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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1946
Page
4
Washington economists foresee a yearlong postwar readjustment beginning early in 1947. They warn prices must fall via productivity gains rather than wage hikes, while housing controls and G.I. needs complicate supply demand balance and stabilization efforts.
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Gayle, daughter of a college professor, visits the Bartlets at Sycamore and grapples with opulent surroundings and a growing rebellion. Bart treats her tenderly while she frets over wealth and status, imagining a simpler life in Westchester. Lucile and the dress scene heighten tensions as the story continues.
A historical overview cites the 1936 Maritime Act and postwar plans from Roosevelt and Truman, stressing the need for a robust merchant marine to serve national defense. It notes Harvard Business School findings on defense requirements, ongoing warship delays, and rising layoffs as private shipyard activity stalls into 1948.
The Athens County mining action by 160 workers protesting meat scarcity reflects broader shortages and OPA price ceilings. The piece urges coordinated policy pressure rather than strikes, noting industry energy demands exceed what food alone can supply and warning against worsening shortages.
A Greek themed eatery owner Nick Giacopolocopolos exclaims thanks as the OPA cuts meat prices, hoping to pass savings to diners at the Athens Bar Grill and Chophouse. Local reaction mixes optimism with disbelief over cheaper provisions.
Peter Edson reports on the Army Navy Munitions Board led by Richard R. Deupree as it develops an M-day manual to mobilize U S industrial resources for war. The plan aims to stockpile materials and ensure ready plants, separate from combat strategy, with costs projected around two billion dollars over five years.
A logan area stag dinner at Colonial Hall drew 56 attendees hosted by the Straitsville brick plant and manager H Sheffield with Mrs. Ruth Bell, Lottie Jewett, Hume Williams, Edna Rollins, Liza Neal, Myrtle Wallace, Nellie Shuttleworth and Jean Williams among guests. Jean Wilson admitted for major operation at Hocking Valley Hospital. Billy Bell sustained a broken arm after a porch fall and was taken to Logan Hospital. Several residents, including Miss Irene Irvin and Mrs. Harry Winefordner, noted health updates and local social events.
CBS files petition with the Federal Communications Commission to adopt technical standards and authorize commercial operation in the 420 to 920 megacycle band. A hearing is requested for testimonies from CBS and others, with President Frank Stanton noting preliminary tests reached a point where further progress requires regular commercial broadcasting.
In Athens a meeting of the Ex-Service Men Americanization League organized with Totvid Feth as chairman and a committee including M. C. Morrison John Hunt Arthur Clarence Wolfe Darrell Sams and John Cox. Hopkins Reasoner and Alt. Falcon returned home from their cott. High school principals met in Logan to plan the annual music festival and other events. Sixty Athens fans traveled to Calypsis for the Fourth Annual High School Day at Ohio State University. Twenty years ago Reverend Coulter began his methodist ministry at First Methodist Church. A truck of 1500 black bass was distributed in Athens County streams under Game Protector B. T. Le Fever. Ohio University enrollment reached 1990. Banner yields reported from New York Coal Company and Welch and Eberle near Hamley Run.
Mrs. David Swartz hosted a Sept. 22 chicken dinner at her home honoring Mr. William Swartz’s birthday anniversary. Attending were the honor guest and family from Jacksonville plus several local residents, with plans for Neighbors Night on Oct. 4 by the Ladies Aid Society.
Syracuse area social notes record Patricia Houston and Melissa Shearer calling on Mrs. Mary Karr and Marcia Warr, while Mrs. Farber prepares to join her Army major husband in Bad Hissingen Germany for a two year stay. Additional visits and greetings span Columbus Florida Huntington Marietta and Pomeroy with illness, travel, showers, and church events mentioned.
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