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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1946
Page
4
The author argues that seizing coal mines and railroads fails to settle disputes and urges Congress to amend the Wagner Act to curb coercion and violence. He calls for mandatory mediation and a government arbitration tribunal to supervise essential industries and protect public safety.
A schedule lists services at First Methodist Central Ave and Saint Pauls, Bible study at Church of Christ, Union Sunday Schools in multiple neighborhoods, and evening lectures by Rev Goff. The report also notes a wartime sermon on home life and a Mass schedule at Saint Pauls with confessions Saturday.
A Cleveland area item notes 16 year old Schunn pressed by employers as too young for work despite Navy service at 14. His story follows his father and baby wife, with job rejections from 35 firms and one-month in the service. The piece cites a 2729 address and local church remarks.
Joel arrives in town to study birds and plan field work with Debby and Bart. He reveals his past, mentions Harvard graduate work and a Cape headquarters for ducks, and asks Debby to help with a shore bird permit. Debby muses on her own shooting skills as they reminisce by the dunes.
A man recalls a past romance and a vivid memory of a woman at a freight station with Bull on a rope. Debby leaves a gathering, struggles to walk through Soft sand toward a car, and lights a cigarette as a sense of loss settles in. The excerpt ends with to be continued.
Vacationing at Magnetic Springs are Mr and Mrs E Rey Lash and Mrs Bertha F Dailey. Dr Z R Sprague spoke to the Athens Kiwanis on medical history and achievements. Legion Post commander Roger Connor urged poppy sales on May 23 by the Auxiliary. Dr Thomas R Biddle named chair of the Community Convert Association in Athens. Ohio University baseball won two straight, heading to Granville for Denison. Athens High School drama featured Oscar Neale and Pauline Jones with Miss Josephine Quest singing at a Business Woman's Club dinner. Willa Van Dyke gave the after dinner speech. Spanish Rhapsody was performed by Irene Witham and Clarice McKibben at Ohio University convocation.
A warning urges strict traffic safety checks nationwide after identifying 5,009,000 motor vehicle accidents last year. It cites faulty driving and unsafe cars, including brakes and tires, as key causes and calls for mandatory vehicle tests, license and tag inspections, and public cooperation to cut deaths and injuries.
A column argues demoralization from one sided labor laws risks national drift toward industrial warfare. It warns labor unions as monopolies could strangle the nation and urges legal restraint and obedience to courts. The piece cites CIO workers in Atlantic City reversing a no strike policy as evidence of rising confrontations.
The article argues that publicly owned utilities burden taxpayers, citing New York City’s costly streetcar system and Idaho's Long Valley Power Cooperative sale to a private company. It notes 416 members now pay 33¢ less than REA rates, debt disappears, and regulation shifts to the state.
Peter Edson reports on Julius Krug’s Puerto Rico visit marked by a midday political clambake for lawmakers at El Yunque and a lavish dinner at La Fortaleza hosted by Governor Rex Tugwell. The noon feast featured five courses from pastele to roast pig, champagne, and cigars, illustrating democratic hospitality in the islands.
Elmer L. Lindseth president of Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. A. R. Horr vice president of Cleveland Trust Co. Harold S. Wood Oberlin College vice president sail as ordinary seamen aboard the Bowdoin for an expedition headed by Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan. The voyage departs next month toward Baffin Island and the Arctic Circle. A separate item reports Thomas Merritt, 37, killed and three others knocked unconscious when a derrick touched a power line at Fayette Lima Stone Co. quarry near Leesburg.
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