Truman Campaign Frames Midpoint Reform Against Wealthier Interests
President Truman opened his reelection bid with a broad strategy to form a middle of the road coalition of organized labor farmers and small businessmen. He and Republicans seek common ground with CIO AFL leadership, arguing the GOP favors the wealthy and old-line proprietors while Truman appeals to wage earners housewives and professionals.
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Truman
Detroit
Michigan
Harry Truman
F.D.R
CIO
AFL
Washington
William Green
Philip Murray
GOP
Hamilton
New York Times
al Smith
Hoover
Newspaper Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
The notice lists delivery and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday service, including carrier and mail prices by week, month, quarter, six months, and year. It notes different rates for Ohio and West Virginia versus elsewhere, with mail rates applying where carrier delivery is unavailable.
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Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Ohio
Dying British Agent Returns to Nuns Farthing in Ghostly Tale
In a sanitized excerpt from a TRYST by Elswyth Thane, Hilary Shepstone dies in the Indian desert and returns as a lingering presence in his English home. Sabrina, an unaware young woman, discovers a Kipling book bearing Hilary’s name and feelings as a haunting tension unfolds. The two connect across time, foreshadowing a reunion that fate altered on the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Desert
Hilary Shepstone
England
Nuns Farthing
Sabrina
Hilary
Nuos Farthing
Thompson
Shenstone
Kipling
Doctor's Comments on Tuberculosis Treatment Advancements
Discussion of cure prospects for tuberculosis emphasizes rest and early diagnosis. Treatments include pneumothorax and surgical options to rest diseased tissue, with emphasis on prevention reducing incidence and mortality.
Truman accuses Republicans of bribery in Detroit speech
In a Detroit address President Truman labels Republican supporters who share tax savings as bribery while urging laborers and farmers to back Democrats for high wages and prices. He critiques farm subsidies and artificial price supports, noting wage gains and tax, then questions GOP ties to welfare programs and civil service growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Rtg
Congress
Detroit
Truman Gang
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Republican Congress
Washington Dog Days of a Restless Government
In dull Washington period, Edson notes Congress away and government staff idle yet PR teams keep spinning. Smithsonian fish tales and albino species headline interagency quirks while a 300 page survey on U S water and sewage facilities signals ongoing work despite the lull.
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Washington
Congress
Pardon
Smithsonian Institution
Fish and Wildlife Service
Government Aquarium
Commerce Building
James River
Saratoga
Wyo
Louisiana
Beaufort
N. C
Smithsonian
Chile
Southland
Alberta
Department of Agriculture Research Administration
AAA
America
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Federal Security Agency
Public Health Service
United States
Vacation Starts for Gallipolis City Sanitarian
Gordon Fisher city sanitarian and patrolman begins a two week vacation on Wednesday marking the start of a leave from his duties in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Gordon Fisher
City Sanitarian
Patrolman
Roadside markers to illuminate Athens County history
Travel writers urge markers at entry points and along routes in Athens County Ohio to note layered history from French ownership to Botetourt and Washington counties, the 1839 Hocking Bridge, coal mines, the 1930 Millfield disaster, and early Athens sites including the 1811 Enoch Arden case and the first Athens post office.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Athens County
Hill
England
Botetouart County
Washington County
Ohio
Athens
E. State St
Sugar Creek
Reuben J. Davis
Millfield
Athens South
Hocking Canal
Ohio University
Morgan
Nelsonville
Home Guard
Hocking Valley
Canaanville
Canaan Coal Co
University
Enoch Arden
Timothy Wilkins
S. Court St
Athens State Hospital
White Mill
W. State St
Hocking River
Elizabethtown
Athens City
East Bridge
United States
Middletown
Mill
State Streets
John Chandler
Mrs. Cora Donnally Dies in Gallipolis
Mrs. Cora Donnally aged about 85 died near noon Tuesday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. She had resided with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs O D Stewart of Vinton. A daughter and two sons survive. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Gallipolis
Cora Donnally
Holzer Hospital
O. D. Stewart
Vinton
Fly traps in Portugal use sundew plants in cottages
In Portugal peasants keep sundew plants in their cottages as living fly traps to keep homes free from flies.
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Portugal
Rural youth leadership to grow under Farm Bureau plan
The Gallia County Farm Bureau will run winter Youth Councils by merging 4-H club members. The aim is to provide rural leadership comparable to urban programs and teach parliamentary procedure. Units already operate at Porter and Bane’s filling station area, with further sites planned at Rio Grande College, Rodney, Northup, and Harrisburg.
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Gallipolis
Farm Bureau
Porter
Bane
Rio Grande College and High School
Rodney
Northup
Harrisburg
Grange
Blind Vets Campaign Seeks Rag Donations in Gallipolis
The Disabled American Veterans chapter in Gallipolis launches a drive to collect clean rags to be sent to hospitals for blind veterans. Funds from rag sales will stay with the veterans. Commander John H. Reese sets September 25 as collection date at C. C. Rose filling station on Garfield Ave.
