Truman signs new OPA bill stirs political battle
The Athens Messenger reports that President Truman signed the new OPA bill, likely aiding Republicans by maintaining price controls. It notes potential voter backlash if de controls fail to stabilize prices, with Democratic incumbents blaming government interference in primaries and suggesting a November protest vote could rise as price regulation remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
CPA
White House
House
Senate
Oklahoma
Jed Johnson
Boren
Wickersham
OPA
Government vs Private Fertilizer Plants Spark Debate
A congressional dispute centers on the government building fertilizer plants and using output for farm demonstrations, then leasing to cooperatives. Fertilizer producers oppose federal competition with tax money, arguing private industry should lead. proponents cite past shortages and potential efficiency gains. This issue tests government role in a core private sector and could have broad implications beyond one industry.
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Agriculture Department
Sweden
Atom driven planes inch toward practicality
Speculation on atomic power faded after the first bomb yet an Army Air Forces notice says atom driven aircraft are practical. Plans point to remote controlled military airframes, highlighting the early reach of the atomic age and the potential far reaching changes in daily life.
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Army Air Forces
Man Climber Escapes After Tower Rescue Comment
A man who scaled a water tower to flee crowds avoids arrest and voices that society pushes him to flee. The writer argues ongoing public pressure and cycles of fear drive people to seek isolation, humorously suggesting more water towers as escape points.
The Best Preparation For The Future Quote
A brief note presents a maxim on preparing for tomorrow by handling today. The saying attributed to G. Macdonald emphasizes completing one’s current duties as the path to a better future.
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G. Macdonald
Backstage Talks Shape Congressional Reorganization Bill
Peter Edson reports on the struggle to mold the Congressional reorganization act for House passage. Key fights centered on creating policy committees and a joint executive panel, with Speaker Sam Rayburn resisting major reforms to preserve current power. Budget and appropriations controls were trimmed after Cannon’s line by line review and coalition pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Sam Rayburn
A. S. Monroney
Oklahoma
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Senate House Legislative Executive
House
Congress
House Committee On Appropriations
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Rayburn
Cannon
H. W. Beecher
Thomas Carlyle
Memorial Tablet Unveiled at Jackson Mills Hartford Area
Hartford social notes detail Keith Jr and Juhling McClung of Ft. Randolph Society and two State 4-H members unveiling a DAR memorial tablet at Jackson Mills on July 13. Also notes completion of the Open Air Memorial Theater in West Virginia and a luncheon with Charles Lewis Chapter DAR members. Many local residents and relatives listed in a busy social roundup.
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Holly Summons
N. A. Park
Morris
Point Pleasant
James M. Crump
Margaret McClung
Rupert
W. Va
A. K. McClung
W. M. Judson
Judy
Grant Stanley
Beech Hill
Garnett Tillis
James
M. Crump
Sarah
Florence Adkins
Pomeroy
W.H. Newton
Hartford
Jane Ann Stone
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
J. M. Crump
Marissane Kimes
Mason
J. H. Rea
Virginia Crump
Parkersburg
George Brown
Columbus
James Batey
W. T. Stone
Charleston
W. C. Stearns
A. B. Ginden
Charles
Camp Minnehaha
Marlinton
Hugo Juhling
Maggie Batey
Bete Brown
J. W. Richards
New Haven
Douglase Newton
S. L. Dunlap
Sandusky
Charles Ginden
H. Juhling
Jackson Mills
Margaret Lou Goring
Bridgeport
Henry Jenkins
Kenneth Knapp
Lorain
Jaanita
Milton Miller
Pt. Pleasant
Claude Ler
Charles Ihle
Mari. Mason
Pearl Hall
Burley
Clyde
Walt Blaker
Nora Kerns
Herman Kerns
Chillicothe
Nora, Berns
Robert McGuffine
Lorena Shiflett
Bonecutter
Walter Smith
Lester Gibbs
Second Victim Dies In Crestline Auto Crash
William F. King, 30, of Crestline, died Friday from injuries suffered in a Monday automobile crash that also killed his fiancee two days before their wedding. The couple had been preparing to wed when the fatal accident occurred.
