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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1955
Page
4
Single copy daily Sunday delivery details show carrier service options including Sunday delivery and pricing. The fragment references 100 copies and a delivery method, indicating distribution terms for a local newspaper.
A 1955 view argues the cabinet now runs nine tenths of daily affairs with Ike guiding major decisions. It praises cabinet resourcefulness, warns against overreliance on the White House, and questions reforms to curb executive rituals while noting the tranquil period amid global strain. It highlights presidential leadership as essential.
HAL BOYLE muses on growing a new front tooth after age 40 as a social curiosity. He envisions a 10 carat grin provoking light hearted astonishment, then notes the idea’s vanity and the risk of becoming a temporary sensation before fading.
Good news from the business front reports record sales and profits for Radio Corp of America Johns Manville Eastman Kodak Union Carbide and others. Crude steel and chemical groups show gains while Caterpillar and Reynolds Metals flag rising profits into 1956 optimistic forecasts point to continued expansion across the economy led by General Motors and retailers ahead of the holiday season.
Dr Crane argues for 12 year olds operating newspaper routes under Wisconsin law, praising youth enterprise and citing Eagle Scout discipline. He asserts boy carriers learn commerce, earnings, and customer relations, endorses a minimum work age of 14, and urges readers to contact him with views. The piece covers a town event lineup and school activities.
Dr Edwin Jordan discusses chronic insomnia and its causes. He cites a case in which a woman relies on sleeping pills, warns against habit forming drugs and alcohol, and suggests personal pre bedtime routines and reducing daytime worries to restore rest. He advises individualized, non drug approaches and a dulling pre bedtime activity to aid sleep.
A fragmented listing shows radio programs with times and hosts including Daily Commentary by abe, The Army Hour, Fibber and Molly, News updates, music by the Dance Orchestra, and various news segments. It notes multiple hosts and program blocks with periods spanning morning to midnight, reflecting a busy station schedule.
Citizens Committee for a School Site holds a Tuesday meeting led by Everett Hewrett and Mrs. A Hess. The group, with many local property owners, argues that opposition to the Miller site is broader than East End residents and proposes various alternative locations near Poplar, Chestnut, and Adams streets while urging the School Board to study the Tollesing and Dorr Run areas and consider costly utility and road extensions. The committee plans a petition to halt the Nelsonville City Board of Education from purchasing the Miller land.
Tim hesitates at the reservoir waiting for dawn while Lorna and Clair urge action. Clair urges Tim to help Sharon and head for the Bostwick Ranch as the Traskises close in. Tim grapples with fear, resolves to act, and a rooster crow signals the story to continue.
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