Subscriptions and Rates for Bates Carrier Service
Rates listed for various subscription periods and delivery regions include 3 months for 3.25, 6 months for 3.50, and 1 year for 15.00 in Ohio, with different prices for mail, overseas, and outside Ohio. Notices note second class matter at Athens Ohio Post Office and advertising policies.
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BATES
Ohio
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Strife Over GM Strike Exposed by UAW Leaders
The Atlantic City UAW CIO convention revealed that rival leaders influenced the General Motors walkout. Thomas criticized timing and the books demand as propaganda while Reuther admitted it aimed to win public support. The piece argues mass picketing and political power by unions threaten civil rights and democratic government.
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Washington
General Motors
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers Union, Cio
Atlantic City
Mr. Thomas
Walter Reuther
Thomas
Reuther
United States
Nale
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
UAW
Congress of
America
Progress Report on Point Pleasant Railroad Bridge
At Point Pleasant the Baltimore and Ohio embankment approach to the Kawha River bridge has 9060 carloads of slag laid. A local railroad man says a similar amount will finish the fill. Concrete abutments for the trestle crossing Route 35 are done and older ties will be swapped onto the new embankment section within days.
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Point Pleasant
Baltimore and Ohio
Kanawha River
Ann Drake Seeks a Carpenter for Pete Carpel lo
Ann pressgangs Hansen to hire Pete Carpello, a dangerous ex drinker, for carpentry. Hansen reluctantly agrees after Ann argues Pete is needed for built in features and is otherwise skilled. Meanwhile Colin writes of his progress and Ann plans a woodland walk where she meets Jock, rekindling old tension as she weighs loyalty to her husband.
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Ann
Mr. Hansen
Pete Carpello
Anna
Mr. Drake
Colin
Peter
Jock
Nine
Jack
Brunhilde
Helga
Federal home building subsidies face shortages and delay
The piece argues that a half billion dollar subsidy for building materials would lift inflation and debt without solving supply issues. It cites strikes, price ceilings, and delayed production as barriers, condemns subsidy politics as pork barrel, notes House rejection of subsidies, and predicts Senate reluctance amid ongoing shortages and election timing.
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Uncle Sami
Acant
Federal Treasury
Washington
House
Senate
Ohio aims to teach conservation during week of April 22 to 26
The piece urges stressing Conservation Week in schools to educate youth about natural resources. It argues adults are hard to reach, and progress hinges on widespread schoolroom instruction from primary to high school. It compares resource care to dental health and calls for urgent action and teacher preparation.
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Ohio
Where Has He Been Seven and a Half Percent Tip Proposal
New York's state industrial commissioner proposes a tax based tip schedule for waiters set at seven and a half percent for table service and five percent for counter service. He argues the figures suit tax needs and customer fairness, noting wartime habits and public reaction to higher gratuities.
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New York
Blind Corners Endanger Urban Streets Across District
Residents report recurring near-accidents at blind corners caused by shrubs buildings and parked cars. Drivers complain but take no action urging authorities to improve sightlines and regulate parking to reduce hazards.
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Idi
FBI Reports Record U S Crime Rise Postwar
Peter Edson notes FBI data showing a 12.4 percent rise in city crime and 8.4 percent in rural areas, with major offenses totaling 1,565,941. Juvenile crime and repeat offenders are highlighted, and Hoover blames weakened parental guidance while urging actions to curb the trend.