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Bucyrus
William F. King
Crestline
Social News Briefs From Dexter Vicinity
Mr and Mrs Frank Houk New Castle Pa visit W E Amos. William Michelson returns from two week trip to Columbus. Don Cameron Raleigh N C visits. he is son of late Mr and Mrs F C Carneror. Lawrence McCann to Maryland to visit relatives. Ruth Wicholson visits Lancaster. Tom Price Dvesville and Orlie Price Columbus call on Emmet Davis home. Glada Davis visits Arvil Holter Bashan. Victoria Tyler ill. Gerald Minor Corning visits. Ward Nicholson builds rear porch. Albert Romines trips to Jackson. Charlies Nicholson in Mt Carmel Hospital. Romines attend funeral of Charles Harman Harrisonville. Mary Hill Wilkesville guest of Albert Romines and J R Folden. Ernest Molden and Dorothy Nicholson guests of Ward Nicholson.
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Lancaster
Tom Price
Dvesville
Orlie Price
Columbus
Emmet Davis
Glada Davis
Davis
Arvil Holter
Bashan
Victoria Tyler
Gerald Minor
Corning
Ward Nicholson
Albert Romines
Jackson
Charlies Nicholson
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Rutland Social And Personalities and Local Events
Rutland High School announces teaching staff across grades including Mrs. Parsons Mrs. Barnes Mrs. Chapman Mr. Nicholson Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Chapman for grade levels through sixth. high school staff includes Miss Anderson Mr. Will Mr. Marlowe and Mrs. Hoppes with vacancies in some roles. The Rutland Lucky Four Leaf Club reports progress with demonstrations by Barbara Grueser and others and plans for judging events and a mothers meal August 1. The American Legion will sponsor a dance July 27 and weekly thereafter. Funeral services were held for Mrs. John Spires at the Methodist Church with interment at Cheshire. Local residents visit and recoveries noted, including Lena Harris from blood poisoning and several families traveling or entertaining guests.
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Margaret Parsons
Dorothy Barnes
Martha Chapman
Seth Nicholson
Audrey Patterson
Lawrence Chapman
Gladys Anderson
G. 0. Will
Arthur Marlowe
Mildred Hoppes
Howard Nolan
Minnie Coy
Maxine Siders
Nancy Buck
Mary Amos
Joan Snowden
Marie Little
Keystone
Rutland Club
American Legion
American Legion Hall
John
Methodist Church
Lawrence Schmitt
Cheshire
Clay Gardiner
Town
Allie Gardiner
Robert Hill
Billie
Will Lanning
Fairfield
Lena Harris
Bartlett Church Sends Nine To Methodist Camp At Lancaster
Bartlett Church sent nine youths and counselors to the Methodist Young People’s Camp at Lancaster. Rev L E Buell led the group with other attendees including Clarice McKown, Arthur Buell, Dorothy Keme ley, and Phyllis Blauser. First week campers included Jane Goddard, Wanda Goddard, and Sandra Medley. The camp honored Rev Buell with devotional reader duties and a poem publication in the daily bulletin. The Bartlett church also had a 1946 bar at commencement and plans for the Christian Adventure Camp next summer.
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Bartlett
Methodist Young People’s
Lancaster
Bartlett Church
L. E. Buell
Clarice MccKown
Arthur Lee Buell
Dorothy Kemeley
Anne Hale
John Edward Katzenbach
Phyllis Blauser
Corallie Ann Duskey
Jane
Wanda Godderd
Sandra Medley
Janet Greenleaf
Gene McKown
Gordon Secoy
Clarice McKnown
Buell
Daily News
Harold Kellogg
Athens Methodist Church
Clinton Swengel
Logan
Wilbur Vorhis
Norwood Methodist Church of
Cincinnati
Booth
Chillicothe
John Mills
Smith Cemetery
L. Z. Buell
Mills
Albert Brookover
Columbus
John I. Kennedy
Niles
Mich
Oliver Ormiston
William
Kennedy
Ormiston
Joan and
Jane Goddard
Lavine Chesser
Marietta
James Carothers
Cutler
Zach Purcell
California
M. Bailey
Henderson Shipley
Russell Prosser
Carolyn Kells
Ermin McXain
Kirby
Danville
John Stouffer
Loudenville
Kirby Steele
Glenn Smith
Roger Graham
Wayne Dickson
Coal Run
Ida Neelo
Ranson Gage
Reese Wines
Chester
W. Va
Ray Wines
Parkersburg
Charles Wines
Wines
Walter Campbell
Newell
John Frazier
Dyat Selby
Willard Hille
Campbell
H. D. Arnold
Frank Arnold
Joan Arnold
Emmer Shaner
Jo Ann
Curt Kenny
J. W. Armstrong
Grace
Carl
Rex Armstrong
Sharpsburg
Rolla Armstrong
Portersville
Elza Armstrong
Chesterhill
Willard Kille
McConnelsville
Verne Chesser
John Katzenbach
Phoenix
Ariz
Arthur Buell
Ralph
Alva Gage
West
Notable Town Debut of Cecily and Corinna Della
Cecily and Corinna debut at a town festival to a packed gymnasium with both girls receiving enthusiastic applause. The narrator recalls torn loyalties within the family as Della pushes Cecily into the spotlight, while the mother and others watch the growing acclaim with mixed feelings and guilt. The crowd's reaction hints at Cecily's magnetic appeal and Corinna's solid performance alongside her sister.
