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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1950
Page
4
The piece praises newspaper boys for their role in delivering the news and supporting free enterprise. It emphasizes their early initiative and responsibility, the challenges of odd hours and weather, and urges readers to encourage the youths who serve as a vital link between the paper and the public.
In a broadcast Truman urged shared sacrifice for the defense effort but critics say he failed to demand retrenchment in federal spending. They argue the burden falls on private citizens while bureaucrats push new domestic programs, weakening public morale.
The article argues productive natural resource industries protect national security and prosperity. It cites U S coal capacity of 280 million tons a year and a new 122 ton belt conveyor moving 300 tons per hour, illustrating American industry as a check on Russia and a deterrent in the atomic era.
War correspondents note North Korean units that pressed the Pusan area have faded or vanished after rear guard actions. Some South Koreans may have been swept up among the combatants or forced to retreat, creating uncertainty over the fate of these forces.
The Nation Today notes a dramatic rise in U S population during the 1940s altering the view of a peak in the mid-century. Growth surged to 19 million that decade with a 14 percent increase, linked to economic prosperity, early marriages, more births, lower infant mortality, and rising immigration.
Hal Boyle recalls coverage from the Inchon Seoul front and argues that carrier pigeons and a portable armored amphibious motor scooter would help dispatches reach the United States. He notes heavy jeep use by correspondents, rising jeep accidents, and unreliable teletype links amid the front lines.
The analysis warns that North Korean tactics could prompt more refugees and soldiers to blend into civilian life. It suggests vigilance as the South Korean civilian population may approach a new high, with being South Korean becoming a more common status in coming days.
Cpl James J Smith has returned to his Oklahoma base after furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Ed Smith and family. Doradeane Hoffman wed Arthur L Traugh in Richmond Indiana with Rev George Gorris officiating. The couple will live in Nelsonville at 43 Campbell St. Various local residents visited relatives in Columbus Marietta and Hollister with names listed among the social notes.
The article explains lobar bronchopneumonia and atypical pneumonia, noting lobar cases once fatal but now with sulfa drugs and penicillin. It describes symptoms, risks, and the slower recovery of bronchopneumonia and atypical pneumonia, plus aureomycin as a promising treatment and the need for early diagnosis.
Four men appeared before Mayor Sidney A. Spencer in a night court. John Jeffers was fined 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication. Byrd Jerrars paid 5 dollars in costs for operating a vehicle in an unsafe condition. Joe Hysell received a heavy fine equivalent for a separate offense. The report notes other surrounding personal drama involving Edith Flood and her advertising business.
A schedule of evening and daytime programs across WLW Channel 3 and WTVN Channel 6 listing times and titles such as Kukla Frani John Conte News Carava Star Theater Amateur Hour Broadway Openhouse Modern Headlines Sports Byline Carousel Wake Up and Live Morning Matinee Trading Post Boss programs for Tuesday and Wednesday slots with mapped times and program names.
A fragmented OCR listing TV time slots for stations WENS TV channel 106 and WSAZ TV channel 5 detailing afternoon and evening programs including news, films, game shows, and local fare. Entries mix show names with odd typos and inconsistent times indicating a catalog of daily broadcasts.
Prattsville and surrounding areas report visits as Mr and Mrs Oscar Coe and sons John and Richard spent a day with F R Coe and his wife in Prattsville. Guests of E C Allen included Barrett Allen and Ricky with Fred Ogle, Collins Ogle and David, Chillicothe visitors. Edna h
The former Ede Prey, now in full control of Frey & Company, confronts unhappy odds with Peter Flood and Northcott’s shifting plans. Executive Reagan shares his humble background and ambition as the agency weighs the shaky Morn-Gilo account.
Radio programs and station frequencies for ARMA stations WMCA Huntington 980 NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 ABC WCOL Columbus 21240 WSAZ Columbus 1460 CBS WBNS Charleston 580 WCHS Parkersburg 1450 WPAR Columbus 610 MBS WHKC Marietta 3490 KC
A dense hourly radio schedule lists programs across networks Abe CBS MBS ABC Dumont and NBC style blocks. Entries include news roundups, dramas, comedies, variety shows, sports, and a late night World Series tie in with television broadcasts.
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