Truman Labor Day push calls for Taft-Hartley repeal
A Lawrence dispatch argues Truman’s Labor Day remarks imply repeal of Taft-Hartley and Wagner Act, contending unions seek a one sided law while urging full repeal of Taft-Hartley with no replacement. It criticizes union misrepresentation and government intervention over twelve years and urges employer support for repeal through voluntary action.
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Washington
Truman
Labor Board
Congress
National
Supreme Court of the United States
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
National Labor Relations Board
America
President Truman
Subscription rates listed for local and mail delivery
Managing Editor notes weekly carrier rate of 256 a week and mail options in Ohio and West Virginia. Rates include 1 year nine dollars, 6 months five dollars, 3 months three pounds, 1 month one dollar. Foreign rates available on request. Second Class Matter under Act of 1918.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Medical Comment Column Emphasizes Health Education
Dr. William A. O’Brien outlines school health education as essential for child guidance and community living. He calls for clean schools, vaccination, annual physicals, in service teacher training, inclusive handicapped programs, and group discussion with awards.
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William A. O'Brien
The
National Educational Association
The Marshall Plan Seen as Necessary Yet Costly
The piece argues the Marshall Plan costs are uncertain but necessary to aid Europe, especially Germany, with food, machinery, coal, and trade to restore self sufficiency. It notes Britain cannot bear costs and suggests the plan will keep taxes and productivity high while potentially risking U.S. finances.
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England
Germany
Europe
Ohio World War II bonus proposal explained to voters
The 97th General Assembly did not order a state bonus. It set up machinery for a decision by voters in the November 4, 1947 election. The plan would create a 300 million dollar debt via a 15 year bond issue and require a 1-mill tax outside the 10-mill limit.
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Ohio
97Th General Assembly of
General Assembly
Get Thee Behind Me Satan Peter Rebuked
A biblical quote from Mark captures Jesus turning to his disciples and rebuking Peter for prioritizing human concerns over God’s will. The phrasing emphasizes spiritual focus over worldly motives.
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Peter
Satan
God
Mark
Ballard’s stand earns thanks from Ohio teachers
In Ohio, teachers praise Paul Ballard state representative for Jackson County after his insistence that 75 percent of the increased school funding go to teacher salaries. The Ohio Education Association opposed him, but teachers now recognize his effort to protect their pay raises and endorse his stance.
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Ohio
Paul Ballard
Jackson County
Ballard
House Finance Committee
Ohio Education Association
Radio Voice Poll Names Likely GOP Nominee in 1948
Washington radio experts rate John L Lewis as potential Republican front runner while praising Tom Dewey for voice quality. They rank Bricker Taft Stassen and Pepper Anderson as notable voices. Dems Pepper and Anderson praised. Truman voice noted for improvement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
George H. Bender
Ohio
John L
Lewis
Tom Dewey
Dewey
Lowell Thomas
Thomas
Sen
John Bricker
Bricker
Senator Taft
Taft
Harold Stassen
Pepper
Clinton Anderson
Truman
Sam Simmons Reflects On Pearl Harbor War Entry
Sam Simmons argues the U S response to Pearl Harbor was driven by prior antagonism toward Japan and public sentiment. he notes 90 percent opposed entering war before the attack and recalls how the fleet at Pearl Harbor was attacked, leading to widespread war. He cites biblical prophecy from Daniel 12 4.
Increase in First Grade Enrollment Reported in McArthur Area
A spot survey in Vinton County shows rising enrollment on the western side, especially in first grade. County Superintendent D M Bryson expects a complete tabulation next week while vacancies linger in Richland and Zaleski faculties. Mary Bunyan Phipps was hired to teach elementary at Richland.
