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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1955
Page
4
A push for a soil fertility bank gains support from farm groups and Secretary Benson as Congress debates how to reduce surpluses. Proposals mix voluntary and compulsory participation with payments to idled land, aiming to boost farm income and stabilize prices while avoiding new government spending.
ESCANABA Michigan A 33 year old garage superintendent who played amateur hockey for 30 seasons learned he has a .22 caliber bullet embedded a quarter inch in his heart’s wall since childhood. Doctors advised him to take it easy and said they do not plan to remove the bullet though they will use X rays to ensure it is not shifting and endangering his life.
Portland resident Charles Nebergall, blind and owner of the county courthouse cigar stand, is the first taxpayer in Multnomah County for the 35th straight year. His home tax bill amounts to 120 dollars.
AUSTIN UP Ralph Yarborough demanded the grand jury investigate the U S Trust and Guaranty failure. He urged resignations or removals of officials responsible, calling the firm’s operations fraudulent and criticizing a whitewash response. The Waco company faces a receivership suit and Senate probe.
A lively note traces bath history from ancient Babylon to early American plumbing. It cites Babylonian palaces, first water piping in 1300 B C, and debates over bathtub invention and tub slanting. The piece ends with holiday wishes and a nod to ongoing sudsing culture.
Hobbs New Mexico special report states there will be no third election to decide the Hobbs Junior Chamber of Commerce presidency. Ralph Fuller, State Jaycee President, ruled the latest election valid and books closed. Hershel Utter was named president with Gordon Jollensten first vice president, Robert Moseley second vice president, Wayne Ward secretary, Maurice Carroll treasurer, and Pack Waddill board member to take office January 1.
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