This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Green River Journal
Location
Green River, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
2
A long local weekly newspaper column outlines publication details and policy. It includes editor names, correspondents, and a philosophy emphasizing independence, truth, reform, and public welfare. The piece recounts Anthony Strusz’s ascent in a Chicago machine shop after resistance to his ideas.
The piece argues modern life fuels unrest through frantic activity and misused minds. It links meditation to divine knowledge, cites Ps 19 as urging stillness, and notes psycho somatics account for over 60 percent of hospital cases. It proposes a national Meditation Week to heal minds and curb crime.
Citizens urged to air local concerns in the paper about politics, weeds, vacant lots, street signs, and new council attitudes. Calls for a weekly city park band, improved schools, and a parade friendly town image to improve Green River Utah.
The Red Shirt invasion filters in as casualty lists grow among Deers and Hunters. Hunters bring in many buckskins while gunshot wounds and heart attacks prove danger in the hills. Iola Sure Foot and I camp near town to stay informed as many strangers arrive and six City Council candidates are noted. I urge voters to back reform, stricter garbage control, and a cleaner town with weekly trash pickup and improved dumps.
National politics piece discusses Eisenhower illness, Nixon prospects, and 1956 ticket possibilities with Democratic challengers. It notes U.S. News forecasts a young, healthy president and party uncertainty. Local column reports a quiet week ahead for social events, deer hunters’ season activity, visits, and a Birthday Club gathering with named residents.
Faculty Forum reports student body officers sponsor a contest at Green River High to add a new solemn song for commencements and formal events while preserving the existing pep and marching anthem. The plan reflects typical school culture and community sentiment.
The school starts an Alma Mater contest with a cash prize and invites alumni to participate. Veteran's Day holiday rerouted to November 11 with make up day November 11 substituted by November 11. Events planned include Halloween Carnival on Oct 7, Parents Night Nov 10, and the High School Play on Nov 18. Lost keys to the new building recovered in two places, one in wastebasket at old school and one in boys shower room.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.