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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
4
The piece assesses party chances in the 1956 elections with Democrats holding the Senate and Republicans aiming to flip seats in key states like Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and Colorado. It warns a GOP loss of the House could produce a split legislature and notes rising stock ownership as a civic theme.
A humorous wartime column weighs love markets and mating tactics for women seeking husbands. It divides men into four types elderly widowers middle aged with children veteran bachelors and young amateurs and offers tongue in cheek advice on which ploys work for each.
The piece notes how Democrats and Republicans sit near even in Congress, with 49 Democrats to 41 Republicans in the Senate and 230 Democrats to 203 Republicans in the House, plus two vacancies. It forecasts a presidential election year where both parties tout programs, but most legislation will not flip party lines.
In a case history by Dr George W Crane a mother recalls her son Philip using a mob psychology device to browbeat her over a spoonful of gravy. The piece warns that the same tactic appears in advertising and teen pressure, with a follow up promised.
Readable excerpts recount how atoll residents scrub scrape and caulk a ship hull using coral and coconut shells to rid brackish accretion. Kaui leads a hopeful crew while Naish Bothwick and Larned supervise repairs as women and men join in balancing work with island life.
Dr. Jordan answers reader questions on bromhidrosis causes and treatment including deodorants, possible skin sources, and when to seek a physician or skin specialist. It covers plantar warts therapies, eye pupil-dilating eye drops, mole removal for an elderly relative, and hiatus hernia with non surgical and surgical options.
The horoscope advises staying calm amid unusual situations and using missteps as growth. It notes a birthday tomorrow with six months of progress in career and finances, possible legal papers in April, and heightened relationships from May to October with social vigor in August and September. Late 1956 brings new business chances. stay mentally and physically fit. A child born today shows energy and ambition but impatience to temper.
Columbus report says a Cincinnati youth group submitted petitions to Ohio Attorney General William ONeil to lower the voting age to 18. If approved the change would extend voting rights to younger residents and alter the state constitution and voting fee limits.
A compact update lists travel guide details and player notes with times 10:39 and 11:00 mentioning Robert Q Lewinmebe and Tacky Biesteembe. It references Nemacaat by Three-abe Seuss Gommeat and mentions stoppers Melodineade and careers, framing a brief sports itinerary.
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