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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1957
Page
4
The piece urges Americans to curb personal excess and unite to restore economic stability. It cites England and France in economic trouble and warns that inflation abroad fuels Communism at home. It calls for disciplined spending, higher productivity, and a shift from boom bust to steady policy to keep food on tables and homes secure.
The article panels Senator Knowland as a probable 1960 GOP contender despite a four year governor tenure goal. Backers push him toward a draft if primaries favor him, with Nixon’s camp as rival and Eisenhower conservatives rallying behind him. If he clears 1958, multiple players loom for the presidential race.
The piece notes that rumors and talk about Asian flu have raised excitable feelings while authorities insist the illness is mild and controllable. The main concern is disruption to essential workers. yet the author argues that panic should be avoided and that overtalk may be more dangerous than the disease itself.
The narrator wanders Paris sights waking to a scented air and playful secret in the city. He notes hotel Opulence at Crillon and Maxim's, Constance Cook as guide, and the mix of American and French manners. Prices, trains, and a vivid breakfast scene anchor his reflective travelogue.
Case W-321 presents Marjorie M a psychiatrist who became a beloved schoolteacher using a strategy to enlarge her usefulness to pupils. Her students grew studious and orderly, and they love her for going the second mile to help them.
A reader presents a series of classic inquiries about fictional addresses in literature. The questions cover Arthurian court, Little Women, Elaine, Evangeline, The Deserted Village, Clyde Griffiths’s collar factory town, Rebecca Randall’s home, and Babbitt’s city, followed by a civics classroom anecdote from a teacher addressing challenged students.
Shirley Jones, a Smithton Pennsylvania native and star of Oklahoma and Carousel, aims to portray wide emotions beyond sweetness. She discusses dieting for April Love with Pat Boone, future stage plans with husband Jack Cassidy, and hopes to balance family with a long show business career.
A satirical note describes OEY BISHOP at a Las Vegas hideaway where a punny dialogue about underwater tricks and nickels in a slot machine appears. It includes a jab about ladies with chinchilla wraps and diamonds and ends with a humorous nursery rhyme twist.
Wayne Todd 36 of South Logan was appointed maintenance superintendent for Division 10 of the State Highway Department by Division Engineer J. C. Kendle. He previously held the same post for Hocking County and has four years in highway work with two years in pre engineer training. Todd has also been a yard foreman for New York Coal Co and ran a Chillicothe hardware store. Bowling Green State University reports fall enrollment up 15 percent to 5165 from 4482 with branches at Mansfield Sandusky and Bryan.
The author questions if liberty rests on a truly impartial jury and whether modern juries are swayed by newspapers and public opinion. He weighs whether all Negro juries or all female juries could be impartial and notes judges are fallible humans influenced by personal circumstances.
The article defines mental retardation and discusses IQ concepts, identification, and outcomes. It notes one to three in every hundred may be affected, explains IQ calculation, and outlines prognosis by level of ability. It mentions support from physicians, schools, and the National Association for Retarded Children based in New York.
The article cautions tact in dealings as some may feel tension now. It advises emotional poise for smooth outcomes and notes birthday implications for three months of decisions with financial and job impact. It highlights good personal life aspects, March tension, April budget checks, travel June to September, and a property matter hint in late August. A birthday child is described as sensitive intuitive and affectionate.
Bernice B. Rockwell transfers to Marquis C. and Eilma Knight a tract in New Lexington. Charles Lee Wilson deeds to Bernice Rockwell a New Lexington lot. Mrs James T. Murray transfers to Dora Benedict a Congo tract. Robert E. Jones and Hazel Jones to Harold L. and Rosella Hartley a Rehoboth tract. Ruth C. Carsner Gertrude FE and A T Pettet transfer to Robert E. Cook a Monday Creek Two tract.
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