Midyear Economic Outlook Shows Americans Faring Well
AP News analyst Sam Dawson reports on the first half of 1959 showing higher personal incomes and living costs moderating. More jobs, rising wages, dividend checks, and strong consumer buying lift confidence despite Berlin crisis, steel strike fears, and inflation talk. Home lending grows while debt and mortgage obligations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kéiter
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Butt
Tme
Berlin
Reces
Wien Berm
Boyle Column Highlights Facts and Quirky Trivia
A compact column surveys everyday curios from media use to chores and trivia. It notes the average man spends a year on the phone, how many people read books in 1958, and oddities about owls and milk consumption. It also includes quotes on language speed and home safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Berle
New York
Walter Slezak
Elaine Malbin
Rosina Pagan
New York City
U.S
The
Bon Ami Institute
Fragmented Text Big on Nonsense and Odd Facts
The readable lines describe a mix of odd trivia about Japan's traditional rites and animal mating myths, followed by unrelated statistics on chewing gum consumption in the United States and a stray quote about reform and self. The fragmentary wording lacks coherent narrative or date context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Wricht
Paul Vincent Carroll
Pilgrims Visit Mother Seton Tomb in Emmitsburg
About 250 members of the Southern Regional Union of the Holy Nave Society journeyed to the tomb of Mother Seton at Emmitsburg in the Harrisburg diocese. Families accompanied the group as they traveled Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Peters and their daughter returned to Philadelphia after a week with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Vaughn. Mr and Mrs Richard Florence also noted in the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Irs
Short
Union of the Holy Nave Society
Harrisburg
Mother Seton
Sisters of
Caaby
Emmitburn
Charles Peters
Philadelphia
Kenneth Vaughn
Richard Florence
Weekend visit and parish events in Jamestown and nearby
A Jamestown visit by Mr and Mrs Romanus Florence and daughter Loretta was noted, with an upcoming St Joseph's rectory grove games evening chaired by Mrs Hazel Topper and Mrs Jane Orendorff. Also listed are a birth announcement for a son to Mr and Mrs Willam Kehne of San Antonio and the top of a group altar boys’ excursion, plus letters of administration granted in Orphans Court for several estates with modest personalty values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Romanus Florence
Loretta
St. Joseph’s Rectory Grove
Hazel Topper
Jane Orendorff
Willam Kehne
San Antonio
Tex
Kehnes
Rita Aon Topper
Daniel Topper
St Joseph's Church
Caledonia Poole
Martin Sleasman
Jetta Adelsberger
Rita Briard
Janet Waters
Charles B. Sherb
Rosanna Ouss
Emmitsburg
Charles O. Fuss
Hilda F. Glisan
Airy
RFD
Harry Jacob Glisan
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Mrs
Boyle
Wat A Buye
Hemsbocgs
Naveley Stow F. S. K. Hotel Bldg
Howell
Palltte
Connactor
Cline
South Market
Cole
California
Jantzen
Terry Robes
Jack Winter
Kemp
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