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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1952
Page
4
A historical argument asserts trucks damage roads more than cars, driving up costs and tolls on motorists. It notes trucks' heavier weight, faster road degradation, and argues weight distance taxes as a solution, while facing trucker lobbying and uneven state proposals.
The piece argues both parties produced lengthy 1952 conventions and predicts campaigns will need six weeks. It contrasts UK three week practice with U S extended cycles and cites optimism that modern media should shorten campaigns. It ends with a biblical praise verse.
Hal Boyle details a papal audience at Castel Gandolfo, where Pope Pius XII, 76, greets a global crowd with multilingual blessings. The scene blends pageantry and reverence as Protestants and Catholics alike witness the Pontiff’s once-a-century-like moment and universal appeal.
The article credits Eisenhower’s personal popularity and broad appeal as the main factor in his 1952 win, noting he led the ticket while voters were dissatisfied with Truman era policies. It contrasts Stevenson’s late start with Ike’s clear issues advantage, including Republican attacks on taxes, prices, corruption, and the Korean stalemate.
Dr. Jordan explains that diet must match the stone composition after lab analysis. Oxalic or phosphoric acid stones require acidic urine, while uric acid stones need alkaline urine. Diagnosis includes locating stones by X ray and addressing infection, with pain relief and possible oiling to aid passage.
Wholesale food prices fell to $6.30 in the Dun & Bradstreet index the lowest since July 11 1950. The figure is down 5.1 percent from a year ago and below last week’s $6.33. The year’s low reached $6.31 on April 22 with a high of $6.70 in late August and early September.
The Ohio Water Pollution Board granted sewage discharge permits to thirty municipalities Tuesday. They included Junction City Shawnee and Somerset in Perry County. Canton received a temporary six month permit to finish a 3.7 million dollar sewage treatment plant.
Washington reports the 22nd Amendment, ratified last year, bars any person from being elected president more than twice and limits a vice president who serves most of another’s term to two four-year terms. Truman avoided the change as incumbent but chose not to seek another term.
The forecast warns of a brief bolt of upheaval with a need to cling to the status quo. It promises a later rise in fortune and honors from high places, plus rare opportunities and rewards as the day ends. Birthday children may face an unsettled start but end on a secure, high note.
Oklahoma City father George Aebischer says he will obtain a court order to rename his two sons after reconsidering the names he chose. He explains his sentiments have changed since the births and cites the controversial names Stalin and Lenin as the reason for the request.
Evalina Brill and Keith Brill return to their Athens home after weeks away. Hazel Burke visits Marietta with Ralph Westbrook and Donna Jean. Horace Parsons and Charles Brown from Columbus spend the weekend here. Frank Parsons hosts Ralph Westbrook family and Grace Parsons from Frost. Guy White visits from Guysville. Simon Layton and children Merwin Mona and Gaylor visit Will Young in town.
Al Kemmer pays part of a $6500 blackmail while protecting a murder body at High Hill. After a beating and a probe by Sergeant Healey, Kemmer dies and Eddie Fields lies critical from an ax blow as authorities seek the link between two killings on the same property.
A dense timetable lists NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCCL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBN& Columbus WCHS Charleston and others with stations and frequencies across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. The page details Monday through Friday daily listening blocks including noon to 1 p.m. and evening segments with news sports dramas and music programs featuring a wide array of hosts and show titles such as Roy Rogers Judy Canova and Father Knows Best.
Telegraph style list of evening and following day television programs across multiple stations with varied show titles and times. Entries include news, drama, variety, game shows, cartoons, movies, and public affairs segments. Program slates indicate frequent changes by stations and sometimes incomplete listings.
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