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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1955
Page
4
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U.S. wheat farmers union agreed to cap 1956 planting at 55 million acres under existing marketing quotas to curb a one billion bushel surplus. Secretary Benson proposed shifting output to hay and feed, with federal legislation needed to implement broader farm program changes.
A columnist warns that careless actions can endanger urban transit and traffic. An elderly babysitter’s car on a slope rolled, damaged tracks, halted rush hour trains, and clogged suburban roads. The piece urges safer use of emergency brakes and stresses cautious policy changes to Social Security amid imminent congressional revisions.
Americans will buy more cars this year but highways will be more crowded costly and dangerous. The U S Bureau of Public Roads says only 919000 miles of the 3366000 total are paved and AAA notes one in three miles is unsafe. Traffic deaths, about 36300 in 1964, could rise to 55000 if volumes grow by 50 percent in a decade. President Eisenhower urged upgrading the interstate system to 40000 miles across 42 states, serving major urban and rural areas and ensuring defense and economic function.
Memphis faces a politics fueled power dispute as Dixon Yates proposed a 600000 kilowatt plant to feed TVA and ABC, with opposition from city leaders and Democrats. Eisenhower ordered a reassessment as Memphis moved to build its own plant.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Edith K wife of Homer in a case study and advises on how platonic relations after menopause affect marriages. He notes many husbands misinterpret reduced libido and urges couples to seek understanding rather than divorce, calling for open conversation and possible medical consultation.
Saturday schedule lists varied programs including News 10:00 Drake Music Hour Point Band Saturday Theater City Hospital Pree Seay Evening Dance Orchestra Grand Ole Opry country show and a Dance Orchestra segment with multiple names and times.
A dusty Texas tale follows Johnny, a 21 year old ranch kid from Missouri roots, drifting into Langtry and San Angelo. He loses his stake in a poker game at the Hairy Dog Saloon, draws a quick pistol, and a dramatic shootout ends with a tall stranger naming himself as Earp, hinting at the legendary lawman’s arrival in the town.
An unclear OCR passage mentions a child born today may gain integrity and resourcefulness, with scattered names and phrases including Freddie and Linda from Nashville. The text is noisy with disjointed segments and partial phrases, offering no coherent event or clear person to report.
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