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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1947
Page
4
Peter Edson surveys how courts might frame an injunction under Taft Hartley to curb a coal industry tie up. The piece traces 60 day injunctions, presidential boards, NLRB elections, and potential moves to end union power and adopt open shop through regional bargaining.
Dr William A OBrien outlines approaches to acute and chronic back pain The article stresses full assessment including X rays and functional tests to locate pain and determine causes It notes factors such as posture weight occupation lifting and pregnancy carry techniques and addresses genetics and child weight development in relation to parental obesity
In sentencing four men on slot machine charges, Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland urged a full probe into whether an organized gambling operation exists in Athens County. He cited a potential front man, a concerted effort to defy law, and individuals attempting to be bigger than the law, calling for public uncovering of any organized racket harming the vulnerable.
President Truman opens a conference urging states to appoint statewide fire safety committees and hold annual prevention conferences. The plan covers law enforcement, building standards, firefighting, education, and research, and stresses immediate action to curb rising losses of lives and property.
An Associated Press report says a Cleveland union proposal to strike nationwide to oppose Taft Hartley is a harebrained plan. The CIO board should ignore it as harmful to labor and the union cause. Waiting to test the bill in practice could reveal defects without provoking a public backlash.
Economic maxim from Bernard M. Baruch arguing that higher output reduces living costs and expands purchasing power. Highlights the link between production growth and affordability.
An analysis notes the 1940s U.S. shipbuilding program shifts and a current strike by the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipyard Workers amid high costs. It contrasts wartime needs with peacetime economics, citing wages, delays, and congressional funding changes as factors shaping the labor action and its timing.
The New Naval Reserve invites eligible men aged 17 to 39 to serve the United States while gaining military and technical skills for civilian use. It provides spare time courses in military sciences and trades, regular recreational activities, and short training cruises aboard Navy ships along coasts and the Great Lakes. War veterans retain their previous active service grades.
A letter recalls the Pleasanton Homecoming Association founded about 25 years ago by Mort McPherson and others to beautify the cemetery and church grounds. It notes community gatherings, a new church built after a fire, and honors longtime locals, with reflections on local life, education, and a July 6 Pleasanton M E Church meeting.
The article states that industrial and farming interests are the two great sources of business in the country, with all other sectors depending on them. It notes subsidies as a central issue linking these major economic forces.
A citizen denounces government bungling and a labor law seen as enslaving workers. The piece attacks Washington, wealth inequality, and a split between union and nonunion workers, arguing the law is unworkable and harmful to progress.
Edgar H. Norman of Nelsonville writes about a racist sign offering fountain service for the Caucasian race only and declares his intention to spend his money elsewhere. He links the issue to equal rights, memories of Crispus Attucks, and national unity, criticizing racial intolerance as a cancer.
Lt. (J.G.) James Irvin Simmons of Union Ohio died when a Navy F6F Hellcat crashed three miles west of Lancaster during a routine flight from Port Columbus. He had studied at Ohio State University and resided at Ashville.
In Athens County 46 couples wed in June 1922, short of the 51 marriages set in prior years. Chauncey pitcher Sam Withem beat Hocking Valley All Stars 6 to 5, with Big Joe Orndorff pitching for the losers. Trimble road work advances under the State Highway Department. B and O Agent Curtis Brown of Hamden receives a promotion and transfer. Kiwanis Main St. Tag Day in Pomeroy nets 215.88, bringing the fund to 1734.16.
An accident four miles south of Nelsonville injures two men amid fast driving and illicit liquor. Washington DC reports applications open for Thurman postmaster in Gallia County after a resignation. Athens gains about 50 residents from WPA expansion. Fides Lodge No 210 Middleport seals deal for a new industry in its corner room.
A detailed list of NBC CBS and ABC programs for July Fourth and Saturday, noting times for music drama talk and specials. Highlights include Fred Waring Light of the World Paul Lavalle Melody Waltz Time Mystery Theater Hunt Hunt Fat Man This Is FBI and The Sheriff with various time changes and new times. The schedules feature a mix of entertainment, news, and public affairs across CBS NBC ABC and MBS networks with regional notes such as Central City Colorado and New Bedford Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Harold Vess visited Maxwell family. Jean Dudash hosted in Columbus. A funeral for Frank Hyde was held at Shawnee Methodist Church. Dora Titko entered St Francis Hospital for surgery. Various local residents visited Columbus and distance towns over the weekend. The Drakes Methodist Vacation Bible School opened with 28 enrollments and a staff led by Mrs Golden Drake.
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