Crack in the Picture Window Reprinted from The Louisville Courier-Journal
The piece notes how public views of President Eisenhower shifted from reverent awe to questions about leadership and health between 1956 and 1957. It cites Sputnik 1, a mild stroke, and broader social worries as eroding confidence, while DUing press coverage and staff dynamics undercut the White House. It argues voters sought a steady leader, not a purely benevolent figure, and predicts continued political strain ahead.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gallup
Washington
Pentagon
America
Benson and Dulles
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Mr. Eisenhower
Jayne Mansfield and a glowing history of film icons
Jim Bishop reviews The Movies by Richard Griffith and Arthur Mayer, praising its 60year sweep from John Bunny to Marlon Brando and noting Mansfield as a symbol of fame’s brief, costly loan. The essay contrasts her extravagant hunger for stardom with the fading, fragile lives of earlier screen figures.
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Jayne Mansfield
Richard Griffith
Arthur Mayer
America
Miss Mansfield
John Bunny
Marlon Brando
Jayne
Texas
San Diego Bay
Associated Press
Louella Parsons
Corinne Griffith
Washington
Pola Negri
May McAvoy
Marie Provost
Hollywood
New York
Wilma Banky
Coleen Moore
Ruth Chatterton
Nancy Carroll
Mae Clarke
Helen ‘Welvetrees
Constance Bennett
Billy Dove
Deanna Durbin
Jean Arthur
John Wayne
Clark Gable
Green-thumbed doctor funds YMCA camp in St Louis
Dr. George W. Crane extols Joseph Sunnen for creating a YMCA family camp site in St. Louis with a dam and lake, urging churches, YMCAs, and Boy Scout groups to secure camp sites now as population and land pressure rise, and advocating all-family retreats for moral and spiritual uplift.
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Joseph Sunnen
Angels In Heaven
YMCA
CYO
Boy Scouts
George W. Crane
St. Louis
Robert R. Vernon
Sunnen
Missouri
Abraham Lincoln
Lot
Abraham
Earth
Wall Street
America
Crane
The Miracle of Germany and the Western Rise
The West German economic revival after 1948 transformed postwar Europe, bolstering political stability under Adenauer and NATO prominence. It contrasts Germany’s reform against Britain’s labor saboteur trends and notes broader implications for Western Europe’s power, unity, and future economic policy.
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Europe
Western Europe
Germany
United States
Japan
Councils of Nations
Hitler
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Nasser
Berlin
Vienna
West Germany
Adenauer
NATO
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
East Germany
David McCord Wright
United Kingdom
U. K
Three Fuels for Economic Recovery Plans in 1958
The piece outlines three main supports for reviving the slump: easier credit for business and consumers, increased federal and local spending tied to defense orders, and a possible tax cut to boost purchasing power. It notes unemployment rising, auto output dipping to 1954 levels, steel capacity underused, and oil and textile sectors facing weak demand, with April seen as a potential trigger for policy action.
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American Iron & Steel Institute
Washington
Try and Stop Me humor gem in weekly gag strip
A collection of light jokes from 1958 by Bennett Cerf about a weekend golfer sidelined by grippe, a bride's plan to leave, and cows at a barn door. It features puns on the flu, seas, Manhattan, and a fresh Frosh, with a closing note from King Features Syndicate.
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Manhattan
Manhattans
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Food Quiz Brain Game Five Simple Questions
A quirky food trivia item asks about kieffer Goldilocks Stilton origin a Tam worth Liver Elberta and Damson fruit types plus a Jonathan. The garbled trailing answers include distorted letter sequences and a string of numbers.
Skin Signs Of Cancer Warn Readers To Seek Early Checkups
The article notes no single cancer test exists yet and stresses early skin checks for cancer risk. It warns against fear, urges prompt examination of any non healing sores or lumps, and explains keratoses as common sun exposed patches that may lead to cancer and should be watched and protected from sun exposure.
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American Cancer Society
Public Forum echoes nostalgia on rail prank memories
The writer recalls historic schoolboy pranks on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and earlier rifle shots at Mullins boat, noting weathered holes sealed by effort. He reflects on young scientists tackling modern engines and jokes about presidential succession if both president and vice president die, noting the Speaker would assume the presidency.
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the Messenger
Plain Dealer
Baltimore & Ohio
Mullins
Richland Ave
Asylum
B&o
Deisels
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger information lists publication details including pricing, delivery, and circulation notes. It notes weekly and daily editions, carrier delivery costs, and rates for Ohio and West Virginia mailings, with postal classifications and Associated Press affiliation.
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Athens Messenger
SUN Xy Messenger
raallDally
Ohio
Athens
Postoffice
Associated Press
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Jim Bishop
Norma Talmadge
Clara Bow
By Hatlo
George Crane
Josep Sunnen
Mr. Sunner
God
Israel
Jesus
Gethsemane
Sodom and Gomorrah
George Sokolsky
By Bennett Cerf
The
Seven Seas
Atlantic
Edwin Jordan
the Public Forum
Ralph A. Chalfant
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