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Cecily
Meyer
Della
Robert
Andoly
Corinna
Dellm
Ittie
Leciy
Delia
Myrtle Traljston
Mrs. Ralston
Marlin Playground
Corrina
Ralstons
Cecil
Myrtle Ralston
Pavelova
Isadore Duncan
Weekend visits and travel notes from area residents
Mrs M E Twiss and daughter Mary Jo and Miss Virginia Hoover left for a Lake Erie weekend at Mr W E Lucas cottage in Lorain. D I Gandee went to Chicago for the Music Dealers Convention July 27 30. Charles Coury Paul Antoinetta and Howard Baughman returned from a West automobile tour visiting California and Mexico and attended the Texas Centennial. Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae hosting a dinner at Hotel Lafayette in Marietta. Twenty five attended. plans by Mrs James G Boden president. Plain and fancy needlework to be shown at the Athens County Fair per Mrs C D Dailey. Jacob Schuler hosted daughter Mrs Arch Williams and sons from Tulsa and granddaughter Anna Belle Kinsey of Chanute. Dorothy Gist and niece M Jean Gist returned from Columbus visit with Mr and Mrs C T Moore. Mrs Harry H Townsend and daughter Helen returned from Youngstown visit with Enid Townsend and Mr and Mrs Donald Hibbard.
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Charles Coury
Paul Antoinetta
Mr. Howard Baughman
West
California
Mexico
Texas
Alpha Gamma Delta
Hishees
Hotel Lafayette
Marietta
James G. Boden
Jacob Schuler
Arch Williams and Sons
Tulsa, Okla
Anna Belle Kinsey
Chanute, Kans
Harry H. Townsend
Helen
Youngstown
Donald Hibbard
Enid Townsend
Radio Highlights and Color TV Experiments in NYC
New York reports that CBS is testing live talent studio demonstrations and color transmissions from Philadelphia and Washington via coaxial cable as equipment nears readiness. NBC CBS ABC listings note Howard Barlow concert Jascha Heifetz Benny Goodman Jane Froman Mayfair and other programs, with late evening broadcasts and musicals.
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New York
Collor Television
CBS
Peter C. Goldraath
Philadelphia
Washington
NBC
Howard Barlow
Jascha Heifetz
Don Voorhees
Benny Goodman
Bob Hawk
Milt Berle
Screen Guild
Jane Froman
ABC
Fat Man
Paul Whiteman
America
Guy Lombardo
Tommy Dorsey
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Athens Messenger
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Athens
W. Bush
TME Messenger Publishing Co
Gorfon K Bush
Publisner
Mgr
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ovo Newse Peper Association
Associated Press
Carer
Upio
Avallane
Mai
Oho
Aznens
Unio
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Cleveland
Peter Edson
Dexter
Rutland Social and Personals
Rutland
T. J. Potter
Rutland High School
NEA Service, Inc
By R. Louise Emery
By Galbraith
Oan Ata
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Idlewild
George
Alice
D. I. Gandee
Athens County Fair
C. D. Dailey
Dorothy Gist
M Jean Gist
C. T. Moore
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