Campaign Fever in Washington Strains National Tone
A Washington column blames campaign fever for chaotic public discourse from White House, State Department, and Congress. It critiques VOA broadcasts, touches on Latin America, media, and the need to overhaul electoral machinery while citing Senator Vandenberg as a stabilizing figure.
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Washington
Voice of Congress
White House
Forrmers
America
Palestine
State Department
Moscow
Armed Services
Congress
Voice of America
Latin America
National Broadcasting Company
West Coast
Vandenberg
Subscription Rates At The Messenger Office
The notice lists home delivery rates by carrier and mail options for Ohio West Virginia and other regions. Prices include 25 cents weekly carrier, 18.20 for 26 weeks, and annual mail rates varying by region with 1 year 13 dollars outside Ohio. Rates are quoted on request and the paper notes Second Class Matter status.
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Messenger
Ohio
West
West Virginia
Athens
Love and Choice in Akron Awakening
Jessica balances marriage, longing, and secrecy as she contemplates leaving Tom for David. In a dreary Monday routine she toils with family obligations while her thoughts drift to a future with David and the impact on Lucy Betsy and Mrs Blake. A formal break seems possible but uncertain as Tom’s impending embarkation looms and Jessica weighs divorce saying it is not guaranteed to be easy or permanent.
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David
Jessica
Tom
Lucy
Mrs. Blake
Betsy
Genevieve
Genevieve Miles
Sara Linton
Lacey
Blake
Hugh Linton
Kentucky
Akron
Tom Blake
Doris
Childhood fears and heart murmurs, Dr Edwin Jordan
Dr Edwin P. Jordan explains how imaginative children develop fears and nightmares from causes as simple as being read to, and outlines reassuring parenting steps. He notes that some fears stem from perceived family neglect and that serious cases may need medical help. The piece ends by distinguishing functional murmurs from organic heart murmurs in children.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
Writs for the American Ordnance Association Letter Sparks Debate
Connecticut economist E B Gallaher argues in a public letter that wartime scare tactics push universal military training and bigger defense spending. He praises free enterprise for high living standards but warns of inflation and government excess amid Cold War tension and proposed military buildup. Russia aims at a cold war rather than a hot conflict, he adds, predicting no immediate war.
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American Ordnance Association
E. B. Gallaher
Connecticut
Russia
Pacific
Congress
Europe
Massachusetts Refutes NBC Voice of America Mockery
A Massachusetts native rebukes NBC for a Spanish language Voice of America segment claiming New England hypocrisy. He cites Puritans flaws, Salem witches, Quaker flogging, Roger Williams expulsion, and Sacco-Vanzetti, arguing Massachusetts history is misrepresented and should be corrected with factual context and even humor.
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Massachusetts
National Broadcasting Company
South America
State Department
Voice of America
New England
Texas
Alabama
Avenging Angels
Utah
Wyoming
Union
Old Bay Colony
Salem
Roger Williams
Sacco- Vanzetti
Karl Marx
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
Curley
Envy of the World and the American Prosperity Tale
The piece argues famine has plagued history but the United States remains famine free due to a theory of government that rewards voluntary effort and individual enterprise. It contrasts labor in hunger- ridden nations with American wealth, suggesting policy drives abundance.
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China
Russia
United States
Public Forum Letter Calls for Paul Griffith in Washington
A Messenger reader urges replacing Dewey with Paul Griffith in Washington to combat communism and support firm, level headed leadership. The letter warns of Stalinist influence and critiques the Mundt Nixon anti-communist bill, urging decisive action this season.
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the Messenger
Legion
U.S
Paul Griffith
Washington
Peter Edson
G.O
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Stalin
Kremlin
Moscow
Russia
Hitler
Finland
McArthur Seeks Sewer and Water Improvements
Burgess and Naple of Columbus filed plans for McArthur sewer and waterworks upgrades. Attorney C W Smith to review bond issuance and sale, while Mayor Crow outlines extending sanitary sewer and new water lines to all directions and drilling two additional wells.
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McArthur
Burgess and Naple
Columbus
C. W. Smith
John Crow
Suspected Rabies Case Reported in Vin ton County
William H. Mahaffey of Wilkesville shot and killed his white mongrel dog after it reportedly bit several neighborhood dogs. The dog’s head was taken to the county health office for state laboratory testing.
Free enterprise and American leadership in world progress
Sam Simmons argues that free enterprise fuels innovation and national strength. He cites Eli Whitney, the cotton gin, assembly line rifles, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and steel firms as drivers of progress. He warns that abandoning free enterprise would lower living standards and cede global influence.
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Europe
Asia
Eli Whitney
Whitney
United States Army
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Co
Day of shelter and warning from Gallipolis letter
L. E. Neal of Gallipolis writes from May 29 arguing for a safer shelter for tomorrow and criticizing Washington for inaction. He warns that Finland or a similar threat may be near, implying danger just beyond the doorstep.
