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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1946

Page

4

Cook for Royal Estate Attracts Elite Widow

Gayle Bartlett hires Stella Mays a famed cook after evaluating several candidates for the house staff. Stella admires the kitchen calling it a cook’s paradise and agrees to help assemble supplies. The pairing promises a close bond with Gayle, shaping house operations for upcoming social duties.

Gaile Mrs. Mays Gayle Mrs. Bartlett Stella Mays Gayle Bartlett Rose Beecher

Ohio University Celebrates Historic Firsts and Growth

The Alumni Association highlights Ohio Universitys progress with veterans conferences branch units for Chillicothe Portsmouth and Zanesville teaching cadet training expanded facilities and rising enrollment including 3 161 veterans among 4 914 students. The university has not lowered standards and is integrating ten acres of new campus space and plans for a broader educational plant amid improving facilities and scholastic gains.

Alumni Association of Ohio University United States Langche Committee On Higher Education Chillicothe Portsmouth Zanesville State Department of Education

Coal's Record Shows Industry Responsibility to Workers and Consumers

The coal industry laid out its record from 1914 to 1945, noting lower fatality rates per million tons, wage growth from 35.5 to 124 hours, and substantial investments in safety and efficiency despite hardship after World War I. It argues it faced without government aid and acknowledges imperfections in the sector and in unions.

United Mine Workers

Republican House Backed To Curb New Deal Power

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial urges voters to elect a Republican House and Senate majority in 1946 to resist wartime controls and left wing policies, set the stage for a Washington housecleaning, and curb administration power while supporting a 1948 clean sweep. It calls for broad Republican support to end New Deal trends.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington House of Representatives Senate New Deal Gine Republ

Meat politics and price controls in the campaign

Washington debates meat as the symbol of price controls. Democrats blame the current shortages on the opposition and a misstep by Truman. Republicans expect voters to punish the party in power. The piece traces how wage and labor actions, from unions to policy shifts, disrupted production and markets, urging a return to free enterprise and market forces.

Washington Senate House White House Representative McCormack House of Representatives Truman Congress

Wallac e Foreign Policy Views Stir Critics In Washington

Peter Edson reports on Henry Wallace's private remarks critiquing U S foreign policy as partisan. A broader view foresees his speeches becoming studied literary work while political chatter grows ahead of campaigns. The piece also notes humor at a White House golf outing and reactions to GOP slogans and Columbia River Valley Authority support.

Washington

Let's Get Acquainted with Percy L an A Chemist and Leader

A profile of Percy L An, director of research at Hidden Company, detailing his role in developing industrial processes from paper coatings to snuffing out gasoline fires. The piece highlights his work on progesterone accessibility for expectant mothers, mass production of the male hormone, and his ascent from a Tennessee teaching post to Harvard and beyond, stressing his perseverance against barriers as an African American chemist.

Percy Lan America Idden Company Percs Julian Alabama Percy de Pauw University Greencastle Ind William Blanchard Lee Phi Beta Kanna Ora Nashville Tenn Fiske University Dr. Blanchard Harvard Astet Starvard Taur Tjarvard West Verzimia Latore Torekeeper John W. Davis Chemical Resee Kohler Ernst Srath

Harrisonville Personal News Roundup Mixed Visits and Travel

Harrisonville residents and visitors gather at Norma Leo’s home for a social with 24 attendees. Names include Mrs. Francis Gibson in Columbus for schooling, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and son Kenneth visiting Elizabeth, and many trips from White Cross to Ewing ambulances. Birth announced for a daughter to Toledo residents Dye Ball, while others travel to Columbus, Blair, and Cheyenne.

Harrisonville Lord Norma Leo Francis Gibson Wert Columbus Neas Lician Arthur Kenneth Elizabe Rush Taeht Waere White Cross Ewing Charles Dye Ball Toledo S. Wilda Baily Dale Tous Diehl Rudy Halliday Pauline Atkins Serie

Dexter Socials Briefs Highlight Local Movements

Dexter social items note residents visiting and hosting including Mr and Mrs Dwight Mlutehler and Mr and Mrs Carol Halliday with relations in Washington D H Names reflect scattered travel and illness such as Mrs Nan Wiseman of Akton and Mrs Hildred Livingston caring for Mrs S C Cook Also mentioned are Ken Weaver returning from Nitro and Floyd Cleland purchasing the Adkins farm at Midway with local gatherings at the Everett Michael home and Parker Pun area events

Dwight Mlutehler Chicago Carol Halliday Washington D.H John McNeil Douglas Canny Athens Elmer McCaskey Grass Run Gladys Enochs the McNeals Wilmington Don Vale Colum Nan Wiseman Akton Wiseman Dexter Ess Taylor Ashel T Lancaster Kenneth Weaver Floyd Cleland Adkins Midway Tor Brales Everett Michael Parker Pun

Social Jems Carpenter and Vicinity News notes guests and locals

Social Jems Carpenter and Vicinity News lists guests visiting the Jeffers home including Mrs Watta Fisher and others from Wilson Pa Lexington Clyde Jeffers Marion and Sisson families. Funeral services were held at Carpenter Church for Miss Mamie Webb, a longtime resident who had been ill. Others visiting from Columbus Lancaster Sisson Albany and Menzie Webb are mentioned along with travel to California by Mr and Mrs Fern Radcliffe and Mrs Grafton Stout taking post office duties in their absence.

