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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1955
Page
12
Northwestern University educator Paul Witty reports a fifth annual survey finds television and comic books have little overall effect on educational attainment and behavior. He notes some individual adverse or beneficial cases and urges balanced programs including reading.
Police hunt a suspected deranged woman after a three day old girl was scalded at a maternity hospital. Two Chinese infants died in similar attacks before Christmas while police guard the facility.
1st Lt. Charles D. Salmon writes home from the Yellow Sea battle that the flying is terrific and he loves his unit but wants to return to marry Miss Harriet Paul of Palm Beach Florida. He and Harriet plan to wed after he rotates home in March.
Dr Adolph Magnus Levy, aged 90, who helped establish basal metabolic rate measurement and conducted early diabetes research, born in Germany, died Sunday. He was a noted figure in medical science and nutrition studies.
Livestock bids show hogs and cattle mixed with declines in several weights while heavier hogs hold steadier. Cattle slaughter steers and yearlings mostly steady with cows and bulls active. vealers, sheep and lambs also report varied values across weight categories.
A Cincinnati AP report lists consumer grades for poultry and prices for various items. Large white and brown birds show mixed grades, with specific percentages and current receipts, including checks and dirties. Potatoes are quoted at 2.50 to 5.00 per unit.
Floyd Kisor of Columbus pleaded not guilty to issuing a bad check for ten dollars and was bound to the grand jury after failing to post a 300 dollar bond in Municipal Court. The charge was filed by Luther Mayles of Athens and he remained jailed.
Leontyne Price, praised for NBC Tosca, eyes March 11 concert in Laurel Mississippi hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Her historic TV debut as Tosca follows Marian Anderson’s Met triumph, highlighting color barriers easing in opera. Price has sung with major orchestras and studied at Juilliard after Central State College in Ohio.
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