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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1959
Page
4
The editorial denounces Walter Reuther’s plan for an unemployed march on Washington as ill advised. It argues the nation is recovering from hardship, inflation is a concern, and a public display of discontent would aid Communists and harm democracy. It urges saner minds to prevent such a mobilization.
A Florida state librarian faces opposition over discarding Oz and Tarzan along with Rover Boys and Tom Swift. The piece argues libraries should keep such books, noting they entertain thousands of readers and that reading for pleasure is not inherently harmful despite low literary value.
Washington reports show President Eisenhower hardening his stance against big spenders while teaming with former Treasury Secretary George Humphrey to push economy. A moderate civil rights plan gained favor as Southern conservatives warned of blocked spending. Robert Anderson mobilized business leaders to drum up nationwide support for tighter budgets.
Marguerite Piazza, famed soprano known as Marguerite Piazza, rose from a New Orleans upbringing to the Metropolitan Opera Company. Her career spanned radio, television, and stage with key alliances and marriages shaping her rise. She now earns about 200000 dollars yearly and reflects on her late mother and family.
Dr. Crane offers a step by step method to ease a three year old boy's terror at bedtime. through progressive exposure with lights on, comforting toys, and patient practice, parents build positive associations with darkness. the article notes fear is common in animals and humans and encourages sending for a parental test.
Public interest in monthly investment plans has grown with 81 000 MIP in force on the New York Stock Exchange. Since inception 164 000 plans started, 85 000 completed or terminated, with 12.2 million dollars invested. Investors cite simplicity and disciplined savings. many plow dividends back to buy more shares while pricing favors medium priced issues.
A snappy narrated snippet cites a restless Park Avenue analyst and a visitor seeking tuning for a wife joke about a bull fiddle. It weaves in Hugh Walpole and pub chalkboards tracking P s and Q s with a sardine plant strike and protest signs.
William Flax of Cincinnati protests FEPC measures and asserts employers have the right to hire as they choose, arguing property and market rights over racial quotas. He condemns forced hiring as confiscation and urges voluntary action over federal law in a February 23 letter to The Messenger.
A reader from Letart West Virginia February 24 decries violence and vandalism reported in The Messenger. He cites beer bottles and gasoline thrown at occupied homes and gunfire, suggesting swift action or a Vigilance committee if authorities falter.
The 1958-59 U.S. public school system serves 34.6 million students with 1.40 million teachers at about 4935 dollars a year. Insufficient pay and graft concerns depress recruitment, modern school boards vary in effectiveness, and substitutions harm learning.
Medical column addresses early diagnosis and the mistakes clinicians and patients make. It stresses patient delay, family bias, cost of examinations, and the general practitioner's pivotal role in spotting new conditions, avoiding misattribution, and sometimes saving a life through prudent judgment.
Dolly Mosby in Glendora California reports her car refused to move after she started it. Her husband found the drive shaft had been stolen. In Biloxi Mississippi Governor Michael V. DiSalle of Ohio was named to the federal state relations committee of the National Governors Conference.
An item lists subscription rates for The Athens Messenger and The Sunday Messenger. Rates shown include daily and Sunday delivery, carrier and mail options, and annual costs. The notice notes association with the Associated Press and identifies the newspaper’s address in Athens Ohio.
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