Subscription Rates for The Messenger Newspaper
The Messenger lists home delivery by carrier at 25c a week with paid in advance options: 1 year 18.20 dollars, 26 weeks 9.10, 18 weeks 4.55, 4 weeks 1.40, 1 week 0.35. Mail rates vary by region with Ohio and West Virginia options and outside rates. foreign rates quoted on request. Athens Ohio post office classed as Second Class Matter under the 1918 act.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Athens
Postoffice
A Boilerneck Tale of Jim Sullivan and Happy Horse
A barroom exchange recalls Jim Sullivan and his horse Happy with a veterinary medicine tale. A folksy narrator frames a memory of Irish Republican Jim and a comic misadventure, ending with a bourbon toast and a nod to history repeating itself.
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Jay
Press Club
Stalin
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Italy
Comrade Stalin
Jim Sullivan
Happy
Massachusetts
G. QO. P
Nelson
Jim
Dewey
Maria
Death at the Forresters Farm
In Forresters town a sudden accidental death of Tommy Bishop unsettles residents. Sheriff Sam Blanding questions Rush and Ann Bancroft as Enos Barton is urged to join the inquiry. Ann struggles to speak the truth while fear of a murder investigation looms. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the case remains unresolved.
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Tommy Bishop
Forresters
Tommy
Laurie
The
Sam Blanding
Rush
Tophill
Ann
Sam
Mr. Barton
Enos Barton
Enos
Sheriff Blanding
Retail profits in 1947 lag behind 1946 across department stores
A broad survey shows a sharp drop in profits for department stores and specialty shops in 1947 versus 1946 with net margins around 3.5 percent of sales. Food retailers also report low and declining profits while overhead costs rise due to higher wages rents and other expenses. The piece argues public attention is needed to correct misconceptions about the retailer’s share of consumer spending.
Synthetic Strikes and Taft-Hartley Effects
The passage argues Taft-Hartley reduces work stoppages though labor leaders claimed it would not. It questions whether critics will push “synthetic strikes” to prove their case, noting the upcoming summer may provide answers on labor action and compliance with the act.
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Organized Labor
Five Counties Show Gains in Early 1948 Sales
Five Messenger counties report retail sales activity increases in January and February 1948. Ohio state sales tax collections for the two months total $16 million with other collections at $20 million. Athens up 24 percent, Vinton 20 percent, Hocking 13 percent, Meigs 15 percent, and Gallia 12 percent higher than 1947.
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Messenger
Athens County
Vinton County
Hocking County
Meigs County
Gallia County
State of
Ohio
Elisha Flagg Father of James Montgomery Flagg Dies in New York
Elisha Flagg died in a New York hospital at an advanced age. He was the father of famed artist James Montgomery Flagg and lived in New York.
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New York
Elisha Flagg
James Montgomery Flagg
Czechoslovakia Trade Ties and U S Policy Debates
Analyzes how Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia tests U S foreign trade policy and Marshall Plan revisionism. Details past trade volumes, credits, and loans, including Ex-Im Bank actions, World Bank considerations, and licensing controls that limit strategic shipments behind the iron curtain.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Wherry
Nebraska
Ball
Minnesota
Reed
Kansas
Europe
U. S. State Department
U.S
Romania
State Department
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Ex-Im Bank
World Bank For Reconstruction
John J. McCloy
The Doctor Says on Tonsils and Adenoids
The article explains when to remove or leave tonsils and adenoids, noting chronic infection and deep illness may require removal while acute cases often do not. It covers surgical removal, non surgical alternatives, and the skill required, plus the adenoids’ role in breathing and related health concerns.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
Rich Rise Myth Debunked by Notre Dame Economist
The Rev. Edward A. Keller notes in 1917 the wealthiest 1 percent held seven percent of national income, now down to one percent. He argues the claim that 60 families control the economy is false, and cites that under $5,000 earners held 90 percent in 1944, while higher earners’ share declines, urging fact over emotion.
