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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1958
Page
4
A University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist argues that rebel qualities are essential to emotional well being and creativity. He cautions that social pressures from home school and peers push youths toward conformity, risking stifling individual growth and democratic vitality.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned that despotic regimes often outshine democracies in spectacle. He contrasted Paris as a living symbol of liberty with dull imperial displays, and praised the United States as a global magnet of attention and achievement, urging sustained, lucrative progress.
Andre Varel and Char Ly Bailly, famed French lyricist and composer duo, touring as the Chanteurs of Paris at the Waldorf, critiqued American notions of gender equality. Varel argued women need not seek equality, praising female genius and noting love as their enduring theme. He suggested American women visit Paris and French women come to America for mutual awakening.
The piece traces debates from Madison and Hamilton on the meaning of general welfare to 1946 Congress actions. It notes 1854 land decisions, 1887 Cleveland veto, Hoover's drought stance, the New Deal shift with relief grants in 1933, Social Security in 1937, and the 1946 Employment Act making welfare a federal responsibility using all resources to combat unemployment.
Dr. George W. Crane advises careful praise for children and grandparents. He urges praising concrete accomplishments, not personal traits, to avoid vanity. He also recommends greeting elders about their hobbies or projects to shift focus from health complaints to positive topics.
This piece discusses planned obsolescence across industries, labeled wasteful by opponents like Walter Darwin Teague. It notes ongoing cycles, economic motives, and the contrast with technical obsolescence, which some see as less justified. It cites fashion and Detroit car models as examples and contrasts designer ideals with consumer behavior.
The Public Forum reflects on early spring on March 21 1958 in Middleport. The writer notes sap in twigs birds seeking nests and frogs in wetlands while contrasting past winters with present improving times. He urges diligence, kindness, and a hopeful view for 1958.
Bernstein narrates two first graders at a progressive school playground debating thermonuclear ideas before the bell ends the talk with bead stringing inside. A Haiti proverb about crossing the river accompanies humor from Steve Allen and a 1958 Cerf quote.
Fireman Charles Dixie, 23, was blinded in the left eye during a Brady Lake house fire. Working with two colleagues, an oil furnace explosion hurled him before a high-pressure hose, and a powerful water stream struck his face. Fire Chief William ft Varia reported the accident.
Ruth Harris argues educators should know students homes and communities before teaching. She questions what democratic citizenship means, warns against indoctrination, and urges shaping educated Americans by enduring standards from Plato to modern times.
Emergency burn care guidance explains that even small burns can lead to infection or scarring and that severe burns with shock pose an immediate life threat. Remove clothing from the burned area for scalds and rinse chemical burns with large volumes of running water, flushing eyes with saline.
The page blends a daily horoscope urging caution in finances and ambition in work with notices of Northwestern honors for M Jeannine Mohl and child burn care guidance. It includes general astrology for May through early 1959 and a health Q A about jaundice in dogs, plus newspaper masthead and mailing rates.
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