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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1951

Page

4

Crazy Horse Memorial Carver Seeks Big Indian Tribute

Korczak Ziolkowski, 69, plans a 563 foot Crazy Horse statue on Thunderhead Mountain funded by tourist half dollars. He aims to build a $50 million Indian university and medical center around it, saying John Q. Public finances the work and opposing federal aid or government patronage.

Custer D. D Korczak Ziolkowski Crazy Horse Thunderhead Mountain Ziolkowski Black Hills Boston South Dakota Mt. Rushmore Memorial Gutzon Burglum South Mr. Rushmore Rushmore John Q John Q. Public Mt. Rushmore

The Form Divine XXXIII Confronts a Shifting Marriage

Lucilla clings to Paris for support as she navigates a fraught relationship with Arthur and a past with Derek. Paris offers blunt, practical advice while contending with Lucy’s vanity and fear of being abandoned. The pair discuss graduation plans and dyes, with Paris impressing Lucilla about style and loyalty.

Lucilla Paris Harry Derek Arthur Miss Willis Alfonso

Facts Shatter Myths of Chinese Communist Rule

Eyewitness Wang Chung reports at a Milan conference that life under Communist China worsens for ordinary people. Workers face longer hours, sharper hunger, brutal repression, and mass murders, with terror police making dissent unthinkable. The piece argues freedom requires resisting Red tyranny, not accepting it as progress.

Red China Wang Chung Milan International Confederation of Free Trade Unions China Wang

Truman Douglas Feud Over Illinois Federal Judge Nominations

President Truman's clash with Senator Douglas over Illinois federal judge vacancies risks Senate backlash. Douglas backs his state’s preferred nominees, while Truman’s selections drew Douglas’s ire amid ethics probes and a looming 1952 bid. The dispute tests party loyalty and advises in Senate appointments.

Truman Douglas Illinois Chicago Senate RFC Acheson Eisenhower Capitol Hill

Faces on the board reveal American life’s good and bad

James Marlow reflects on a Washington blackboard gallery of news faces from soldiers and leaders to swindlers and cops. He notes the portraits capture both virtue and vice, showing how Americans are shaped by courage, error, ambition, and scrutiny.

James Marlow Washington Herman Melville Korea White House Mr. Bumble

Truman faces penalty effort seen as diminishment

A fragment notes President Truman aims to penalize independent figures but observers think he will fail. It suggests he will likely emerge from the confrontation with reduced stature and influence, rather than his rival Douglas.

Truman Douglas

Hartford Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Family News

Hartford social column lists numerous visits and guests from Columbus Pomeroy Bridgeport Akron Norfolk Va Mason and other towns. Notes include multiple households hosting relatives and friends with several travels and a birth Donna Ruth born July 18 weighing nine pounds ninth child for Charles and Mrs Gibbs.

Larry David Beech Hill Charles Juhling Earl Fields Pomeroy Paul Turnbull Mason J. M. Crump Donald Gibbs Chester Harry Gibbs Front St Charles Gibbs Donna Ruth

Community society notes from Coolville area

Class Five of the Methodist Sunday School held their annual Mothers picnic at the home of Mrs. L. C. Brafford with co hostess Mrs. Charles Bentz. Guests enjoyed piano duets, vocal solos, duets and readings. Friendly Garden Club met at Mrs. Clyde White Jr with Grace Reed presenting on harmony and scale in flower arrangements. Forty five Troy Grange members performed at Canaanville Grange. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. H H Chapman and son Ronald at Frank Chapman home near Guysville and many luncheon and weekend visits among area residents including Akron, Phoenix and Columbus mentions. Doris Walden.

Coolville Methodist Sunday School L. C. Brafford Charles Bentz Marybelle Cody Nellie Creeger Creegar Dorothy Goodwin Inez Bentz Friendly Garden Club Clyde White, Jr Harold Davis Grace Reed Lucille Davis Troy Grange Canaanville Grange H. H. Chapman Ronald Frank Chapman Guysville Donna Alva Harper Phoenix Ariz Frank Jones Akron Floyd Matlack Cheryl Kent Parkersburg Kathy Freddy Mickey E. G. Ashcraft Columbus Judith Ann

Ohioans urged to buy winter coal stock now

A defense official urged Ohioans to buy coal for heating now to avoid a transportation bottleneck next winter. Edward T. Klett of the Defense Solid Fuels Administration spoke at a conference of Ohio mayors and city managers in Gov. Lausche's office, citing a nationwide summer fuel-buying program as essential to the defense effort.

