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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1955
Page
4
Daily and Sunday delivery options listed with carrier information Daly and Bundy for weekly delivery by carrier and by truck route. Subscription price noted at 2.85 dollars a month. Deliverer named Matt-Dally. Ohio appears as the location reference.
A column urges better public manners amid rising populations and crowded streets. It links courtesy to self respect and warns against aping jungle chaos. The piece also notes debate over radioactive fallout from nuclear tests and calls for careful consideration of future health impacts.
The column playfully catalogs bizarre phobias from autophobia to phobophobia, suggesting readers seek new fears to stand out. It notes medical dictionary listings over 300 phobias with humorous examples like fear of flutes, money, or touching fur, and ends by leaning on the irony of fearing fear itself.
World Today reports the Senate Banking Committee hearings led by Fulbright faltered amid distractions as Stock prices dipped sharply. Capehart and others clashed over purpose while witnesses from Wall Street and government offered divergent views on whether prices are too high. Galbraith proposed cash-only purchases, rejected by Martin of the Fed, fueling market swings and ending with uncertain future hearings.
Dr George W Crane recounts Maureen R a 31 year old wife facing her husband’s office affair. He argues wives must ignite and maintain home fires to curb external passions, noting Maureen’s weight gain and emotional strain as her marital hopes waver.
A reader asks if a spouse’s sleep grinding signals disease, and another seeks spring tonic proportions. The doctor notes nail involvement in psoriasis, noncontagiousness, and urges continued care. A dieting anecdote and marital advice emphasize romance, communication, and mutual activity to curb divorce risk. tomorrow’s follow-up teased.
Residents from Kingsbury, Athens and Columbus hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Joseph Stanley and Rev and Mrs William Gerheimer. Daily social exchanges list visitors such as Mrs Della Overturt of Columbus with her daughter, and Mr Harley with Mrs Lena Howard as hostess for Kingsbury Missionary. Other names include Mrs Goldie Wyant, Mrs Mur Wood, and families of Beal and Beal.
Mrs Richard Easler hosted the Ladies Aid of Hooper Ridge Church for a pot luck supper. The 1¢ Ames Bern senior class will present its annual play on April 13. Nadine was reelected as host to Charles Brawley, with Mr and Mrs Ernest Adair of Jackson visiting recently along with their son Larry and Jim.
A South Carolina farming family, the Jamisons, cared deeply for their developmentally challenged daughter Luella. Neighbors recount gentle, genteel parents who faced tragedy when Luella vanished from a farmhouse after an inquiring stranger examined a photo of her. Police inquiries traced various leads as the tale shifted from sympathy to mystery.
A fragment describes two women on a porch, including a gaunt woman and a girl named Luella Jamison, whose condition is described as mental. The narrator and Parsons discuss resemblance to Selena Smith and potential finger print clues. A marriage license appears tied to Walter LeNormand of England and Selena Smith, with a hostile note about Lafayette, Okla. To Be Continue
A dated horoscope segment predicts a prosperous period for the author’s birthday with chances for advancement, occupation, finances, and personal growth through 1885. It notes strong relationship focus in November and December and suggests romance and cultural pursuits in the next seven months. Social items from Prattsville list visits by the Lewis, Dearth, Henselle, Mason, Coakley, Coe, Perry, and Mace families with various relatives and friends in Dayton, Logan, Columbus, Axkens, and surrounding areas.
Fragmented radio listing shows a 4 00 news slot of 15 minutes and various program fragments. Mentions a Patuliy Theater and an orchestra segment with scattered names and times, indicating a mixed schedule for the station.
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