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Edward A. Keller
University of Notre Dame
Parsonage Renovation Advances at St Peters Parish
George Frederick Bovie, lay reader at St Peters Episcopal Church in Gallipolis, reports the parish house next to the church is being renovated ahead of schedule. A new kitchen is being added and other remodeling is underway. A children’s choir organization nearing completion will be announced soon.
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Gallipolis
George Frederick Bovie
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Gallia Delegation to Enter Athens Audition
Gallipolis plans the largest district audition entry with singers and instrumentalists. Soloists include Laura Jean Baker and Charlene Robinson among vocal entries. ensembles feature mixed voices and quartets with local teachers directing and Ohio university judges presiding. Students depart at 7:30 a.m. for Athens as Gallipolis schools showcase talent in a Southeast district event.
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Gallipolis
Athens
Herbert O. Pepper
Ruth Sawyer Doepping
City
Jean Mosely
Louise Samples
Jennie Suiter
Carl Baker
Laura Jean Baker
Jean Davis
Barbara Cardwell
Anna Mae Betz
Ann Melton
Jean Ecker
Charlene Robinson
Naida Spear
Joanna Mills
Jane Ann Notter
Jane Haskins
Harold Mackenzie
Paul Sheets
George Wilson
Vivian Allison
Doepping
Mr. Pepper
Janice Folden
Jo Ann Bachus
Dorothy Skinner
Peggy Pollock
Minnie Bowen
W. C. Fingerhut
Joseph Leeder
Ohio State University
Wade Fair
Muskingum College
Gallipolis Church News Highlights Weekly Services
Local churches list Sunday worship times and sermon topics. First Presbyterian details morning and vesper services with subjects The Holy Catholic Church and Gethsemene. Grace Methodist outlines worship, Sunday school, youth activities, and social event with Probate Judge guest. Church of Christ notes Bible classes and Galatians study. St Peters Episcopal provides service times and Easter observances. First Baptist lists morning and evening sermons What Shall I Do Then and The Message of Haggai.
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First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Holy Catholic Church
Westminster Club
Grace Methodist
W. Scott Westerman
Grace Choir
Church School
L. L. Lovett
Commission On Social Service
Jennie Sutter
John W. Howell
Church OF Christ
Garfield Avenue
Lewis Mikell
ST. Peters Episcopal
George Frederic Bovie
First Baptist
J. Edward Hakes
River Firm Continues Search for Missing Man
Crow n City sources deny rumor Harold Haner age 23 is drowned in the Ohio River near Gallipolis. The Ohio River Dredging Co. boat incident sparked a search. Haner, a World War II veteran, lived with his widowed mother and brother nearby. Company officials say they are still seeking him.
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Gallipolis
Crown City
Harold Haner
Ohio River Dredging Co
Haner
Five Dollar Fine For Intoxication Charge
Lloyd Ecker was fined five dollars and costs in police court today for intoxication after a recent city arrest by police.
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Gallipolis
Lloyd Ecker
Gallia Judge Fines Two On License Tag Charge
In Gallipolis municipal court Judge William H. Jones fined Eskew Facemire 31 of Route 1 Gallipolis and Harvey Durst 64 of Route 2 Cheshire twenty dollars plus costs for improper use of dealer license tags after their arrest by the state highway patrol. Holland C. Prose 37 of Waterloo Star Route Gallipolis was jailed for driving while intoxicated and will be arraigned before Judge Janes Friday at 3 45 p.m.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
State Highway Patrol
Eskew Facemire
Harvey Durst
Cheshire
Holland C. Prose
Waterloo
Janes
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits And Birth At Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital notes list admissions including Wilma June Cantor Jackson and Patsy Virginia Boggs Point Pleasant with births recorded as a daughter to Mrs Richard Bethel. Discharges include Mrs C L Matheny Donald Martin Mrs Guy Mapes Felix Hamrick and several others plus Mrs William Manering and family and Mrs Osborne Christian with daughters.
