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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1955
Page
4
In New York, Harvey Greenspan, once plagued by six ulcers, claims his health revived when he began treating his job as romance rather than mere work. He says this mindset transformed his life and outlook.
The Bandung Afro-Asian conference showed Western gains in moral influence and Asian diversity. Nehru’s leadership was limited, with Burma and Indonesia guiding neutrals. Ceylon critiqued Red colonialism, while Chou En-lai was restrained. The event exposed Asia’s varied voices and warned against overextension of Western fears. Separately, Greenspan, at 61, invested $400,000 in acerola juice concentrate from Puerto Rico as a new venture and reflected on his life’s turn from wealth to business passion.
Dr Crane counsels Deborah and readers that a girl’s value lies in total personality not in breast size. He rejects massage or supplements, notes heredity limits, and suggests underpinnings of confidence, charm, and kindness as true assets. He promotes uplift exercises and a sales pitch for his 200-point tests for Sweethearts.
President Eisenhower asks Congress for 3.53 billion dollars for the year starting July 1 with most funds directed to Asia. Military aid totals 1.717 billion, defense support 1 billion, and outright economic aid 712.5 million as the U.S. emphasizes economic uplift for struggling Asian nations.
The hot air furnace era revives as steel streamlined units with electric blowers, thermostats, and oil or gas heating blend with cooling, boosted by electrification and a booming home market. Industry foresees strong growth in new and replacement systems, though competition rises and profits tighten.
The speaker declares that nations should seek a decent living without handouts and aims to avoid bending aid programs. He warns that bending aid may empower people to rise from poverty and value the freedoms being urged.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan explains cataracts can be present at any age but are more common after midlife. No general medicines prevent or cure cataracts. vision blurs as the lens clouds. Modern practice allows surgery before ripe maturity, with prognosis generally favorable when treated promptly by an eye surgeon.
The Stars advise good judgment in business and personal life, with small concessions for large gains. Evening irritability may appear, but humor helps. For those with birthdays, upcoming months offer occupational and financial advancement with new responsibilities. Travel in July or August could aid domestic relations. a late year romance is possible for singles. A birth in June to October hints at travel and social activity, and a resourceful ambitious child is foretold. TEXARKANA TEXAS A cat from Lafayette, Louisiana reappears 294 miles away four months later, per Mrs Julian Covington.
In Gallatin Missouri on December 7 1869 Jesse James and companions rob the Daviess County Savings Bank. After a brutal shootout cashier John Sheets is killed. The gang escapes on horseback but Jesse is wounded and later identifies himself to a Methodist minister while Cole and Frank flee. The pursuit continues.
The Messenger public forum urges parents to read the Ohio Schools Survey report and Senate Bill 321. It notes Ohio ranks eighth in capability but 35th in per pupil spending and 43rd in income spent, calling for immediate local action and letters to legislators to back Bill 321 for better educational opportunities.
A nameless stray dog in Cleveland discovered that an electric eyes door sensor at a grocery store would open for canines as well as people and began looting baked goods. Clerk Larry Hirsch adopted the animal, naming her Lucky and providing steady meals at home.
Sheriff deputies closed in on two illicit liquor distillers during a severe thunderstorm in Union South Carolina. Lightning flashed as the officers approached the stills one moonshiner recognized a deputy and exclaimed that he was glad it was him noting they had mistaken him for a ghost.
A fragmented listing shows multiple radio stations in Columbus Huntington Cincinnati Athens Gallipolis Charleston Parkersburg Marietta airing programs from morning through late night. Entries reference ABC WCOL NBC WLBW CBS WBAR MBS WKH C WATH WIJEH and more with varied shows including news broadcasts music variety programs and serials.
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