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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1956
Page
2
Six hundred thousand 4-H youths across 48 states participate in the 1956 safety drive cutting farm home and highway hazards. The effort targets 14 000 deaths and 1 200 000 injuries yearly with a $1.5 billion toll. GM sponsors 1966 awards including gold medals trips scholarships and plaques.
Superintendent Paul Franzen of School District 41-C reports the opening day enrollment Tuesday Sept 4 shows 32 more pupils than 1955. First day total is 739 vs 706 last year, though 706 was counted 30 days after the start of 1955.
Elgin Chapter No 24 Order of the Eastern Star will hold its first fall meeting Thursday night at the stated time and location. Members are urged to attend as plans for the season are discussed and initiated.
A Masonic group invites members to a White Elephant bingo night following a Saalian event. Attendees will exchange gifts and enjoy the communal activity. Proceeds support local lodge activities and community programs.
The passage critiques critics who call political conventions dull and argues Americans now seek constant extremes. It notes rapid cultural changes from infancy to later life and the demand for high stimulation in daily experience.
A columnist argues that postwar tranquility dulls political engagement. He warns against manufactured crises and urges Americans to mature, cooperate, and avoid seduction by demagogues. He likens society to a large house where shared work reduces conflict.
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