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Gallipolis
Wilma
June Cantor
Jackson
Charles Kemper
Bidwell
Mabel Williams
Mason City
W. Va
Patsy Virginia Boggs
Point Pleasant
Hubert Daley
Flora
Richard Bethel
C. L. Matheny
Donald Martin
Guy Mapes
Felix Hamrick
Theodore Michael
Thomas Simmons
C. H. McCoy
W. R. Evans
William Manering
John Carpenter
Osbourne Christian
Children Die in Basement Fire Near Chicago Heights
Three young children perished in a basement fire that swept through their suburban Chicago Heights home yesterday. Authorities reported the blaze began in the residence while the family was asleep, with firefighters arriving to find the structure heavily engulfed. No other victims were identified.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
River traffic reports list boats on Ohio and Kanawha rivers
Heavier river traffic reported on Thursday with multiple boats moving both up and down the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. At Gallipolis Locks upper gauge read 18.2 feet and lower 18.6 feet with 26 feet at the rollers, Kanawha gauge 6.79 and falling.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Kanawha
Dixie
Ellen B
Creighton
Bob S
Heekin
Pete
Solvay
Weir
Bruce
Mark Twain
Ernestine
Warner
Semet
Labell
Surveyor
Onward
Hook
Lela
Jones
Reliance
Talbot
Winfield
Cook
Hatfield
Radio Stations Listing for Ohio and West Virginia Areas
The notice lists radio station call letters and frequencies across Ohio and nearby West Virginia. Stations include NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WRENS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KE WMOA Marietta 140 KG.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
Abc-Wcol
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
Cbs-Wrens
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WMOA
Marietta
Full-Week Radio Schedule Listings Across Networks
A dense OCR of daily radio programming lists for CBS NBC ABC and mutual networks. It catalogs show titles hosts times and repeated segments from early morning to midnight across many stations with numerous game shows dramas comedies news and music programs.
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Abe
Cbs Network
Abec-East
Abe-West
Mbs-Eaast
Mbs-West
United Nations
Cbe
Dbs
Lum and
Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abc
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Cbs
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Abe Bob Crosby
Abe Henry J
Abe Morgan-Ameche-Langford
Break the
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Mbs
Lyman Waltz
Abe Ozzie and Harriet
Cbs the Sheriff
Mystery Theater
Abe Dinah Shore
Cbs Boxing & Sports
Bill Stern
Abe Spike Jones
Tex Beneke
Nbe
Cbde
Abe-Weag
Maupin
Congress
Piano Playhouse
Frank Merriwell
Archie Andrews
Abe Mary Lee Taylor
Cbs Ozark Valley Folks
the Meeks
Abbott & Costello
Ed McConnell
Nbbe
NBC Symphony
Abe Red Barber
Harry Wismer
Jack Beall
Ace
Jane
Cbs Modern Music Museum
Hawaii
Abe Abe Burrows
Cbs Challenge of Yukon
Abe News
Broadecast
H. Carmichael
Cbs Twin News
Life of
Riley
Joss Dolan
Sinatra
Abe Joan Davis
Abec
Judy Canova
Abe Vaughn Monroe
Kay Kyser
Chicago Theater
Cbs Hayloft
Abe Dance
M. Downey
Abc West
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Tschaikowski
Janice Cating
Mary Pickens
Mary Lupton
Oliver Shaw
Brass
Keith Thomas
Cornet
Bill Jo Evans
Lewis Arnold
Fred Wood
Don Henshaw
Carl Busch
By Galbraith
T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
River Firm
Gallia
Holzer Hospital
Theater of Today
Cbs Junior Junction
Hollywood
American Farmer
Abe Pro Arte
Ed Tomlinson
Overseas
Cbs Metropolitan Opera
the Country Journal
Orchestras of Nation
Cbs Macalester Singers
Cbs Sports Parade
Doctors Today
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St. Louis
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Doc I. Q., Jr
Philadelphia Orchestra
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