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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1955

Page

4

Little Fellows Imperil Peace in Pacific Tensions

Tensions rise as Nationalist China on Formosa South Korea and South Vietnam threaten belligerent actions while U S Red China talks continue in Geneva. Rhee seeks to restore authority and warning of possible emergencies, risking renewed conflicts in Korea and Indochina.

United States Red China Geneva Pacific China Formosa South Korea South Vietnam Chiang Kai-shek Syngman Rhee Rhee Allias North Korea West Red Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem

Beauty contest to pick Miss Satellite of 1955 advances

The article notes another beauty contest is planned to choose Miss Satellite of 1955. It also reports Packinghouse workers gaining a 14 cent per hour wage increase, described with a colorful local tone.

Polio Program Back On Its Feet

The federal government resumes voluntary distribution of the Salk vaccine with a priority schedule for ages 5 to 9 1 to 5 10 to 14 and 15 to 19. Public Health Service reports over five million shots prepared since May 26 while national cases drop by about 2200 from 1954 though New England shows increases.

Uns Public Health Service Illinois New England Massachusetts

Gettysburg Farm Staff Prep Salad for Haro Tal Party

Within a week after a Mrs Hobby picnic the Gettysburg farm staff must begin making a salad for a party honoring Haro Tal. A spear fisherman dragged two miles from shore by a shark remained missing but expected to appear on Toast of the Town.

Mrs. Hobby Gettysburg Farm Haro Tal

Netherlands Sees Rapid Economic Comeback After War

The Netherlands rebounded from Nazi destruction with doubled industrial output and national income since liberation. Marshall Plan aid and private American investment helped Dutch industry and markets regain strength despite floods and wartime losses.

Europe Netherlands

Wisconsin editor offers updated tense phrase

The text suggests adjusting the editor's crusade to a past or present perfect tense and notes a humorous comparison about swimming the English Channel as heat relief. It mentions a father of four preferring a children’s back-wading pool.

Wisconsin Joe

Paragpher's Parade Prompt Ignites Investor Dreams

The reader notes a cautious investor savoring a parade mood and eyeing General Snow Cones, Inc. shares. He muses on satellites and space travel, while references to David Crockett caps and earth exploration headlines hint at hopeful speculation about future ventures.

Paragpher General Snow Cones, Inc David Crockett Coonskin Earth

Foxhunting Ozark Style in Southern Illinois Hills

In the Ozark foothills of Southern Illinois, Uncle Will Sanders and foxhunters ride after supper, build a hilltop fire, and listen as hounds bay. The night echoes with katydids, traffic on US 36, and frequent sirens, while neighbors recall Kantor’s The Voice of Bugle Ann and wonder about a caller’s fate.

Will Sanders U. S. 36 Uncle Will Illinois Ozarks

One Peoria, One Chicago and Friendly Shops Featured

A writer muses on places and names from the Postal Guide and city life. He notes there is only one Chicago in the guide and recalls Mildred Miller’s Metropolitan Opera presence on TV. He observes many friendly stores and traders and mentions Antioch College’s Shakespeare festivals in Yellow Springs Ohio.

U. S Chicago Metropolitan Opera Mildred Miller Midi Mimi Millaire Missouri Joe Benton Europe United States Josef Bentonelli Yellow Springs Ohio Antioch College Antioch Area Theater

Bright Raiment by Rosalie Boyle

Poem urging wearing the cloth of belief as a garment of love. It compares inner virtue to precious gold woven by faith and invites a radiant, prayerful presence to counter humanity’s grief. The line ends with the author’s attribution and publication venue.

Geneva and the Soviet Smile Threat to German Unification

In a 1955 reflection on the Geneva summit, the author argues the Soviet Union used cordial rhetoric to mask hostility to any settlement. Western offers of security pacts and arms control were rejected, as Moscow sought a weak Europe and German unification only if NATO dissolved.

Geneva Soviet Union East Germany Germany Eisenhower Faure Russia Europe Moscow Kremlin NATO Agai

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