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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1949
Page
4
The Ohio railroad and coal operators fight twin bills to grant a private conveyor belt system eminent domain rights to cross the state for coal, iron ore, and limestone. Critics warn it would erode public welfare, shift tax support, and harm southeastern coalfields while expanding private privilege at public expense.
The report outlines a collective security pact among European and North American partners, linking an attack on any signatory to a response by all. Approval hinges on the U S Senate, and Secretary Acheson says the pact formalizes an unwritten postwar security agreement. Critics question who will bear the fighting beyond the United States.
John Henry, Trim, and Sin ride from the Bar C Ranch into Walking Skull in a moonlit desert chase. They plan a covert route with a coded right or left system as they enter the Badlands toward an unseen prize. The scene ends on the canyon threshold with Sin guiding the way.
The article explains an official view of the Atlantic pact expanding U S military commitments beyond the Western Hemisphere. It aims to form a strong bloc from Cape Horn to Peary Land and Malta to deter aggression and contain Soviet influence within the UN framework.
Doctors report a tenfold rise in head lice cases due to crowded wartime conditions in cities and war zones. Prevention and effective treatments, including DDT powder benzyl benzoate and freon pyrethrum sprays, are outlined with emphasis on eye safety and repeated treatments to kill nits that survive initial applications.
Opened cans of food are excellent substrates for germs to grow. Refrigeration slows growth but does not stop it, so keeping a can open for a long time can still lead to bacterial problems.
Reno Nevada experienced a spring snow storm in 1946 as salt was added to the mix. The salt traveled from the Pacific over the Sierras, carried by a 100 mile per hour wind.
EKdson notes Sol Bloom's death and John Kee's rise to chair Foreign Affairs shows seniority's grip. Somers' Public Lands chairmanship rises by tenure while questions linger about leadership merit and age limits in Congress.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Lamp and son Bob visited from Columbus. Floyd Snowden and relatives from Rutland visited S.G. Pickens and William Snowden. Clyde McKnight attended an uncle’s funeral in Columbus. Carl Morris returned to Army center after a 12 day furlough. Jyde McKnight sent home after Meigs General Hospital care. Hayward Harmon and family hosted Daisy and Ethel Miller. Chelsea guests of Carol Pierce’s family included Hallie Pickens and Miss Charlotte Weaver. Sherman Carpenter and Eugene Thompson families spent time with relatives in Springfield.
Mackenzie's column argues Israel's rise is likely, citing Jewish determination, a re created homeland, and refugee labor. It notes financial and moral backing, a diverse population, and potential resources, but stresses Palestine's strategic key location between Europe Asia and Africa and control of the Suez Canal area as central to power.
The writer praising the Navy argues for lowering enlistment age to fifteen with two years of schooling and Navy training. She cites three sons who served, noting education, pay, and discipline gained. She urges public gratitude toward the Navy and warns against reformatories and penitentiaries. Led a Sams Athens March 12.
Gov. Frank J designated April 6 as Army Day in Columbus with official observances planned.
A mixed question set tests knowledge across categories for men women teens. Questions cover units of measure, world landmarks, 1948 election votes, FDIC, flowers, biblical foods, state nicknames, children games, Arctic exploration year, and a territorial governor's race with a false final answer.
The Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution passed resolutions at their annual meeting denouncing socialized medicine and government control of education. They commended the congressional committee on un American activities and criticized perceived Socialist and Communist influence in the school system.
The Ohio State Highway Department will shut four regional design offices by March 31 as part of cost cutting ordered by Gov. Lausche. Engineers from these offices will transfer to the Bureau of Location and Design at the Columbus headquarters. A. H Mollenkamp of Lancaster, in Divisions 5, 6 and 10, is named among those affected.
A dense listing of daily radio programming across networks NBC ABC CBS and more. Entries show times from 6:00 to 12:00 with programs including news, sports, dramas, variety shows, comedies, music hours, and serials featuring Hoagy Carmichael style acts, Abbott and Costello, Lux Radio Theatre, and regional personalities across Columbus Cincinnati Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Marietta.
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