Spring’s Quiet Truth Hidden Among Beer Cans in Virginia
James Kilpatrick reflects on spring in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, from late snow to Easter, and a compost shredder’s resurrection of mulch. He finds a deeper meaning in renewal as rabbits die and life returns, noting a distant wind from the South and a neighbor’s collie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Front Royal
Charlie
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Columbia
Charleston
Chattanooga
Burke
Lorenzo
Rappahannock County
Athens Messenger Friday April 16 1971 Athens Ohio front page
The Athens Messenger issue from Friday April 16 1971 in Athens Ohio features the newspaper staff including Gordon K. Bush and Charles W. Reamer. It presents local news, editorials, and notices typical of a mid century Ohio city paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Readers letter policy and publication guidelines
The page invites public opinion letters on current issues and explains selection criteria. It notes preference for letters of one page or less, editor's right to edit for space, clarity, and fair play, and requires names and addresses for publication.
Illiteracy in U S Halved During the Sixties
Census Bureau data show illiteracy dropped from 2.6 million to 1.4 million between 1959 and 1969 while the 14 plus population grew by 21.8 million. Whites 14 plus fell to 0.7 percent and blacks to 3.6 percent in 1969, with 45 percent of illiterates aged 65 or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Glouster Triumph at Athens County Track Meet
Fifty years ago Glouster High School won the first Athens County track and field meet with 51 points, Amesville 40 in second place, as a major local high school sporting event and standings were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Glouster High School
Athens County
Amesville
Viet Worries Rise as U.S. Withdrawals Continue in Indochina
Washington officials flag Cambodia as a potential flashpoint as North Vietnamese support for a major surge there is feared. Lon Nol recuperates in Hawaii after a heart attack while morale and leadership questions haunt U.S. and Cambodian forces amid planned pacification drives across South Vietnam and Da Nang regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indochina
U.S
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
III
Nixon
Vietcong Aims Target Saigon Regime Says Radio
Report notes fear among local police of Vietcong retaliation and some security forces’ accommodation with the enemy as U.S. strength wanes. Officials say Communists seek destruction of the Thieu Ky Khiem government and control of Vietnam. Liberation Radio denounces Nixon’s policy and calls for unconditional U.S. withdrawal. Washington plans troop drawdown by year end to align with South Vietnam’s Oct presidential vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Self-Defense Force
U.S
Saigon
Hanoi
Vietnam
Theiu-Ky
Nixon
Thieu
Khiem
South Vietnam
Spectacular aerial photo and bold front page themes
Reader praises a striking aerial photograph featuring Cheshire Mayor Scott Lucas and a vivid front page spread. The Messenger highlights Sunday color comics and Monday coverage with a banner on China welcomes a table tennis team and a dramatic Water Battle Washout story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Scott Lucas
Richland Avenue
Buckeye Mart
Messenger
China
Coolville
Athens Messenger
Delta Junction Fire Truck Fund Seeks Betty Crocker Coupons
A letter in Alaska asks readers to send Betty Crocker coupons to help Delta Junction raise 5 million coupons for a new fire truck. The appeal notes about 150 letters received nationwide, totaling 75 000 coupons, with a deadline in January 1972. Donations may be mailed to Mrs Deane Goodwin Box 124 Delta Junction Alaska 99737.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Betty Crocker
Deane Goodwin
Delta Junction
Athens Messenger Newspaper Pricing and Mailing Notice
The Athens Messenger lists prices for daily and Sunday single copies and carrier delivery. It details mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and other U.S. addresses, and notes second class matter status and office address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Measure of Middle East peace in Palestine issue
Washington insight argues peace depends on Palestine liberation movement restraint. Jordan defeats to commandos shift Arab rulers toward realism, Syrians aid food shipments, West Bank under Israeli rule shows potential for a Palestinian entity, establishing a path to a possible Palestinian answer to the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Movement
Fedayeen
Jordan
Hussein
Amman
Syria
Irbid
Nasser
Cairo
Palestine
Jordans
Mustafa Tlass
Jordan River
West Bank
Mohammed Khalaf
King Hussein
Near East
Damascus
Nixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Kilpatrick
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Re
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Nner Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Alfred Rosenberg
International Military Tribunal
Soviet Union
Franz Woodworth
Federal Public Housing Authority
Foster Cornwell
Chalmers M. Roberts
Mary Anns
Laos
Anshan
Hue
da Nang
New York Times
LOS Angeles Times
Washington Post
The
Small Society
Brickman
Pentagon
Brickmaw
the Messenger
Che Athens Messenger
Associated Press
D&s Iptienpdineelan
D&s
Poosene
Joseph Kraft
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!