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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1954
Page
4
A committee proposes making foreign service entry more prestigious, akin to West Point and Annapolis. It backs a plan to offer hundreds of scholarships yearly, with graduates serving at least six years, at an estimated cost of two million dollars annually.
The Monthly Investment Plan reaches six months on July 25 with about 20 000 participants and four million dollars in stock bought. Most investors are new, with 67.3 percent men, 16.7 percent women, and 16 percent joint accounts.
Dr Crane argues that young couples gain more joy from modest dates and shared budgeting than from wealth. He cites Miriam and her chemist fiancé, noting restraint builds ambition and lasting happiness. He warns against overindulgence by the rich and praises frugal living.
Fred Ansbach pursues pro wrestling after a first win at a burlesque theater while his mentor Milo's love life complicates. A supermarket trip reveals tensions over Milo's fate, Betty Jane questions college and athletics, and Freddie proposes marriage as they weigh futures beyond amateur sports.
The piece reflects on British rationing from 1939 to 1954 and notes how deeply the controls shaped daily life, calling rationing a narcotic-like habit that endured long after the war. It contrasts British patience with American postwar relief and comments on the age of rationing as a sign of national character.
Former President Harry S. Truman, hospitalized after an operation, received over 100000 telegrams and letters from across the nation. Messages came from all kinds of people including servicemen and even former political foes, reflecting broad public esteem and humanity.
Edwin F P Jordan outlines two forms of Brights disease nephritis acute and chronic. Symptoms include swelling under eyes leg edema and dark or bloody urine. Treatment emphasizes rest diet urine output drugs and fluid removal while noting antibiotics can curb infection and protect kidneys.
Members present include Mrs. Hazel Steele Mrs. Alice McAfee Mrs. Rosella Hixinbaugh and others. Visitors and relatives frequent area towns with several couples from Columbus Akron and Lancaster joining gatherings and picnics.
The morning urges productive use of long held ideas through steady effort. Afternoon may spark personality clashes requiring tact to avoid trouble. conciliation helps. If tomorrow is your birthday, work and home plans should brighten this month with projects thriving and emotional security growing.
Carbondale headlines detail weekend visits among families including Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Scott of Columbus guests for Mr. and Mrs. George Barber with Mrs. Barber accompanying home. Other notes mention Mrs. Melvin Sheridan of Fostoria visiting her parents in Columbus, and Helen France of California visiting relatives in Columbus.
Local radio listings show WPAR Parkersburg on 1400 and 1460 with FM 91.5 operating daily. The schedule features news, commentary, dramas, and music segments from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm with CBS NBC and other network features including Gunsmoke, Fibber and Molly, The Lone Ranger, and Band of America.
A radio listing shows morning breakfast club and TV segments with Barbara Welles, Johnny Olsen, and Bob Smith on various networks. Afternoon features baseball, travel, serials, music from Lopez and Martin Block, and a late bandstand plus Variety Time repeats.
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