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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1949
Page
4
In a 75th anniversary address, the former president analyzes the federal debt and rising costs. He notes the average family paid about 200 dollars in 1929 versus 1300 for government today, detailing how government growth could require 81 of 235 working days annually. He argues taxes won’t fully cover costs and warns against borrowing to eat.
The Nation Today outlines how the GI bill broadened student eligibility after 1945, leading to abuse claims. VA rules were tightened in 1949 and Sept 15, then partially rolled back to allow course changes within the same field, while banning new schools under a year old. H V Stirling cites mass eligibility and rising costs as key concerns.
Tod Duncan impulsively marries Jenny Poteska after his fiancée Liz elopes. Jenny, and Tod expect a life together, but his family tensions and a midwest honeymoon misadventure shadow their plans as they vow to endure the years ahead.
The article argues the judiciary's role as an independent check in a system of checks and balances. It discusses Roosevelt's court packing, the impact on independence, and the need for a balanced court with a centrist chief justice to guide progress without yielding to party power.
The article notes local dairy cows in the immediate area bring in nearly four million dollars annually for owners. It argues for expanding the industry despite regulatory frustrations and predicts significant growth, expecting dairy income to double in a few years and reach about 20 percent of county tax valuation by 1955.
News Your Dad Read notes a NYA brick gutter project approved in Pomeroy. It also lists visits by Velma Geary Amy Kingsland Elizabeth Carnes and others to Pi Beta Phi’s fiftieth anniversary at Ohio University plus sports and community events including Estel Crabtree’s return from the Little World Series and a missing person report for Arthur Duckworth.
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Lancaster fireman John W Price works 72 hours at the fire department switchboard while pursuing paleontology. Self trained, he gains recognition with honorary Doctor of Science from Franklin and Marshall College and leads a museum staff teaching nature to about 25 000 schoolchildren.
The letter accuses local parents of shirking home teaching while urging schools to take responsibility for children. It discusses Buchtel and Nelsonville schools, then recounts Millfield mine disaster effects, U.S. and John L. Lewis era labor actions, and defends welfare funds as necessary for miners. Edgar Michael from Athens signs.
A reader recounts decades in the coal industry arguing that high living costs, company stores, and company towns pressured miners. The piece cites Luhrig mine strikes over salt meat prices, railroads entering mining, and wage cuts after strikes, claiming deceitful freight practices and dropped coal wages outpaced by prices.
National Association to Control Epilepsy reports about 800000 Americans with convulsive seizures most improve with treatment and many live normal lives. Most cases begin before age 20 with heredity playing a role though not determinative, and treatment may require trial of multiple drugs before success.
A detailed listing of radio stations NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus and others with a full daily program slate for Tuesday and Wednesday October 11 and 12. Includes timing for newscasts, song hours, dramas, comedies, serials, and variety shows across networks CBS NBC ABC MBS and local affiliates.
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