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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
4
The Athens daily notes the completion of the new street lighting to Union Depot on W Union St and urges continued city wide illumination. It urges officials to study the system as growth expands beyond city limits with power demand rising from new industries and households.
Dr Edwin P. Jordan discusses pedestrian safety in towns highlighting risks from motorists and the need for cautious walking. The piece shifts to medical notes on sciatica describing causes from diabetes to abscessed teeth, nerve pressure, and possible surgical or therapeutic options including injections, physical therapy, and exercises.
The condition may be restless legs. JAMA reports note leg weakness and cold feet, sleep disturbance, and compulsive movement to relieve discomfort. Massage is ineffective. Symptoms occur only at rest such as sleep or movies. cause remains unclear.
The article explains 1948 changes to deductions. It covers form choices by income and deduction levels, including automatic 10 percent standard deductions up to 1000, itemizing rules, and differences for single versus married filers. It notes joint filing can lower tax via income splitting.
The Lend a Hand circle met at Ruby Halliday home with Miss Adda Bradfield in charge of devotion. Mrs. Ardis Waggoner has returned home after major surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Paynter and Mr. Dean visited Clair Waggoner. Dana Baily family from Columbus spent weekend with Mary Diehl. Kathryn Donahue and John McMurry wed Feb 15 living with Elias Donahue. Funeral held Feb 19 for Alonzo Stiles at Presbyterian Church. Burial in Wells cemetery. Rev Pomeroy officiated. Earl Cowen hosted dinner with W A Dye. Olivia Cotterill admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. E V Atkins attended Henry Chase funeral at Albany. Ivan Cotterill births announced a son Jerry Martin. Norma Lee underwent minor surgery at Sheltering Arms. Cecil and R S Blackwood hosted weekend guests from Dayton. Everett Tracy, Ruby Halliday and Pauline Atkins attended Lafayette Shrine event at Gallipolis. Jonah Cotterill’s condition remained unchanged.
The piece portrays fighting as natural among animals and people but warns the tongue is a deadlier weapon than fists. A pastor's tale about gossip shows how it scars homes, with a pillow and feathers parable illustrating the irretrievable harm of rumors. It urges prayer for inner change and lists scripture-inspired guidance.
The writer from Athens argues for reform over harsh sentencing. He advocates training schools or military service to rehabilitate youths, critiques fines for drunkenness, and calls for humane handling of domestic violence cases. He condemns murder rap for nonparticipants and urges new criminal laws.
A 17 year old Alvin Hoppe of Everett died after a single rifle shot to the head as he tripped over his firearm while running a dog in a field yesterday.
A quiz column lists point values and scoring ranges for a mixed set of questions for men women and teens. It includes ten multiple choice items with options and an answer key, followed by garbled encoded solution lines.
Mrs. W F Chambers hosted the WSCS meeting with a 28-person turkey dinner. The group noted Mr. Chambers's birthday as the next gathering moves to Mrs. Dillon's home on March 24. Relatives visited from Canonsburg and Gal lipolis while Oakley Fisher called from Mercerville. Miss Cecil Hally traveled from Youngstown for her mother Melisse Hally’s funeral. the oldest local resident is 90. Paul and Mrs Beryl Mee Cormick of Montreal are surviving children of Mrs Della Bodimer.
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