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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1956
Page
2
Jefferson City police pledge strict enforcement of a new weed ordinance after rising complaints. The rule limits weed height to one foot and requires owners to cut within five days after notice, with penalties of up to 100 dollars or 80 days in jail. The editorial urges property owners to maintain tidy lots to prevent nuisance and fire risk.
Capt. Harry Huking, United Air Lines, retires at 60 ending a career spanning World War I air service, airmail, experimental flying, and postwar commercial aviation. He piloted key missions including the first postwar United San Francisco to Hawaii flight and a final mainland leg from the islands. A plane bears his name as a reminder that modern jets still rely on human piloting.
The 75 million dollar statewide bond issue approved in January advances after the Attorney General filed a Supreme Court test, then Governor Donnelly signed two bills guiding allocations. Funds to penal agencies face cuts including 1,000,000 from St. Louis State Hospital and 350,000 for a University of Missouri pool. Governor presses for extra revenue next year and more funds for corrective institutions. If court approval follows, statewide building plans for institutions proceed to modernize Missouri.
Washington dispatch explains Ike’s recent surgery at Walter Reed, detailing how removal of an intestinal obstruction and careful monitoring by Dr. Howard Snyder and a top team restored his health. The piece stresses transparency, White House medical access, and public confidence, noting precedent from Stevenson Truman Harriman and future political implications.
The piece presents a quirky draft of a magazine style feature naming a Texas woman as the American Heroine of 1956, with editor WAL BOY credited. It includes scattered, fragmented dialogue about office morale, thinking breaks, and a boss urging productivity amid humorous asides.
A Washington correspondent notes that Democratic strategists see Stevenson and Symington as the leading contenders with Harriman as a possible alternative. The piece discusses shifts in support, possible convention outcomes, and how national sentiment may influence the nomination as August approaches.
A garbled OCR text discusses political rivals and social judgments involving Mrs Gonzalez and a named family. It hints at identity, age, habits, and a dinner scene with a question about tequila brands and filtered cigarettes. The fragment mentions Britain and Russia but lacks coherent details.
Dr Edwin P B Jordan describes how ear infections start in the middle ear, their link to nasal drainage via the eustachian tube, and the progression to chronic otitis. He notes symptoms, discharge characteristics, treatment aims, and the importance of cleanliness and early drainage or germ-killing drugs to prevent lasting damage.
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