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Oil Progress Week Highlights Petroleum’s Impact
The piece marks Oil Progress Week from Oct 9 to 15 and lauds the petroleum industry for powering homes and cars, supplying plastics and synthetic fibers, and enriching daily life. It notes about 42 000 oil businesses in the US and claims the industry produces half the world’s oil.
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America
Farm Equipment-1907 Style at Canby Oregon
A Labor Day gathering near Canby featured five steam powered farm machines from 1907. The Western Steam Fiends Association kept them running to show evolving technology and the rise of modern, labor saving equipment in American agriculture.
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Canby
Oregon
Western Steam Fiends Association
Trillion spelling warning for reporters and Linotype
The piece warns about the word trillion containing an r and the risk of mixing up millions and billions in headlines. It discusses notational differences in American, French, German usage and suggests clear styling like Trillion (Amer. & Fr.) to avoid errors. It also notes the complexity of fitting a trillion-dollar figure into headlines.
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Congress
Venture capital fuels free enterprise and progress says Manufacturers Record
Free enterprise thrives when venture capital nurtures growth and risks are rewarded. Confiscation through unfair taxation could curb innovation and cause enterprise to wither, as history shows many now major industries began as unlikely bets driven by the profit motive.
Do You Hate To See Anyone Who Is Happy
A humorous New York curbside reflection satire questions life extending to 100 years. It lists ten ironic rules to avoid aging and happiness, urging readers to resist longevity by embracing gloom and misanthropy.
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New York
Curbstone
Plato
Chester A. Arthur
Methuseah
Nixon Under Pressure as Ike Recovers from Heart Attack
The piece reflects on the burden on Vice President Nixon amid Eisenhower’s heart attack. It notes the allure and risks of the presidency, Nixon’s limited authority, constant scrutiny, and the heavy responsibility he faces should he ascent to the top job. It recalls Nixon’s 1952 Chicago convention moment and his determined, prudent stance.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Mrs. Nixon
United States
Mr. Nixon
Chicago
Ike
Button
Landy Case criticism and the limits of association
George E. Sokolsky argues that the Landy Case rests on involuntary parentage versus voluntary affiliations. He contrasts the natural bond between child and mother with voluntary groups like football teams or political clubs, noting that a child’s ties cannot be chosen yet later actions may be judged. He asserts religious moral law supports distinctions between involuntary family ties and voluntary associations.
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Newman Society
Hillel Club
Young Communist League
United States
Communist Party
Navy officer Landy cleared of subversion ties
The text notes Landy has earned his Navy commission and has been cleared in a full investigation of any subversive links. It then stresses a moral: a child owes duties to parents beyond politics and that a civilization should not transfer parents’ faults to their children in the eyes of the law.
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Landy
Navy
Horoscope for Estrellita’s Birthday 1955 56
The article blends a diary style fortune with advice on charity drives and community work. It notes P M hours good for planning, writing and child health matters. It warns 1955 financial caution and suggests travel potential between March and June 1956. A birthday child is gentle and just.
Anti Communists Must Stand by Moral System Against Marxism
The speaker warns that renouncing their own moral code to fight Marxism weakens society. Imitating Stalinist methods risks destroying virtues and undermining the nation, as even Communists abandon such tactics.
Don Whitehead Farm Vote Uncertain in 1956 Races
Washington reports farmers remain unsettled about prices and economic position with a split reading from GOP and Democratic scouts. A farmer on a Midwest tractor notes rising living standards yet complains about price levels and Farm Secretary Ezra Benson. The farm vote remains pivotal as politicians study the 1956 outlook amid mixed farm belt sentiment.
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Washington
GOP
Ezra Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Dr Paul White Debates Eisenhower Run At Press Conference
Dr Paul Dudley White, the 69 year old Boston heart specialist, captivated Denver reporters at a news conference about President Eisenhower’s health and possible run again. He avoided committing to a firm forecast while noting recovery remains key and spoke candidly about medical questions and his own musings on coronaries in the presidency.
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Denver
Denver White House
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Eisenhower
White
Gossip in Gotham and Showbiz Piqus in Brief
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Marilyn Monroe illness while Elaine Stritch pitches herself for Pipe Dream stage manager. Jane Morgan returns engagement ring over insurance, Marlon Brando Sinatra feud looms. Salk vaccine results praised. Gilda Gray’s ex fights for profits. British Russian talks may aid Maclean Burgess spy return. Wanda Hendrix weighs TV decision amid network talks. Doris Rhodes dies. Dodero Shannon seek East Side supper club. Ringling Bros Circus to overhaul before next season.
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Marilyn Monroe
Elain Stritch
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Elaine
Jane Morgan
Arthur Olsen
Marlon Brando
Frank Sinatra
Marlon
New England
Gilda Gray
Gil Boag
Boag
Moe i Snyder
Ruth Etting
Washington
Donald Maclean
Guy Burgess
England
Wanda Hendrix
Jim Stack
Dist
Atty
Hogan
Los Angeles
Doris Rhodes
Jonie Taps
Betty Dodero
Hugh Shannon
East Side
New York
Ringling Bros Circus
TV gossip notes on Wendy Barrie Britten and other showbiz moves
The column discusses Wendy Barrie being replaced by Barbara Britten on a TV program and praises Britten while noting Barrie’s strong link to the show. It mentions Agnes Moorehead’s torn marriage, Truman Capote’s Fire Island solitude, a Paramount shift toward rock acts, and Pat Carroll’s NBC signing with Broadway prospects.
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Madison Ave
Wendy Barrie
Barbara Britten
Wendy
Agnes
Moorehead
Bob Geist
Truman Capote
Fire Island
Beau Monde
N.Y Paramount
Pat Carroll
NBC
Noted film couple ends idyll over requests
The Jean Pierre Aumont Grace Kelly romance ends as a new demand surfaces. A famed ghostwriter, editing an actress's autobiography, struggles to keep his subject sober amid shifting assignments. A major concert bureau seeks Juan Peron for a lecture tour offering $5,000 weekly.
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Jean Pierre Aumont
Grace Kelly
Juan Peron
U.S
City approves WPA projects totaling 79506.27
The City Commission on Thursday approved WPA projects totaling 79 506 dollars and 27 cents. Three county officials injured in a Tuesday head on collision remained in unchanged condition: Frank Pepper, Walter Ralston and Edward Keller. Lt Mabel Rader of the Salvation Army was honored by a Ladies Home League welcome as she began duties in Middletown.
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Frank Pepper
Walter Ralston
Edward Keller
Mabel Rader
Salvation Army
Ladies Home League
Miss Rader
Middletown
Factographs Chess and Humidities Across States
The passage notes chess as a universal game with devotees in every civilized language. It mentions that cheese is less enticing to mice than peanut butter, proposes New Mexico has similar winter and summer humidity, and states only female horseflies bite while males feed on flower nectar. Gouda and Edam are identified as Dutch cheeses.
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New Mexico
Matson Ships Retain Sea Sickness Cure By Stabilizers
A Matson company plan keeps two ocean liners afloat with stabilizing fins to curb rolling and seasickness. The UN on juvenile delinquency notes no program is fully proven effective. Librarians and others weigh in as coping figures. Ben Nevis stands as Britain’s highest peak. bees gather water and honey. Swiss alphorns reach up to 18 feet signaling between peaks.
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Matson Company
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