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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
6
A piece from Albert Edward Wiggaal argues youth should have political responsibility given their higher information and maturity. It critiques current youth disenfranchisement and proposes youth involvement in solving social and political problems.
The Texas State Department of Health reports paralytic polio is far rarer in vaccinated five to nine year olds. The vaccinated rate is 2.52 per 100 000 with 12 cases, versus 15.97 per 100 000 for 60 cases among 375 712 unvaccinated children.
Nationwide fires on Christmas Eve killed 23 people, most of them children, with incidents in St Louis New York Indianapolis Davenport Nashville Ohio and Clinton Iowa. The National Board of Fire Underwriters warned winter is the most dangerous season and urged tree safety lighting toy checks party precautions and stove cleaning.
Pat Meehan wheelchair bound and cheerful will move to the convalescent ward at St Francis Hospital for continued care after his mother Dorris Warren Meehan died last week. He keeps in touch with the world via a phone at his elbow and earns funds by selling subscriptions. Fans in Monroe and West Monroe express deep gratitude for community support and his longtime athletic interest.
A heartfelt Christmas greeting from Pat Meehan expressing enduring gratitude and love. He asks for heavenly blessings for the recipient and their loved ones, wishing safety and happiness through the years ahead in a sincere, affectionate closing.
Mrs. A. B. Evans wins a two month European trip as The Woman Who Has Done Most for American Horticulture in 1955. Presentation by the Horticultural Travel Foundation will occur in Alexandria in February. Evans is recognized as a leading authority on flowers.
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