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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1954
Page
4
Fragmented OCR item notes delivery options and rates for mail and carrier services. Mentions Athens Ohio and Pessehee, with reference to an Act of 1918, carrier delivery maintenance, and monthly charges.
A column argues voters may prefer continuing Eisenhower era policy amid inflation fears. It cites U.S. News & World Report on rising industrial output and outlines hopes for nuclear powered airplanes, noting debates on timelines and the potential for future military and commercial use.
A New York feature traces the rise of tape making from a 200 million dollar per year business to a realm of 300 varieties. It cites Minnesotan exec W E Zimmermann noting 150 kinds since World War II, and showcases tape’s ubiquity from birth records to funeral sprays, with a farmer’s cow tail anecdote.
James Marlow reports how the Nixon claim of removing thousands of security risks reshaped the 1954 campaign. The Civil Service Commission tallies 6926 separated, with 1743 fired or resigned for subversive data, while Democrats call the figures a hoax and demand breakdowns.
A columnist recounts Dr. George Crane guiding Eileen and Charles through a month long program to rekindle love. The couple followed daily compliments, smiles, joint Sundays at church, shared letters to their children, and affectionate routines, ending years of cold distance with renewed romance.
New Plymouth hosts Grange from Hocking County installing officers with thirty one visitors present. Raymond Hoyd received eye treatment after brake fluid sprayed while repairing a car. Numerous local social visits include Somerset residents, McArthur harvest festival attendance, and weekend guests from Logan Chillicothe Millersport Columbus and surrounding areas.
In Creek Junction, Mrs. Oswald survives a poisoning scare after a tense gathering reveals plans to involve outside officials including State Police. Jim Dunn plans a full investigation while Sheriff Agnes Argyle grapples with family tensions and hidden motives as arsenic use is questioned.
The horoscope cautions against excessive spending and stresses careful money management to avoid future trouble. It advises focusing on harmonious relationships in the evening and supporting a community project, with news expected from a distant source. For birthdays, plans made now may mature by May 1955, with professional promise and support from notable figures.
The Band Booster Club gathered at Rockbridge High School for a meeting. An old fashioned service at Fairview Church on Route 33 was attended by Robert Drake Hobart Stiverson and Mr and Mrs Dave Woltz. An offering supported church building in Korea. Zelda Poling, formerly living with daughter Maud Garrett near Haynes, now with Richard Ott and wife in Columbus. Dave Woltz visited Eliza Kline Wednesday and Johnny Whitcraft Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Clyde Nihiser and sons took a hunting trip Wednesday evening.
Five month old Claudette Miller slept in her crib while her Siamese sister Constance died Monday night after a separation operation. Doctors initially expected both girls to survive though Constance went into shock and died. In Springfield a Columbus boy, Thomas Starnes Jr., age 11, was killed in a car truck collision near the city.
Dr Edwin P Jordan reviews studies on whether competitive sports affect life expectancy and heart health. He notes little difference in mortality between athletes and nonathletes, but cautions that strenuous activity can stress a weak heart. Medical supervision, healthy teens, and avoiding illness or fatigue are advised for young players.
A dense listing of radio stations and their daily programming from ABC WCOL WSAZ NBC WLW CRS WBNS MBS WHKC WATH WIEH WCHS WPAR Jther WMOA and WOU FM. It catalogs time blocks from morning through late night with news talks dramas variety shows and music segments across stations arranged by city and frequency. The fragment preserves the feel of an era program grid with hosts shows and times though some lines are garbled.
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