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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1955
Page
4
Publisher Fredence W. Bush announces daily and Sunday editions for delivery by carrier. Single copy policy noted with Sunday delivery and 100 copies.
The piece analyzes Adlai Stevenson’s political crossroads after 1952, weighing whether he should pursue the 1956 presidential nomination, seek an Illinois Senate seat against Everett Dirksen, or accept a possible later bid. It notes Ike Eisenhower’s strength, Stevenson's standing in the party, and the risk of alienating supporters by choosing or declining a run.
Readers confront rising highway speeds from 35 to 60 miles per hour on outlying roads and private cars, while the Senate Judiciary Committee faces criticism over delays and preemptive judgments in approving Judge John Marshall Harlan to the U S Supreme Court. The column ties traffic liberalization to national politics and cautions about rushed decisions in law.
SAM DAWSON reports on a Senate Banking Committee inquiry into whether rising or falling stock prices spark business confidence or signal future times. Witnesses, brokers, and officials debate the market's role as a barometer, while attendees seek clues about their economic futures.
A State Department team spent years locating and assembling notes and documents from the February 1945 Yalta conference with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. The 40 page galley proofs, bound in paper, await decision if they will be released, as Dulles hints future publication.
Mary and her church group plan a mutual dieting and non smoking contest to raise funds. Dr Crane promotes a program claiming rapid weight loss and improved romance, suggesting households run parallel rivalries with incentives for church money. The scheme promises savings from groceries and tobacco costs, and asks for readers to request his booklet for details.
The reading advises planning, seeking guidance for unusual problems, and starting early to improve the credit side of life. It predicts fine cultural and creative hours and romance, with a birthday tomorrow and three months of progress toward security. It notes evolving confidence, creative and business stimulation through mid June and hopeful development along spiritual and material lines. A child born today will be versatile and analytical.
Fern Swank of Akron visits relatives at Silver Ridge as Dora Tuttle remains ill in New Lexington. Minnie Tuttle of Chester is seriously ill in Gallipolis. Orville Watson and family attend an uncle's funeral in Pomeroy. Myron Martin Violet Christy and Janet visit Rev W A Frost in Tuppers Plains. Emma Partlow recovers from pneumonia at Silver Ridge home. Rachel Gaul marries Ray Toothman of Sumner. Toothman serves in the armed forces. Lenore Betzing visits with Bath Betzing of Garrett C.
At Mrs. Ann Wright home the WaCS club held a session led by Mrs. Alva Ballis on the topic The Young Woman Moves to the City. Attendees included Mrs. James Bell Mrs. George Muson Mrs. Meda Kirkbride Mrs. Jack Lamb and several others. Also noted were births, visits, and local hospital updates including Theisen convalescence in Columbus and a March 8 birth at Doctors Hospital Columbus with grandparents Edna Nelson and James Linscott.
In a fragmented narrative, Dr Walter LeNormand and a stoic widow Selena LeNormand confront death and quiet grief. Jerry Lister contemplates Grace Mallard's possible involvement as a source of escape, suggesting a move to New York. The tone blends memory, ritual, and shifting loyalties in a personal drama.
The text praises the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults and its Easter Seal campaign urging warm support. It notes wide reach across 48 states plus D C and territories with rehabilitation centers programs and services. It highlights medical advances expanding need for funds and summarizes society activities including scholarships and a monthly magazine.
Mr and Mrs LD Pierce and Ale Glen G Johnson visit. Johnson to be stationed in Utah. Jake Deem family from Parkersburg with Charley Powell household. Junior Spaun moves Mt Olive to Long Run. Emmett Stethem returns to Midland Pa. George Bush family hosts Ernest Bush Clara McIntyre. George Price family visit Ted Carson Beaver Falls Pa.
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