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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
4
The piece argues for bipartisan cooperation under President Truman to address housing budgets taxes and government efficiency. It calls for full disclosure of war contracts agency biases and labor disputes while criticizing past New Deal power abuses and urging a comprehensive inquiry into labor management relations and closed shops.
The medical column stresses vaccinating infants in the first year against smallpox and diphtheria and immunizing against whooping cough and tetanus. It advises diphtheria injections between seven and nine months with toxoids, notes Shick testing timing, and warns against waiting for epidemics. Diphtheria spread by carriers and contaminated items is discussed along with booster doses and public health duty. It also covers bursitis knee treatment in a Q and A section with advice on housemaid's knee and deep bursitis.
Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail in various regions including Ohio and overseas. Prices show 6 month and 3 month options, weekly and yearly rates with specific figures. Notices mention Athens Ohio post office entry and national representatives with contact points for subscriptions and obituary or acknowledgment charges.
Minnesota representative Andresen derides the Wagner Murray Dingell health bill as a blueprint for a large bureaucracy. He argues it would politicize medicine, create powerful government control over doctors and hospitals, undermine private medical care, and cost billions yearly.
The piece argues wage increases drive price inflation, eroding purchasing power and living standards. It warns labor to reassess demands amid rising costs, noting inflation outpaces wage gains and profits hurt ordinary workers. It emphasizes the need for wage sanity alongside price sanity to stabilize the economy.
A California oil company advertises that each of its 34,000 stockholders backs an invested “kit of tools” worth $38,000 per employee. Dividends last year averaged $137 per stockholder, highlighting that ordinary Americans own the capital behind industry rather than a handful of rich magnates.
A critic contends that only the minority in heaven enjoys adequate rights, arguing a paradox of moral protection beyond earthly politics. The remark sparks discussion on equality and justice in religious thought.
Peter Edson discusses President Truman's Armistice Day statement urging cross party cooperation. He contrasts naive idealism with reality, noting the 1945 labor conference failure and ongoing domestic policy battles with a Republican Congress, predicting renewed partisan fights come January.
A wary market notes money shortages pressing households and businesses. Analysts warn the crunch could slow spending and curb growth amid rising prices and limited access to credit.
In a reader letter from Athens dated Nov 13, T. Males denounces Sam Simmons’s back-to-the-farm proposal as near-communist. The writer argues land limits kill incentive, create endless bureaus, and resemble New Deal planning. The missive also condemns wartime government control and cites Truman era politics.
The Messenger calls for national unity after the election and warns the Republican majority to avoid blunders. It critiques Hoover era policies and Roosevelt, urging lawmakers to fulfill campaign promises and focus on domestic welfare rather than foreign nations. The piece stresses accountability in the January 3, 1947 congressional convening.
At Orphan's Friend Lodge F A M meeting, James W. Hill was elected Master with Homer Wells, George Ragan, F L Penn and others in line for 1947 posts. An oyster supper followed. Garden Club host Mrs Pearl Horton led guests including Mrs Titus and Mrs Stansbury with table bouquet demos. Local sports saw Coolville beat Wilkesville in basketball while Wilkesville edged Shade in another game. Claude Russell and Roberta Tinkham wed in Columbus as friends serenaded them.
A string of short visits and gatherings is described. Prattsville guests include Mr and Mrs George Dearth with Edna and Anne Dearth visiting Mrs Sarah McHenry in Jacksonville. Other notes mention visits by Collins Ogle, Doris Pearse, the Dearth family group at John Maxwell’s near Athens, and dinner hosts Ottie Dearth with Elizah Burns and Paul Ward families.
Seventeen members attended the W S C S gathering at Mrs Nellie Mossman home. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Guy Clark and Vice President Mrs J A Brothers. Guests from Columbus and Cincinnati visited, with several local members listed and Miss Grace Sisson’s substitute noted.
Bartlett Mrs Ollie McKain and Mrs Marshall Bailey hosted visits with families from Chesterhill and Youngstown. OSU student Denver Harris visited. WSCS set for Nov 21 Grange Hall with guest invites. Doral Class hosted by Grange Hall with officers elected. A. D. Allman’s son Billy injured by an ax. Bartlett High students in Prince of Peace contest with Arthur Buell winning first and Mary Jane Fisher and Dorothy Remely tying for second.
NEW YORK reports a possible strike by the American Federation of Radio Artists threatens major broadcasts. Tonight’s lineups include NBC shows from 7:30 to 10 and CBS, ABC, and other networks offering dramas quizzes bands and variety programs.
Community revival runs November 6 to 17 at East Letart Community Church led by Evangelist Rev Albert J Shea and song Evangelist Miss Ava Hamer. Attendants include visiting families from Denver McMechen St Marys Parkersburg and Cleveland Heights.
Family and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Francis McNutt to celebrate Flora and Florence McNutt turning twelve and David McNutt turning nine. Attendees included the Exlines and various McNutt relatives from Taver Ridge and Jackson, with visits noted from Miss Florence Rimmey and Athens excursions by the McNutts.
The Crooksville Corning Youth District Rally gathered five church groups led by Rev. Hughie Jones of Junction City at the Corning U B Church. Musical numbers from Crooksville Junction City New Lexington and others preceded a youth message. Social hour followed with refreshments for 145. The Corning Garden Club met at the American Legion Hall with President Chas Woodruff in charge and discussed a membership drive.
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