Columbus

Leonard Bell Family Reunion Held at Van Atta Home

The annual Leonard Bell family reunion occurred July 15 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Van Atta in New Straitsville Route 1. A noon picnic and entertainment followed with many Bell relatives from Junction City London Logan Columbus and Sandusky area attending and planning the next gathering at Simon Bell's London home.

Maxville Leonard Bell Bryant van Atta New Straitsville Clifford Bell Clyde E. Bell Luther Bell Lester Kenneth Claude Wolfe Bobby Russell Brown Larry Martha Junction City Simon Bell London Ohio Homer Weatherby Land Grace Joe D. Bell Ray E. van ‘Atta Carol Ann Paul Leonard Columbus Jane Bell Clinton St. Clair Lester and Earl Logan Ruth Sandusky Simon Ruth Nixon

Needlework pattern offers floral handkerchief motifs

Mrs Anne Cabot presents a pattern set for crocheted floral motifs including pansy iris rose and daisy on plain handkerchief backgrounds. Pattern 5111 includes instructions materials iron transfer color chart and stitch illustrations. Send 25 cents plus name and address to The Athens Messenger New York.

Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York N. Y

Radio Program Listings Across Ohio and Nearby States

A scanned radio schedule shows numerous stations in Columbus Cincinnati Huntington Parkersburg Athens Marietta with call signs NBC WLW ABC WCOL CBS WBNS MBS WHKC and others. Listings indicate a weekday noon to 6 pm block across AM and FM frequencies including 1280 1340 990 and 1450 KC.

NBC WLW Abc-Wcol Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS WCHS Charleston MBS WHKC WMOA Marietta WPAR Parkersburg WATH Athens Gallipolis WOU

Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Channel Lineup

A dense listing of July 31 television programs across networks including Abe CBS MBS and DuMont with titles such as News Broadcast The Rickersons Mysterious Traveler and The Bandstand plus late night shows. Includes daytime morning and afternoon time blocks with multiple regional notes and time zone caveat.

Abe-Cbe Abc-Mbs-East Kiddies Abe-Mbs-West Cbs Abe News & Comment Abe Robert Q. Waxworks Cbs News Abe Mbs Mbe Abe Abriel Heatter Cbs Evening Monte Cristo Abc Cbs Sea Hound Higgins Abc Pursuit John Steele Jack Pearl the Rickersons Cbs News and News All Nets

Television Guide Schedule Across Channels

Program listings for WLW C Channel 3 and other stations show evening to midnight slots. Featured features include Beulah Hollywood Spotlight Candid Camera Fireside Theater and late news plus variety and crime shows across WSAS and WBNZ networks.

Earl Flora Doug Edwards Hollywood Spotlight TV Weatherman Armchair Theater

Also Mentioned on This Page

By Hildegarde Dolson Goethe Mrs. Corps The Hartford Social Notes Hartford Richard Johnson T. M. Johnson Henry Jenkins Betty Kelly Emmett W. S. Fiber William Harper Bill C. A. Rockwell Jimmie Proffitt Herbert Sayre Harold Embleton William Fields James Adkins Norfolk Mary Ann Klaas Richard Turnbull Fairview Elzanna Johnson Holzer Hospital Thomas Johnson James Jewart Anne Ceredo F. A. Chapman Leroy Dunlap Oran F. G. McMillin Daisy Hickle Robert Hickle Patricia Lerner Marshall College W. T. Stone Merrill Johnson Stone George Brown Billy Jean Martha Brown Gilbert Rogers J. Milton Lewis, Jr Point Pleasant Harry Crump Near Henderson John Calloway Sharon Elmer Sayre, Jr Howard and Johnnie Henderson Preston Anderson By Galbraith Beulah Film Nbe Film Theater Dha Georgetown U. Forum DuMont Nbe Science Film Fireside Nbe Circle Theater Harmony Rangers Abe Godfrey Abe Ladies Fair Lopez Abe Mary Margaret McBride Windy City Abe Robot Abe Chuckle Wagon Midwest Mbs Baseball Network Wlw-C Ernie Buddy Cotter News Caravan Fireside Theater Fun Factory Jimmy Leeper Mimrow WTVN Captain Video Beulah Wbnz-Tv Hob Nob Strike It Rich Steve Allen Bill Ziot Gary Moore Wsas-Tv Reds Philadelphia Cowboy Playhouse
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