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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1952
Page
5
A machinery maker argues profits are essential to progress and jobs in a broad advertisement. It disputes claims that profits are evil, saying meat packers earn very small margins and that profits spur plant expansion, investment, and living standards.
A bulletin from a national association of retailers outlines a shift from a defense to a peacetime economy by late 1953 or early 1954. It calls for a national reorganization of industries and manpower, with 7500 stores ready to assume new responsibilities as consumer demand drives production. The piece stresses retailing’s key part in smoothing the transition and preserving social stability, noting past resilience in face of war, depressions, and controls.
A humorous column from Cuernavaca notes U S rules require extensive certificates for pets crossing the border. The narrator recounts vet visits, cats Duffy and Ridey, and farcical inspections as they seek clearance to reenter the United States, where humans face far lighter scrutiny.
The Odessa American lists contact details and rates. It notes daily publication excluding Saturdays and provides carrier and mail subscription prices including 30 cents weekly, 15 dollars yearly, 8 dollars semiannually, and 1.50 monthly. It also gives street address at 222 East Fourth Street.
The text presents a reflective statement about consistency with moral guides the Golden Rule Ten Commandments and the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes seeking correction if any inconsistency is found and invites readers to point out such discrepancies. No concrete events or entities are specified.
The address by Ben Moreel chairing Jones & Laughlin Steel in Chicago links inheritance and gift taxes to communism, arguing they drain private capital. It cites Du Pont estates and warns tax growth pits capital with government, plus broader state control of credit, communications, transport, and production as Marxist aims.
Washington reports say Eisenhower’s election has sparked an Ike boom with stocks at a 22 year high. Growth in earnings and wages supports plans to expand manufacturing and housing next year despite unsettled world conditions. Dulles seen as anti British. Aldrich as Anglophile shapes postwar ties.
Henry J. Taylor argues that virtue lies in conduct not greatness. He contrasts Carlyle’s worship of heroes with John Adams’ laws over men, noting Truman’s era tests and the need for enduring legal principles. He cites Edison era figures and asks whether charm or maturing wisdom defines progress.
An Indiana man who stole an automobile was convicted of petty larceny. The report notes the offense and the resulting conviction as a local crime item from the era.
Readable crossword clues including Across entries and puzzle notes. Several words and partial phrases appear with numbering, likely from a Saturday Par solution and related crossword key.
A historical survey recounts how figures from Roosevelt to Mussolini used howls of invective and nicknames. It traces Pegler’s coinage of Mr Big and the era’s “bleeding hearts” and “La Boca Grande” style jibe aimed at leaders and rivals, noting public and private cruelties in political discourse.
A collection of brief quotations from figures including Dr. George S. Stevenson and Air Secretary Thomas K. Fine. The items touch on mental illness stigma, nuclear deterrence, U.S. Cold War leadership, and integrity in American sports, with mentions of Churchill and the Point Four program.
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