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Wellston
Richland
Mary Bunyan Phipps
Bryson
Zaleski
Vinton Rural
Wilkesville
Townsend Rites Heid at McArthur for Allen Townsend
Funeral services were conducted Sept. 2 for Allen Townsend 75 Dundas farmer who died Aug. 31 at his home. Born Jan. 31 1872 in Athens County he was the son of Daniel and Mary Townsend. He married Louisa Thorn Jan 11 55 years ago and is survived by daughter Faye Downard Hamden brother Henry Townsend McArthur six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two sons Martin and Henry preceded him in death. Rites were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Wrightsel funeral home McArthur with Rev H L Weir officiating and interment in Elk Cemetery.
Vinton County Land Transfers in Elk Township
Clyde Remy transfers seven acres in Elk Township to Charles E and June Dayton on Aug 27. Mabel and Clarence H Ross transfer one acre in Elk Township to Harry and Mollie Scott on Aug 27.
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Clyde Remy
Charles E
June Dayton
Elk Township
Mabel
Clarence H. Ross
Harry and
Mollie Scott
Parking Spots Painted McArthur Adds Parallel West Market St
McArthur officials describe a week long repainting by street department under Delbert Johnson. Parallel parking was added on the west side of North Market Street between Main and High to widen space on the state highway, Mayor John Crow said.
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Mcarthur
Delbert Johnson
North Market St
John Crow
Ambulance Trips Reported With Local Patients
McArthur residents and others were transported to Chillicothe and White Cross hospitals this week. Ambulances from Wrightsel and Heistand carried McArthur, Hocking Valley, Union Ridge, and Alva Collins area patients to hospitals for treatment.
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Mcarthur
James Griffy
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Wrightsel
Calvin Evans
Alva Collins
Union Ridge
Chillicothe Hospital
Edward Douglas
Chillicothe
Don Thompson
White Cross Hospital
Kenneth Trainer, McArthur
Driver License Sale Began in Vinton County Sale
McArthur reports drivers licenses sales started in Vinton County on Tuesday with a midnight deadline. Deputy registrars Marjorie Wortman from McArthur and Ralph Skinner from Hamden oversee the sale in Vinton County.
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Vinton
McArthur
Vinton County
Marjorie Wortman
Ralph Skinner
Hamden
Vinton Girl Becomes Journalist At Mainland Times
Miss Anna Newdick of McArthur becomes staff writer and columnist for the Mainland Times in LaMarque Texas. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University she writes Thumbnail Sketches of Folks You'd Like To Know in the eight page weekly newspaper.
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McArthur
Texas
Anna Newdick
Frederick L. Newdick
Newdick
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Ohio
Mainland Times
LaMarque
Galveston County
Texas City
McARTHUR Man Sentenced on Forgery Charges
Raymond Buck Wise of McArthur received two concurrent 120 year sentences by Judge A L Chatfield for forgery. Arrested in Sandusky on August 23, he was returned to McArthur by Sheriff William Brown and charged with passing bad checks to Wallace Cline Howard Wallar and P J Bethel of McArthur and the Altman’s store in Athens. The case also marked a parole violation.
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McArthur
Raymond
Buck” Wise
A. L. Chatfield
Wise
Sandusky
Ohio
William Brown
Wallace Cline
Howard Wallar
P. J. Bethel
Altman’s
Athens
Chatfield
New Student Joins Airport Trainees
McARTHUR Clarence Boring of Liverly Creek is the newest flight student under instructor Bill Goodwin in Mc Arthur. Boring began lessons last week as local pilots Jerry Bishop and George Rupp returned Monday from a cross country trip to Tennessee, completing the three hour journey each way.
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McArthur
Clarence Boring
Liverly Creek
Bill Goodwin
Boring
Jerry Bishop
George Rupp
Tennessee
Wilkesville Plans Bean Dinner and Homecoming
Wilkesville will hold its annual Homecoming and bean dinner at the American Legion Grove Saturday. An evening program includes dancing speeches and music.
