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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1948
Page
4
South editors weigh steps to reunite Democratic Party
A panel of editors from 150 southern daily papers debates how to reunify the Democratic Party after splits with Wallace and Thurmond. They urge stronger leadership, purging radicals, redefining civil rights policy, and reestablishing a two party system, with mixed views on northern shifts and Republican growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Wallace
Thurmond
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Truman
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Dixie
C. M. Stanley
Montgomery
Ala
Journal
Wright
St. Petersburg
Fla
Chas. A. Guy
Lubbock
John F. Ayres
Port Arthur
Tex
Brainard Cooper
Chattanooga, Tenn
News-Free Press
Fort Worth
GOP
Athens
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Hodding Carter
Greenville
Miss
Democrat-Times
Dewey
Batesville
Ark
Carmen and Don Jose Face Death as Garcia Attacks
In a firelit ambush Garcia confronts Carmen and Don Jose as they duel with knives. Carmen remains unreadable while the two men fight for supremacy ending with Garcia slain by Don Jose. Dancaire hints at a grim gypsy future for Carmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garcia
Carmen
Don Jose
Dancaire
Damecaire
Spain
Dog
Wolf
Navarro
Emma Roach Palmer of Athens Remains a Local Pillar of Life
The late Emma Roach Palmer shaped Athens life through church and fraternal work and civic leadership. Her family, including father Alonzo L. Roach, helped build the town while her husband James L. Palmer supported Masonic and Methodist efforts. Her example and guidance left a lasting impact on neighbors and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Roach Palmer
Athens
Palmer
Alonzo L. Roach
James L. Palmer
Methodist Church
Costly Barriers Behind John Lewis Power Over Miners
The piece criticizes John L. Lewis for creating barriers that isolate miners from other labor groups. It argues his demand for absolute obedience exploits workers, inflates claims about mining danger, and harms miners’ standing within organized labor. It warns that Lewis has lost influence and miners cannot afford continued divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
John Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Hopeful thinking on Soviet openness and disarmament
A British diplomat proposed that before disarmament talks begin the Soviets reveal their slave labor and humane conditions. He urged allowing journalists tourists and free press access to Russia to gauge true intentions and shared outlooks. The idea echoes wartime optimism that cooled as reality set in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Athens Area Chosen To Introduce Surf Detergent
Lever Brothers selects Athens area to launch Surf, a new general household detergent designed for hard water use before national distribution. The Cambridge, Massachusetts company announced the local introduction today and highlighted Surf’s suitability for general household cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lever Brothers Co
Cambridge
Mass
Lever Brothers
Fruit Tree Totals Across Ages in Early 20th Century
In 1945 the United States held an estimated 55 billion fruit bearing trees. Earlier, in 1920, bearing age trees reached about 115.309 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soames Cae
Gallia Academy Board Considers Athletes Insurance Plan
Gallia Academy athletic board may establish its own insurance fund for players. A committee of Principal M Harold Brown and coach Jim Halderman will study options after dissatisfaction with Ohio High School Athletic Association coverage and loss of last year’s insurer. The board also approved paying up to 175 dollars yearly for band transportation and discussed uniforms and basketball program expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
M. Harold Brown
Jim Halderman
Blue Devil
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Athletic Board
Blue Devils
Bill Smith
Lincoln School
Public Forum Letter From Athens Responds To National Politics
Earl C. Cooper of Athens writes about government influence on elections, alleged wartime style voting, and concerns over radicalism in New England. He cites Democratic-leaning cities, speaks of Maine, New Jersey, and New York, and praises the American Legion stance against Communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
U. S
Boston
N. J
Mr. Hague
N. Y
Maine
Union
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
New England
American Legion
U.S.A
Garden of Eden
Nelsonville
Dewey
Earl C. Cooper
Athens
Local folks socialize with relatives and neighbors
