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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1958
Page
6
Vice President Nixon backs a broad tax overhaul replacing most excises with a general 14 percent manufacturer tax. He calls for lower top personal rates, a reduced corporate rate, and expanded depreciation to spur investment. Critics warn reforms must still balance growth with revenue.
A group of 14 Russian tourists visited the New York Stock Exchange and learned that Soviet ministries own stock to encourage teamwork rather than individual investment. The article argues communism relies on compulsion, while American style markets enable voluntary, widespread private investment.
Dr George W Crane cites Mike Todd death and quote I’ve never been poor only broke to urge children and families to aim high. He argues free schooling and night universities enable education even from broke homes and promotes sending for a Vocational Guidance Test to plan college entrance.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles urged limits on debating foreign policy during campaigns. They differ over whether to discuss current issues or established policy, while Republicans may favor barring current policy critique to shield the administration from criticism.
The text urges tact and restraint in dealings tomorrow with opportunities for growth in finances career and private life. It notes a 1959 mid year repeat of good influences and encourages initiative and visibility to capitalize on talents, promising a warm understanding child born on this day.
The piece argues dangerous child injuries persist despite polio control. It cites 20 000 Canadian child deaths under 15 in 10 years to 1956 and links accidents to home streets and driving, urging safety habits at home and safer play spaces off streets. It stresses parental modeling and community responsibility to curb reckless driving and provide accessible play areas.
A critique argues that the U S government abuses parcel post to outcompete private carriers by operating at a loss and tax exemptions. The author compares this to socialism and questions the logic of subsidizing government services at taxpayers' expense. Quotations from Elbert Hubbard, Stuart W. Knight, and Mary Baker Eddy appear as epigraphs.
The obituary style reminiscence profiles John Bishop born in Jersey City, a 66 year work veteran and father to the writer. It chronicles his early life, education, varied jobs from shipyard to police lieutenant, long marriage to Jenny Tier, and a late career in newspaper advertising and credit management. He remains curious, religious, and devoted to family at 75 in North Bergen New Jersey.
A fragmented humor piece mentions Tide jokes about a man racing through pills in a editor’s office, a doctor admiring yachts in Key Biscayne with names like Sea Sprite and Moonbeam, and a punch line about “The $18,500.” The text riffs on ads, imports, and Bennett Cerf quips about American dances.
This essay argues that belief in God and religious ceremony remains a reality shaping orderly living, contrasting it with materialist myth. It critiques realist and romantic attitudes, notes shifts in knowledge from Planck to Bohr, and urges restoring order through faith rather than wealth or power.
Rutland Church of Christ held an all day homecoming with a noon basket dinner. The Rev. John Buckley delivered the sermon and a quartet from Grayson Christian College sang several songs.
The Athens Messenger shows daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail delivery options. Rates are listed for local Ohio and West Virginia areas and longer mail subscriptions, reflecting a 1918 act classification and Associated Press membership.
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