Business confidence grows as second half outlook improves
A May 29 report from the National Association of Purchasing Agents shows 52 percent of surveyed purchasing executives expect better business in the second half of the year, 34 percent foresee no change, and 14 percent anticipate lower activity. The gains reflect steadier total industrial output, a near peak Fed production index, mixed industry trends, and a moderate inventory adjustment.
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National Association of Purchasing Agents
Federal Reserve
Youth crime mirrors sweeping changes in American life
Experts link rising crime to youth behavior within a mobile, urbanizing society. The piece argues economic pressures and social shifts drive both family strain and juvenile delinquency, noting broken homes are not the sole cause and that youth crime reflects mid-20th century American life and mobility.
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America
U.S
Do You Know You Have a Soul in San Diego
A reflective essay passage at the Coronado Hotel near the Pacific ponders a spiritual side and the three parts of human existence the body mind and soul. The narrator recalls Navy flights, historic film stars visiting, and personal memories as they question how one knows their own soul.
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Coronado Hotel
The
Pacific
San Diego
James Dunn
Navy
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wyoming
Mae Busch
Mae Marsh
Pickford
Fairbanks
Theda Bara
Aileen Pringle
Cele Nolte
St. Patrick's School
Jersey City
Mary Murphy Bishop
Charlie Pearl
Charlie
Carry Porter
Fed Coblentz
Debbie
el Rancho Sante Fe
How a Midlife Urge Reforms a Stingy Husband
A psychiatrist recounts Charley D a 49 year old dentist whose wife saved their marriage by boosting his sexual ego. After medical guidance and a booklet sale the couple reports greater affection and financial generosity, with Charley taking control of household books and both feeling happier.
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Charley D
Charley
Dr. Crane
Predictions For Future Necket Human Heart
New York feature reflects on future science and gadgets while warning that external advances may not heal the inner life. It questions reliance on technology and asks whether humanity can improve the heart as machines grow more capable.
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New York
W. BR. G Baker
General Electric
Try and Stop Me N 1067 by Bennett Cerf
A compact humor piece notes Robert L Heilbron narrating 1860s Vanderbilt rebuke to rivals in stock dealings. It also recalls a tightfisted sales manager exposing a travel expense scam with a burglar’s claim about nine dollars for food in Sandusky.
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Robert L. Heilbron
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sandusky
Names in Headlines Quiz Challenge
Six questions test recall of recent federal posts ambassadors and top generals. Answers include Mrs Anne Williams Wheaton as a federal appointee and Frances Willis as ambassador to a country, plus other prominent posts and the U S ambassador to the United Nations.
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Anne Williams Wheaton
Frances EF. Willis
U. S
Ralph W. Yarborough
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Great Britain
Charles Evans Whittaker
Achmed Sukarno
W U
Turnpike Fatalities Likely to Double in 1956
Cleveland reports that traffic deaths on the Ohio Turnpike may double this year if the recent trend continues. After 104 days without a fatality, 13 deaths have occurred since April 19, bringing the year’s toll to the same as in 1956 with less than half the year remaining.
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Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
Pica linked to nutrition in pregnancy and famine patterns
The article outlines pica the habit of eating nonfood substances such as plaster clay dirt and paint while noting its occurrence across ages and sexes. A Baltimore study of 784 children found 172 with pica with higher rates among Negro children and links to general nutrition and feeding problems.
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Humboldt
South America
Orinoco River
Marcia Cooper
Baltimore
Miss Cooper
Horoscope for Tomorrow and Birthday Guidance
The Stars Say For Tomorrow urges initiative and tact to achieve more. For birthdays, pursue major objectives with confidence from now through October, especially job-related aims, while remaining conservative financially. Travel and social life shine in August and September, but late-year gains may be limited as work demands increase. A December business positive outlook appears, and a born child will be imaginative and devoted to family.
Timeless Thoughts on Sincerity and Truth
A collection of quotes on sincerity and truth by Tillotson Lowell Sterne and Eddy. The sentences contrast speech and action with authenticity and character.
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Lawrence Sterne
Athens Messen¢ and Sunday Messe rate card excerpt
A historical newspaper rate card lists daily and Sunday editions with prices. It shows carriage options by day or mail, including monthly, six month, and yearly rates. Also notes Second Class matter status and association with the A press.
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Athens
Ohio
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C. Vanderbilt
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