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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
4
The piece describes layoffs across the economy, affecting both small communities and large industries. It notes how loyalty to unions, price expectations, and consumer resistance depress demand, risking extended hardship for families and delayed recovery as workers seek higher pay that may raise costs for all.
Hal Boyle muses on social strata and taste in Manhattan, lampooning highbrow middlebrow and lowbrow labels. He notes culture snobbery sparked by Life Magazine and jokes about drinks, chairs, and dinner habits amid a heat wave. He declares himself a “no brow” staying neutral and avoiding rigid labels.
Mrs. Malone takes a cook job for the wealthy, arrogant Mrs. Everson who travels in a giant trailer. She learns the escape caravan hides survivors of a coming atomic war. The Marchese Dellacasa guides her toward safety as suspense mounts before the story continues.
In a satirical look at rapid automation, the piece warns of a future where phones answer themselves, electric brains compute bills, and radar speeds enforce order. It muses on how subtle, invisible technologies may overwhelm average minds and deepen inferiority feelings as society struggles to adapt.
The piece notes that industrial strife creates idle workers beyond strikers and explains why thousands are affected even when only a minority walk out. It questions public understanding of wage needs and the cascading effect of strikes on employment and business.
Officials representing hundreds of the nation’s leading coal companies met in Columbus to plan coal industry research and evaluate past gains. Innovations include smokeless home heaters, efficient furnaces, higher heat from each pound, and low-cost stokers.
The piece warns that many women seeking husbands are easy targets for clever con men. It notes a shortage of marriageable men and a surplus of women, including widows with savings, enabling scammers to travel nationwide and dupe victims. It urges hard-headed caution and independent living over risky marriages.
A 47 year old John Blackie White reportedly obtained a marriage license in Gallia County to wed 42 year old Mary Sheppard of Kanauga. Hamden PTA proceeds 123.16 go to school grounds beautification. Seventy petition to become US citizens in Common Pleas court. Sam Davis of Columbus arrested in Nelsonville for truck-related offense. fined 1 dollar plus costs.
The Nation Today explains a government public housing program to build $10,000 low rent units over 40 years. Cities run the housing with private builders. the government funds via loans up to 90 percent and grants totaling about $12.3 billion, released across 40 years to bridge operating gaps.
Miss Mildred Barber and Miss Jeanette Bogart from Columbus visited Mr and Mrs George Barber over the weekend. Mrs Anna Howson and Mr and Mrs Pearl Mace with son Nolan stayed with relatives in Fort Wayne Indiana. Denny Ray Reinhard is recovering from a tonsil operation at home. Henry and Max Frank traveled to Cambridge with their parents Mr and Mrs Carl Frank. Mrs George Barber visited cousin Mrs Blanche Lafollette in Athens who is recovering from minor surgery. Mr and Mrs Junior Frank with Larry, and Mr and Mrs Sam Risley with Ben Gabriel and Burl Lowry and son Denver spent the weekend with relatives in Barberton.
A multiple choice quiz with questions for men women and teens, covering sports coins wood speed historical sales music color, Big Top, biblical verse, restaurant slang, and animal sounds. The answer key and scoring thresholds are provided, including Genius to Fair levels.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains dermatitis venenata or eczema as any skin lesion from contact with irritants. Common causes include iodine tincture hair dyes and cosmetics with plants like poison ivy. Identification and avoidance of the offending substance guide treatment while soothing remedies relieve itching and aid healing.
Mrs Addie Knapp, 80, died at her son Howard's home after being brought there recently. She leaves daughter Ona Cottrill and sons Howard and Roy. burial in Castor cemetery. Vacation Bible school opened at Columbia Chapel. Mrs Clara Shenefield hospitalized for surgery. Mrs Mamie Martin and Emerson Bigony visited Mr and Mrs J E Radekin. Laurel Grange members toured Rocksprings Grange with a literary program and refreshments. Radekin birthday celebrated with homemade ice cream. Carl Shenefield's tractor damaged on hill. no injuries. Tom Fitzpatrick's tractor burned. no injuries. -Mrs J E Radekin
A historical radio dial shows NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WENS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 80 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 100 KC.
A fragmented radio schedule lists programs and times across networks from 6:00 PM to midnight. It includes news, sports, drama, music, variety shows, and an assortment of to be announced items with multiple network designations and hosts.
Radio grid lists 9:00 morning shifts to 6:45 pm with varied programs. Notable items include Coffee with Congress, Mind Your Manners, Johnny Olsen Show, News and Talks, Farm and Home, Stars Over Hollywood, American Jazz, County Fair, and Treasury Show.
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