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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1950
Page
4
The article critiques President Truman's tax program proposing cuts to wartime excises but offering no clear figures on reductions or broader tax reforms. It notes continuation of emergency levies, predicts political popularity, and argues the plan is piecemeal and fails to address deeper inequities.
The piece argues that an investigation into lobbying must cover all pressure groups not just those opposing the administration. It urges examining techniques, funding, effectiveness, and whether lobbyists harm the public interest, criticizing partial, partisan focus.
Winter rains have restored the lakes on the Athens State Hospital grounds drawing attention and nostalgia for their year round beauty. Officials say funds are needed from the state to restore water and skating appeal, with potential savings from reducing some state positions.
In 1947 the nation shipped over 675000 tons of coal to England. The report notes a shift in the situation and hints at changed conditions for miners and the public.
New York interview with Edgar Bergen reveals how he drafts 700 800 jokes per cycle then trims to 80 90 for air. He praises writers as key to a program’s quality and notes growth path from $40 to $1200 weekly through talent and opportunity. He urges sending a thousand jokes to apply.
Secretary Chapman urged expanding national parks especially along coasts and lake shores and accelerating the acquisition of about 550000 acres now inside parks. He warned land values rise and that delays may waste park resources while endorsing careful reclamation project appraisals and renewed recreational surveys for the West.
A press dispatch notes a Boston coal firm awaits Britain's first shipment in years to bolster depleted reserves after work stoppages in American mines led by John L. Lewis. Operators and miners clash over production while industries face low stocks and job losses as coal risks displacement by other fuels.
Athens County relief director Fred C. Shafer submitted his resignation to county commissioners saying the workload was "too great." The Knoxville related items note other local events including a large rabbit delivery to a Nelsonville group and various student and community notices from Ohio University and nearby towns.
London reports Barbara Hanbury-Williams aged 19 wed Prince Michael Cantacuzene aged 35, a descendant of the Byzantine emperors. The bride is a great great granddaughter of Ulysses S. Grant and the couple are distant cousins.
Answers appear garbled and unreadable. The readable portion lists ten questions across men women and teens, including authors, paint thinner, religious reform, postal classes, and famous figures, but the answer key is not legible.
SYDNEY Australia reports a baby tuna captured in North Australian waters suggesting a third global breeding ground for tuna. Experts note only the Mediterranean and Caribbean sites are previously known. The inch and a half fish came from a vessel five months into a northern waters survey.
Doctor explains fibrositis a rheumatic condition of soft tissues such as muscles and ligaments. Causes include infection injury weather and overexposure with heat therapy and aspirin offering relief. Removal of infected teeth or tonsils may help in some cases.
Alma Davis of Athens and Nora Ralph plus Vona Smith visited Mrs. Wayne Lutz in Gallipolis. Mrs. Samuel Bryant returned home from Holzer Hospital. Alma Rupe checked at Mason Clinic. A Bible study series began at the Williamson home led by Rev. R A Biddle with sixteen attendees.
After six months of marriage a woman frets over her husband Johns heart pain fears. Doctors reveal the scare is anxiety while the couple recalls a prior chest pain episode and an ambulance ride proves unnecessary. The narrator nurses worry and vows to wield the story as leverage.
A listing of radio stations in the Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Marietta and surrounding regions with frequencies and a dense Monday January 30 program lineup. Includes ABC CBS NBC and local shows from Frank Sinatra to Gordon MacRae and Henery Taylor Talk plus dramas comedies music news and sports features.
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