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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
4
The piece argues Southeastern Ohio needs decisive action to raise buying income and farm dollars through local industry. It urges farmers and urban residents to collaborate, engage grassroots communities, and pursue measurable progress over years to strengthen the area's economy and war-time gains.
A historical critique argues Congress spends more than it takes in for 18 years, risking a large deficit as the new fiscal year starts with 42 billion in spending and only 39 billion in expected revenue. The author urges personal tax hikes over further borrowing to curb waste and protect middle-class burdens.
The speaker argues for building up farming first before attracting industry, leveraging coal, forests, lakes, rivers, and clay resources. Emphasizes stable agriculture, sufficient homes, and expert study of brine resources, urging grassroots community analysis and patience.
The article reflects on public service burdens and the suicide of former Defense Secretary James Forrestal. It notes the strain of leading four services, long hours during war and postwar years, criticism, and fatigue. It argues the tragedy will deter capable civilians from high federal posts.
A handkerchief shower and party honored Mrs Lenia Higgenbottom and Beulah who leaves to join her son William in Columbus. Refreshments served by Mrs George Thomas and others for attending guests and a long list of local residents.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr will inherit a flood of overseas and district mail after Sol Bloom’s death. The new House Foreign Affairs Committee chair faces a busy transition as Curtis Calder weighs a six month delay before government service.
James V. Forrestal killed himself by jumping from a 16th story window at the Naval Hospital after nine years in Washington. The defense secretary faced intense scrutiny, leadership battles, and rumors of resignation as critics questioned his authority and unity efforts.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains hay fever origins and most troublesome pollens. Ragweed is worst in the north, Bermuda in the south, with Timothy and June grass shedding pollen in late spring and early summer. Salt tablets remain good indefinitely if kept dry and are only needed when the body loses salt beyond diet, typically in tropical climates or high-heat occupations.
Trivia questions cover government, universities, taxes, Bible figures and science. The answer key appears garbled with many letters scrambled, suggesting OCR damage and partial legibility.
Four shipwrecked members of a small movie group on Speare Island disrupt Henry Gough Harding’s plan for New Eden. Lilly Warren schemes with Fred Sillwell for access to Harding’s stores while George Bascombe leaks loot from wreckage. Bea Cosgrove and Nona McGuire drift through the party as Lilly’s drunken tension rises and Mollie Stark’s pull on Harding grows.
Bea rides a perilous gondola down to a docked car where Lilly Warren sits injured by a brutal gunshot. Henry Harding plans to hide whiskey in a cavern below as Bea faces danger and a grim shoreline ending. (To Be Continued)
The Vinton Town ship Garden Club gathered May 10 with nineteen members and several guests. Mrs Marguerite Bigony led a contest, refreshments were served by the hostess and sister Blanche Penn. Several locals and visitors from Columbus, Wilkesville, Woodville, Hamden, Rutland, Wellston, Oreton, Canton, and nearby areas attended related visits and stays.
A detailed schedule lists radio stations NBC WZLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta with daily 6:00 pm to overnight lineups. Programs include news, sports, dramas, talk and music shows from 6:15 pm through midnight and beyond, featuring Beulah Skit News, Bob Crosby Club, This Is Your Life, Fibber and Molly, News Broadcasts, and serials across ABC CBS MBS networks.
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