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Washington
United States
FBI
U. S
Lont
J. Edgar Hoover
North Dakota
South Carolina
Hoover
Shipyard Busy With Barges and Repairs at Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing's shipyard at Point Pleasant shows a busy nine day period with three large standard bulk oil barges a 200 foot coal barge and a 195 foot crude oil barge in operation. Repairs continued on the MV Sohio while a 6000 bbl bulk barge underwent gas freeing steaming and cleaning. Two dump scows were queued for overhaul as river trials and launches increased activity including a tug LT 825 shakedown and a new hopper barge launch for Jones and Laughlin Steel.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Coast Guard
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Sli
Repair River Craft At Marietta Yards
The M V1 Sohio docked at Marietta Manufacturing for major repairs after striking a submerged rock on its regular East Liverpool to Cincinnati run. Damages included loss of a rudder a damaged propeller and a bent strut. A new propeller arrived from Portsmouth and the boat was refloated and ready to resume service by Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company Marine Ways
Portsmouth
Ohio
O. A. Stacey
Jack Rial
East Liverpool
Cincinnat
Bulletin Board Erected at Trinity Methodist Church
POINT PLEASANT A new bulletin board was placed on the church lawn of Trinity Methodist Church. The fluorescently lighted board was a gift from Prosecuting Attorney William H. Bardin who built it in his Jefferson Boulevard basement workshop after pursuing carpentry as a hobby for years.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
William H. Bardin
Jefferson Blvd
Bardin
Church Group Plans Revival Meeting At Main Street Baptists
A large group met at Main Street Baptist Church in POINT PLEASANT for a pot luck dinner as a prelude to a revival starting Sunday evening. Floral decorations lit by tapers framed a social room where a quartet sang and Misses Capehart and Miller performed.
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Point Pleasant
Main St. Baptist Church
James Eschenaur
Elis Kong
Hugh Barr
Carl Frances
Martha Lee Capehart
Betty Miller
George B. Skene
Ruth Eshenaur
Dora B. Ellis
Audry Treadway
Dorothy Pancake
Dorothy L. Powers
Anna Lou Dunn
Suzanne Rothgeb
Rebecca Rothgeb
James A. Masters
James Eshenaur
G. W. Rothgeb
Daniel F. Simmons
Jack Treadway
A. F. Wilson
Bertram Dunn
Butchie Greenlee
Benny McKinley
Richard Thomas
Marvin Johnson
Jimmy Houghton
Pat Oshel
Jerry McGarry
Charles Eshenaur
Larry Eshenaur
Bobby Eshenaur
Billy Richardson
Bobby Smith
Charles Somerville
Lowell Rodgers
Larry King
Jackie Selby
Billups
John Adkins
P. E. Burt
John McNeill
Dixie McNell
C. D. McGarry
D.W. Garretson
Carl Francis
John Slack
Morris K. Miller
D. W. Rothgeb
Vernon M. Clifton
Edward Somerville
Hugh J. Barr
John G. Aten
John W. Osher
Ellis King
H. E. Shadle
James F.martin
Emma Morrow
E. A. Masters
Leona Treadway
Eugene Hanes
John Cheap
Homer Varian
Harold B. Shadle
Rick Thomas
Josephine Williams
Sherwood Costen
Morris Sebrell
G. C. Jackson
Roy Eshhenaur
C. H. Raynes
M. Pierce
Charles A. Sydnor
Mina Sayre
W. E. Dunn
Guilford Smith
B. A. Blain
C. Dashner
John King
William McKinley
Two Fathers Held For Non Support
Sheriff arrests Charles W Hodges of Baltimore and Henry Wilson Browning of Hamlin for non support of wives and children. Hodges faces a warrant from Ruben Caplan in Baltimore for eight minors. Browning held on Lincoln County circuit court attachment demanding 330 dollars monthly. Both await extradition.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Charles W. Hodges
Baltimore
Henry
Wilson Browning
Hamlin
W. Va
Hodges
Ruben Caplan
Browning
Circuit Court
Lincoln County
Hpmlia
Freezing Plant Delays Highlight Jefferson Blvd Project
Priorities on building materials may hold up the food freezing and storage plant on Jefferson Blvd. Warden F. Roush, a partner, cannot gauge government stance. Local lumbermen fear material priorities will slow construction though county sawmills are active.
