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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1949
Page
4
The text discusses hardships for pensioners and other beneficiaries, critiques government spending increasing debt, and argues solvency as essential for future security. It stresses a policy of achieving and maintaining solvency as a key step to secure government reliability.
Georgi Malenkov, No. 3 in the Soviet leadership, warns that a new world war would ruin capitalism worldwide and accuses America of seeking a global empire. He praises Russia’s borders as just and well arranged while insisting Russia does not want war and is pursuing peace, a stance the United States views with skepticism.
The text argues government obligations are to all people, especially those paying for future security. It contends current administration favors labor and farmers, boosting wages and farm prices, raising living costs and reducing dollar purchasing power. It emphasizes policy risks to economic stability.
The Nation Today notes a 138 page staff report for a House Senate Economic Committee subcommittee. It outlines that in 1948 about 38 percent of families and 8 million individuals were not in families with incomes under $2000 and highlights education as a key factor in shaping future incomes.
The Supreme Court held that a veteran's job security under the Draft Act extends beyond the first year back at his prewar job. Justice Burton delivered an 8-0 decision with Justice Douglas not participating. The act requires restoration to the former position or to one of like seniority and pay and prohibits firing without cause for one year after reemployment.
New York humor column follows Gilbert Ward and his horse Pegasus later renamed Gladys in a wacky tale of animal psychology. Dr Ambrose Withers prescribes three weekly sessions at fifteen dollars each, leading to a hefty bill and an unexpected aftereffect at home. The horse now chats with the wife every morning, prompting Ward to seek the doctor’s remedy.
Eleven members of the River Rats organization, YMCA executives from East Liverpool Steubenville Wheeling Marietta Parkersburg and Cambridge, met to discuss YMCA programs. Wheeling was chosen for the next meeting with no date set.
Hagar Blair, owner of the Three Wishes Gift Shop in Dolorosa, confronts Martin Falter over a famous cameo pin he brought. A mishap tears a Della Robbia vase, prompting danger hints as Stephanie hides writings and a tense exchange reveals the pin’s Borgian lore and potential theft.
A quiz page lists categories for men women and teens with questions on groups wars songs fabrics games and biblical mentions. The formatting includes garbled quotes and scattered fragments suggesting a contest scoring system and a reference to Easter Bonnet.
Three crewmen rode a crippled B 29 to a safe landing at Salt Lake Municipal Airport Monday night. Ten other crew members parachuted to safety.
John Mohler of Middleport Route 1 writes in The Messenger letter urging action against dust from mining trucks on local roads. He notes health concerns and laundry costs, calls for road improvements or dust suppression, and reminds voters to consider local leaders at the next election.
Motoring through Athens County uncovers vanished hamlets once laid out as Bern New Bern Bessemer Bretland Detroit and more. The 1820s to early 1900s plats show streets and lots now vanished or renamed with clues to their former iron works depots creeks and rail lines.
A 1939 item notes a recommendation to build two 26 foot dams at Letart Falls by a board of Army engineers. Meigs County commissioners cut the 1939 budget from 92000 to 77000 dollars. A local gas station owner, Dick Grubb, was held up for 19 dollars after the bandit cut telephone wires.
A poem-like piece asks whether readers are builders who shape life with care and planning or wreckers who tear down. It contrasts skilled construction with common labor and urges self reflection on one’s conduct and character. Contributed by Etta Hart from Rutland Ohio.
A chronicle style verse by Fred R Painter reflects on election night with mayoral candidates Mick and Clark, public mood, and shifts in voting tradition. It notes a move from old style ticket marking and hints at upcoming changes in civic life and grammar quirks.
Radio listings detail NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston and more stations with hourly program blocks from 6:00 PM to 5:00 PM next day. Shows include news, music, dramas, comedies, and kiddies hours across CBS NBC MBS and ABC networks, with titles like This Is Your Life, The Great Gildersleeve, Sherlock Holmes, and luminaries such as Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx.
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