator a Broadway producer Hollywood stars and at least one governor while expanding into oversized socks to meet demand.
The piece argues that socialized medicine is a piecemeal socialism on the British model. Proponents hide the program under diverse titles, while aiming to introduce government health insurance as a major reform.
The piece recalls Willie Six a Black Sewanee helper who eased athletes’ injuries and offered a hopeful philosophy. It contrasts his belief in a future coming world with a troubled era, urging faith in a forthcoming heavenly realm and the Kingdom of God.
Homer Graves of Fisher Station was seriously hurt when a southbound New York Central passenger train collided with his car as he crossed the tracks near his home. The incident occurred in the local vicinity and prompted medical attention.
In North Hollywood police report a thief snatched a box from a woman's car. The box contained soiled diapers destined for laundry and caused a flabbergasted reaction in the neighborhood.
An opinion from The Public Forupa urges labor ranks to think independently in politics and oppose bosses seeking to control votes. It cites Taft defending strikers in 1946 and warns against outsiders pressuring organized labor, noting growing worker awareness and self reliance.
John Henry Mears, famed globe circler, served as best man at the wedding of his former wife Mrs. Marian Mears to Ralph Koehler. Actress Hillary Brooke was a bridesmaid. The couple had divorced in 1920. Mears completed his first world circle in 1913 and later shattered records in 1928.
A dense listing of Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg and Marietta radio stations with a January calendar of daily time slots and shows. Notable programs include Frank Sinatra Show Beulahs Suit News and Comment and the Abbott and Costello era style lineup along with sports segments and newscasts across CBS NBC and ABC networks.
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