Unemployment and welfare debate shapes postwar views
A Sun editorial surveys unemployment estimates from six million to double that figure, urging a federal census of unemployed and unemployable. It argues many idle workers rely on federal aid, notes labor shortages in skilled fields, and calls for hard data to guide policy and prosperity.
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New York
the Sun
United States
American Federation of Labor
America
Uncle Sam
hagSon
Varus
Gandhi in Bombay Hints at Malaria Relapse
Dispatch from Bombay reports Mahatma Gandhi ill with malaria after a blood test at a Bombay hospital confirms infection. He faces danger of relapse if he returns home amid a malaria rich area. Dr. Victor Heiser cites Gandhi in India anti malaria efforts and notes his controversial Times of India quote from June 1955.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Bombay
Gandhi
Victor Heiser
India
Times of India
Motor Manners Meeting Blames Bad Driving for Deaths
In New York a national gathering condemns poor motor manners as the main cause of current death and injury figures. It targets drivers who dodge in and out and ignore signs, especially those intoxicated by speed, as disruptors of public peace.
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New York
Smartaleck
Budget tensions and political spins across Roosevelt era agencies
The piece notes budget officers complain about limited funds for next year with Army and Navy exceptions. It mentions Roosevelt issuing cutting orders to budget chief Dan Bell, relief spending uncertainties, and the impact on deficit and defense. It also covers U.S. reactions to foreign events and Alaska Matanuska resettlement concerns.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Dan Bell
Treasury
Morgenthau
Umpire Gong Sparks New Signaling Change
In a shift from the old battering pep bottle gong, a new robot umpire triggers a strike call with a distinct gong. The era of modern signaling contrasts with the earlier clamor that echoed through dusty fields and courts.
Motor vehicle conduct condemned in highway tragedies
A harsh critique notes motor vehicle is the major cause of highway tragedies and minor accidents. It names reckless drivers on curves hills and at night and calls for curb in unsafe behavior, urging safer manners across residential streets and on public roads.
Public Forum letter questions coal miner Tucker and Hoover era views
John Humphrey of Millfield responds to a reader letter by praising differing opinions while urging clearer critique of President Hoover era policy. He recalls mining labor history, UMWA strikes, and argues for better wages and conditions under Republican leadership. He names Alf Landon and criticizes current union leaders' past actions.
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Coa
Tucker
Hoover
U. M. W of A
Mr. Tucker
Mr. Hoover
John Humphrey
Millfield
Poet's Corner Verse Submissions From Messenger Readers
The column features two reader poems with full names and towns. The first by Mrs Victor Brown of Minersville Ohio expresses longing after a baby’s loss and future in Heaven. The second by Mary Pyle Wilson of Nelsonville Ohio recalls a fall home coming on Uncle Sammy’s farm in Athens County and invites participation next year.
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Victor Brown
Minersville
Ohio
Athens County
Sammy
Pyle
Mary Pyle Wilson
Nelsonville
District Tales of Long Ago
Since 1917 state auditor kept ministerial land records and the last record shows a 50 year lease to Charles W Porter from J N M Davis J J Blazer and Jessie C Lewis trustees of Ohio Township with annual taxes and rents and timber protection. Township votes 1837 to 1840 favored selling ministerial lands totaling 548 in county. appraisals cited Harrison Section 29 and multiple lots with varying per acre values. final payment to Andrew J Powell Springfield township concludes in 1865.
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Public Land
J. N. M. Davis
J. J. Blazer
Jessie C. Lewis
Ohio Township
Charles W. Porter
Nathaniel Gates
Thomas Rodgers
John Holcomb
Joseph Fletcher
Springfield
Wilkesville
Morgan Addison
Cheshire
Guyan and
Harrison
Savings Banks in Athens Offer 4 Percent
Savings banks in Athens advertised a 4 percent rate as a matter of local financial news ten years ago. The item notes Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Keenan returning from a Batesville and Alliance trip and the Logan area’s Hocking Valley car shops employing 200 men with three months of no accidents.
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United States
Nye
Frazier
North Dakota
Robert Benchley
Mr. Roosevelt
Lemke
Frazier- Lemke
Landon
Congress
Athens
Emmett Keenan
Batesville
Alliance
Hocking Valley
Logan
Marriage Flight Across the Pacific
Kay Dunn, a nurse turned Overland Airways stewardess, agrees to marry Ted Graham a veteran pilot. He outlines planning and sacrifices, including Kay leaving her job to raise Dickie, while they plan a home, a kitchen, and a life part romance part career in the trans Pacific era.
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Kay Dunn
Overland Airways
Ted Graham
Kay
Monte Blaine
Monte
Ted
Dickie
Air Service
Overland Line
Thickie
Jerry
Sato
Wound Care and Infection Prevention Guidance
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines wound types and emphasizes cleanliness to prevent infection. He details sterilization methods, home first aid steps, and signs of serious infection such as red streaks, fever, and rapid illness progression. He advises bed rest and warm wet dressings for severe cases and stresses prompt medical attention.
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Boomerang
Paul Mallon
Spain
Matanuska
Alaska
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Poet’s Corner
Messenger
Court House
Thomas Northup
Nicholas Thevenin
Jacob Posworth
Barnabae Dewitt
Jesse Lewis
Isaac Dewitt
William Trotter
Thomas Clark
James Williams
Thornton Drummond
Jeptha Clark
Andrew J. Powell
Springfield Township
Jack Day
Chris Day
Columbus
Charles Bishop
Bishopville
H. T. Poston
Carbondale
Richard Enderlin
J. H. Greenbaum
R. P. Enderlin
M. H. Doolittle
Overland
Parkersburg
Marietta
Elma Dulaney
Elizabeth
Ohio University
Johnson
Glouster
Lena Foutch
Boston
The
Boston School of Fine Arts and Crafts
Messenger Automobile
Eva Martin
Ernestine Bean
Rose Maurer
Eva Baughman
Mary Evans
Charles Eccles
Athens High School
East Hill
R. J. Snively
Elizabeth Kern
George Clark
Mr. Lemke
Ftrans
Pacific
DR. Morris Fishbein
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