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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
4
The piece notes higher prices for natural rubber and steel as producers face transport and wage pressures. Copper and aluminum gains push costs into gadgets and building materials, while coffee and other green commodities face volatile futures. Inflation risks loom, with construction and manufacturing costs likely to pass to buyers.
The piece argues Congress will delay a financed highway program for years. It notes the House rejected Eisenhower's plan using revenue bonds and Democrats' tax-based funding. critics blame trucking interests and political cowardice for inaction. It warns of deteriorating roads, more fatalities, and public blame for lawmakers.
Senator Norris Cotton recalls Ike slowing near an orphanage in Maine, stopping to chat with children for over 15 minutes. He says the stop was heartfelt not for publicity, giving the youngsters a personal moment from the president.
In a New York opera city stop, nine-year-old Bruce Thompson son of Rep. Keith Thompson was chosen for the chorus. After the final performance Keith drove home his quiet son who confided he was wondering about applying for unemployment insurance tomorrow.
Sen. Walter George of Georgia and House Speaker Sam Rayburn with Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas led a peaceful productive year in Congress. George steered foreign policy in the Senate, Johnson and Rayburn shepherded bills through with quiet efficiency.
Dr George W Crane argues factories boost towns beyond 100 jobs by spawning 74 more jobs 112 households and 296 population in ten years. He cites US Chamber of Commerce data and urges communities to honor local industry as essential to prosperity and national defense.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan notes hay fever season catchs sufferers off guard and advises planning a vacation to areas with little ragweed. He lists Pacific Northwest, northern California, high Rockies, southern Florida, Maine, Minnesota, and many national parks as relief zones with varying pollen levels.
CHARLOTTE N C and Harold H Caldwell receive a six year prison term after pleading guilty to false pretense in Superior Court. Caldwell sold mops to housewives then took back the mops claiming they were broken, never returning them to various family members.
Mrs. R V Heilman Mrs John Sargent and children visit Ziba Midkiff. Frances Romine stays with Henry Euler Racine. Kerns family and Albert Kerns visit Neffs. Elsie Schwarz Gallipolis and St Thompson Cleveland visit Porter Midkiff. Sam Curtis and Donna Curtis of Columbus spend weekend with relatives. Albert Curtis visits grandparents Bert and Mrs Smith. Carl McNemar family Frasersburg visit Midkiff. Mrs Ziba continues hosting guests.
In a tense table stakes game Wyatt Earp era tale unfolds with Doc Holliday dealing and Ringo chasing a royal flush. Ringo bets into Holliday’s flush and wins twelve lead aces, then a hidden killer strikes the back.
In Tombstone a daytime gunfight ends with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday cornering bandit Ringo, arresting him for highway robbery. A posse, rapid habeas corpus, and a dawn chase push Ringo from the jail's back to the Sulphur Springs bunkhouse, while Curly Bill and a large outlaw group ride into town.
A reflective verse by W H Stahl extols an afterlife goal of eternal rest in Heaven. It frames life as strenuous and fleeting and urges living by the Golden Rule to gain admission to eternal life. The piece emphasizes faith, righteous living, and God’s plan for salvation.
The stars predict a bright day with top attainment possible through best effort. Evening relaxation is advised. avoid burnout. For a birthday, a pivotal month ahead brings stimulating occupational and financial aspects and strong, energetic pursuit of goals with persistent charm.
A detailed listing of radio stations in Columbus Huntington Cincinnati Athens Gallipolis and Parkersburg with frequencies and a Friday schedule block includes news broadcasts dramas comedies and variety programs. Names such as Eddie Fisher Bing Crosby Jane Pickens and Fibber and Molly appear among daily time slots from morning to late evening.
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