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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1950
Page
4
Valley Forge hosts a national jamboree where Craig J. Whitmire Jr of Canton North Carolina, a 16-year-old Eagle Scout, shows a lifetime of badges from aeronautics to zoology. He aims for about 70 badges as he contemplates medicine preaching aviation.
Edwin Butt narrates Bill Jarvis visiting a resort with Bev Coulter and her parents. A rumor mill targets Hilda Sands, a dejected beauty whose father’s prison past fuels the talk. Bill befriends Hilda, contemplates inviting her on a boat ride, while Bev suspects others of mischief and teases Bill about a rumored rendezvous.
The article argues against additional state taxes in Ohio for 1951 as businessmen press the new legislature. It warns of rising government costs, heavier relief burdens, and increased subsidies to local governments. It urges taxpayers to inform nominees and stress local responsibility. It notes potential state encroachment and the need for civic education to reverse trends.
Senator John Williams of Delaware decries billions in annual government farm price supports above wartime levels. He says the program must be modified and warns farm-state senators they risk losing a farm program unless support prices are lowered to realistic levels.
Fortune highlights a 1950 shift toward continuous mining machines costing 50 000 to 85 900 that unload coal directly into cars or conveyors. The piece notes these devices promise higher output per shift, though challenges remain, and argues lower costs benefit owners workers and consumers alike.
The piece critiques U S decisions before and during the Korean conflict. It argues Truman and aides share blame for strategic errors that fed Communist expansion, noting troop withdrawal from South Korea and misreadings on Formosa and Indochina. It urges firmer resolve before crises erupt.
The piece argues that truck overloading damages roads, with detectors showing detours around checks. Governors call overloads deliberate, while truckers claim limits are too low and factors like weather harm roads more. The federal road bureau tests are long overdue and state legislatures debate raises.
A timeless reminder suggests any housewife can perform a small daily task today such as scrubbing the kitchen floor to ease tomorrow's workload and improve household routine.
Albany society round up lists numerous visits and trips. Dale Ziggafoos hosts and sisters attend gatherings while families like Collins Baughman Murdock and Wood families share weekends and weddings across Athens Columbus Hackensack and Washington.
The Freeland Norris Hymn Sing is planned for Sunday July 16 at 2 p.m. at Alfred Methodist Church. Residents are invited to attend the community musical event hosted in Alfred.
Channel lineups show a dense list of programs across two stations with times ranging from early morning to evening. Notable names include Faye Emerson Captain Video Howdy Doody and Douglas Edwards, plus various kiddie shows and local news blocks.
Television listings show 6:45 Chet Long and 7:00 Arthur Godfrey with a lineup including Twin Time 5 40 WBNS TV notes, 9 00 WBNS TV Theater, 10 00 Requestfully Yours, 10 30 Winslow of Navy, 11 00 Nitecappers, afternoon previews 2 35, Homemaker's Exchange 3 20, TV Topics 4 00, Sharp Comments 4 30, Blackie the Crayon 5 00, Snarky 5 15, Lucky Pup 5 30, Blackie the Crayon 5 45. WSAZ TV Channel 5 features Western Theater 6:45, Texas Swing 6:00, Kukla Fran & Ollie 7:00, Music Shop 7:30, Telenews 8:00, Sports Almanac and Baseball Previews 9:45, To Be Announced 9 45, Teletips 10 00, Weatherbird 2 10, Test Pattern 2 10, Television Matinee 2 30.
A quiz feature lists ten questions across men women and teens with multiple choice options and a scoring scheme. Answers are provided in a jumbled coded string at the end, alongside a point scale from 30 to 100 and labels like Genius Superior Excellent Average Fair.
Families from near Coolville and Athens attend a Charles Klinge funeral in Marion. A wedding unites Miss Eleanor Allen and Mr Francis Coen at Lottridge EUB church. Local residents visit Sheltering Arms and share news of ill Mrs Albert Warner and other kin, with plans for a Lottridge homecoming and a July 8 shower honoring the Coens.
Fragmentary radio program schedule notes show stations and cities including Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Marietta and others. The readable items indicate 8S programs through Thursday and reference 1 megacycles and various station identifiers.
A digitized listing shows a dense hourly radio schedule for July 5 and 6 with programs across networks. It includes news reports sports commentary dramas variety shows and kiddies hours featuring stations such as abe mbs cbs nbe ct and chs with titles like The Falcon One Man’s Family and Chandu the Magician.
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