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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1948

Page

4

The Messenger Publishing Co Notices and Rates

The Messenger Publishing Co Frederick West Virginia publishes weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. Rates list home delivery by carrier and mail options for Ohio West Virginia and outside areas. Subscriptions include varying terms and prices with foreign rates quoted on request.

Frederick WV. Bush the Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush Jonn W. Webb Associated Press VANCE Messenger Ohio West West Virginia Athens

Record of the 80th Congress Faces Voting Realities

The piece weighs the 80th Congress versus President Truman, praising some GOP-led reforms like Taft-Hartley and tax cuts but faulting many failures. It notes Senate progress on housing and education contrasts with House inaction on universal military training, farm programs, and social measures, and critiques tariffs, DP issues, and the Hughes probe. It warns the political tally may hinge on finish-of-session actions.

Washington Truman Congress Fortune Thio Bilbo Mississippi Greece Turkey China Mundt Voice of America Lodge-Brown Hoover Commission Europe Marshall John L. Lewis Republicn Hoover Reorganization Commission 80Th Congress Geneva Howard Hughes Hughes Senate House House Rules Committee

Four Generations At Mrs Huston's Eighty Ninth Birthday

Four generations gathered Sunday at Mrs. Eph Huston's The Plains home for an eighty ninth birthday surprise. Attendees included daughter Mrs Sylvia Cochran granddaughter Mrs Edward Foster and great grandson Teddy Jr with numerous grandchildren and relatives joining from Chauncey The Plains and Athens. Carlos Wayne Cochran shared honors with his grandmother celebrating his seventh birthday as guests from The Plains Chauncey and Athens attended alongside extended family.

Chauncey Eph Huston the Plains Huston Sylvia Cochran Edward Foster Teddy, Jr Athens County Hannah McClain Athens Edward Phillips Deanville Abner Phillips Oakey Phillips Charles Cochran Ephriam Huston Ephriam Cochran Virginia Mae Cochran Carlos Wayne Cochran Teddy Nancy Phillips Pearl Phillips Rose Phillips Mary Phillips Zeta Mae Phillips Harvey Phillips Gilbert Phillips Richard Phillips Gary Glass Gerald Glass Johnny Goodman Margaret Thompson

Truman Aides Split Over Palestine Policy

The article depicts a riven Truman administration where Marshall, Forrestal, Clifford, Niles, and Ed Flynn clash over Palestine policy from partition to recognition. It details Forrestal and Marshall’s push for trusteeship, the Israel recognition scramble, and near-walkouts, with Weizmann and U.N. tensions amid White House battles.

Truman Palestine Marshall Forrestal U.S White House Marshal Clark Clifford David K. Niles Ed Flynn Niles Middle East Navy Philadelphia Israel Clifford Russia Britain Chaim Weizmann State Dept U.N Department Washington America

Plenty of Everything in Athens This Week

Citizens note temporary relief from traffic and crowding as 5500 students and faculty are away for two weeks. They claim ample roads water sewage housing and police, while predicting a surge in building trades and real estate opportunities if the university remains absent.

Athens

The Doctor Says Hard Problem By Edwin P Jordan Md

The article discusses how single or repeated injuries relate to disease in organs and tissues and how compensation laws aim to resolve disputes. It notes spinal injury signs are hard to identify and that boils may signal underlying conditions like diabetes, affecting prognosis and treatment.

Edwin P. Jordan

Bishopville Roundup of Visits and Local Moves

Bishopville residents host and visit across families including P M Smith and E L Pedicord as several members travel for family, business, or to sell property. Moves nearby include L L Johnson relocating near Crooksville. George Milhoan sells property. Grubb family after Arizona trip. many small home and farm updates noted.

Bishopville P. M. Smith E. L. Pedicord Hulda Smith Bonnie Smith Martha Brown Amesville Dewey Smith Point Pleasant Smith Lucy Andrews Smith Clarence Pierce Eadward Vess Lena Davis John William Ridgley Anthony Spain Larry Columbus Elton Pedicord L. L. Johnson Davis Crooksville Charles Milhoan Raymond Hambel Lucy Kirkbride Lancaster Dean Pedicord Bremen Alverda Roberts Clifford Malone Clyde Grubb Roger Arizona Willard Mason C. F. Hyde John Spain Samuel Elyria Glouster E. L. Pedigord

Sam Simmons on displaced persons and food supply politics

The author argues that admitting displaced persons would reduce food for current Americans. He cites global poverty, warns against over generosity, and claims Washington seeks to pacify noisy minorities rather than aid the needy. The piece frames immigration as a political issue with arithmetic consequences.

