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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
4
Oliver Hartley of Meigs County retires as editor of The Ohio Conservation Bulletin and becomes editor emeritus. He urges conservation as a duty to preserve natural resources, praising human innovation yet warning against greed and warfare while urging stewardship for a better future.
James Marlow explains President Truman orders tighter controls on the Federal Housing Administration Public Housing Administration and Home Loan Bank Board. FHA insures loans at 75 percent with lower maximums. repairs require 10 percent down. PHA limits new low rent unit builds to 30 000 in six months and HLBB credit to banks is reduced. Congress delays direct college loan program.
Wendy Hillyer reveals documents proving Sammy Berend conspired to ruin Sylvia McGregor’s company and bribed Colonel Winton. Keever and deputies witness Winton’s shock as Berend’s schemes collapse. The attack ends with Berend the target of the bar association and legal actions pending.
The speaker notes looming shortages and controls push up living costs while households buy tires sugar and other basics. He cites wartime and postwar spending totals with figures on ECA costs debt and potential foreign aid extend beyond 1952. He argues hoarding remains common despite abundant supplies and warns prices may rise.
The piece argues the Truman administration faces a 1952 election year dilemma amid a Korea stalemate. It suggests a coalition war cabinet with Republicans like Stassen Eisenhower Dewey and MacArthur, and proposes Truman drop plans for a third term to free his policy from political timing.
The Hal Boyle column notes letters from home urging New Yorkers to relocate as atomic anxiety grows. It cites census trends showing a 60 percent surge in major suburbs and a modest 5 percent city rise, with real estate agents noting stronger country demand and hints of a migration mindset amid unrest.
The article notes about 20,000 Americans are blind and 150,000 blind in one eye from glaucoma. It stresses early treatment preserves sight, lists medicines and possible operations, and explains four main types and the urgency of ongoing care to prevent blindness.
A fragmented TV guide lists Tuesday and Wednesday programs across WLW C Channel 3 WTVN Channel 6 and WRAS TV Channel 10. It includes Kukla Fran Ollie News Caravan Dorothy Humphreys Amateur Hour News and films with late night news and local features.
A dense list of daily programming across day and evening slots including The Web WENS Presents Wrestling Weatherman Winters Wonderland Ace Drummond Homemakers Exchange Mrs Zanes Kitchen TV Topics Fern Sharp Blackie the Crayon Snarky Lucky Pup Hillbilly Roundup Baseball Final Don Winslow Serenade Telenews Amateur Hour Film Feature and weather and test patterns for a mid-century station lineup.
A reader quiz lists ten questions across men women and teenagers with 10 points per correct answer and a scoring scale from 100 Genius to 30 40 VAit. The provided answer string is garbled with misprinted characters and unreadable sections.
The thirteenth Marlowe reunion was held July 9 at the home of the Rev and Mrs P O Householder in Junction City. Ninety five relatives attended the lawn luncheon with ten children in the family. two members were absent due to illness.
The WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Rex Lemley with Mrs. Cora Ward presiding. A Schweitzer life story was presented by the hostess, and many members and visitors attended including Rev Perry and Mrs Ada Gordon.
A listing shows NBC WLW ABC WCOOL WSAZ CBS WBNS WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC WMDA on air. System schedules various daytime talk and music slots across affiliates.
A detailed list of station names and broadcast times shows daily programming from Columbus to Charleston. Entries cover news, dramas, comedies, music, and kid hours with CBS NBC and local network affiliations and repeated western repeats.
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