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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1949
Page
4
The inquiry questions whether paying a lower retirement benefit while still contributing to social security taxes, deducted from wages without consent, amounts to discrimination. It examines legal interpretation of tax withholding and retirement benefit adequacy under equal protection or civil rights theories.
The Nation Today outlines Henry J. Kaiser’s vast postwar finance from RFC loans and WAA purchases, detailing a government stake of about 186.5 million and wartime shipbuilding profits as Kaiser claims large savings for the U.S. while denying favoritism. It notes wartime contracts, plant acquisitions, and unsettled Maritime Commission balances amid calls of bias.
Jenny and Tod prepare to start over after a broken engagement and a marriage rumor. They move into a Homecroft trailer camp near a college, face financial worries, and adjust to university life while Jenny contemplates a pregnancy and career.
Friday night’s Athens-Gallipolis clash featured hard hitting football with clean play from both sides. Post game, players and coaches from Athens and Gallipolis shook hands and congratulated each other, with both towns feeling they have real champions.
The text argues that current and proposed Social Security taxes shift costs between workers, employers, stockholders, and taxpayers. Unions seek employer funded benefits without worker contributions, while critics say the 50-50 split under federal rules shifts burdens to stockholders and consumers.
Hal Boyle profiles Arthur Murray, founder of a $22 million annual dance business. From a $5 a week instructor to a 194-studio network, Murray touts his psychology based promotions, a lifetime $5000 course, and a studio entrance hidden in a city office building.
Midwest farmers report new crop growth in the corn belt with storage bins needed to secure government loans on grain. Market prices for corn lag behind loan values, prompting reliance on bin storage to access credit.
Mrs John Turley was elected president of the Hartford PTA with Mrs Harry Grimm as vice president, Mrs Thomas Johnson secretary and Mrs John Sayre treasurer. A Halloween party is planned for Hartford School on Oct 28. The Ladies Bible Class of the Hartford Methodist Church funds an oil furnace project with an apple butter sale. Funeral services were held for Donald Michael Knapp at Hartford Baptist Church. Local social visits include Miss Mary Tippet Barbara Crick Adella McKenney and Paul Spangler visiting in Ohio and nearby towns.
The mayor M D Hartley collected a check for 17978 from the U S government for damage to the Sugar Creek sewer system caused by the Eureka super dam project. The banquet also awarded honorary Knights of Columbus memberships to five men.
Obituary notes John Leasure dies Oct 3 after illness. Survivors include wife and son Sidney of Columbus. Dundas women attend Nelsonville garden club. Local visits include Cassill of Wyoming and Salts reunion, and Butsko of Columbus weekend with Easterlings. Mrs. Holcomb to speak at Dundas EUB Homecoming Oct 9 with basket lunch.
Mrs Blanche Mineard and daughter Odina Burg with son Ray Mineard visited relatives in Charleston Parkersburg and Akron while friends in Portland hosted. Gerald Ours of Point Pleasant stayed with Van McDade family. Robert Cornell of Silverville hospitalized in St Josephs Parkersburg ill with double pneumonia.
A condensed quiz with ten questions for men women and teenagers plus a scrambled answer key. It presents point values and a scoring rubric ranging from Genius to Fair and includes multiple choice options.
Local brief lists visits and gatherings across Tuppers Plains Coolville and Ireland. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Rexel Boggs Mr. and Mrs. L H Allen Rev and Mrs Walter Frost Barbara Sue Frost and others with church events FFA trip to a farm north of Columbus and a wedding at Alfred Methodist Church on October 1.
The article explains that kidney stones are crystals forming in the kidney and moving down the urinary passage. Pain varies from none to severe as stones cause spasm and bleeding, with treatment focusing on immediate pain relief and preventing kidney damage.
Social observations note dogs roam free while cats are restrained in French India China. Gender attire shifts with women in trousers and men in skirts reflecting regional fashion.
Mr and Mrs Robert Ansel dined with Mrs Ansel’s parents the Bakers at Logan Route 2. Nearby couples including Mr and Mrs C P Warthman and Mr and Mrs Earl Warthman made visits in Amanda and nearby areas. Multiple families across Columbus Piqua Bremen Marietta Laurelville and Enterprise hosted and visited relatives over weekends and days.
A detailed timetable of NBC WLW CBS WCHS WSAZ and others with daily evening to late night slots through Oct 17 18, listing show titles hosts and networks across Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg and Marietta stations. Program blocks include news songs dramas comedies serials talk shows and variety acts with multiple network repeats and special hours.
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