Profit squeeze hits 1957 profits across multiple industries
President Eisenhower’s near seventy two billion budget aims at six percent growth in 1957. Yet first quarter reports show rising living costs and rising wages while many firms report falling profits. Tax levels, rising costs, and price pressures are eroding margins in autos, chemicals, textiles, paper, and more.
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Eisenhower
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street Journal
U. S
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
U. S. Rubber Co
H. E. Humphreys, Jr
Spotlight on Corruption in Labor Unions
A Senate committee investigation exposes corruption in labor unions. The piece praises thorough inquiries, notes past dubious probes, and urges remedial legislation as President Eisenhower calls for action to oust abusing leaders and reform practices.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Press Access to Red China Urged by AP in New York
The Associated Press meeting in New York appealed to the State Department to lift its ban on American reporters entering Red China. They argue direct reporting is essential as Canadian reporters are allowed and Americans are present in other communist states. The piece questions government limits on press independence and urges unrestricted access for full American coverage.
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Lynchburg Daily Advance
Associated Press
New York
State Department
Red China
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Dulles
Moscow
Phlippines
Bohlen
Asia
Neisier
Eisenhower
Department of State
Government price squeeze threatens deficits and tax receipts
The text warns that higher prices could dampen demand and cut volumes, shrinking profits and tax receipts. It argues for caution on tax cuts while the government runs a record peacetime spending pace, risking deficits despite prior surplus forecasts.
Editorial Digest From Daily Newspapers
A digest compiling editorials culled from forty newspapers arriving at this office. Highlights reflect varied opinions and current debates shaping public discourse.
Birth of a daughter announced for Mr and Mrs Earl Scott
Mrs Scott formerly Ruby Kine. Mrs Frank Bailey traveled to Miami to visit her sister Mrs Boyd Rewards. Marguerite H Christiaan of West Cork Street Boston University chosen for May Queen court at the Spring Festival. Mrs Lewis Hyde hosted guests from New York City. John Nail completed the official city key to Winchester to be presented at the Apple Blossom Queen coronation. Governor Tuck to crown Queen Shenandoah Jean Cartwright Lane. Coffert entertaining for daughter Delores. Mrs John Thwaite returned from nine weeks in Orlando Florida.
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Earl Scott
Scott
Ruby Kine
Frank Bailey
Miami
Floride
Boyd Rewards
Marguerite H. Christiaan
West Cork Street
Boston University
Boston
Mass
John W. Nail
Winchester
Helen Ames Washington
William MM. Tuck
Jean Cartwrigt Lane
Henry Coffert
Delores
John Thwaite
Orlando
Florida
Princesses To Visit Mrs Byrd On Amherst Street
Mise Helen Ames Washington and Queen Shene endeal elect will be guests of Mrs Rich art E Byrd on Amherst street. The princesses are expected to attend local events and meet residents during their visit.
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Mise Helen Ames Washington
Richart E. Byrd
Amherst Street
Water Burst Causes Shenandoah Cellar Flooding
Fifty years ago water filled cellars at Shenandoah Valley National Bank Grove Brothers store and Haddox property after an old three inch pipe burst. Weather not blamed changes to plumbing. Wheat at 6 cents butter 20 cents pogs 14 cents chickens 10 cents. Richard Evelyn Byrd hosted at Westover as Teddy Roosevelt visited the Byrd home.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Grove Brothers
Haddox
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Westover
Teddy Roosevelt
Byrd
Work as the Path to Fulfillment and Creativity
Frederick H. Ecker argues that true happiness comes from persistent work. He contrasts leisure myths with real work, urging daily effort, problem solving, and discipline as the source of self fulfillment and social progress.
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Frederick H. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions in 10 Days
This item lists a 10 day IQ test with daily scoring and a 1 to 10 point scale. It then presents Page 2 questions including asylum origins in the U S cities, Soviet era city names, Bible character linguistics, whale terminology, fascinator meaning, WWI Tommy nickname, author of Oh East is East, Poi ingredients, ng pronunciation in strengthen, and a riddle about a faulty idior clock.
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U. S
Boston
Mass
Anderson
D. C
Lock Haven
Soviet Russia
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Mordicai
Esther
Hawaii
Women of Winchester Seek Fair Apple Prices and Local Ear-marking
A letter from a Winchester writer urges local apple price reform, asking where to buy decent apples at seven or eleven cents per pound for small quantities. She argues local growers should ear-mark fruit for local markets and criticizes out-of-town truckers for undercutting town prices while noting notable school and association heads in Clarke County.
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Winchester
Star
Doctor Highlights Bed Shortage Across States and Regions
Dr Herman N Bundesen notes nationwide bed capacity at 4.2 per 1000, down from 4.5 standard, with wide regional variation. Mountain states lead at 4.9 while East South Central trails at 3.2, Utah and Mississippi at 3.1. He warns insufficient beds delay admissions and hurt community care.
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East South Central States
Mountain States
East Central States
Utah
Mississippi
West North Central Area
Middle Atlantic
the Pacific
New England
East North Central
South Atlantic
West South Atlantic
Take No Thought Theme Echoes From Jesus Sermon
A reflective excerpt notes Jesus urging minimal worry about eating drinking or clothing. It argues worry harms happiness and health, comparing digestion and heartbeat to natural processes. The piece ends with a folk quip about a centipede questioning leg order to illustrate distracting thoughts.
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Jesus
Honest Answer for Party Pests
Hal Boyle suggests direct responses to social pests at cocktail parties who press for names. He offers witty lines to deflect and acknowledge recognition, advising honest, sharp replies to both persistent male and wandering female intruders. The piece reads as humorous social commentary on etiquette and memory at gatherings.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
Ramona Schnedtfeltenglosser
The Worry Clinic Warns Against Greener Pastures Fallacy
A cautionary note on salesmen chasing distant profits. Sam, a 29 year old auto salesman, moved from Pittsburgh to Chicago then Los Angeles seeking greener pastures and saw earnings drop from 18 000 to 7 500 annually. The piece urges staying with satisfied customers to maximize long term sales.
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Glenn Rank
Sam
Crane
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Los Angeles
Charles Kendall
Milwaukee
Bill
Winchester Star
New Members Join Congress In Doorstep Recess
Congress reconvenes after Easter to swear in two Democrats. Ralph Yarborough becomes junior senator from Texas after special election to fill Price Daniel’s term. Joseph Montoya of Santa Fe wins the NM House seat left vacant by Rep. Fernandez’s death.
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Washington
Congress
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Joseph Montoya
Santa Fe
N.M
Rep. Fernandez
D-Nm
Yarborough
Austin, Tex
Senate
Price Daniel
Wrong way duck travels to Honolulu from Suisun tagged pin tail
The duck, a tagged pin tail from Suisun California, arrived in Honolulu after a winter migration. Officials with the fish and wildlife service note it made the journey in under two months, a relatively rapid feat for a duck on its southward route.
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Honolulu
Suisun
Calif
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Lewis Hyde
Carroll Post
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New Guinea
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Faraday
I. Q
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P. B. Glaize
Handley Parent-Teachers’ Association
Fruit Association
Clarke County
Arthur Edmunds
Clarke Co
Earl L. Douglass
Doctor
Herman N. Bundesen
M.D
United States
Health Information Foundation
R. L
Hal Boyle
Honest Answer
May &E Best
Pests
Smith
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