25 May 1955
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Newspaper
Arizona Daily Sun
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1955
Page
1
A mixed House vote shows Republicans divided on high farm price supports while the Senate and President Eisenhower signal inaction. Analysts say the 1950s era policy traps farmers in volatile costs, urging bold, new agricultural reforms beyond restoring old subsidies.
A garbled Washington item reports Sam Rayburn as a reverse Davy Crockett idol for a student talk, plus Norris Cotton dieting after a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ceremony. It notes a GOP wedding plan in August, drought comments by a Western governor, and a Republican women’s conference mouse incident interrupted by a helper with a broom.
Malthe Eades Andree and colleagues urge raising the city speed limit above 25 miles per hour in business districts and busy through streets, arguing current law is unfair and impractical. They note other cities use 35 to 45 mile zones and ask council to set reasonable limits.
A shuffled column recalls anniversaries birthdays and local events. Mrs. Charlotte Acker marks an 81st birthday while Jimmy Richardson hosts friends for his tenth. Beav er Creek camp movement discussed with CCC details and Lakeside plans for Mother’s Day. A lightning strike damages a chimney on Neth Leroux street and W. B. Raudehaugl opens an employment agency completing local ties.
A Kansas college reports that 860 of its 3,258 male students are married, reflecting a notable portion of students balancing family and studies on campus.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses managing disease and crops through environmental actions and science. It urges personal mental control to match government efficiency, warning that mind erasure by any authority yields fanatic distortion. The piece cites moral self-improvement and cites religious guidance as paths to a better life.
A noisy monologue questions government tax threats and family roles. It mocks parents, teenagers, and educators while musing on money, education, and the burden of taxation. The piece riffs on generational friction and social norms with satirical tone.
The second California state legislator convicted in a grand jury liquor inquiry was sentenced yesterday. Assemblyman G Delbert Marinis, 45, of Los Angeles, received a term from 2 to 78 years and fined 5000 for lying to the jury about a liquor license applicant. He claimed the funds were a political contribution and a legal fee for attorney Leonard E Wilson.
A Los Angeles woman identified as Mrs Pauline Harris is reported to have been bitten by a black widow spider at her home. She was treated at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and then moved to General Hospital in serious condition. Harris said she was once America's youngest mother, noting a daughter born 37 months earlier and a four year old son from a marriage in Fort Worth Texas. The report also mentions railroad wood cross ties usage and various legal actions involving William G Bonelli and state officials, along with other prosecutions in Arizona and California.
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