Washington Europe

Everett Devore Family to Spend June in Ohio

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Devore of Montgomery Alabama visit Chauncey with two sons Arnold and Earl to see Mrs. Ella Devore. The family plans a month long stay in June visiting relatives in Athens County Mansfield and Columbus Ohio.

Everett Devore Ohio Chauncey Montgomery Ala Arnold Earl Ella Devore May Ave Devore Athens County Mansfield Columbus

Church Delegates Attend Young Peoples Meeting

Miss Helen Kasler and Junior Courtney represent the local Church of Christ at the Young Peoples Conference in session at New Concord this week.

Young Peoples Meeting Chauncey Helen Kasler Courtney Church of Christ Young Peoples Conference New Concord

Naomi Class Meeting at The Plains Methodist Church

The CHAUNCEY Naomi Class of The Plains Methodist Church will meet tonight at 7 30 P M at Mrs. Floyd Linscott home with Mrs. Margaret Mace assisting. Mrs Carrie Nida class president and Mrs Cynthia McDonald secretary will run the business session and Mrs Lucy McDonald will give devotions.

Chauncey — Naomi The Plains Methodist Church Floyd Linscott Margaret Mace Carrie Nida Cynthia McDonald Lucy McDonald

Mrs Willis Hosts Millfield Bridge Club at Cottage Tea Room

Mrs Elizabeth Willis of Millfield will hostess the Millfield Thursday night Bridge Club at the Cottage Tea Room in Athens on Thursday evening.

Rs. Willis Millfield Bridge Club Chauncey Elizabeth Willis Millfield Cottage Tea Room Athens

Condition Unchanged for William Goodman in The Plains

William Goodman remains seriously ill at his home in The Plains after a heart attack several days ago. his condition has not improved.

Chauncey William Goodman Plains

Sunday Guests Visit Williamson Family In Columbus

Sunday visitors in Columbus include CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs George Williamson and their son Buddy as guests of James Williams Sr the Williamson family patriarch.

Chauncey George Williamson Buddy Columbus James Williams

Needle Club Social Hosted by Mrs Mabel Smith in Athens

Mrs Mabel Smith entertained the Millfield Needle Club at her Athens home with 11 members and one visitor, Mrs Nellie Earich. The group shared a dessert course and social time. Members present included Bertha Sanders, Eda Heffken, Jessie Fulton, Elizabeth Robinett, Edith McDaniel, Olive Brookins, Nellie Brookins, Ida Hill, Kathryn McDaniel, Donna Thomas, and Mrs Mabel Smith.

Chauncey Mabel Smith Athens Millfield Needle Club Nellie Earich

Local Social Notes From Columbus Area Attendances

William M. Poston visits daughter in Columbus while families including Norths Manaways and Bassies gather at Souths. Roof replacement after hail by McKinstry with Bruce and Sycks. May church and school events at Chauncey High School feature attendees Thompson Burchfield and a Ladies Club meeting planning summer trip and a birthday supper.

Larry Bassie Columbus Delmar South Ethel McDaniel Norval South Richard McKinstry Arthur Bruce Harold Sycks Scott Wyeth Pleasantville Russell Adams Anna Thomson Florence Burchfield Chauncey High School Ollie Hillyer Leona North Evelyn Smothers Mary Adams

Memorial Day Socials and Visits Across Bellville and Nearby

Local families from Bellville and surrounding towns gathered for Memorial Day weekend. Residents visited kin in Proctorville and Cottageville, with guests from Baltimore and Columbus. Military observer Lt. Derrell Sayre departed for California for overseas duty, with his wife to join later. Members of WSCS met for a church quilting session as noted in Bellville community circles.

Apple Grove E. C. Shank Bellville W. Va Charles Sayre Olden Thaxton Cottageville Racine Jerry Graham Derrell Sayre California George Hayman WSCS Harry Beegle Beaver Falls R. A. McKelvey Thomas Clark Wellington FE. C. Clark Clair Carpenter Wayne Carpenter Belpre Gilbert and Sonny Merritt Parkersburg Howard Carpenter Edward Beegle Zanesville Herb Sayre Maggie Dils Early Roush Gary Spires Evelyn Sharpnack Bud Sharpnack

Chauncey Residents Welcome Relatives in Columbus Visit

Ex Chauncey residents Mrs Beulah Robinson and sons Eldon and Gerald and daughter Delores visited Chauncey natives now in Columbus. They were guests of Mrs Jeff Robinson and sons and daughter Ernest Raymond and Ethel Robinson who formerly resided in Chauncey.

