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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1950

Page

4

Psychic entertainer Marion demonstrates metagraphology in New York

Frederick Marion, a Prague and London based figure, tours New York showing cryptaes thesia and metagraphology. He claims no trickery and explains time as an illusion while deciphering handwriting and personal objects to forecast futures and link past events.

Saul Pett Hal Boyle New York Frederick Marion Prague London Marion Cryptaesthesia Detroit Chicago

Murder on the Thornes Aunt Maggie and family in peril

Aunt Maggie Thorne is smothered in her bed amid a web of suspects including Nephew Peter and Sister Agatha. Leeana, the grand niece, learns Peter and Jasper hide crucial truths while Deputy Sheriff Mart Preston chases a solution. Tense scenes mix romance and danger as the inquest unfolds.

Maggie Thorne Peter Maggie Agatha Leeana Jasper Sendra Mart Preston Mart Matt Sondra Cynthia Carstairs Arthur Jones Arthur Mrs. Carstairs Jones Clem Purdy Thorne Cynthia

Money and Time Drift as Safe Roads Cost Soar

The piece reflects on the high costs of major highway projects in hilly regions like Guysville Ohio. It notes inflation, right of way purchases, and wage rules driving bills beyond a million dollars for crossing improvements and river bridges. It cites Route 7 from Pomeroy to the Athens County line and ongoing resurfacing alongside the shift from old horseback trails to highway relocation.

Guysville Washington County Athens County Ohio Meigs County Pomeroy Ohio River

Texas town votes to sell municipal electric plant to private utility

The Italy News-Herald notes Texas communities shift to private power, arguing private enterprise favors long term maintenance, reserves, and profitability while government run services risk debt and inadequate funding. It predicts residents will reject municipal power after experiencing private service.

Texas Italy Texas, News-Herald The News-Herald

The Waste Goes On and Prevention Calls

A call to strict fire prevention amid wartime strain notes direct fire losses at 685 million dollars for the year ending September 30, urging individual home precautions. The piece argues most fires result from human carelessness and insists simple, inexpensive changes can save lives and resources. It ends with quotations from Henry George and Horace Mann on progress and truth.

Clarifying the Draft Military Policy for Clarity and Continuity

The piece argues for a definite military policy to resolve questions about Reserve status after marriage and family, veteran call backs after overseas service, and Reserve doctors with changed circumstances. It asserts ample manpower for emergencies and urges clear probabilities to guide the Republic toward a peaceful world settlement.

Republic

Must Make Bonds Safer

The piece argues that purchasing savings bonds supports government finance in war time by preventing inflation and protecting purchasing power. It urges the government to curb rising prices and wages and to restrict non war expenditures to maintain bond value.

Television Schedule Highlights From WLW C Channel 3 and WTVN Channel 6

Friday and Saturday TV grids list a dense lineup of programs across WLW C Channel 3 and WTVN Channel 6. Notable entries include Kukla Fran and Ollie, Quiz Kids, Wrestling, Boxing, News, Sports summaries, Fifty Star Final, and late-night dramas, with film features and variety shows sprinkled throughout the evening.

Wlw-C Channel 3 TV Rangers Kukla Fran Ollie Showroom

Friday Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Gaps

A partial line up lists times and shows such as Cartoon Theater at 10:50 and Football Highlights at 7:00. Several entries appear truncated or corrupted including 8:00 Quiz Kids and 9:00 Madison Square with missing titles and stray characters.

Cartoon Theater Linkle Zoo Chester Animal Clinic Welcome House Yale Harvard WTVN TV Ranchhouse Fathi Pullitzer Playhouse Madison Square

Television Schedule Listing for WBNS Channel 10

A detailed lineup of programs and air times across WBNS TV Channel 10 including The Pulitzer Playhouse Don McNeill Party Time Penn Cornell Joe DiMaggio Sports Extra Burns and Allen Trouble With Father One Man's Family Ken Murray and more with late night mysteries and wrestling events listed in sequence.

Abe Cbs Network Abombs East Kiddies Jr Rpt Mbs- West Cbs Abe Beulah Cbs News Mbs Abe Jack Smith Cbs Daily Nero Wolf Monty Woolley Cbs Ozzie & Harriet Cbs the Sheriff Abe Vincent Lopez Riley Cbs East Rex Allen Cbs-West Penn Cornell Joe DiMaggio Hank McCune Jack Carter WTVN Don McNeill Burns and Allen Ken Murray Wbns-Tv Buddy Cotter Comedy Theater Weatherman Rodger Nelson Dick Dunkel Pencil Puzzies Doug Edwards Perry Como Nitecappers Lee Edwards

Local families host weekend visits and a birth announcement

Alfred Follrod, Ed Pullins and families hosted visits at Camp Atterbury Indiana while Warren Van Meter announced the birth of a daughter. Irene Bentz assists with care. Huntington’s Walter Adkins visits rabbit hunts with Swartz family and plans military service. Charles Carr Harold Henderson and Guthries visit with Woode family. PTA meeting at Tupper Plains High School. Mrs Helen Woode mentioned.

Warren van Meter Irene Bentz Walter Adkins Huntington W. Va Harold Gerald Swartz Walter Charles Carr Harold Henderson Dayton J. D. Carr Lee Henderson George Guthrie Charles D. Woode Clarence Henderson Eleanor Boyles Nina Robinson PTA Tupper Plains High School Helen Woode

Oldest Lighthouse Called Father of Lighthouses

The Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt is regarded as the earliest lighthouse built centuries before Christ. It stood hundreds of feet tall with a summit blaze visible from about 57 miles at sea.

Alexandria Egypt Christ

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