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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1949

Page

4

Delivery rates and political commentary in early Ohio papers

The Ohio newspaper excerpt compares delivery costs for daily and Sunday editions and notes mail options. It also discusses a political poll where a Senate vote recorded 5876 against and 96 for a spending measure, criticizing New Deal and Truman policies and praising American taxpayer common sense per the Council of State Chambers of Commerce.

Byrd Council of State Chambers of Commerce Sen. Wherry Omaha World- Herald Ohio State Journal

Island peril and schemes on Speare Island

Stranded eight residents on Speare Island amid threats from George Bascombe who has seized a rifle and claims kingship. Be a Cosgrove plots to secure a home while a murderer looms amid tensions with Henry Harding and Lilly Warren’s death hangs over the group. Fred Sillwell hints at a violent film scheme and a plan to exploit Harding.

Speare Island Henry Gough Harding New Eden George Bascombe Himellf Mollie Stark Marting Lilly Warren Ben Cosgrove Ben Cosgrove Martin Old Jim Henry Harding Martin Detective Agency Harding Bea Cosgrove Fred Sillwell Bea George Nana Bee Fred Eden Sillwell

U S lawmakers weigh large cuts to federal spending

Senate figures and private sector groups push for a broad reduction of about 3 billion dollars in federal outlays starting July 1. Senator Russell and Appropriations Committee members seek a rapid, economy driven approach rather than cutting individual bills.

Congress United States Treasury Truman Russell Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee GOP Congressional Committee On Taxation Committee For Economic Development

Ballot returns show wide support for cutting federal spending

Omaha World Herald readers backed a 10 percent federal spending cut by a large margin in Kenneth Wherry’s Congressional Record tally. Most questions including Brannan farm plan health and housing aid drew strong opposition.

Nebraska Omaha World-Herald Truman the World- Herald Congress Kenneth S. Wherry R-Neb Congressional Record Brannan

Ban on Royal Swim Suit Photo Sparks International Censorship

The piece notes a shift from bathing suit pictures to national security concerns. It cites Key West blimp photo incidents with the President and Chief Justice and reports Paris police confiscating a weekly edition for publishing a swimsuit picture of England's Princess Margaret. The author jokes about Victoria approving.

Key West Paris Foreign Ministry Italy England Margaret Victoria

Congress Hesitates to Cut Government Spending

The Nation Today reports Congress debates real cuts in the 1946–47 budget as 19 senators push a plan to require President Truman to cut five to ten percent from the total appropriations. Fixed costs limit reductions to about 17 billion of 42 billion, with veto risks and House Senate approval still uncertain.

Washington Harry Congress Truman Budget Bureau Frederick J. Lawton Lawton House Senate Mr. Truman

Off Street Parking Law Aids Municipal Parking Development

Ohio Legislature passed and Governor Lausche signed a law allowing municipal corporations to use eminent domain to acquire land for off street parking. The measure aims to curb in town parking shortages and notes the profitability of existing parking garages as models. Local site selection and financing have hindered progress, but the new law may open a path for municipalities to enter the parking business.

Ohio Lausche

Local News Notes and Personal Updates from Zaleski Area

Zaleski and surroundings report delegates to the railroad telegraphers convention in Tampa with Bedinghaus in a cast. Funeral services for Mrs Rose Thorne in Lancaster and family arrivals, marriages in Columbus, births, recoveries and local readings follow. A plane made a forced landing near the Andrews residence during a storm.

Rose Thorne Lancaster Thorne Zaleski George Dearth Prattsville J. G. McKibben Proctorville David Thomas Helen McKibben John Joseph Jack Potter

Copperhead Killed on Front Street by Roy Evans

Roy Evans killed a copperhead in front of his home on Front St this week in Middleport. The incident occurred near his residence as local residents reported the event.

Middleport Roy Evans

England at wartime pace rebuilds while voices doubt progress

Hal Boyle notes England’s hammers at work rebuilding after bombing and the public’s mixed moods. Workers restore landmarks as Big Ben tolls, queues persist for buses and scarce foods, and while discipline endures many fear insufficient gains from postwar austerity.

