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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1958
Page
4
The article weighs a proposed nationwide standard test for high school graduation. It notes poll support but argues the plan could bar capable students and dull curricula, risking mediocrity. It suggests a voluntary high achievement test may be useful but should not decide diplomas.
A passage notes the typical country editor values self reliance and minimum government. They oppose government welfare, champion free enterprise, and admire the founding fathers and individual freedom, with a preference for decency and national greatness over collective action.
Self-made financier Harry Singer, 37, born in New York to an Austrian immigrant, quit college at 18 and started a handbag factory with $300 borrowed in 1939. He sold the firm after moving to Florida, built a real estate empire in Miami, develops a 40-acre 10 million dollar shopping plaza, and opens a seven million dollar Montmartre hotel. He cites imagination risk and luck as keys, seeks peace of mind over wealth, and says he prefers life outside New York City, where the community doesn’t celebrate individual achievement as much.
In a humorous imagined note to Santa Claus, President Eisenhower asks for peace with opponents, political stability, and limited funds, noting loaned aid to the Treasury, Civil Rights tensions after the Supreme Court ruling, and a wish to end party conflicts. He mentions Khrushchev, race relations, and the 1961 lease ending, ending with a tongue in cheek request for stump removers.
The year’s top business narratives include Wall Street gains amid recession, the swift economy recovery, inflation fears, and shifts in major firms. It notes corporate traditions ending, the bond market wobble, rising federal deficits, Detroit auto trends, consumer resilience, international crisis brinkmanship, and a blocked steel merger.
Rita asks about simplifying infant feeding and bottle ster ilization. Dr Crane recalls using horse sense to cut sterilization to two bottles daily and how to prepare feeds with evaporated milk and hot water, plus travel tips and a request to write for his booklet.
A humorous collage notes a NY poor husband planning mink and slimming spends after a loss, a snoring patient seeking relief, and a doctor’s sleep advice. It also mentions a U S map scan of quirky towns and a Dallas staffer exposing Santa Claus as a millionaire Texan with a hobby. 1958 Bennett Cerf. King Features Syndicate.
The writer laments repeating wars and calls for avoiding a future conflict amid radiation fears from A and H bomb tests. He cites Twain and criticizes the status quo for making war seem inevitable while scientists warn of radiation dangers. Signed Harold G. Sams Millfield Route 1.
In a hospital bed the writer reflects on Christmas as a source of warmth and gratitude. He recalls a major operation, the pain of illness, and the hope of recovery while urging merriment with family and friends. The piece honors mothers, resilience, and the spirit of Christmas amid hardship and material concerns.
Medical radiologists face patient resistance to diagnostic X rays while experts warn ionizing radiation must be kept within safety limits. Studies on luminous watch dials and submarine air show notable radioactive exposure risks, especially to reproductive glands. milk from Windscale areas was tainted. Five guiding principles urge minimizing unnecessary exposure while recognizing life-saving medical uses.
Tomorrow brings highly enjoyable personal relations and strong travel starts around midday. For birthdays, if you are born then, a year of job gains through extra effort begins now. Avoid extravagance in March to improve finances by May and expect a monetary break in October. July and August boost travel and social ventures while June and September favor sentimental relations.
Public notice lists subscription prices for The Athens Messenger and The Sunday Messenger. It details daily and Sunday delivery, mail rates for Ohio and West Virginia, and general mailing terms. It also notes post office entry and Associated Press membership.
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