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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1953
Page
4
Critics argue Summerfield’s proposed increases would hit second class rates and raise $240.6 million annually. They urge broader tax on bulk advertising mail and insist newspapers and magazines pay their fair share without subsidizing direct-by-mail ads.
The author warns that the administration may push public ownership in electric power, risking a political monopoly. Labor leader D W Tracy stresses ongoing pressures toward social ownership and urges continued defense of freedom, political religious and economic, as part of a unified philosophy.
In New York a man on vacation contemplates England across calm seas as a fearless, horsetail-haired girl asks if he is a rancher. She leads him through jokes about horses, family, and a playful riddle about a newspaper, ending with a wish to be 11 again.
In Washington two Texas candidates vie for the gubernatorial nomination. Rep. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. of McAllen and Navy Secretary Robert Anderson of Vernon clash as Anderson leads slightly. Editors’ meeting in D C sparked the campaign signal with both hosting social events aboard ships and at parties.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan describes cataracts as lens clouding that blurs vision, noting they develop with age and sometimes at birth. He explains no drugs dissolve cataracts, but modern surgery can remove a lens at any stage with usually good results, reducing long term vision loss.
Case H-328 recounts Gideon guiding Israel with scientific measures in battle. God approval followed tests of signs and a mental screening that left 300 men to confront a vast foe, using trumpets torches and empty pitchers to provoke panic and victory in Judges chapter 7.
Today urges adherence to personal ideals and careful decision making. Stay calm to avoid errors, plan travel details, and review budgets as costs may exceed expectations. If tomorrow is your birthday, August brings results from recent activities and financial consolidation, with October to year end boosting social life and fortune.
Readable guide lists WLWC WSAZ and other channels with movies, serials, game shows, and news blocks. Program blocks include Dragnet Gunsmoke The Goldbergs Ringside Sports and Kiddie hours across multiple stations through late night.
A dense radio programming rundown lists NBC WLW Cincinnati KC KC WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus and others with FM/AM frequencies, daily time blocks from noon to late evenings, and a lineup of news, dramas, comedies, music and variety shows. Notable entries include Bob Hope era staples, Eddie Cantor, Judy Canova, Henry Thes, and several serials plus sports and talk formats.
The Messenger announces to publish addresses of men and women in military service with reader submissions. Include complete address hometown and your name. Example: SWAIM, Pvt. Ronald E., Haydenville, US 52273899, Co. I, 167th Inf. Regt., 31st Inf. Div., Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
Secretary of Defense Wilson informed senators that total defense outlay for the current fiscal year will exceed last year by 42 million dollars even as the spending rate declines each quarter.
In a Western frontier setting Pete Morrison and Jess Williams discuss Zach Barnes Tobey and Juan Chee planning raids on a wagon train and slave trade. Betty and Cass Dean face capture with Betty in Tobey’s hands while Cass ponders escape and a note to Cass is drafted to aid her.
Former President Harry S. Truman declared at a Indianapolis press briefing that he has no intention of running for any political office again. When asked about a rumor he might seek Congress, he stated clearly he would not pursue that path.
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