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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1949
Page
4
In a reflective editorial Louis Pughline argues the Nov 8 vote split the town but calls for unity to advance schools, shops, streets and industrial opportunities. He urges residents to imitate Logan and Athens by seizing opportunities and acting for the common good.
Martin Faber visits the Three Wishes Gift Shop in Dolorrosa with a rare Carnelian cameo. Hagar Blair values the piece at high price while her assistant Stephanie urges purchase. Faber seeks $10,000 from Arnold Pfeiffer to fund new canvases.
The author urges vigilance ahead of 1950 and 1952 elections, arguing local defeats against the Fair Deal indicate creeping socialism. He warns that democracy weakens from small offices and bureaucratic power and urges beating Socialism at home, comparing to England.
A fragment reflecting a defender of individualism wary of opposing veteran benefits, noting varying state and national positions and the broad scope of the political discussion.
The veteran affairs budget has grown since the war end, with 21 billion spent over four years. Education dominates, but pensions, disability, and death benefits rise as costs persist, suggesting a permanent share of federal spending must cover VA programs.
The article argues the president bears primary responsibility for the federal deficit, explaining governments must balance income and outgo like any business. It contends rising taxes alone won’t fix the gap and urges cutting expenses, criticizing White House leadership for not promoting fiscal restraint. The piece blames the executive branch for steering Congress toward higher taxes instead of spending controls.
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes the common cold causes widespread misery but little life danger. Early steam inhalations and rest help most. alcohol and laxatives are questionable. Emphasizes bed rest and limiting contagion to shorten colds. Also answers that after substantial stomach removal weight gain is still possible with small, digestible meals.
The Glassless Corporation of Stratford Connecticut files a 9 million anti trust suit in Federal Court against Owens Corning of Toledo. The complaint alleges Fiberglas president Harold Boesch stein used a wartime government job to damage the Connecticut firm.
Miss Donna Green of Hillsboro visited her parents the Harley Green family. Mrs. Mary McMillen Ward died Friday November 4 at the home of her son Emmet Ward in Vinton. Burial was in Vinton Memorial Park. Mrs. E L Cottrill Mrs Rodney Sprouse and Mrs. Francis Cottrill called on Mrs. Clifford Unroe. Mrs Verna W
The 30 year old Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi arrives in Washington for a 23 day tour with 21 state dinners and receptions planned. He tours New York Detroit and California while U S officials showcase Iran as a friendly ally in a tense Cold War landscape.
Highway officials from 12 states meet in Columbus December 5 6 to seek recommendations for uniform truck weights. Gov. Lausche called the meeting and State Highway Director T J Kauer is finalizing details. Attending states include Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Delaware New York and Ohio.
Score yourself with ten point answers across ten questions for men women and teens about history music art and sports plus a garbled final answer list suggesting a scanned puzzle page. The item reads like a newspaper quiz feature with a point scale and sample questions.
WPA offices approve the Nelsonville canal route project. Meigs County coal miners hold a mass meeting to discuss a central union in the Pomeroy area. Villagers report forest fires burning 500 acres around Mt Tabor and Brush Creek with CCC help. Logan High loses 6 0 to Jackson. Various local residents travel, visit, or recover from minor incidents. First Athens gas well work begins near Connett greenhouse on W Union Street.
Hal Boyle reports interior designer Leonard Hutton argues offices and homes should be comfortable and lively. He criticizes overdressed offices with wall maps and says recessed files and ambient lighting help visitors relax. He recalls decorating the Austrian embassy and a Monte Carlo client who flooded a pool with salt water as a joke.
St Louis reports that Vice President Barkley will wed Mrs Carleton S Hadley in a small ceremony at St John’s Methodist Church on Friday. Only 34 guests and a few reporters will attend inside while TV and newspaper cameras capture arrivals and departures outside.
An extended listing of radio station identifiers and program schedules for NBC WLW ABC WCOL WSAZ WCHS WPAR MBS WMOA including show titles, times, and repeat notes for Thursday November 17 and Friday November 13 with a mix of news, music, dramas, and variety programs across Columbus Cincinnati Huntington Parkersburg and Marietta stations.
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