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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1954
Page
4
A broad rise of audio-visual education since World War I positions educational films as a staple in schools. Editors note growing demand outpaces supply, with pooling of film resources and large catalogs from Britannica affiliate and other studios.
Sarkes Tarzian, from Turkish Armenia, rose from sleeping in an alley to running a Bloomington Indiana electrical empire grossing 23 million yearly. He sells complete TV stations from 120000 dollars, and with his wife Mary runs engineering and personnel, employing 2600 in a defense of small town industry and decentralization.
The British House of Commons overwhelmingly approved the Paris pacts to bring West Germany into the free nations orbit, with only four dissenting votes. Labour abstained largely under party pressure amid Bevan’s leadership, while Conservatives and Bevan critics offered sharp, cautionary lines. The piece ends with a Socratic benediction on democracy.
In Washington the French premier Pierre Mendes France impressed officials by endorsing European unity and German rearmament while warning of domestic turmoil. He fast tracked deals including Indochina truces and Tunisian reforms, but his stance on Europe faltered after the French Assembly blocked the European Defense Community.
Hannah, a homemaker by instinct, travels with Greg after a jilting and amnesia exhibits itself in their hotel town. Greg wrestles with responsibility while Hannah seeks a stable home and a future with a husband and children amid town and family pressures. The pair confronts secrecy, dependence, and the doubt of permanent steadiness as spring rain begins.
Dr George W Crane discusses why some children lag in speech. He notes hearing loss as a key factor and describes his approach using the Gault Telefactor to teach deaf children to speak. Readers are invited to request Crane’s psychological charts by mail.
Tulsa parents Douglas Dwight Thompson win permission from District Judge W Lee Johnson to change their son's middle name from Dwight to Walsh after deleting over a page of reasons they no longer admire President Eisenhower. The first name Douglas remains, honoring Gen Douglas MacArthur.
Four armed men herded nine people into the New Waterford Bank vault in Salem Ohio. They scooped up between 7000 and 10000 dollars in cash and fled in a car. Bank official William E. Ferguson said losses likely fall between seven and ten thousand with roadblocks set by state patrol and local police.
Marcus Bloomfield aged 29, father of three, was electrocuted near Mount Zion when a tree trimming cable touched a power line. He suffered severe burns and died en route to a Bucyrus hospital. Co workers described the cable as used to pull heavy branches during trimming for Ohio Power.
Mr and Mrs John Mingel of Athens visited Mr and Mrs Jewell Story and family last week Mary Euler of Racine spent a weekend with Golda Sargent Mrs Omer Hess employed in Athens spent a Saturday with her family Bernard Paulsen of Columbus spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Clara Paulsen and son Robert Mr and Mrs Otis Midkiff of Michigan Mr and Mrs Porter Midkiff Mr and Mrs Ziba Midkiff and son Cecil spent a Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bert Romine and family
The reading says tomorrow favors completing tough tasks and finishing outstanding matters. A new way to save may emerge in the morning while caution is advised in the afternoon to avoid errors. If tomorrow is your birthday, the next six months may bring career advancement through personal effort and influential allies.
A dense listing of radio stations in Columbus Athens Parkersburg Marietta and surrounding areas with frequency call letters and a dense day schedule. It outlines AM FM stations and a long sequence of program blocks from morning to late night including news commentary various shows and entertainment blocks across stations such as ABC WCOL NBC WLW CBS WBNS WATH WJEH WCHS and others. The document reads like a station guide including daily time slots and program titles.
A dense OCR style listing outlines a late afternoon to late night radio schedule with programs across multiple stations and genres. Entries include news, music, sports, talk and variety shows featuring hosts and bands such as Drake Hr, Space Patrol, Travel, Gun Smoke, Capitol Cloakroom, Quaker Ty, and Pete Hayes. The fragmentary list mentions times from 8:30 to 11:00 and beyond, noting channel variety and program titles.
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