Chauncey Beulah Robinson Eldon Gerald Delores Columbus Jeff Robinson Ernest, Raymond Ethel Robinson

Returns Home After Visits to Millfield and Gloucester

Returns Home has returned to her home in Athens after a visit in Millfield with Mrs. Bertha Sanders and in Gloucester with Mrs. Hulda Swart.

Chauncey Mabel Smith Athens Millfield Bertha Sanders Glouster Hulda Swart

Radio Station Listings for Ohio West Virginia Area

Broadcast outlets NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus CBS WBNS Columbus WSAZ Huntington WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg and others. Frequencies include 700 KC 1230 KC 580 KC 930 KC 1450 KC 610 KC 1490 KC.

NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC WMOA Marietta

Radio Schedule Listings for Evening Programs

Reader guide of daily broadcast lineup detailing network, show titles, hosts, and time slots across ABC CBS NBC and regional feeds. Highlights include News programs, variety acts, dramas, musical shows, and kiddies hours from 6 PM to 6 AM with repeats and cross-network repeats.

Abe Cbs Network Abc-West Mbs-East Mbs-West Cbs Chicago Orchestra Cbe East Lum Abner Cbs West Abe Lowell Thomas Beulah Cbs News Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr Abe Jack Smith Song Cbs Daily Anele Bond Kaltenborn Cbs Sports Nennis Day Jack Pearl Paul Whiteman Abe James Melton Abe the Whistler Opinionaire Jimmy Durante Capitol Cloakroom Gordon MacRae News Abe West

Nobody Nobody Loves Fa Forever 1g

A serialized segment follows Jessica and Lucy as tensions rise in a family household. Lucy worries about her future with her mother and Genevieve while Jessica probes Lucy and a distant David Gregory, amid hints of hidden motives and fragile trust.

Margarette Lucy Genevieve Tom Miles Jessica Hugh Linton

Births and local notices in Radcliff and nearby areas

Jane Elizabeth Molihan born May 20 to Mr and Mrs George Molihan at Chamberlain Clinic. Grandparents Ruth Booth and Eliza beth Molihan. May 21 Mary Ann Hagerty celebrated ninety with family at A J Hagerty home Thompsonville as Donald Hagerty marked his fourteenth birthday. Visitors from Union Furnace. Funeral services for Elsie Barnes Frazee held in Radcliff. born January 31 1913 near Wellston. Survived by parents two brothers and five sisters. interment Radcliff cemetery. Ruth Swisher and Gladys Pierce attended Vinton County Society for Crippled Children meeting. Local business visits and various family updates reported.

Radcliff George Molihan Ruth Booth Jane Elizabeth Chamberlain Elizabeth Molihan D. R. Booth Wilkesville A. J. Hagerty Thompsonville Mary Ann Hagerty Donald Hagerty William Stewart Union Furnace Elsie Barnes Frazee Dexter Othniel Elizabeth Sharp Barnes Wellston Mary Lou Pierce George Booth David Janet Janice McArthur Dale Eugene Lovelina Wright Columbus Roy Wright John Baurs Gladys Pierce

Vacation Bible School Opens in Corning Churches

The cooperative session of the Corning Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches begins Tuesday June 1 at 9 am with worship Bible study handicraft and games for children ages four to 15. Mrs Gusta Nichols and Mrs Jessie Richardson visited Glouster business. Mrs Anne Parsons improving at home on South Valley Street. Mrs Gilbert Hayes celebrates birthday May 29. Alumni banquet and dance May 29 at 6 30 pm with Methodist ladies serving dinner. Corning High School Alumni founded over 50 years ago. Memorial services for Monroe township held Sunday May 30 under veterans direction led by Mrs J Richardson.

Corning Co-Operative Vacation Bible School Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches of Gusta Nichols Jessie Richardson Glouster Anne Parsons South Valley Street Gilbert Hayes Methodist Church Corning’ High School Monroe Township J. R. Richardson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Peter Edson Sam Simmons Methodist Naomi Needle Club Poston William M. McColley Charles North William Manaway Lucille Jimmy Kaye Longsworth Earl Smathers Ozark Valley Fred Waring Arthur Godfrey Cbe Hollywood Ben Alexander Abec Kate Smith Nbe Abe Martin Block Robert Q” Lewis Jessiea Lacey Betsy Mrs. Blake Hugh Mr. Linton David Gregory Linton By Galbraith NEA Service. Inc T. M_ REG U. S. Pat
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