Prices rise and a veteran agent dies abroad
The column blends inflation critique with a dramatic fiction excerpt. It cites high living costs and government roles, then shifts to a story where Hilary Shenstone, a British secret agent, is seemingly killed in India after a desert mission. The narrative threads through dreams and club life back toward a grim Home Office reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilary Shenstone
Eglish
Sabrina
Hilary
London
George
Calthorpe
Lord Totleigh
Alice
U.S.A
Price supports and the New Deal farm program examined
The piece argues the basic food price support system should store surpluses for lean years and extend protections to perishable crops. It critiques potato policy as a flawed use of subsidies, warns against abandoning parity buying, and urges restoring New Deal principles for storable commodities while excluding tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.D.T
G.O.P
Wall Street
New Deal
The Smart Merchant Embraces Competition and Value
An Arkansas newspaper piece praises independent retailers adapting to chain store innovations. It argues fair pricing, quality, and service yield success amid growth of chains and independents, highlighting free competition benefits consumers and businesses alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Modern Blunderland and the Wheels of Industry
The piece critiques modern production areas where union leaders campaign for high wages and shorter hours while workers commute long distances. It notes profits, wage demands, and production control, and mentions union chiefs driving new cars and youths using black market cars with costly fuel.
Atomic bombs pose grave medical challenges for doctors
Dr Edwin P. Jordan warns that modern atomic weapons could devastate large cities and overwhelm physicians. He cites Hiroshima casualties, hospital collapse, and the need for medical preparation to care for long term victims, while stressing the goal is to minimize alarm. The column also answers a reader question on chronic vomiting and abdominal cramps, stressing thorough diagnosis of stomach, intestinal, or nervous system causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Jordan
M.D
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Vinton County Schools Announce Fall Opening Dates
McArthur announces Sept. 7 start for Vinton county pupils with Monday registration and noon dismissal for teachers. Regular sessions begin Sept. 8. Ten teaching vacancies remain with no staff at New Plymouth and openings at Aliensville Hamden Zaleski and Wilkesville high schools. Margaret Felton Robinson steps down as clerk secretary. Arnold Robinson to enroll at Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
D. M. Bryson
New Plymouth
Aliensville
Hamden
Zaleski
Wilkesville
Margaret Felton Robinson
County Education Office
Robinson
Arnold Robinson
Ohio State University
Lake Hope road to be fully paved this week
A McARTHUR-A highway crew began work on August 31 to blacktop the remaining unpaved portion of Route 278 from Zaleski to Lake Hope in the Zaleski State Forest. The project will also pave the road to vacation cabins and the areas around swimming and picnicking spots to eliminate dust, in coordination with the Division of Forestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Marietta
State Highway Department
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Zaleski State Forest
Highway Department
Vernor Honehell
Division of Forestry
Peacetime draft registration reaches high in Vinton County
About 100 men aged 18 to 25 registered for the peacetime draft in Vinton County on Monday and Tuesday. Roger G. Haynes of Hamden was named permanent clerk of the county board, joining registrars Colonel Raymond Cooper and Theodore R. Boring of McArthur. First registrant Monday was 23 year old Carl Edward Knox, Navy veteran and Bay Route 1 trucker. Draft HQ operated from the county courthouse in McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Roger G. Haynes
Hamden
Haynes
Veterans’ Administration
Columbus
Carl Edward Knox
Byer
Navy
Knox
Raymond Cooper
Theodore R. Boring
Commissioners
Vinton County Court House
Confusion and fear divide nations and urge Dewey support
The writer argues fear drives unrest and calls for steady leadership. He endorses Thomas E. Dewey, condemns Truman's approach, and urges unity under a plan respecting constitutional rights. Earl C. Cooper presides as Athens Atcony Representative Club chairman on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
FEPC
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Sereny
Earl C. Cooper
Atcony Rep
Athens
Births in McArthur and Wilkesville at Chamberlain clinic
A daughter was born August 29 to Mr and Mrs James C Davis of Logan Route 1 at the Chamberlain clinic. A son was born August 31 to Mr and Mrs John Schilling of Wilkesville at the Chamberlain clinic.
Children Taken on Columbus Zoo Trip
Vinton County Children's Home inmates enjoyed a zoo visit to Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wykle and Sheriff and Mrs. William Brown accompanied the group on the outing.
Cement Work Finished at McArthur Memorial Field
Brick and cement work on the new Memorial Field bleachers were completed Saturday under the direction of Contractor Robert King of McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Memorial Field
Robert King
Radio Programs and Stations List for NBC CBS ABC and More
A dense broadcast schedule lists area stations NBC WLW CBS WBNS WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC ABC WCOL WMOA with frequencies and a full daily line up of shows from early morning to late night. It includes news, music, dramas, kiddies hours, sports discussions, and dance programs across networks CBS ABC MBS and local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
Columbus
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
Abe
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Nbe
Lowell Thomas
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abec
van Damme
Bob Crosby
Rex Maupin
Abe News
Harkness
Cba
New Faces
Abe Mr. Keen
Rilly Rose
the Music Hall
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Ray Noble Pond
Bob Hawk
Playhouse
Fred Waring
Abe Doorway
Cbs Dance Music
Morton Downey
Abe-West
Attendance Check-Up Slated in McArthur Area
Stuck, the Vinton County attendance officer, reports rising numbers of compulsory age youths out of school without certificates. Monroe County schools chief F. L. Pollock will address teachers at McArthur School Auditorium Friday at 7 30 p m. An officers election and veteran's class expansion in agriculture are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Stuck
Vinton County
F. L. Pollock
Monroe County
W. E. Blake
County Teachers’ Association
Rites Held For Infant Donald Specht
Funeral services were held in McArthur for 9 day old Donald Robert Specht who died in Wellston on August 28. He is survived by his parents a half brother William Eugene Ward and grandparents H. S. Specht and Elizabeth Specht. The Rev. William E. Bartoe officiated at the home service with interment in Elk Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
MacArthur
Donald Robert Specht
Donald L. Specht
Wellston
William Eugene Ward
H. S. Specht
Elizabeth Specht
Columbus
William E. Bartoe
Marie Specht
Elk Cemetery
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Elswyth Thane
Associated Press
Suniday
N.ce
Enenen
Daly
Ohio & W. Va
Ohio
Waziristan
Totleigh
Denby
Home Office
Old Simpson
Toileigh
India
Peshawar
Pearson
Bill Dalton
Bill
Notheing
Dalton
England
Wee
Dick Turner
LA Olla Cantina
GOPR
NEA Service. Inc
T. M. Reg. U. S. Pat
Pet
The
Univerity
Vinton
Mecarthur
Loo
the Public Forum
the Messenger
I.Q
Cain
Abel
Plait
N. Y
Ozark Valley
My Story
Arthur Godfrey
Hollywood
Ben Alexander
Ebs
Ebs Treasury
Cbs Treasury
Cbs Kiddies
Lum
Abner
By Galbraith
Radcliff
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