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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1957
Page
4
Brief notices from Athens Ohio document local happenings dated January 10 1957. Items reference community events and short updates for residents in the Athens area.
The 1956 Senate changes comprise five new Democrats and four Republicans, with two conservative liberals among them. Despite new faces, the overall balance remains similar and major shifts depend on President Eisenhower's influence and Congressional support. The president’s Middle East stance, framed as helping free nations, could nudge policy without formal intervention, seeking UN consent and avoiding imperialism while facing Republican and Arab opposition.
A humor column clips oddities from mail and news lore. It notes Jayne Mansfield sleeps in a king bed with black silk sheets, boll weevil resistance to DTT, a $17 million Miami Beach hotel with bathroom carpeting, 70 million drivers versus 99 million pedestrians, costly Edith Adams blouses for L Abner, caveman wall paintings hints, psychosomatic pains in expectant fathers, and various light anecdotes about infidelity and other topics. It closes with trivia on sea magnesium, urban smog solutions, radar locating Los Angeles, pearl cultivation in Japan, and Harry S Truman fish photos plus a legal note about John C Argue.
Secretary Dulles testified 442 hours to Congress outlining a broad Middle East program. Questions linger on economic and military aid, whether new funding will exceed current levels, and how arms policy will change. Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, and Greece feature amid aid and dam disputes.
A 4 year old named Bobby is described as a dictatorial child affecting his parents and college prospects. The article urges strict emotional discipline, consistent babysitting, and preparation for future independence, while promoting Dr Crane's 200 point tests for good parenting. It lists social notes from Prattsville and Downington communities with visitors and family updates.
Cass Ward learns why her husband Alex stays at Knapp Hospital as Aunt Cordy recalls running a dining room and boarding house. The tale covers past struggles, a big house purchase, and a patient with possible temporal lobe injury amid family tension and a hidden mental hospital past.
In Harrisonville Grange No 1734 members urged a new vote on a hospital bond due to crowding at Meigs General Hospital and a failed 1946 bond. They seek a dedicated local hospital with modern beds and equipment, honoring Meigs County veterans. Cherokee Chief Stand Watie is buried near Grove Oklahoma.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains the prostate common issues infection enlargement and cancer. Aging can enlarge the gland causing frequent urination delayed start of urination and incomplete bladder emptying. Treatments include antibiotics and surgery with ongoing research into non surgical prevention or therapies.
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