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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
4
The passage argues that signals are not controls and stop signs do not guarantee safety. It warns that a cautious driver stays at risk from the gambler who drives with a risk taking mindset, likening it to filling a full house.
The Nation Today reviews the Taft Hartley Act amid party splits in Congress. Democrats face Southern faction resistance, while Republicans push to keep TH intact. A new labor bill faces possible floor delays, committee returns, and potential presidential veto.
Prominent figures debate whether large corporations bring social evils. Charles E. Wilson argues bigness can be positive, while Justice William O Douglas warns that concentration of power harms citizenship and local leadership. The piece advocates examining effects before seeking to reverse scale.
The piece argues Paul Robeson, a celebrated American Negro singer, should be detained behind the iron curtain for his Communist advocacy. It claims his race is irrelevant and asserts his outspoken views have damaged his standing with Americans and his own race. It contrasts Russia’s suppression with free speech in the United States.
Traffic safety experts urge treating signs as warning signals rather than controls. They warn that drivers often ignore caution signs and fail to yield in intersections, leading to frequent dangerous misjudgments and pedestrian risk.
A critic argues proposed military pay increases would be mostly eaten by income taxes, discouraging advancement and harming career servicemen. The piece notes high earners face heavy taxation and questions exemptions aimed at attracting personnel, while accusing prominent politicians of hypocrisy over wage justice.
Scipio Township in northcentral Meigs County marks its 150th anniversary with reflections on early settlers before 1820 and a history of multiple names, mills, churches, schools, and notable residents across Downington Pageville Harrisonville and nearby areas. The text notes families like Riggs Townsend Brooks Gibson and Erwin, the town’s dual names, and Scipio’s long tradition of military service dating back to 1812.
Mrs Malone, widow of the Dade Hambureer Ranch, contemplates staying with her sister when a monster trailer arrives. A striking woman named Margaret Everson invites Malone to cook for her aboard the trailer, offering shelter and work as Malone seeks solace after her husband’s death. The scene ends with Malone agreeing to consider the unusual job.
A mixed quiz page presents ten questions for men women and teens with multiple choice answers. Answers appear garbled in OCR but include topics on music, snakes, statesmen, rice planting cities, reformers, telephones, biblical miracles, sports, typography, and rainfall to water acre estimates.
Doctor explains irritable bowel syndrome not inflammatory outlines peristalsis rapidity causes diarrhea followed by constipation and abdominal pain. Advice covers avoiding laxatives and irritants, bland cooked foods and dairy as tolerated, stress reduction and recognizing nervously induced symptoms. The piece closes with a hair bleaching question answered by hydrogen peroxide use.
The Senate received two appointments to the State Board of Tax Appeal for confirmation Monday night. Frank Fleming of Marietta was named to a new term ending February 1954.
Former Pomeroy resident N E Arnold drew attention at the Democratic national convention in New York as the sole Ohio delegate align with McAdoo in the McAdoo Smith contest. Dr J L Webb of Carbon Hill planned a New York City fellowship after closing his office. The illness of their mother Mrs Nancy Tom drew relatives Mrs D C Vorster Yorktown Va Mrs John Stirrol Lancaster and Earl Tom of Chicago to Alva Tom’s home in Lancaster.
Ten years ago Bobby Nelson starred as The Plains defeated Stewart 8 to 1 to claim undisputed first place in the Athens County Junior League. Athens council approved a 48000 bond for W State Street paving Mill Street sewer addition and four streets in Hudson Addition. Eudora Chapter Eastern Star Nelsonville hosted Mary Wollerman Toledo grand matron during inspection of the chapter.
Radio listings for NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WENS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta covering June 30 evening and July 1 daytime and prime time. Programs include News Reports Sports Music Time Dinner Clubs Beulah Skit FBI drama Henry Aldrich Skits Burns & Allen Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour etc. Multiple stations and time slots with recurring talk and variety shows.
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