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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1952

Page

4

Local Newspaper Adopts Daily and Sunday Delivery Plan

Frederick W. Bush publisher announces pricing for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and truck route. Mail rates apply where carrier service is unavailable. newspaper entered as second class matter in Athens Ohio.

Frederick W. Bush By& Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush John W. Webb Charles W. Reamer Dalily Ohio & W. Va Athens Ohio

Secrecy in Government Prompts Page One Headlines

The New York Times commentary argues secrecy fuels public distrust as reports on oil cartel power and North Africa air bases surface. It criticizes blanket security across departments and urges open government disclosure to keep citizens informed and engaged.

Federal Trade Commission Senate Army North Africa Congress Washington Reconstruction Finance Corporation RFC Internal Revenue Bureau Agriculture Department

Trellis Mae Peeble Seeks Help Over Ike Fever

Trellis Mae Peeble visits Dr. Cortex to discuss her husband Wilbur’s sleep shouting about Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson while she herself reveals a political shift from Republican to Stevenson. The doctor shares his own political flip, prompting Trellis Mae to walk out in frustration.

Trellis Mae Peeble America Alphonse Cortex Trellis Mae Wilbur Adlai Stevenson Eisenhower Ike Adlai Dr. Cortex Stevenson

Driving fatalities rise in 1952 record pace

The National Safety Council reports 94 automobile deaths from January 1 to August 31 1952, averaging 22 842 lives lost by motor vehicle use this year. The piece contrasts these figures with war losses and quotes Mary Baker Eddy and Alfred Lord Tennyson on self-denial and manners.

National Safety Council

Labour stakes in national emergency strikes debate

Washington outlines a crisis over Taft Hartley reform and a possible shift to new labor law. Gov Stevenson urges replacing the act and Congress faces options like injunctions and compulsory arbitration, with labor and management wary of any one sided solution. The piece notes the political stalemate and the need for a final answer.

Washington Gov. Stevenson Congress

Public Forum Warns on Squirrel Season Hazards

The Messenger urges careful hunting as the two week squirrel season nears. Editor E. J. Williams from Athens Ohio cautions hunters to identify targets to avoid accidents and protect livestock. He notes the season is 15 days longer this year and stresses licensing and clear aims.

the Messenger E. J. Williams

Tularemia Risk For Hunters Warned In Doctor's Note

Dr Edwin P. Jordan outlines tularemia or rabbit fever from exposure to rabbits and other animals. Symptoms include a skin lump, ulceration, swollen lymph glands, high fever, fatigue, and possible pneumonia. Emphasizes wearing gloves when handling game. streptomycin offers prompt cures.

Israel Legalizes Opium Cultivation for Medical Use

Israel allows cultivation of opium and hashish for medical and scientific purposes after successful Weizmann Institute experiments in Rehovot. The change amends the Habit forming Drugs Act to permit locally grown drugs previously imported.

Tel Aviv Israel Weizmann Institute Rehovot

Oil strike odds shown by Vancouver broker

Tom Boden, a local stock broker in Vancouver, cautions clients about oil prospects. He cites a 43 to 1 chance of finding an oil field yielding a million barrels and displays a sign listing 16 500 dry holes in the United States.

Vancouver Canada Tom Boden United States

U S Editors Back Eisenhower 4 to 1 in Presidential Race

A survey of 700 U S newspapers shows editors favor Eisenhower over Stevenson by four to one with 281 to 250 electoral votes predicted and a Republican popular vote lead of about 3 million. Predictions vary by region and editor but overall GOP leads in most areas.

Washington NEA U. S Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Southeast Southwest New England Middle Atlantic Mississippi River Midwest Mississippi Prairie States Rocky Mountain West Coast Stevenson Sparkman Nixon Far West Northeast Southeastern Lead Ls. D Call Batesville Ark Guard Alva Okla Review-Courier Easton Newton Standard

Astrological Forecast of Hopeful Turn in Public Aid

The text predicts a sudden positivity amid delays, with high status figures likely to intervene generously. Birthday individuals are urged to seek support from influential people who may listen, sympathize, and offer tangible help. A favorable denouement could bring new contacts, positions, or environments and adventurous talents in a child born today.

400 Chinese Resisting Grain Taxes Report

A press dispatch says 400 farmers in South China were arrested for refusing to pay summer grain taxes. Communists cite famine-driven weather as the cause, and accounts note farmers lack enough rice to carry them through the year.

Hong Kong South China

Christmas Strife and a Midnight Visitor in New York

A tense confrontation unfolds as a neighbor Karina provokes the narrator with threats while a Christmas Eve unfolds in a cramped apartment. David arrives with gifts and a turkey, revealing his own emotional distress and prompting a late night sheltering together.

Kathy New York Kathleen Valois David

Radio Schedule Shows Cincinnati Columbus Networks Across Weekdays

Station lineup lists NBC WLW CBS WBNS WCHS and more across Columbus Huntington Athens and Marietta. Program blocks cover noon to 11 pm with news sports dramas comedies talk and music including Roy Rogers Dragnet and Steve Allen Show.

NBC WLW Cincinnateens ABC WCCL Columbus Ncom WSAZ Huntington Cocms Cbs-Wbns Cce WCHS Charleston MBS WHKC WOUI Abe Cbs Network Abce Mbs-West Cbs Abe News & Comment Abe Realan Cbs News & Commentary Abe News & Commentary Abe Finance Jack Smith One Man's Family Cbs Evening Newsreel Roy Rogers Abe Mr. Keen Abe Mr. Chameleon Rod & Gun Abe Steve Allen Cbs News Armbruster Cbs Orchestra Abe-Che Abe-Mbs-Cam Abe-Mbs-West Cebs Abe Beulah Abe Jack Smith Cbe Abe Jone Ranger Abe Club Ebs Cbs Evening Gordon MacRae Abe Hornblower Henry Taylor Barlow Cbs Time For Defense All Nets

Britain Makes Profit From German Assets

Singapore reports a profit from German assets sale totaling 1,100,000 dollars. Claims against those assets amount to 26,400 dollars. Proceeds are remitted to Britain under Potsdam agreements assigning colonial reparations to Britain.

Britain Singapore Potsdam

Television Schedule Highlights From Local Stations

A detailed list of programs across WLWO WTVS WBNS and other channels for Thursday and Friday evenings. It catalogs time slots and shows from 6:00 PM through past midnight including news weather cartoons dramas westerns game shows and live theatre.

Wbns-Tvy Channel Flash Gordon Jack Buck Doug Edwards Chet Long Burns Alien Amos and Andy TV Weather Patti Page Pepper Theater Jean's Kitchen Globe Trotter Melody Shop

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