Ohio primary tests honesty in public life amid Taft Stassen clash
The Ohio Republican primary yields a mixed result as Bob Taft wins more delegates than any rival and Harold Stassen, while failing to sweep, spotlighted honesty and candor in campaigning. The piece notes Stassen's charm and Taft's plain speaking, with implications for the upcoming Philadelphia convention and GOP strategy.
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Ohio
Bob Taft
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Stassen
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Taft
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Vandenberg
Washington
Vandy
Subscription Rates for The Messenger Newspaper
Rates for home delivery by carrier and by mail. In Ohio and West Virginia where carrier delivery is unavailable prices vary by term. Yearly, six months, three months and monthly options listed. foreign rates quoted on request. Entered at Athens Ohio Post Office as Second Class Matter under the 1915 Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver
Ohio
West
West Virginia
Athens
Train meeting stirs uneasy ties in London trip
On a London bound train Miss Helen and Miss Alice Melville introduce Paul Taylor, a Canon’s nephew, and learn of a missing Patience. Paul suspects the girl’s mischief and plans to visit Rose Cottage, High Wych, for tea Saturday, while Patience’s fate remains uncertain.
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Helen
Paul
London
Alice
Miss Alice
Miss Helen
Melville
Helen Melville
Alice Melville
Patience
Goodby
Mr. Taylor
Oakley
Rose Cottage
High Wych
Censorship proposal risks press freedom says critic
A House Rules Committee plan to punish reporters and seal information alarms critics. Rep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan backs the bill linking leaks to fines and a year in jail, while proponents argue secrecy harms governance and public trust.
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House Rules Committee
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Thomas Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dr. Condon
Truman
Congressional
House
Senate
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
United Nations
Yalta
Congress
Mr. Hoffman
Hoffman
Meigs county sunbonnets by 80 year old merchant
Mr. T. P. Eiselstein of Pomeroy, age 80, made sunbonnets and sold 74 in March showing local women still wore them. Attendees from Mineral attended the Methodist Church conference at New Holland. Harrisonville guests joined the Atkins and Reisinger families. The Singing Trio from Buchtel auditioned on Major Bowes Hour.
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T. P. Eiselstein
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Eiselstein
Nora Stout
Nanie Addis
Mineral
Ohio
the Methodist Church
New Holland
Alice, Mae
Robert Smith
Buchtel
Drift to a conservative Congress signals slow reforms ahead
National Affairs column argues Congress leans right in 1948 with plans to extend short-term appointments, delay farm policy, stall trade and TVA actions, and push tax reform to next year while public opinion trends toward liberal candidates. It notes the paradox of voters favoring progressive candidates despite Republican dominance.
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Washington
Congress
GOP
Harry Truman
Fiveeman Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
Lilienthal
House Agriculture Committee
Cliff Hope
Kansas
Senate
Vermont
George Aiken
House
Truman
U.S
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
Nevada
George Malone
Tennessee
McKellar
TVA
Robert A. Taft
Joint Congressional Committee On Economic Reports
Ohio
Taft
Stassen
Wallace
Dewey
Martin
MacArthur
Nelsonville Officials and Local Delegates Attend Southeast Convention
Mulligan and another Nelsonville delegate attended the Southeast Convention of the Auxiliary of the American Legion in Logan. Nelsonville residents Mrs. W. S. Rhodes Mrs. Edith Ellers and Mrs. T. R. Robinson also attended.
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Mulligan
Nelsonville
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Logan
W. S. Rhodes
Edith Ellers
T. R. Robinson
Marriage Studies and the Call for College Courses
The writer argues for a marriage course in colleges and high schools to curb rising divorces. He notes about 250 colleges offer it, contending education about marriage aids stability, contrasts past home economics, sex education, and the ban on alcohol. He cites social change and personal discipline as factors shaping homes.
Public Forum Opposes Wallace Third Party and Communism
The Messenger prints a reader letter condemning Henry Wallace and the third party as un-American and a front for Communist activities. It warns universities against tolerating Wallace group campuses and urges defense of Americanism and free institutions. The piece cites Theodore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose era and expresses concern over coal mining labor conditions and worker pay.
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the Messenger
Theodore Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Reds
Joe Stalin
Kremlin
United States
Communist Party
Trotsky
Marx
New Masses
Daily Worker
Wallace
Ohio University
Ohio State
L. A. Shirley
Electing Our President and the Electoral College Debate
Letter writer Charles Jones from Amesville argues against the Electoral College citing unfair outcomes when fewer popular votes win the presidency. He proposes abolishing electors in favor of proportional allocation by state popular votes and urges a constitutional amendment to change the method.
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the Messenger
Hayes
Tilden
Cleveland
Harrison
Ohio
Charles Jones Amesville
Youth for Mines and the Miner’s Fight for Courage
In a discussion sparked by K. L. Kennerth of Pittsburgh, the piece argues youth should be drawn to mining despite public scorn and media criticism. It recalls older miners who unionized for safety and better conditions, asking why today’s generation would pursue mining.
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J. P. Stern
the Messenger
K. L. Kennerth
Pittsburgh
Keltonborn
Community Visits And Illness Mark News From Murray City
Murray City residents report social visits across Ohio and Michigan. Families from Zanesville Columbus Cleveland Detroit and Toledo travelled to see relatives and friends while Mrs Fauna Matheny improves at home. Local residents starred in small business and hospital news alike.
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Murray City
Elroy Short
Columbus
Harry McNutt
Zanesville
James Evans
Andy Kardos
Earnest Kardos
Cleveland
Betty Charbo
Steve Abahazie
Laura Swartz
Helen Abahazie
Helen Mason
Aves Ann
Fauna Matheny
Frank Bryan
Nelsonville
Warren Darby
Orient
Emma Tippie
Dora Spencer
Detroit
Mary Lu Jenkins
Susan
Fred Koon
Don Cook
Sharon
Athens
Ralph Barber
John Shaffer
Jean Craft
Dayton
Anna Bell Thomas
Radio Programs Schedule May 11 Weekday Lineup
A detailed station by station listing shows daily time blocks from 6:00 to 5:45 with programs including News Reports, Kiddies Hours, Orchestras, Comedies, Dramas, News Delays, and Contests across abc cbs mbs and other networks. Notable names include Lowell Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr. Arquettes and Bob Crosby.
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Abc
Cebs
Abc- West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Abec
Cbs
Chicago Orchestra
Cbs East Lum
Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe
Beulah
Cbs News
Abbe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Mary Osborne
Abe Bob Crosby
Abe Henry J
Cbs Sports
Mbs
Cbs Cufe Arquette
Howard Barlow
Abe Godfrey
Billy Rose
Vorhees
Ebs
Abe-West
Abe Kate Smith
Happy Gang
Abe Queen
Abe Martin Block
Paul Whiteman
Robert
Q.” Lewis
Lum
Cbs-East
Hay fever sources and grass pollen timing
The article explains tree pollen in spring and grass pollen in summer causing hay fever with sneezing and runny noses. It notes timothy and June grass in the north and Bermuda grass in the south, plus the potential for desensitization via gradual dose injections and available relief drugs.
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United States
Bermuda
North America
Because He Lives You Will Live Mrs W R Ashley
Poetic verse reflecting sorrow fellowship and faith with a reference to resurrection and comfort for Mrs W R Ashley of Nelsonville indicating a memorial or commemorative tone.
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E. V. Atkins
Robert Jackson
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Peter Edson
B. T. LeFever
Glouster
Harry Reeder
Harold Matthews
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Murphy
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Daily Menace
Youth For Mines
N. Y
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WLW
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Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
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W. R. Ashley
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