Mr and Mrs Gillian of Dayton spent the weekend with Mrs Gillians brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Ed Warner. Arthur Camp of Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Camp. The Ratcliffs moved to the Dawson house formerly owned by the Slavens. Anna Zimmerman returned from Columbus where employed. Neil Ogle and Mrs Magnetic Springs visited the Easterlings. Clarence Hughes visited her father Garity Brooks in Albany. Ruth Morrow visited Mr and Mrs John V Morrow in Mc Arthur. Floyd Murray and Mrs Ratcliffburg were dinner guests of Elizabeth Bishop. Ed Ward attended the Lancaster fair. Mrs Ralph Blackstone spent the weekend in Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundas
Gillian
Dayton
Ed. Warner
Arthur Camp
Columbus
Fred Camp
William Ratcliff
McArthur
Dawson House
Slavens
Anna Zimmerman
Neil Ogle
Magnetic Springs
Harry Easterling
Clarence Hughes
Garity Brooks
Albany
Ruth Morrow
John V. Morrow
Floyd Murrary
Ratcliffburg
Elizabeth Bishop
Ed. Ward
Lancaster Fair
Ralph Blackstone
Manfield
Radio Programs and Stations Listing Collage
A dense schedule lists NBC WLW WSAZ CBS WBNS WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC ABC WCOL WMOA with Cincinnati Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Marietta on a daily block of shows from 6:00 to 5:00, naming times, networks, and programs across news, sports, comedies, dramas, and music with multiple repeats and hour blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
WPAR
MBS
ABC
WCOL
Cincinnati
Huntington
Columpus
Charleston
Parkersburg
Marietta
Abe
Cbs Network
Abc-East
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Abbe
Lowell Thomas
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Abe Bob Crosby
Cbs Music
Cbbs
Mel Torme
Judy
Mrs. North
Cbs America’s
Hy Gardner
Bob Hope
We the People
Gabriel Heatter
Mbe
Fibber and
Molly
Luigi
Cbs Public Defender
Abe M
Amsterdam
Freedom
Police Arrest 10 in Gallipolis Weekend Roundup
Gallipolis city police made ten arrests on intoxication charges during the weekend. Among those released on $15 bond were James O Arrowood Walter Clay Nat an Clay Ernest M Hall Homer C McMillan and Charles Johnson all of Gallipolis with others held including Garlan Ward of Bladen and Clarence O Bartram of Huntington. Raymond Simmons of Northup was fined five dollars plus costs. Constable Homer Johnson made two more arrests Bobby Long of Mercerville and Margaret Bryant of Detroit who were due to be arraigned before a local magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James O. Arrowood
Walter Clay
Natan Clay
Ernest M. Hall
Detroit
Mich
Homer C. McMillan
Charles Johnson
Garlan Ward
Bladen
Clarence O. Bartram
Huntington
Raymond Simmons
Northup
Homer Johnson
Bobby Long
Mercerville
Margaret Bryant
Lincoln School Gets New Outside And Inside Lights
In Gallipolis, Lincoln school received new lighting both outside and inside to improve visibility and safety across classrooms and hallways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lincoln School
Pfc. Burke Funeral Rites To Be Sunday
Military services will honor Pfc. Charles William Burke 26 who died March 20 1945 in the Rhineland Germany. He was a gunner with the 773rd Tank Destroyer division and is survived by his parents siblings and Lt Col Alfred Burke. Services Sunday at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with burial in Memorial Cemetery Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles William Burke
Rhineland
Germany
Burke
Alfred Burke
Evergreen
Springfield Baptist Church
Bidwell High School
Ft. Thomas
Mississippi
California
Texas
Camp Atterbury
773Rd Tank Destroyer Division
First Baptist Church
Earl Cremeens
J. Edward Hakes
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Cemetery
Vinton
Claude Miller
Washington, D. C
Colonel Burke
W. R. Miller
James Irwin
J. C. Burke
Lloyd Burke
Bladen
Frank Burke
Heavy Fog Delays City River Traffic and Highways
Dense fog settled over Gallipolis city and river valley beginning 10 30 p m Monday with increasing density. River traffic and road travel slowed significantly though fog did not reach far inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Potatoes in Water Spark Quiet Electric Trick
In Gallipolis Dale Gilkey grows a sweet potato in a jar of water and finds it can conduct a small shock from a leaf when a hand comes near. The plant hangs between two neon signs, offering a quirky entertainment idea for his restaurant guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Dale
Five Gallia Musicians to Join SE Ohio Band in Athens Concert
Gallia High School musicians Alice MacKenzie Marion Jeffers Peggy Pollock Bill Jo Evans and Marcella Null join five others to form the All Southeastern Ohio band directed by Ohio University official Charles Gilbert. The program includes The New Colonial A Komm Susser Tod American Patrol The Student Prince and El Capitan. The concert opens at 9 a.m. at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia High School
All Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Alice MacKenzie
Marion Jeffers
Peggy Pollock
Bill Jo Evans
Marcella Null
Athens
Herbert O. Pepper
Hall
Bach
Sullivan
Meacham
Romberg
Sousa
Charles Gilbert
Ohio University
Chauncey-Dover
Corning
Crooksville
Glenford
Glouster
Jackson
Logan
McArthur Murray City
Nelsonville
Oak Hill
Rome- Canaan
Wellston
Holzer Hospital Notes Gallipolis Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions list names Clarence W. Brown Homer Crabtree Barbara Ann Wolfenburger George Carson Mrs J F Tomko Eva Mae Gay Mrs Robert Blackwood Walter Hardin Mrs Ed Willis Jr Mrs Joseph Carmen Everett Huffman Jr Bill Endres Mrs William Carroll Mrs Herbert Blair Births note a son for two city mothers and a Point Pleasant mother Discharges record multiple patients including Eva Mac Gay Ev erette Huffman Jr John Dare and others in the Gallipolis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarence W. Brown
Columbus
Homer Crabtree
Rodney
Barbara Ann Wolfenburger
Point Pleasant
George Carson
Mason
J. F. Tomko
Ironton
Eva Mae Gay
Bladen
Robert Blackwood
Rutland
Walter Hardin
Orland
Ed Willis, Jr
Wellston
Clarence Jones
Addison
Joseph Carmen
Everett Huffman, Jr
Bill Endres
Passing Cars Involved In Accident In Gallia County
Ruth L. Guy 25 of Millfield was in an accident on Route 7 two miles south of Cheshire when attempting a pass and went into a ditch hitting a guard rail. No injuries or arrests reported. William F Gallimore 19 of Blackfork also involved in a fence crossing on Route 75 south of Oak Hill. unharmed. Herbert Simpson 38 of Columbus charged with driving while intoxicated and Russell Edward Lee 55 of Cheshire Route 1 cited for lacking an operators license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ruth L. Guy
Millfield
Cheshire
Miss Guy
State Highway Patrol
William FE. Gallimore
Blackfork
Four Teachers To Be Honored By Gallipolis Kiwanis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club will honor four women teachers from the Gallia school system, Garnet Stringfellow and Clara Worman of Washington school, Ruth Doepping and Eulah Williams of Gallia Academy high school. Edwin E. Higgins, superintendent of schools, will speak on school problems. Dr. N. H. Foster, president-elect, handles the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Garnet Stringfellow
Clara Worman
Washington School
Ruth Doepping
Eulah Williams
Gallia Academy
Edwin E. Higgins
N. H. Foster
River traffic report from Gallipolis locks and Kanawha readings
Gal lipolis locks record several boats passing with times and water levels. Multiple vessels including Patriot Penn Cornell and others move up or down the Ohio district while Kanawha River shows Hatfield and George III at Winfield and Kanawha Falls reading 1.69 and falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Patriot
Penn
Cornell
Bob S
Dorothy
Dixie
Labelle
Atlas
Hurley
Price
Wisherd
Arden
Twain
Fern
Tennessee
Kanawha River
Hatfield
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Assistant Employed at Claude Miller's Funeral Home
Robert Mackenzie of 535 Third Ave is hired as full time assistant at Claude Miller's funeral home. He attends Ohio University. W. R. Miller assists part time in the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Mackenzie
Third Ave
Claude Miller
Mackenzie
Ohio University
W. R. Miller
Baby boy births outnumber girls at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital reported five births this weekend, all male. No baby girls were born during the period, keeping the birth tally for the week balanced toward boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Marriage licenses issued in probate court
Harold W. Hiller aged 33 of Springfield and Lillian May Johnson aged 35 of Cheshire secured a marriage license. Charles Davis aged 20 of the city and Verda Eads aged 22 also obtained a license in Gallia County probate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold W. Hiller
Springfield
Lillian May Johnson
Cheshire
Charles Davis
City
Verda Eads
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Sophie Kerr
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Nbe
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Abe Bob Poole
Fred Waring
Godfrey
Kay Kyser
Abe Kate Smith
Abe Bill Slater
Hollywood
Abe Queen
Abe He
Hope
Abe Ben Alexander
Cba
Red Benson
Treasury
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NEA Service. Inc
T. M. Reg
U.S Pat
Pfc. Burke
Ohio
Gallia
Potentate
Thomas A. Bangs
Aladdin Temple
Shrine Club
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