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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1949
Page
4
Financial officers of towns and counties face higher costs as 1949 budgets tighten. The piece argues that rising expenses for maintenance and new services outpace taxes, prompting special levies and bonds. It calls for careful shade tree management to avoid property damage and public friction.
The article discusses who owns a shade tree and who bears responsibility for actions needed, noting shifts between private ownership and town obligation. It argues for a program to protect elms as they are threatened, acknowledging considerable cost and the need for yearlong effort.
The American Legion backs a campaign to build a stronger Boy Scout organization in the city. John Morgan of Glouster was hospitalized in Columbus by district nurse Betty Harper with typhoid fever. Around 150 Nelsonville Presbyterians welcomed Rev. Lloyd Evans as their new pastor.
The Nation Today reports Howard Unruh, 27, who killed 13 in Camden, has been sent to a state hospital for two weeks as psychiatrists assess sanity. Two Washington experts call him insane, citing Bible reading and perceived persecution, while one could be cured with treatment, others doubt a full recovery. If found sane, he faces murder trial. otherwise, a long confinement looms.
Mr and Mrs W B Cross visited relatives in Sunbury and attended the Ohio State Fair. Several guests span Wilson Pennsylvania to Marietta and Gallipolis including Mr and Mrs Fred German and Mrs Emma Jividen. Mutual visits and weekend trips to Long Bottom Carmel Harrisonville Road and Michigan are noted.
Hal Boyle recounts the Salerno landing and the six year anniversary. He describes German defenses, Allied struggles, airstrip construction by Air Force engineers, and the grim conditions from Naples to Cassino and Anzio. He notes the broader shift to Normandy and the enduring toll of the forgotten front.
Pomeroy Bend Grange will meet Friday night at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy to discuss Booster Night plans. An inspection is to be conducted as part of the agenda.
Quiz items test knowledge across categories for men women and teens with multiple choice answers and a score scale. The page lists ten questions on colors bodies of water works of art and slang with a scrambled answer key at the end.
Neuritis is nerve inflammation with pain, tenderness, altered sensation, and possible muscle wasting. Neuralgia means nerve pain without inflammation. Causes include diabetes, vitamin deficiency especially B-1, and chronic alcoholism. Treatment ranges from diet control to vitamin B-1 supplementation and, in severe cases, nerve killing or surgery for pain relief.
Gaynel Teare faces a life threatening appendicitis on Barry Bainbridge's yacht off Mackinac Island. Barry arranges urgent medical air transport and doctor care while Pat fights a dangerous attack as Gaynel contemplates her future with Barry after Pat's recovery.
Sixteen Sixteen Mr and Mrs Carl Waters announce the birth of a daughter born August 27 joining three brothers. Nearby, Carl Kessler visits his brother Jim Kessler while Clint Conger sees his brother in law Vint McCumber at Columbus Hospital.
A dense schedule lists NBC WJLW ABC WCOL WSAZ CBS WBNS WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC WMDA and others with 6:00 to midnight blocks. It includes news rounds sports programs dramas variety shows and musical guest lineups across Cincinnati Columbus Huntington and Charleston, with repeated time blocks and network notes throughout the day.
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