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Gallipolis
Disabled American Veterans
Albert L. Croy
John H. Reese
Otis Drummond
Robert T. Davis
J. R. Gibson
Bladen
John J. Bashore
Bidwell
John W. Davis
Clinton E. Smith
Leslie Boggs
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reese
C. C. Rose
Garfield Ave
Denison University Speaker Entertains Gallipolis Club
Denison University professor Edwin A. Wright head of theater arts entertained Gallipolis Rotarians and their ladies at Farmers Hotel with dialogue stories and monologue sketches. Bill Potter introduced Wright as the speaker. Guests included Dr Norville A. Martin club president and Clyde Mitchell.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
Edwin A. Wright
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Denison
Wright
Bill Potter
Mike Gregory
Norville A. Martin
Clyde Mitchell
New Legion Auxiliary Installs New President in Gallipolis
Mrs. Harold Mackenzie 55 Court St. was installed Tuesday night as president of the American Legion auxiliary unit in Gallipolis. Nancy Houck retires. Olive Ailstock Athens district 8 president conducted the ceremony. Guests included Mrs. Ross Williams Oak Hill. Officers installed: Aldeth White first vice president Dorothy Sheets second vice president Hazel Elliott secretary Elizabeth Lear treasurer.
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Gallipolis
Harold Mackenzie
Court St
American Legion Auxiliary
Occaon
Nancy Houck
Olive Ailstock
Athens
Ross Williams
Oak Hill
Aldeth White
Dorothy Sheets
Hazel Elliott
Elizabeth Lear
Room Income Rumor Denied By Director
GALLIPOLIS C J Martin director Ohio Valley Second Frontier says private room rental funds stay with owners and denies a rumor funds would go to Rio Grande College. He notes 500 private rooms listed and details on steel for detention dams spillways and ponds plus timber cutting and soil conservation briefing for 35 men on September 23.
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Gallipolis
C. J. Martin
Ohio Valley Second Frontier
Martin
Rio Grande College
West Virginia Steel Co
Charleston
Joe MiNer
Robert Chandler
Southern Distributing Co
Cincinnati
River Traffic at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha Falls Readings
River traffic reports list boats moving up and down at Gallipolis locks with times for Semet Castle Sullivan Duffy Agnes Ayres Progress Forsythia Titan Heekin Martin Turley Hunting ton Arden Solvay Republic of Pittsburgh Brandt Seehald Neville Twain and others on the Kanawha and nearby rivers. Gauges show Upper 18.2 feet lower 9.8 feet with two feet at the rollers and Kanawha Falls heading 1.79 stationary.
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Gallipolis
Semet
Castle
Sullivan
Duffy
Agnes
Ayres
Progress
Forsythia
Titan
Heekin
Martin
Turley
Huntington
Arden
Solvay
Republic of Pittsburgh
Brandt
Seehald
Neville
Twain
Kanawha River
Walker
Winfield
Leila
Kanawha Falls
Vacationers Put To Work At Kiwanis Meeting
Gallipolis notes show Kiwanis program chairman Burl Hood had vacationing members entertain non vacationers at the Lafayette Hotel Tuesday night. Hollis Wood won a prize after sharing a Tennessee trip described as “in a cave” by police secretary Chester Leaper. Dr. Jacob Weinberger joins as new radiologist member at Holzer Hospital. guests included W. R. Vick and A. B. Rothgeb.
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Gallipolis
Burl Hood
Kiwanis
Lafayette Hotel
Hollis Wood
Wood
Tennessee
Chester Leaper
Kiwanis Club
Jacob Weinberger
Holzer Hospital
W. R. Vick
Rocky River
A. B. Rothgeb
Point Pleasant
Radio Programs Area Stations Overview
A list of radio stations including NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 80 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC highlights station affiliations and frequencies.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
Columbus
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
Radio Schedule Snapshot from 1940s Network Lineup
The page lists daily radio programming from September 15 to 16, detailing time slots and shows across ABC CBS MBS NBC and related stations. Notable programs include The Big Story, Abbott & Costello, The Smoothies, The Great Gildersleeve, and Queen for a Day, with dramas, music, news, and kiddies hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Cbs
Cbs East
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe Basiec “Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Abe
Abe Bob Crosby
Cbs Lone Ranger
Cbs Sports
Abe Mr. Chameleon
Xavier Cugat
Gildersleeve
America
Abe Hollywood
Abbo
Abec
Nbec
Nbe
Abe Queen
Abe Red Benson
Dhs
Dbs
Cbs Kiddies Hour
Mbs
Lum
Abner
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Associated Press
Tryst Pyright
Elswyth Thane
Verena
Darling Hilary
Dot
Edwin P. Jordan
M.D
Edson
Dick Turner
C. H. Harris
Young Rural Leadership
Bureau Plan
The
Soil Conservation Service
Dave Herrman
N. Y
Bob Poole
Fred Waring
My Story
Abe the
Godfrey
Cebs
Hollywood
By Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
Raymond Angell
State Highway Patrol
William H. Jones
Bill Smith
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