Mrr W. E. Jeffers Watta Fisher Wilson Pa Calvin Garby Lexington Clyde Jeffers Marion William Cheadle Carpenter Church Mamie Webb Webb Menzie Webb Johnson Columbus Charles McCall Lancaster Frank Mont

Portland Area Social Briefs

Portland area social notices list visiting relatives and local gatherings. Names include Rev. C. P. Cecil, Mrs. Martha Murphy, W. C. Moser, Lily Smith, Bert Smith, Zollie Talbott, Rufus Talbott, Lidia Morehouse, Linley Rowe, J. A. Siders, Vaughn Adams, Rose Patterson, Ralph McDade, John Larson, and Wilkie Larson among others. Several trips and illnesses are noted, along with a store fire loss at Hopewell and a hospital visit for John Wheaton.

Portland C. P. Cecil Boca Ratan Fla Blue Ash Martha K. Murphy Danny Shone Lloyd Hawkins Washington, Pa W. C. Moser Jo Swan Harry Swan Los Angeles Cincinnati Lily Smith Bert Belpre L. C. Harris Hopewell W. Va Zollie Talbott Steubenville Rufus Talbott Barberton William Talbott Lidia Morehouse Toppins Grove J. A. Siders Vaughn Adams Earl Jewett Parkersburg Rose Patterson Pleasantview Eva Blosser Ralph McDade Parkersurge John Larson Carl Dailey Black Lick Delbert Patterson Great Bend Wilkie Sar- Som James Rush Lester Ambert Columbus B. F. Price Henry Walnrown R. S. Henderson, Jr Fay Pickens Reedsville Mattie Henderson Wilkie Larson Mississippi River M.S. Lehigh John Wheaton Fred DeLong Eureka St. Joseph's Hospital Parkershurr

News Social Notes From Storys Run Area

Storys Run social notes list visits from Mrs Tena Lynch and many neighbors. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Ward, Mrs Anna Ward, Mrs Sarah Thomas, Mrs Ada Reed of Columbus, Rev Raymond Ife, Rev Osborne, and Mrs Wesley F L Ward. Etta Evans led a Sunday School picnic to Middleport Park and Ward family remodeling advances noted. Charles Manley moved to Middleport and Ross Fife plans to move into the former Mantes home. Leonard George and guests from Charleston WV visited Everett Plantz's family.

Tena Lynch Anna Ward Charles Ward Sarah Thomas Ada Reed Columbus Archie Thomas Janie Raymond Ife Osborne Wesley F_L Ward Etta Evans FWB Middleport Park Ward OMN McElhinney Sears Charles Manley Middleport Ross Fife Mantes Leonard George Charleston

Mineral Social Briefs Highlight Local Moves Illness and Visits

Social notes from Mineral list discharge of Blythe Swart returning home, Idene Ely visiting from Newark, and George Bodkins ill with pneumonia near Mineral. Repairs on C M Buckley’s new home, funeral for Mrs Harvey McVey in Albany, sympathy floral from Mission Church, and multiple locals visiting Athens or Mansfield.

Mineral Blythe Swart Idene Ely Newark George Bodkins C. M. Buckley Clifford Andrews Albany Harvey McVey Mission Church Rebecca Buckler Mildred Buckley Athens Max Lowry Mansfield Carl Lovett Clarence Penrod Lewis Crow Nye Chevrolet Garage Company J. P. Emish Youngstown C. F. Emish Ada Clark Hamden

Wilkesville Social News Notes Highlights

Wilkesville Garden Club guests of Vinton Township Garden Club on Oct. 8 at the high school. A son born Sept. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Strausbaugh at Sheltering Arms Hospital died Oct. 1. mother released Oct. 4. Ted Spires funeral held at the Presbyterian Church with burial Yankee Cemetery after Harley Strong brought him from Columbus. Relatives from afar attended, including Wellie, Paul, Nellie, Norma, Pauline and Blair Might. Past Matrons Club Eastern Star hosted a picnic Sunday night Oct. 6 at a roadside park near Wellston.

Wilkesville Yankee Sr Wellie Paul Nellie Norma Pauline Blair Might Athens Emma Kinnison Wellston Bernice Hall J. E. Strong The Order of the Eastern Star

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Percy Marks Bart Shell Peter Edson OPA Paul Porter Lncker Alotors C. F. Wilson Natonal Press Club Firsagesten Rim Nilsen Vsthme Wilson Charles Halleck Tadiana GOP Missouri New England Kansas Harry Secretary of the Interior J. A. Keny Columbia, River Valley Authority Carpenter and Vicinity News Social Briefs By Galbraith George Wilkesville Vicinity
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