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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
5
An October feature argues tears ease distress and aid reasoning, citing anecdotes of illness cured by crying and a mental shift toward warmth. It contrasts views on emotion and intellect, endorsing emotional release as beneficial to clarity of thought. The piece follows a general claim that expressing sorrow improves health and insight.
Tennessee Magazine in Nashville argues the Tennessee Valley Authority should fund its own board and expenses. The editorial notes broad local support for TVA despite skepticism about governance and finances.
A column contrasts American freedom in private enterprise with life under state control in Czechoslovakia. It cites Czech wages and prices to illustrate scarcity, noting Czech workers earn about 900 crowns monthly, while basic goods cost far more, and queues form for meat. The piece argues Americans are among the luckiest due to market freedom and competitive prices.
A reader letter attacks Harry S Truman, accusing his New Deal era spending of ballooning the national debt from 25 billion in 1919 to over 260 billion by 1952. The writer advocates highway spending and criticizes party leadership and Truman’s influence on U S policy.
A writer ridicules Truman and Wayne Morse as they dispute the 1950s political scene. The piece attacks Morse for verbal fluency and hypocrisy comparing him to an atomic bomb, claiming he cannot recall his own statements after a major war. The tone is caustic and partisan.
The Portland Daily Journal reports Pacific Northwest Power consortium seeks permits for Pleasant Valley and Mountain Sheep dams on the middle Snake River. Final FPC approval expected. project cost around 0,000,000 with 1,000,000 kilowatt capacity and potential fish-life impacts examined. Opposition from Sen Morse noted, while Dems attack Ike era farm policies. A separate Herald visit praises Shuler Evangelistic meeting and Bill Jackson’s dramatic singing.
The 30 voice Inter-church choir led by Bill and Phil will perform with Mrs Shuler on organ. Meetings run now in Myrtle Crest Junior High gym through Sunday night September 25, sponsored by 10 undenominational churches inviting all faiths. Ritchie Francis rumored to enter a new agua themed business venture as a professor of water performances.
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