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Wilkesville
American Legion
Marriage Licenses Issued to Six Couples in County
Forrest McAfee 21 of Wellston Route 3 laborer and Betty Lafollette 19 of McArthur get license on August 27. Bevis Hall 21 of Dundas laborer and Marjorie Crow 20 of McArthur secretary receive license on August 30.
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Forrest McAfee
Wellston
Betty Lafollette
McArthur
Bevis Hall
Dundas
Marjorie Crow
Son Is Born to Bethel Family in Ratcliffsburg
Mr and Mrs Orina E Bethel of Ratcliffsburg welcomed a son born on September 1. The family announced the new arrival and the name is not yet listed in the notice.
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McArthur
Orina E. Bethel
Ratcliffsburg
Commissioners in McArthur Regular Session Report
The Meigs County commissioners met in McArthur in regular session Tuesday. They discussed county affairs and planned upcoming fiscal actions.
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Mcarthur
Veterans cash terminal leave bonds at local banks
McArthur and Vinton County National Bank and McArthur Savings and Loan crowded with World War II veterans on the first day bonds could be redeemed for cash under a new Congressional law. Veterans were urged to show positive identity proof and to hold onto bonds for better value at maturity.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County National Bank
McArthur Savings and Loan
Congress
U. S. Treasury
Veterans Tour Farms Highlight Soil Conservation Practices
Practical applications of soil conservation were shown to veteran trainees in agriculture. The Allensville group of 15 led by Everett Burt toured farms on August 22, and the McArthur group of 20 with Lester Cooley visited farms August 29. Bill Goodwin and Kenneth Mitchell accompanied the tours, visiting Sara Bishop, George Minton, and O. A. Ringer.
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McArthur
Allensvile
Everett Burt
Lester Cooley
Bill Goodwin
Kenneth Mitchell
Soil Conservation District
Sara Bishop
George Minton
O. A. Ringer
Bond sales total for Vinton County in early 1947
McARTHUR A total of 48504 in U S E bonds was sold in Vinton County for the first six months of 1947 Webster Wright Ohio state director of the Savings Bond Division said today A total of 109584 of E F and G bonds were sold in the county during the same period Monthly sales in 1947 show January 25181 February 9375 March 412 April 4500 May 2868 June 5868 All bonds by month were January 49481 February 9375 March 13892 April 12500 May 4868 June 19468
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McArthur
U. S
Vinton County
Webster Wright
Ohio State
Savings
Wright
Scotts Entertain Visitors From Capital
McArthur Milo Scott and Clifton Morrison with Dorothy Reymont and Charles Dreyer Jr. of Washington DC were Labor Day weekend guests of Mrs Nellie Scott.
Tonsil and Adenoid Removals At Chamberlain Clinic
Unnamed patients underwent tonsil and adenoid removal surgeries at the Chamberlain clinic in McArthur last week. Blanche Jones of McArthur Aug 27, Jay Graves of Bay Route 1 Aug 28, Lois Jean Strausbaugh of Wilkesville Aug 29.
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Mcarthur
Chamberlain
Blanche Jones
Raymond Jones
Jay Graves
Kenneth Graves
Lois Jean Strausbaugh
Ray Strausbaugh
Wilkesville
Dog Bite Cited. Health Dept Examined Head in Columbus
Dorothy Shepard McArthur Ray, 10, was bitten by a suspected rabid dog Sunday. The dog was killed by Floyd Maxwell and its head sent to Columbus for examination by the health department.
Dundas News Roundup and Local Visits
John Timms Jr. suffered a cut arm from a broken bottle and was taken to Holzern Hospital where he is reported recovering. The column lists guests visiting Dundas area residents, weekend trips, church assignments, building projects, and a funeral for Allen Townsend at Wrightsel funeral home after several months of illness.
