Still Unconvinced on Hiss Spy Charge By Truman
Six years after Alger Hiss was convicted for perjury the question of his guilt as a spy remains debated. The piece argues former President Truman should offer solid evidence if denying Hiss’ espionage, citing handwriting, typewritten documents, and Mrs Hiss’s typing as key proofs. It urges Truman to address the proven court findings rather than avoid the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger Hiss
State Department
Darry Truman
Hiss
Truman
U.S
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Congressional
Mrs. Hiss
Do-It-Yourself Husbands Create Simple Inventions
HAL BOYLE reports on DIY husbands turning home tinkering into profitable ideas. Eli Tchack of Linden New Jersey made disposable broiling trays from aluminum foil and built a million dollar business. George Lerner of Freeport Long Island created Mr Potato Head from vegetables, turning play into a thriving venture. The piece urges faith in simple ideas and notes wives should support inventive husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Eli Tchack
Linden
N. J
Tchack
Tehack
George Lerner
Freeport
Long Island
Lerner
Potatoe-head
Truman Comment Triggers Debate Over Political Limits
Democrats protest GOP treason charge against recent administrations while Republicans claim Truman’s label of the GOP as a “rack” is equally beyond the pale. Observers say the 1956 campaign will resemble past slugging matches though limits on rhetoric remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prezdent Truman
GOP
Truman
Record of 1956 employment gains and diplomacy reflection
In the month just closed 66,800,000 Americans were at work, up 100,000 from July, signaling health in the economy while noting weakness in auto and farm implement sectors. An AP Foreign News analysis by William L. Ryan argues U.S. diplomacy should be clear and direct, learning from Soviet bluntness rather than copying it, urging Americans to speak plainly and own their message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Suez Canal
United States
Britain
U.S
Khrushchev
Moscow
Russia
Disraeli
In Laws Should Help New Couples With Dates And Homes
Dr Crane urges in laws to subsidize newlyweds to ease early marriage strain. A Long Beach couple share an example of paying a sitter via monthly checks from grandparents, a plan Dr Crane endorses as a practical gift. He argues for down payments on homes rather than cash gifts, and promotes baby sitter subsidies to encourage regular dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Gandy
Long Beach
California
Marge
Gandy
Horoscope Guidance Encourages Cautious Adventure and Regular Routines
The reading advises sticking to tested procedures while adding small twists to chores. It highlights special community and welfare programs, new friendships, and romance as favorable. For a birthday Tomorrow the horoscope warns to remain conservative yet proactive, with stable domestic and social outcomes through 1956 and hints at romance and travel in early 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speers
Wa Sena
Murray City Social Notes
Murray City social page highlights many local gatherings. Families celebrate Karen Wolfe turning six with friends from Murray City and nearby towns including Corning and Lancaster. Various visits note Sgt Clyde Sorrell visiting before training in Baltimore and plans for his reassignment to New Mexico. Community members attend events in England and Ohio, including the state fair and a Jobs homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Garnet Wolfe
Karen
Sharon
Michael Spencer
Pat Ayers
Larry Campbell
Brenda Wilson
Michael
Susie Wilson
Jerry Thompson
Lidwina Huston
Ramona Palmer
Christy Newsom
Jimmy O'Neil
Alan Sorrell
Randy Dixon
Lillian
Carol
Johnnie Canter
Debbie
Diane
Sandy McDonald
Elizabeth
Suzanne Swyers
Mary Sorrell
Pat Dixon
Bonnie Wilson
Betty Lu Wilson
Donna Campbell
Barbara James
Mary Swyers
Corning
Clyde
Pete) Sorrell
Steve Sorrell
Orbiston
Floyd Sorrell
Baltimore
New Mexico
Methodist Church homecoming and community notices
The annual Methodist Church homecoming featured a short auditorium program and a dinner. Officers elected for next year include president Wallace Danewood vice president Mrs Martha Marks secretary Mrs Leona Hensley and treasurer Mrs Margaret Brown. Several residents and visitors were mentioned: Jess Boyant recovering from a heart attack at Holzer Hospital, the Gates family of Cleveland visiting Anna Swan, William Hannum from Norfolk now re enlisted and headed overseas, Walter Brown attending a funeral in Columbus, Clara Friend Alto WV visiting relatives, Alice Branstrom Toledo visiting son David Smith, and Morgan and Robert Yates families from Cleveland and Cambridge, plus Charles Stevens and S R Swan visiting local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Wallace Danewood
Martha Marks
Leona Hensley
Margaret Brown
Jess Boyant
Holzer Hospital
David Gates
Cleveland
Gates
Anna Swan
William Hannum
Norfolk
Hannum
Ella Hannum
Walter Brown
Columbus
Brown
Clara Friend
Alto
W. Va
Alice Branstrom
Toledo
David Smith
Morgan Yates
Robert Yates
Cambridge
Charles Stevens
Parkersburg
S. R. Swan
Hero Father Guides Family From Basement Fire
Jim Philips and his family escape a Harrington attack by crawling through a ruined kitchen hole as beams and a shattered refrigerator block the exit. He boosts his sons Mike and Donald to safety, while Donald is badly wounded by a splintered beam and a jagged wound in the side. The family carries the injured boy to safety as Helen staunchly treats the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Philips
Donald Thompson
Harrington
Jim
Philips
Mike
Don
Donald
Pop
Helen
Helen Philips
Aftermath on the wrecked street and a rescue plea
In a ruined block once home to Philips and his family a man named Jim tends bleeding hands while his wife Helen applies makeshift bandages. A survivor notices the Blackstone home with Bill Kramer directing a cleanup crew as four children lie trapped in the wreckage. To Be Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Helen
Donald
Philips
Blackstone
Bill Kramer
Kramer
Public Forum praises Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department
The Katzenbachs thank Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department for a rapid response during a July 19 house fire. One room and its contents were saved thanks to the firefighters un wavering efforts, and readers should know the deep appreciation and support from Goldie and Jake Katzenbach of New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department
Goldie
Jake Katzenbach
New Marshfield
Sept
Police Tell Parents To Keep Kids Apart
ATTLEBORO Massachusetts patrolman Frank Poholek advised parents to keep children apart to maintain peace after frequent calls about squabbles between a girl and a neighborhood boy. The text also notes a gun control measure requiring sawed-off shotguns to be registered under the National Firearms Act signed by President Truman on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
Mass
Frank Poholek
Aedy S. Truman
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William Secker
Shakespeare
J. W. Forney
Mary Baker Eddy
Lucius Seneca
DR. Crane
George W. Crane
Murray City Social Notes
Roger Wilson
Lancaster
Gregory
Rodney Wilson
Susie
Willard Sorrell
England
Sorrell
Amos Sorrell
Gyneth Thompson
Harold Dixon
Nelsonville
Dixon
Joe Bryan
Clarence Haynes
Akron
Hayes
William Hayes
Andy Robson
Willard Brown
Harold James
Grove City
James
Clark James
Barbara
David
Clifford Wilson
John Sorrell
Richard Duffy
Jackie
Louis Sabo
Betty Sabo
Elroy Short
Zanesville
Emmett Short
By Martin Caidin
the Public Forum
By Galbraith
Bob
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