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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
4
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The article contrasts John Dos Passos and Henry J. Taylor who view Britain’s downturn as a result of bureaucratic socialism. It notes food and clothing reductions, free school lunches for prewar poor, voter loyalty to Labour, and critiques of Conservative policy. It then compares U.S. resilience, citing Aberdeen ordnance demos with 2,500 participants and Soviet reaction to exclusions as a Cold War echo.
Military personnel have faced criticism for delays blamed on through channel and chain of command structures. The article discusses ongoing debates over streamline efforts to improve immediate action and execution in military operations.
The article notes a 25 percent rise in prices farmers receive since controls ended June 1946, with a parity index of 286 for prices received and 237 for prices paid as of Sept 15. It explains the parity formula, current market strains, and potential shifts if government supports lapse after Dec 31, 1948. Congress faces election-year pressures to extend the arrangement.
President Truman endorses a broad bi partisan food conservation campaign urging voluntary cuts in consumption to ease domestic price pressures and aid relief abroad. He notes shortages, inflation risks, and the need to boost production to balance supply with demand.
Mrs W L Gard was elected delegate to the state convention of Parent-Teacher Associations by Central School Parent-Teacher group led by new president Mrs Frank B Gullum. Mr and Mrs E J Jones Sr hosted a formal dinner for Dr and Mrs E B Bryan. Mrs Robert Tompkins entertained the Alpha Gamma Delta alumni club. Bayard Cherry McArthur returned to Columbus to resume engineering studies at Ohio State University.
Ten years ago Mrs. Bertha Chase of Pomeroy was elected regent of the local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. Dr. T. H. Morgan spoke to the Athens County Medical Society in Nelsonville.
Roger Kittle was elected president of the Glouster Kiwanis Club with Phil Robinson as vice president. New Athens Chapter Izaak Walton League members include C. C. Kerr Harold Howell George R Bailes Francis P Bundy George Carpenter Gabriel Penceli S. M. Seward and William M Young. Mrs Carolyn Morris spoke on cosmetics before nurses at Athens State Hospital. Mrs Roger Connor and Mrs H Wescott Roach departed for Cincinnati to attend the Episcopal Church 52nd annual convention. It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.
Mrs Goldie Colmer of Guysville Ohio writes that liquor harms health, families, and youth, condemns bootleggers, praises prohibition failures, and urges saving grain for feeding starving people. She cites unsafe night spots like the 33 Club and Rain Bow Inn as safety risks and calls for ending both legal and illegal liquor.
New York listings show NBC eight Friday night schedule including Henry Aldrich Burns and Allen Jack Carson Eve Bob Hawk quiz Eddie Cantor. CBS offers Suspense Crime Boylan? sequence Dick Haymes Crime Photographer Man Known X. ABC presents Challenge of Yu Kon Clock Drama Willie Piper Mr President. MBS offers High Adventure Scarlet Queen Bob Hope Family Theater. The passage closes with a biblical quote Mark 1:3.
The Boudineire gathered Sept 28 at Jacksonville State Park with a basket dinner at noon. Wyllie Belden was elected president and Dolores Brookhart secretary and treasurer. The group set the next reunion for the first Sunday in August 1948 and announced plans to confirm the venue later.
Sam Simmons argues that early 1920s national bank mortgage lending altered banking culture. He says collateral replaced character, unions suppress advancement, and industry suffers as workers fail to rise, leaving incompetent heirs in jobs while the economy muddles through.
Members of the Meigs County Hatching Flock gathered at Pomeroy High School with W O Atkins presiding. Attendees included Dexter residents C E Stout and Linnie Gaul plus others from Albany Emmett Will Pomeroy Long Bottom Middleport and Portland. A second meeting was approved for Oct 14 at 8 p m. High egg production honors went to C E Stout and Everett Tracy for Whites and Reds respectively with prizes awarded to Henry Bahr and Victor Bahr.
On a grassy riverfront luncheon to meet a planned match, Happy resents being treated as a purchase. George explains his aim while rival Drusilla and her entourage stir tension, hinting she may be the island’s intended bride.
Dr. William A. O'Brien discusses how striving for better social status can trigger anxiety and physical illness such as ulcers and thyroid issues, especially among foreign-born and second generation Americans. He notes that cultural conflict and blocked actions fuel anger, and urges relief through work or play while highlighting the normality of emotional pain and its link to illness. The column also answers a teen acne question, endorsing a balanced diet and stating tomatoes do not cause bad complexion.
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