London England United Kingdom American Overseas Airlines Thames Big Ben

Local Dots and Visits Round Shawnee and Nearby Areas

Mr and Mrs Tom Gibbon and son Tommy and Jack Harris visited Athens. Rev Raymond Moore attended a Methodist conference at Lakewood then returned ill. Will Jones and Mrs Jones of Newark stayed with Mary Jane Jones. Mrs Chester Thompson spent a week in Columbus. Edward Hopkins with Margaret and Dickie visited Mt Vernon with Roy Looker family. Jack McLaughlin state examiner transferred to Friday. Lois Hearing and Lois Portersville stayed with Summers and Colvin relatives in town. Clarence Colvin visited Columbus with them.

Shawnee Tom Gibbon Tommy Jack Harris Athens Gibbon Ohio University Raymond Moore Lakewood Will Jones Newark Mary Jane Jones Chester Thompson Columbus Edward Hopkins Margaret Dickie Roy Looker Mt. Vernon Jack McLaughlin State Examiner Rodney Hearing Lois Portersville

Quiz Hall By WILTON E. HALL

A multiple choice quiz with ten questions for men women and teens. The answer key appears garbled at the end suggesting a scanned newspaper snippet with an illegible solution section. The structure shows scoring bands from 0 to 100 and classifications like Genius Superior Excellent and Fair.

Wilton E. Hall

Brucellosis overview and dairy meat prevention guidance

The article describes brucellosis as a common yet underdiagnosed disease in humans with about 4000 U.S. cases annually. It notes symptoms of acute and chronic forms, animal reservoirs, transmission beyond milk, various tests, and the need to pasteurize dairy, eliminate disease in livestock, and use treatments like streptomycin with a sulfa drug. It also answers a question linking sclerosis of mastoid cells to chronic otitis media as related but not identical consequences of a deep chronic ear infection.

United States

Buck Run Residents Share News At Local Homes

Theresa Search tended Mrs. Dillon and her infant at Ed wards farm while Opal Mosure of Lancaster recovered from a broken arm after visiting her parents. Shirley Meyer, Marilyn Mosure, and Betty Sue Meyer joined visits to Grandma Meyer. Annie Ogg and Sarah Mathias of Clear Creek Road visited Lena Woltz along with Minnie Singleton and Effie A Woltz.

Buck Run Theresa Search

Radio Programs Area Stations Listing

Radio stations and their frequencies listed: NBC WJW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WBNS Columbia 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 14% KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1400 KC

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

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Across Networks

A detailed listing of 6:00 to 12:00 nightly program blocks across NBC CBS ABC and others. Entries include news newscasts Talk shows dramas musical variety sports and children programs with hosts such as Lowell Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr Jack Smith and Bob Crosby. The schedule also notes multiple to be announced slots and regional blocks with Emmons and orchestras performing throughout the evening.

Abe Cbe Network Abec-East Abc-West Mbs-East Mbs-West Nbe Cba Abe Lowell Thomas Cbs Newsreel Mbs Abec-Basic Cbs News Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr Abe Jack Smith Cbs Daily Abe Gabriel Heatter Cbs Sports Paul Lavalle Band Aboe Jack Carson Cbs Jimmy Durante Husband Eddie Cantor Break the Bank ABC Television Abe the Sheriff Dragnet Abc Friday Playhouse Abc Meet the Press Bill Stern Abe Dick Jurgens Abc Newsreel Nbc Abc News Abc West Theater of Today the Girls’ Corps Smoky Mt. Hayride Lopez Grand Central Farm Hollywood American Jazz RFD America Cbe American Farmer Chicago Musicana Cbe Western Music Abe Gardens Tomlinson Abe Country Journal Cbs Junior Junction Europe Cbs Treasury Abe Poole U.S.A Abe the Dell Max Abe Jerry and Skye Abc van Damme St. Louis Tea and Crumpets Abe Concert Hall Wormwood Forest Abec Art of Living Nbe Lake Success Harry Ismer Abe Mel Allen Spike Jones Johnny Thompson Abc Hawaii Vic Damone Abe Vaughn Monroe the Eye Hollywood Theater Abe Gene Autry Pat Novak Abe Philip Marlowe Cbs Famous Cbs Quiet Judy Canova Abe Guy Lombardo Dennis Day Chicago Theater Irving Fields Grand Ole Opry Abe Eylott News Abe West

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