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Point Pleasant
Jefferson Blvd
F. Roush
Pt Pleasant Personal Notices Highlight Area Visitors
Mrs John J Dower returns from Corning with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Gail Wallace and family. Attorney and Mrs William Fugate of Dower Apartments visit Charleston on business. Will OBrien of Columbus, ex resident, spends day with locals. Mrs H E Thomas from South Point attends Senior Class play. Betty Lou Bell has a lead. Mrs E E Heiner and Mrs Cramp Biddle visit Gallipolis. Juliet Smith stays with sister Mrs Jack Cochran in Charleston. Robert Vaught of Summersville visits parents on Main St and improves after illness. Mrs Sherwood Costen of Bellemeade visits Leon s with her parents.
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John J. Dower
Corning
Gail ‘Wallace
William Fugate
Dower Apartments
Charles‘ton
Will O'Brien
Columbus
O'Brien
New York Central System
Middleport
H. E. Thomas
South Point
Betty Lou Bell
E. E. Heiner
Cramp
Biddle
Gallipolis
Juliet Smith
Jack Cochran
Charleston
Robert Vaught
Summersville
W. H. Vaught
Main St
Jill
Sherwood Costén
Bellesmeade
Leons
B.F. Sommer
New Divorce Suit Filed by Wife in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Loraine Grimm files a new divorce suit against Charles J. Grimm of Jericho Road after a knife sharpening incident in front of their children. Grimm, who claimed it was in fun, was released on a $500 peace bond. The couple had prior court action and separations in recent months.
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Point Pleasant
Charles J. iGrimm
Jericho Road
iThursday
Loraine Grimm
Grimm
Grimms
Blue Lake Notes Report Local Visits and Illnesses
Blue Lake residents share family visits travel and health updates. Mrs Ruby Saunders suffered a head injury cutting wood. Several families relocate to Florida or Gallipolis while others visit relatives in Westerville Huntington Proctorsville and Columbus. Cattle loss and mastoid trouble also appear among the brief items.
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Blue Lake
Ruby Saunders
William Caldwell
van Hill
Westerville
Divas Plymale
Lindsay Plymale
Robert Wooten
Earl Wickline
Huntington
Sanford Holley
Winton
Wicklines
Forrest Wickline
Sanford Wise
Bernard King
Gallipolis
Virgil Greer
Paul
Proctersvile
Emory Day
Florida
Columbus
Oliver Wells
Miami
Arthur James
Daniel Daniels
Miami Beach
Lawrence Shriver
Dayton
Grace Shriver
Clyde Angel
Camp Atterbury
John Angel
Owen Fink
Middleport
Homer Barkus
Galipolis
Thomas Boggs
Charles
Gerald
Clay Hoffelt
Charles Haffelt
Court Actions Include Suit by Bowen Against Birchfield and Henry
William Bowen a Henderson merchant sues in equity on behalf of creditors against Maud Birchfield and Lacy G. Henry of Henderson though the bill has not yet been filed. Samuel F. Roush sues Faye Richardson Roush for divorce alleging adultery. they wed in September 1945 and separated three months later. Her current address is 1202 Wabash Ave Lafayette Ind.
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Point Pleasant
William (Bunt) Bowen
Henderson
Maud Birchfield
Lacy G. Henry
Samuel F. Roush
Faye Richardson Roush
Wabash, Ave
Lafayette
Ind
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Hexel Heidergott
Hansen
Mrss
Drake
Mr. Hansen’s Clear Blue Eyes. “Now Listen, Mrs. Drake
Pete Carpéllo
Mr. Hansent
Peter Edson
Marietta Yards
Meadows
William I Meade
O.K. Burdette
Point Pleasant Monument Commission
Burdette
Sells
John A.blain
Sixteen Mile Creek
Clhondenin
W. H. Woods
Hogsett
Ada
John Wise
Eric
Judson Saunders
Kermit Price
Luther Trotter
Bull Skin School
George Ralph
Town
Sylvester Humphrey
By Galbraith
Sigan
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