dull conventions fail to spark political drama in 1956
The author argues the 1956 national party conventions were dull due to a lack of real nomination battles. Eisenhower's renomination and Nixon's support limited suspense for the GOP, while Stevenson and Harriman failed to create conflict for the Democrats. Televisions and networks offered spectacle but could not replace genuine drama.
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Harry Truman
Chicago
San Francisco
Eisenhower
GOP
Nixon
Harold Stassen
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Harriman
Danny Kaye
Roosevelt
Budget Woes Hit Household Costs Across Many Goods
The report warns of higher living costs as prices rise in coffee, beef, apparel, salmon, and TV sets, with manufacturing inputs like steel, molybdenum, and chemicals pushing consumer prices up. Seasonal spikes may ease, but higher operating costs and shrinking margins forecast further retail hikes.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Australia
du Pont
Public right to know health case over polio victim name
A Athens County polio case raises a disclosure dispute as The Messenger seeks the victim’s name and attending physician. The health department refuses, arguing privacy, while editors urge the public has a right to know for exposure precautions and community safety.
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County Health Department
Athens County
Newspaper routes build character and future success
Dr George W Crane argues that carrying a newspaper route trains boys in business, psychology, and self reliance. He cites Mac Frampton of Anderson South Carolina, a 12 year old carrier who buys papers, collects payments, and balances accounts, proving practical training for adulthood and potential inclusion in Who's Who.
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George W. Crane
Mac Frampton
Anderson
South Carolina
W. M. Frampton
Mac
Dr. Frampton
America
The Survivor loses himself amid Harrington blast aftermath
Henry Thompson, placed in a Civil Defense role, wrestles with guilt as he fears his wife Janet and their children may have perished in a sneak atomic attack on Harrington. Winchester consoles him and urges action as smoke and chaos cloud the city.
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Henry Thompson
Harrington
Civil Defense Control Center
Winchester
Thompson
Hank
Janet
Henry
Russ
Gail
Control Center
Thomp
Johnny
Donald
Terry
Horoscope for Tomorrow and Birthday Outlook
The forecast urges realism in finances and warns against long-term bets and blue sky promises. Family socializing is advised in moderation, with caution against overindulgence. For a birthday reader, steady effort from late 1956 into 1957 should yield early tangible results, with travel and romance hinted toward mid-1957.
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Beneft
Carols Remind Drivers To Be Here for Xmas
Rocky Ford Colorado radio KRFC aired Christmas carols after news bulletins on Labor Day to remind listeners to drive carefully and stay around for next Christmas, said DJ Lou Anderson.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Colorado
KRFC
Lou Anderson
Stevenson learns to change style in Labor Day Detroit speech
The piece notes Adlai Stevenson’s shift from literary flourishes to direct, issue focused campaigning after Minnesota loss to Kefauver. It contrasts Eisenhower’s 1952 transition with Stevenson’s 1956 adjustments, highlighting a more plain, direct delivery and growing comfort on TV and in crowds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Detroit
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Minnesota
Befauver
Kefauver
Truman
Radcliff Homecoming and Local Updates Reported
The Radcliff Christian Church annual homecoming is set for Sept 9 with an all day meeting and basket dinner. L. V. Calvin and Rev. Allen R. Huber are scheduled speakers. Citizens attending events include Mr. and Mrs. Cottrill, Johnny Palmer, and many others visiting relatives in northern Ohio and Ohio University. Local moves include Eli Bowen purchasing property in Hamden and planning relocation.
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Radcliff
The
Christian Church
L. V. Calvin
McArthur
Allen R. Huber
Jackson
A. H. Cottrill
Johnny Palmer
James Jackson
Johnny
D. E. McLaughlin
Alva Collins
Athens
Ohio University
Ruth Norton
Holzer Hospital
John W. Arbaugh
Tuppers Plains
Cora Arbaugh
Immunizations for Children From Birth Through School Age
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan discusses expanding vaccination practices from smallpox to diphtheria tetanus pertussis and polio. He urges newborn immunization and booster shots, notes revaccination during school age years, and advises typhoid concerns for travel, stressing vigilant adherence to approved immunity methods.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
North American
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Dr. Jordan
Carrol Matthews
Frank Cook
Max Ralph
Delilah Mulford
Dave Osler
John Veith
Donald Leach
Joe Leach
Kenneth Ralph
Joyce
Vivian
Guy Priddy
O.T. Ohlinger
George Veith
Roscoe Fife
Theodore Whittington
Charles Mulford
Grant Russell
Delbert Russell
Randolph Fraley
Francis
Mary
Leon Miller
Jackie Little
Ross Fife
Roy Herman
Susan
Jane
Elsie Edwards
Dale Priddy
Clarence Fife
Ross Stewart Jr
Jack Freeman
Nancy Wamsley
Marione Priddy
Carol Workman
Raymond Fife
Delores
Marie
Paul Wamsley
Virgil Wamsley
Marjorie Priddyton
Carolyn Matthews
Judy Fife
Osborne Farley
Abbott
Homer Abbott
Columbus
Carroll Matthews
Rutland
Ross Stewart
Bruce Burling
Gallipolis
Ray Darst
Glenna Shuler
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