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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
4
The 1955 Christmas holiday deaths and injuries on U.S. roads highlighted drunken driving and reckless behavior, especially in Ohio where many intoxicated drivers avoided fines. Officials warn that without improved controls more travelers may seek air, rail, or bus options during future holidays, while safety experts doubt the toll will decrease in the New Year period.
Ford rises as a landmark family firm among the five leading U S corporations by assets with sales near 2.5 billion in 1948 and potential profits over 400 million. It credits 1.3 billion spent on modernization and process improvements since 1948 to fuel postwar expansion and productivity gains.
SAM DAWSON reports that women grow stronger economically through electronics and statistics, entering more jobs, earning more, and living longer. Banks employ more women, including vault custodians, while push-button vault doors and insurance age breaks reflect a shift toward female labor. By a third of working women are under 65, with many in clerical, sales, service, or professional roles. Women drivers also embrace power steering and prepackaged foods ease home duties. Men no longer dominate the labor force.
Dr George W Crane critiques a female boss Janice J 43 who runs a business and cites trouble keeping workers. He discusses gender bias in management, the price of advancement for women, and the need for objective hiring tests and psychological scales to rate both employers and employees.
Dr Jordan explains cataract symptoms vary by lens cloudiness with early signs such as blurring or dazzling. He notes progression differs, with treatment now favoring surgery at any stage and asserts medical cures are unlikely though research continues. Age, diabetes, injury and heredity influence risk. eyestrain not a factor. Modern surgery has saved many with cataracts and lessens fear of treatment.
A Ladies Aid Christmas party at Mrs. Harry Van Dyke’s home featured a pot luck supper and gift exchange. Numerous locals including Horace Parsons, Charles Grubb, Evalina Brill, Keith Brill, Walter Parsons and many visitors from Columbus, Chesterhill, Athens, and Amesville travelled to or hosted relatives during the holiday period. Charles Brown returned to Norfolk naval base after a visit, while others joined in festive gatherings with relatives and friends across multiple households.
The tale follows Captain Jered Naish and crew aboard the whaler Obis from Salem. Two men die at first sight of a whale crew mutiny and theft of stores fuel a deadly voyage toward Cape Horn. Naish battles illness, delirium, and a scurvy ravaged crew as the ship presses on, with Blageen the steward implicated in illicit rum and store hoarding.
A Stars Savy forecast highlights tolerance to improve family and social relationships and promote peace. Notable activity in the P M hours with crowds, gatherings, music, and gaiting. Romance and travel favored in June and August with July, September, November, December lively social plans.
Zaleski and nearby communities hosted a flurry of holiday visits. Edna Hawk Zaleski and Ethel Tripp joined Hubert Beck in Columbus while Ernest Tripp joined Christmas celebrations then traveled to Arcadia to see Mrs. Criss. Guests at Glenn Rosser’s included Harold Ward and sons from near McArthur, Clem Pinney and Clyde Pinney plus daughter from Hope, Leo Rosser, and Myer Cooley from Gallipolis. Additional gatherings featured Donald McKibben from Indianapolis with James McKibben’s family, and David Thomas of Proctorville. Christmas Day visitors included H. L. Atkinson of Athens with Merrill from Logan, and Ida Lemley of Athens with George Pierson of Cincinnati. Elizabeth Cavanaugh and Blanche Potter spent Christmas with Evan and William Potter in Cincinnati. Sarah Vanderford, formerly a nurse, visited her father A. E. Vanderford, while Nora Egleberry from Columbus was with sister Etta Egelberry for the holidays. Charles Vanderford and sister Rose were ill near Red Diamond. Glenn Rosser and Gladys Morgan with Goldy Brown from McArthur joined Christmas supper with Harold Ward and his sons Alan and Evan.
Radio program grid for Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Marietta and surrounding markets listing stations ABC WCOL WSAZ NBC WLW CBS WBNS MBS WHKC WATT WJEH WCHS WPAR WMCA with a packed evening lineup including News Sports Daily Commentary Dinner Date Bing Crosby Strange Drama My Son Jeep Counter Spy and 21st Precinct plus Orchestra Show and News & Varieties across 6 pm to 11:20 pm blocks.
A dense list of radio programming with times and shows across stations Abe CBS MBS and others. Entries include Genevieve showings such as News Robert Q Lewis Kathy Godfrey and Drake Hr with programs from travel guides to Music and sports. The fragmentary listing mixes talk comedy drama and music slots with multiple hosts and networks.
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