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Washington
Finland
McArthur Alumni Elect Officers At Banquet
One hundred forty attendees at the 71st MacArthur High School Alumni Association banquet held in the Methodist Church basement elected Arthur George as president for the coming year. Ada Jean Arnett, Charlotte Davis, William Gorsuch, and Ethel Cox were named officers. The event included an initiation ceremony and reunion decorations from classes 1898 and 1928.
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McArthur
MacArthur High School Alumni Association
Methodist Church
Arthur George
Ada Jean Arnett
Charlotte Davis
William Gorsuch
Ethel Cox
C. W. Smith
Faye George
Rita
Wallace E. Blake
Joan Burson
Ruth Daab
Gerry Frye
McArthur High School
Jon Gant
Museum Piece To Be Moved To McArthur
An old bookcase holding the nucleus of a Vinton County museum will move from the county library to the McArthur courthouse lobby after approval by county commissioners. The case, once containing Judge Henry W. Coultrap’s lawbooks, was donated by his widow, Frances Coultrap. It holds items including an early Wilkesville telephone fragment, a Paris Horton teapot, Civil War era gowns, a Ward family heirloom, a cornet once used by the Knights of Pythias band, and various glassware and wooden objects.
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Vinton County
Wilkesville
Paris Horton
China
Imogene L. Ward
C. P. Ward
Knights of Pythias
McArthur
Judgment Granted In Local Court Actions
A cognovit judgment for 285 dollars was granted to Vinton County National Bank in Common Pleas Court by Judge Chatfield against Mr and Mrs Cloyd Maxwell. Partition of Sylvester Taylor vs Mary Dixon was ordered May 28 with commissioners Wesley Christian Alfred Lopez and Ed Ward. A judgment hearing was set in the State case against Chauncey Gibson and a bond forfeiture hearing for Kenneth Biffle in McArthur on petit larceny.
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Kenneth Biffle
McArthur
Vinton County Land Transfers Reported
William and Cora Arbaugh transfer 322 acres in Wilkesville Township to The Wilkesville Mining Co. George F. and Thema Horak convey 3.55 acres in Elk Township to Evangeline Peters. John Peters deeds half of inlet 39 in McGeorge to George and Thelma Horak. George E. Craig sells lot 67 in Dundas to Fremont Gates.
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William and
Cora Arbaugh
The
Wilkesville Mining Co
Wilkesville
George F
Thema Horak
Evangeline Peters
Elk Township
John Peters
George
Thelma Horak
Inlet
McArthur
George E. Craig
Fremont Gates
Dundas
Radio Listings of Area Stations and Programs
A dense schedule of radio programs across NBC CBS ABC and MBS affiliates detailing shows from 6:00 pm to 4:45 am including news, musicals, comedies, dramas, kiddies hours, and serials with station call signs and time slots. Names include Abe, Lowell Thomas, Fulton Lewis Jr, Henry Morgan, Burns & Allen, Jack Carson, Gabriel Heatter, Arthur Godfrey, Kate Smith, and more across Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Marietta Charleston.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
Abe
Cbs Network
Abec-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Abe of
Abec-Bassec
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Rollini
Bob Crosby
Henry Morgan
Abc-East
Child’s World
Abec-West News
Harkness
Abo Fd
Murrow
Cbs Sports
Henry Aldrich
F.B.I
Flery Queen
Lucky Partners
Burns & Allen
Abe Mr. Keen
Ellery Queen
Henry Morran
Abc-West
Billy Rose
al Jolson
Abe Dick Haymes
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Jack Carson
Eve
Andy Russell
Rob Hawk
Abc Magazine
Abce-East
Abe-West Family Theater
Zeddie Cantor
Fearl Godwin
News
Variety
Abe News
Dancine
Abe-West
Ozark Valley
Fred Waring
Arthur Godfrey
Hollywood
Aba
Ben Alexander
Abe Kate Smith
Happy Gang
Abe Queen
Abe Martin Black
Abec
Paul Whiteman
Cbs Treasury
Robert
Q” Lewis
Cbs Kiddies Hour
West
Lum
Abner
Cbs East
Carrie Lomax Weds Luther Stone in McArthur Ceremony
The wedding of Carrie Lomax of McArthur and Luther Stone of Westerville took place at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Lomax home with Rev J P Daab of the McArthur Christian Church officiating. The couple left for Westerville to begin their life together.
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Margaretta
Hete
Bankum
Mr. Gallaher
By Jay Franklin
John Gunther
Gunther
Daniel Webster
Commonwealth
Webster
the Public Forum
New York City
John L
Henry Wallace
Communist Party
Italy
Lheineer Firm
Sam Simmons
L. E. Neal
Gallipolis
By Galbraith
Carrie Lomax
Luther Stone
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