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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
4
Subscription terms for home delivery and mail options across regions including Ohio West Virginia and outside areas. Rates cover weekly carrier payments yearly six month and monthly options with varying prices and a note on foreign rates upon request. The notice also records Second Class Matter status at Athens Ohio Post Office under 1918 act.
The published diplomatic correspondence shows the 1939-41 pact gave Hitler a free hand to Poland France and Britain. It argues Russia seeks regional influence from Finland Bulgaria the Dardanelles and Persia, and that imperial aims persist across eras.
Nurse Janice Hilary and doctor Eric Holbrook carry on a secret affair while both are attached to others. Janice’s mother hints at marriage and stability, foreshadowing the relationship’s impending end as Janice weighs love against duty.
The article warns that many rely on sleeping drugs, especially barbiturates, despite misuse and health hazards. It cites 34 states regulating sales, reports poisoning cases, addiction risks, and emphasizes cautious use under medical advice. The text also notes varied reactions, long habit formation, and potential chronic poisoning.
The article argues that Truman’s refusal to cut taxes or spending preserves a vast federal workforce costing $14.86 billion in 1946, about 40 percent of total outlays. It warns excess government growth inflates the economy, hampers reinvestment, and endorses Congress reducing appropriations to force budget discipline and limit bureaucratic patronage.
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover as the world’s leading expert on foreign food relief and notes his disagreement with President Truman on strategies to save world peace. It emphasizes Hoover’s superior knowledge and warns against his opposing views impacting U.S. policy.
A reader argues that voluntary charity has declined since 1931 and that government drives to aid the needy have crowded out private giving. He cites a drop from five to two percent of national income and questions Roosevelt and Truman credit, urging personal action like giving a blanket to someone in need.
A 1948 warning urges readers to reduce fire risk by clearing rubbish and flammables, inspecting wiring, and avoiding common hazards like smoking in bed and curtains near heat. Emphasizing personal responsibility, the piece notes deaths by fire and urges vigilance to avoid becoming a statistic.
A biblical verse from Proverbs 16 32 extols restraint warning that one who remains slow to anger governs inner strength better than a conqueror who captures a city stressing temperance over bold deeds
The author counsels readers to avoid harsh judgments about smells and other sensations. He encourages patience and openness to differing sensory experiences.
The Messenger urges Nelsonville's council and mayor to admit failure to manage the city utility and prevent light plant collapse. It argues the council, as lawmakers, must set policy and control taxpayer funds while the mayor, as executive, should follow directives and act decisively to correct deficiencies.
In Washington the GOP face-off centers on Taft versus Dewey with Bricker as a possible compromise. Progressives hope a public preference poll could reveal support for Senator Van denberg or Stassen Warren pairing, while warning Nelsonville residents to push council for utility reforms to save the city plant.
A reader proposes traffic solutions for Athens focusing on Court College and Congress Streets. The plan includes installing a post office front light with left turn arrow, redesigning parking, opening Congress to streamline flow, limiting Mill Street to a stop street, replacing quick change signals, and speeding Court Street lights to 20 mph.
A quotation attributed to La Rochefoucauld notes that people fault memory rather than judgment. The line emphasizes the human tendency to excuse faulty thinking by blaming recall rather than assessing decision making.
Elbert Hubbard reflects on Noah aging before learning ark building in a parable style remark. The line urges steadiness and grip amid uncertainty.
A catalog of radio stations with call letters and frequencies including NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WENS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC
January 29 program guide lists daily radio slots across ABC CBS MBS with news, sports, music and variety shows from 6 PM to midnight. Highlights include Beulah Show News Broadcast Fulton Lewis Jr Henry Aldrich Family FBI in Peace and War and Dick Haymes Variety.
A dense listing of radio programs with times across CBS NBC and regional stations. Shows include Floweymoon in N Y Abe Breakfast Club Oklahoma Roundup Ozark Valley Folks Fred Waring Show My Story Drama Betty Crocker Talk Say It With Music Arthur Godfrey Show Breakfast in Hollywood Ben Alexander Show Serials Words and Music Daily Band Concerts Concert Half Hour Queen for a Day Bride and Groom Martin Block Records Double or Nothing Ladies Be Seated House Party Paul Whiteman Records Hunt Hunt Quiz Winner Take All Treasury Band Show Kiddies Shows School of the Air Kiddies Hour Lum and Abner CBS east schedule.
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