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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1953

Page

4

Daily and Sunday Deliveries Rates Listed

The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail across Ohio and West Virginia. Prices include 35 cents weekly carrier and varying monthly and yearly mail rates, with differences for local delivery versus elsewhere. It notes mail rates apply where carrier delivery is unavailable and includes post office registration details.

Ohio W. Va Athena

Self-Reliance Back in Style Gains Steam in Agriculture

The American National Cattlemen's Association calls for ending price supports on all agricultural commodities and urges flexible quotes on corn and feed grains. They favor alerting credit facilities, marketing excess cows this fall, and backing Secretary Benson to stabilize the agricultural economy.

Gi ” Garrett American National Cattlemen's Association Denver Secretary of Agriculture Benson United States

Dreary Days Reflections From a Busy Newsroom

Hal Boyle writes on days when work and life feel dull and tasteless. He imagines empathetic contrasts from a tied housewife to a flagpole sitter, noting everyone faces hard moments and some endure harsher fates. editor’s notes punctuate the piece with light sarcasm.

New York Boyle

Emigrants Run Into Outlaw Bargain at Two Rivers

Pete Morrison negotiates winter quarters with Tad Barnes at Two Rivers while Gabe Cox lies injured. Barnes seeks to exploit emigrants by charging for grazing and supplies as a tense truce hangs on a fragile survival plan amid threats from local INDIAN and settler factions.

Pete Morrison Two Rivers Tad Barnes Pete Gabe Cox Barnes

Massacre Mountains and Pete’s Hard Decision

In a frontier shelter Pete weighs escape with a threatening note from Betty Barnes and the risk of Zach Barnes’s raid. He considers inviting Nate Wilkinson’s 20 families, the territory line between Two Rivers and High Valley, and the impracticality of law help with an Army post 300 miles away. The planner in Pete weighs survival, revenge, and founding a permanent settlement at Two Rivers.

Zad Zach Barnes Pete Betty Barnes Zac Barnes Two Rivers Zac Nate Wilkinson Nate West Wilkinson High Valley

Footloose Pete Heads North After Housekeeping at Wilkinson's

Pete, a roaming scout, spends the winter with Wilkinson's party to offer protection. He avoids Tobey, Barnes' ally, and notes the Navajo he cannot speak, as he plans departure for the north after breakfast. The chapter hints at past raids by Barnes' faction.

Wilkinson North Pete Tobey Barnes

Turning Point in Personality Through Compliment Club

Case H-305, Lorna F., 21, a shy stenographer, credits Dr. Crane and a newspaper column for transforming her life. She joined the Compliment Club, wrote down three daily compliments, faced fears at work, and saw growing confidence as strangers became friendlier and her inner self felt renewed. She is now set to marry in six weeks.

Ohio State University Lorna F Business College Compliment Dr. Crane

Television Listings and Schedule Fragments

A dense broadcast roster details WLWC and affiliated stations with daily and weekend lineups across 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM hours, featuring entertainers such as Al Morgan Eddie Fisher Dennis Day and Abbott and Costello plus sports and late news segments. It includes notes that schedules are subject to station changes and lists various shows across multiple channels and days.

al Morgan Eddie Fisher News Caravan Dennis Day Ohio News

Radio Schedule Chronology for June 12 at MBS Network

A dense listing of radio programming across multiple stations and time slots from MBS, WHKC, and affiliates, detailing noon to after-midnight shows. It lists news, sports, music programs, dramas, dance shows, and variety segments with host names and program titles, including Beulah Sketch, Eddie Fisher, Rosemary Clooney, Fib. The schedule references Columbus, Parkersburg, Gallipolis, Athens and other locales, as well as network and affiliate names.

Rod Brown H. Cassidy Bil Hickok Kit Carson Jackie Gleason Twon Playhouse Bishop Ready Guiding Light Globe Trotter Garry Moore MBS WHKC Columbus WPAR Parkersburg WIEH Gallipolis WATH Athens WOU Nbe Cba Abe-Mbs-East Kiddies Abe-Mbs-West Abe Cbs Abe Beulah Cbs News Cebs Newa Abe Jo Stafford Bobs Cbs Evening Eddie Fisher Keen Tracer Michael Shayne Abc Rosemary Clooney Chameleon Cbs Platterbrains Cbs Ozzie & Harriet Abe Corliss Archer Abe Eugenie Baird Dinah Shore Cbs Boxing Nbe TV Elton Britt Orchestra Cbs Ochestra All Nets Cbs Ranch Boys Washington Hollywood Ebs American Farmer Playland USA Cbs Ch Marine Hall of Bands Nbe Farm News Cbs Martha Lou Records Che' Eer Balute Earl Armbruster Mac McGuire Big Cirenade Abe Washinelle Yee Abe Stan Derry Cbs Paulene Abe Club

Fruits of Freedom Under Socialism and Free Enterprise

The piece argues socialism destroys incentive leading to scarcity while free enterprise spurs competition and abundant living standards. It cites European coal as government run and claims American mines are free with superior wages, standards, and output. It claims Europe faces energy danger due to weak coal production and praises freedom for material wealth and spiritual fruits.

Europe

Washington cuts move through government funding

U S News and World Report outlines broad federal cutbacks affecting electric power dams health housing and aviation while highlighting a national mood shift toward sustained preparedness and Taxpayer scrutiny as Congress faces tighter budgets and a tougher fiscal environment.

Washington U. S. Treasury U.S. News & World Report U. S. News Roosevelt-Truman

Aphasia and hearing questions in a medical Q and A

Dr. Jordan discusses aphasia types and whether temporary speech loss signals physical or mental illness. A reader asks about fenestration ear surgery for hearing loss, and responses cover diet effects on ankles and myths of breast gaining diets.

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