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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1958
Page
4
The text argues that over-regulation and a modest recession strained U S railroads, noting loss making passenger trains and a 623 dollar daily deficit. It cites a 1958 court ruling allowing discontinuance of unneeded trains and emphasizes public need versus regulatory burden.
The UN rejects a motion to debate seating Red China over Nationalist China, with observers doubting a full debate occurs while negotiations in War saw stall. Some see airing the Far East crisis in General Assembly as potentially beneficial to reduce hostilities, while others warn it could inflame tensions.
The piece argues inflation’s persistent rise harms retailers and consumers. It warns that only curbs on government spending, labor wage pressures, and tax-driven costs can stop inflation, not counter actions by local merchants or market tricks. It emphasizes chain stores’ high volume pricing and free market competition as the best attainable consumer value.
A doctor recalls a nine year old son George who warned against bad homes after visiting a family with conflict. He stresses showing affection to spouse, apologizing at bedtime, and maintaining love to reassure children. The piece invites a 200 point test for good parents with a small fee.
A reader from Athens rues gossip as a social poison that breaks marriages and friendships. The letter argues gossip harms happiness, causes divorces, and isolates gossips, urging readers to clean their own closets and live by Do unto others. Francis DeMett, Route 3, Sept. 27.
The 32-year-old Arcadia California minister, Bob Pierce, founded World Vision after briefly meeting a starving Chinese girl named Tan in Amoy in 1947. With $5 in his pocket he chose to save one child and later funded orphanages across Asia. The piece links Pierce with Billy Graham and Torrey Johnson and notes World Vision now feeds thousands of orphans, managed by local churches, as he wonders who saved whom.
Industrial leaders forecast a moderate to good advance this fall in durables and soft goods with 1959 projects brighter. Bendix Aviation's Malcolm Ferguson stresses a strong government role amid defense spending, while Allis-Chalmers notes farm equipment strength and Sears projects soft goods retail gains. Crown-Zellerbach cites 85 percent capacity utilization with excess capacity from past expansions during the recession.
RACIE ALLEN recalls meeting George Burns at Union Hills New Jersey where Burns performed in vaudeville and the pair shared a pass to a matinee. Gracie Allen described a Honolulu vacation and a Weather Bureau worker praised his wife for rapid talkers and high velocity speech.
A historical opinion piece argues Adams faced unfair public opinion and private enmity after resigning. It defends his 20 years of service, critiques the misuse of hostility, and considers the presidency’s separation of political and administrative roles and the risks of staff-centered governance.
A columnist argues about why people keep pets and how pets meet emotional needs. It notes categories from loving dogs to the so called cat woman and wealthy owners with refined dogs. A light aside covers chipmunks and a Siamese cat. The piece ends with PTA gains and an October enrollment target.
The Athens Messenger announces daily and Sunday editions with varied pricing for carrier delivery and mail. It notes subscription rates for weeks, months, and special mail terms, and lists its postal registration and office address in Athens Ohio.
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