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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
4
The piece notes subscription rates for the Athens Ohio post and urges that the sewage disposal burden facing Ohio towns is heavy yet unavoidable. It argues modern living requires sanitation and praises towns with treatment plants while warning others face disposal problems that cannot be sidestepped.
Edson reports the Republican National Organization Strategy Committee produced little beyond a call to raise 900000. Other committees show similar inaction as regional conferences and grass roots plans replace a unified platform. The eight point draft pleads for sound economy and defense but lacks actionable steps.
The article argues the Taft Hartley Act remains the labor law of the land as the Senate weighs the matter. It notes the Truman administration failed to repeal or replace it, and that the Wood bill was killed while the Lesinski bill drifted, with public opinion mixed and labor gains and losses under the law.
Ohio passes a law banning discharge of untreated sewage and industrial wastes into public waters. Violations carry a 500 dollar fine per 30 days, though enforcement may be limited for small communities. The measure triggers rapid start on sewer plans, surveys, and bond-raising despite high costs.
Irma F. Voigt, dean of women at Ohio University for 35 years, is praised as a visionary, person of integrity, and inspiration by associates and thousands of students. She plans to stay in Athens to continue serving campus and community after retirement next month.
The piece recalls the vitamin boom of 1944 when Americans spent over 250 million on supplements and notes renewed caution from doctors. It suggests vitamins cannot replace natural health and warns against excessive intake, citing rat studies on egg yolk vitamin D and arteriosclerosis.
The piece recalls tough times and suggests a lull between weeks of public campaigns such as Spring Cleaning Week and Good Will Week. It questions the endless parade of themed weeks and proposes a quiet interlude to rest, pay bills, and breathe.
In New York Dr. Hu Shih, diplomat and educator, argues that American moral support matters more than exact aid sums in backing Nationalist China. He compares Europe’s WWII resilience to China’s current stance and warns that Communist victory in China could shift Asia toward Moscow.
Mr and Mrs Bob Stewart of Mason and Bob Crag of Middleport visited Mr and Mrs Aburtis Young. The Bub Otterbein Class met at the Foreman home with prayer by Lawrence Stewart and refreshments by Joy Foreman and Robbie Stewart. Visitors of Lawrence Coleman included Pard Hudson of Point Pleasant.
Cpl James J Smith has returned to Brooksfield Texas after a 20day fur lough with his parents. The PTA met at the high school auditorium with entertainment by first to third grades. first grade earned a dollar for most parents present. A business meeting led by president Ruth Macky planned to buy an electric washer for the home economics room. Numerous notices list local residents visiting relatives or hosting guests from Nelsonville Lancaster Fort Wayne Dayton Buchtel Haydenville Attica Bloomingsville Mt Pleasant Columbus and Logan with spouses children and siblings attending events or traveling.
A scanned quiz page lists questions for men women and teens with multiple choice options and a final garbled answer dump. It includes topics from football scoring to Shakespeare and aviation birds and ends with a long string of unreadable OCR text.
Harvey Brooks reported seeing a fox bite cows owned by Pearl Clark and shot the animal to stop the attack. Funeral services were held for Cash Martin of West Virginia at New Marshfield Methodist Church. Several residents and graduates from Waterloo High School visited Washington, D. C., on a sight seeing trip.
The Rev. Parker West preached at downtown Toledo Methodist Church before 250 members of the Toledo District Youth Fellowship. Mrs. West and daughter Paige joined him, with Mrs. Grace Louden of Long Bottom visiting Nellie at Green Springs Sanitarium.
Chester hosts the Comrade Class gathering at the Methodist Sunday School. Weekend visitors include Paul and Betty Kimes from Sandusky and Parkersburg, with various Karr and Baum family meetups. Dr. John Philson honored in Racine as Mrs. Herb Warner recovers in Parkersburg.
The article explains calories as the energy measure of foods, compares fat, starches, and proteins in caloric value, and notes how age sex weight and activity affect daily calorie requirements. It also mentions safe exercise during pregnancy, suggesting moderate activity like occasional stair climbing unless a medical condition is present.
A listing of radio stations in the region including NBC WJW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta with call signs and markets noted.
A detailed daily network timetable lists daytime and evening programs across ABC CBS and NBC incl news music dramas comedies talk shows and variety acts with repeats and west coast slots. Notable programs include Cavalcade of America Inner Sanctum Sherlock Holmes Gordon MacRae Show Bob Crosby Club and The Bob Hope era variety blocks with late night and early morning slots.
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