Rivalry and rifts shadow fall campaign tensions
The piece notes deepening splits within both major parties as campaign drama grows. It cites Democratic civil rights disputes with Paul Butler and George Smathers, California GOP friction between Knowland and Knight, Rockefeller’s NY governorship bid, and hints at shifting 1960 dynamics amid party tensions.
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Paul M. Butler
George Smathers
Florida
California
William F. Knowland
Goodwin Knight
Eisenhower
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ike
Nixon
Pasternak Wins 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature
Boris Pasternak wins the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature for Dr. Zhivago. The Soviet regime blocks publication at home yet the work appears abroad, boosting global attention to individual liberty and the creative spirit despite totalitarian pressure.
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Boris Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
Pasternak
Soviet Union
Italy
United States
Kremlin
Indivisible Nation and the Outsider in State Politics
An editorial discusses American views of the United States as a unified nation while tensions rise over outsiders in state leadership and residency requirements for relief. It cites Ohio hiring a New Jersey engineer and New York Governor Harriman and rival Rockefeller opposing residency limits.
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United States
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
Averell Harriman
Nelson Rockefeller
Portrait of Burris Jenkins captures a gifted yet desultory artist
Atlanta visit notes Burris Jenkins as a gentle, scatterbrained draftsman who draws with unusual clarity. Jim Bishop admires his talent and humanity while cataloging his quirks from bourbon rituals to an absent minded packing spree. The piece ends with affectionate praise for Jenkins’s artistry.
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Atlanta
Burris Jenkins
Grant Field
MR. Jenkins
Jenkins
Fulton County
Dl Massa Burris
Mr. J
Jim
Custer
General MacArthur
Alaska
Israel
Baseball and daily goals in George Sisler's psychology
Doctor Crane extols applied psychology in baseball and AA style daily goals. He cites George Sisler as a batting coach who targets one extra hit per week to lift a .250 average toward .300, arguing small, daily bites boost morale and performance.
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George Sisler
Pittsburgh Pirates
Alcoholics Anonymous
A.A
Frank Lane
Paul Richards
Leo Durocher
Casey Stengel
Bill Veeck
Knute Rockne
Bob Zuppke
A. A. Stagg
Lynn Waldorf
Crane
U S Gold Reserves Fall As Export Trade Slows
The article reports a two billion dollar drop in U S gold reserves versus last year as exports lag, with foreign nations building reserves and U S private capital investing abroad. It cites Fed economists linking export weakness to the slower post August 1957 economic recovery.
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America
Uncle Sam
Russia
National Foreign Trade Council
United States
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Public Forum on the Right to Vote in Athens
A brief poem urging citizens to exercise the vote and participate on the Right to Vote day. It notes that a divided land cannot stand and warns that loud talkers may not vote, urging readers to go to the polls. Jessie A. Whisman Athens R. D. Nov 1.
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Jessie A. Whisman
Athens R. D
Try and Stop Me Candidate for Western Texas Office
A humorous report of campaign expenses dated around November 20 details odd items and actions. It lauds honesty while listing odd donations and antics, ending with a 53 vote majority win. A separate joke involves a local theater manager and a caller asking about today’s show.
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Texas
Stars Forecast Cooperation And Caution For December
The column advises cooperation at home and work while noting potential adverse lunar influences. It highlights a stimulating year ahead for those with tomorrow as their birthday, signals improvement in self development, and urges restraint on finances for six months. It mentions possible travel and a new romance between May and September with a strong-willed child as a byproduct. Parking gates in Brantford Ontario now block cars larger than a Kiddie Car at paid entrances.
Inflation's march from pleasant to peril across the economy
The text traces inflation stages from early ease with rising money and credit to persistent price and wage pressure. It notes workers gain with higher wages while pensioners feel strain, describes stock market misreadings, farmer resilience, and the final hit to upper middle and rich classes as governments fear controls and currency moves.
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United States
Japan
Reducing diet blues and the psychology of obesity
Dr. A J Stankard reports that 20 to 80 percent of overweight patients quit reducing programs before goals are reached due to difficulty and emotional factors. Dieting raises nervousness anxiety and night eating, with psychological dependence and mood swings noted among dieters. The Rainbow Bridge in Utah is the world’s largest natural arch, 309 feet high and 257 feet wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Stankard
American Journal of Medicine
Stankard
New York
Ancel Keys
Minnesota
Rainbow Bridge
Utah
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger and Sunday Messenger outline pricing for daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail rates. Includes location in Athens Ohio and postal designation as second class, member of the Associated Press.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W.va
Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
Associated Press
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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Doctor Crane
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