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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1955
Page
4
Henry C. Alexander of J. P. Morgan and Co offers steady guidance on America's booming economy. He warns against overconfidence and inflation, urges balanced budgets, productivity growth, and careful debt management to avoid missteps amid expanding demand.
New York humorist HAL BOYLE mocks astrology while noting Cats Only presents Horoscopes For Pussy Cats by Bootsie Campbell. He jokes about cat authoring, counters belief in astrology, and ridicules Cleveland readers drawn to star signs with a playful jab at cats and humans alike.
The Dutch airline announced the purchase of eight Douglas DC-8 aircraft for its transatlantic routes. Delivery is set for March 1960, promising a reduction of the New York Amsterdam flight time from 13 hours to about 6.5 hours eastbound and 8.5 hours westbound. The move marks a milestone in U.S. jet domination of world aviation and shows KLM’s long reliance on American equipment.
In the Geneva closing days Molotov claimed to bring better baggage from Moscow promising new proposals for East West settlement. The proposals were as weak as before and likened to a Bolshevik bomb with a ticking danger the airport could have intercepted.
James Marlow reports that India, with 850 million people, may see Washington boost aid as Russia Bulgarin and Khrushchev offer to share atomic and industrial expertise. Since 1949 the US has provided about 479 million dollars in grants and loans, while Russia funds steel mill projects and hydro power plans in India, sparking a strategic tug between East and West.
A patient Myra N 42 seeks relief from sleeplessness amid her ill teen son’s hospital crisis. Dr Crane advises nightly prayer partnering with God to relax and sleep, cautioning prayers should be unselfish. The piece includes local notices and community updates.
Dr Edwin F Jordan discusses the definition and scope of mental retardation, IQ testing, and the varying outcomes for children with low IQ. He notes the limited predictive value of IQ, the need for care or schooling, and highlights the National Association for Retarded Children as a supportive nationwide network.
Dan Murdock reveals Starrett's aim to force Crane off HC Tange and the fatal plan. Paula's complicity hinted as she faces danger. Tex Darrow traps Dan at Vivian's cottage with a deadly lamp as violence looms.
The A M vibrations suggest rechecking plans to avoid earless thinking and errors while P M offers a way to solve long pending problems. Community welfare efforts are favored and travel may bring new friends. This year encourages proactive effort and taking on more responsibilities to advance. A birthday allows happiness in relationships and a strong imaginative, ambitious child may be born.
The listing outlines a Wednesday November 23 schedule with radio segments including a 4:30 program, a 7 o’clock news and commentary, and a 20 minute news package. The following day November 24 shows varied programs with a “Rayna ascent art” feature, a 11:18 Paging the News segment, 11:25 Pauline Frederick, a matinee, and a Bandstand slot ending with a late night Variety Hour.
A fragmentary public note expresses thanks and gratitude for life and abundance. It mentions a person named Tessie A Whlsman and references Athens RD 4 in a garbled, OCR-like passage.
Junior Rade kin visits Mobile relatives while Mrs Mamie Martin Mrs Kate Stout and Mrs C E Stout visit Mrs Mattie Morris. J W Canode is honored on his 89th birthday by Chapel Sunday School.
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