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Dundas
John Timms Jr
Holzern Hospital
John Higgins
Lockbourne
Carl Kenny
Charles Quick
Margaret S. Quick
Albany
Delver Quick
Ruth Morrow
Roy Dye
Henry Magee
Gayle Atkinson
Indian Lake
Neil Ogle
Magnetic Springs
Dorothy Hudson
Columbus
Harry Easterling
Forrest Chesser
Wesley Christian
Gordon Christian
William Molihon
Emma Molihon
Henry Bishop
Mansfield
Elizabeth Bishop
Carl Davis
Wellston
Dundas Eub Church
Chester Meeks
Indiana
Shade Meeks
Delbert Truman
Stanley Truman
Harvey Roof
Wrightsel Funeral Home
Allen Townsend
Mr. Townsend
Genoa Roof
Wiener roast planned by Putnam WSCS at Hooper Park
The Putnam WSCS will hold a wiener roast at Hooper Park on September 5 at 6 30 p m The social hour will precede the program at the church Ruth Dearth of Columbus visited her parents H F Dearth and Harry Weets and daughter Rosella in recent days Guests included Marion and Herbert Trainer of Flint Michigan Also Rev Gus Graham of The Plains conducted services at the FWB Church and dined with Mr and Mrs James Mace Edna Dearth and other relatives were noted among visits and guests roaming the area
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Prattsville
Putnam Wscs
Hooper Park
Ruth Dearth
Columbus
H. F. Dearth
Harry Weets
Rosella
Marion
Herbert Trainer
Flint
Mich
J. W. West
Gus Graham
the Plains
James Mace
Essie Perry
Margaret Ann
Chillicothe
Glenn Harkins
Beverly
Castalia
Hiram Harkins
George Chesser
Robert Martin
Miriam Kay
Barberton
John Martin
Edna Dearth
Sarah McHenry
Jacksonville
E. C. Allen
Harry Smith
Warren
Maude Pease
Doris
Wood Freeman
New Marshfield
Lillie Daft
James McKibben
Helen
Zaleski
George Dearth
Fannie
Edna
Divorce filed in Vinton County court for Sayers
A petition for divorce was filed in Vinton County Common Pleas Court on August 27 by Dorothy Mae Sayer against Daniel C. Sayer.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Poiret predicts skirt fashion to cycle long and short
Paul Poiret, a leading French designer, forecast that skirts will stay long for two to three years before shortening again as women tire of restrictive drapery. He noted shapely limbs would reemerge once the trend shifts. Mrs. Julia Friday returns from a two month vacation at Chautauqua Lake. Miss Helen Leach comes back from six weeks study at Columbia University.
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Paul Poiret
Mr. Poiret
Julia Friday
Athens
Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Helen Leach
Columbia University
New York
Athens Izaak Walton League funds dam project near Waterloo
The Athens chapter raised 3500 dollars for a dam and lake at the Waterloo Township retreat, more than half the needed amount. Mr and Mrs L C Baker hosted a party for their daughter Helen with nearly 60 young guests. Francis Lavelle announced further consolidations in Rural Free Delivery routes around Athens.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
Waterloo Township
L. C. Baker
Athens County Club
Helen
Francis Lavelle
Evening Radio Highlights Walk Through New York Listings
NBC evening lineup features Col Flack Sketch at 7 30 and Peter Lorre mystery at 9 00 plus Eve Arden comedy 8 30 Nelson Eddy in Music Hall 8. The CBS slate includes Mr Keen at 7 30 Sawyer Tucker 8 00 Thea ter 9 00 and Man Called X at 8 30 10 15 talk with VFW Commander Starr. ABC offers Lum and Abner at 8 00 Mr President drama 9 30 and Defense Secretary Forrestal address at VFW banquet 10. MBS presents Lets Go to Movies 7 00 Block Party 8 30 Family Theater No Man Is a Stranger 9 00.
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New York
NBC
Col. Flack
Nelson Eddy
Eve Arden
Peter Lorre
Dave Rose
CBS
Mr. Keen
Sawyer Tucker
VFW
Louis E. Starr
ABC
Lum
Abner
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
MBS
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