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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1962
Page
4
The Wall Street Journal notes Kennedy urged size limits on federal hires to match job needs. Byrd reports June civilian federal employment up 34 921 for the month, total near 2.5 million, payroll over 14 billion dollars, a record high.
Winston S. Churchill reports on David Sarnoff's call for a single government regulated company to merge fourteen international and domestic communications firms. The plan would unify telephone telegraph and visual transmission, creating a world with universal service and ending private versus public satellite debates.
Dear Abby answers readers about home welcomes and affection showing, marriage proposals, and hosting adults only dinners. The column advises to greet warmly, propose simply, and request guests leave children at home for adult gatherings.
Preliminary figures show unemployment at four point one million in July, 5.3 percent of the workforce, still short of the four percent goal. Strike-related work-time losses totaled 26 million days in 18 months, versus 75.3 million days in the Eisenhower era. Major contracts in six months yielded 3.2 percent non inflationary wage gains, signaling labor cooperation amid a friendlier White House climate.
The author argues for stronger FDA authority after thalidomide linked side effects prompt tighter law and enforcement. Frances Kelsey is praised, and calls are made for industry self policing to prevent harm while acknowledging the value of advances in medicine.
Mrs. Harry Conn formerly Donna Slatter left for Dennison Texas to join her husband Airman 1-C Harry Conn stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base. Caroline McLaughlin and the McLaughlin families from Columbus Zanesville returned home after a two week vacation at Wooster Marietta Burr Oak Lake and Old Man's Cave.
SALEM CENTER The Friendly Neighbor's Club formed in Star Hall and Upper Salem. The group will meet monthly to share homemaking ideas and community projects. Members have already tried smocked pillows crocheting buck weaving and various sewing activities alongside social events.
The piece surveys how bipartisan unity erodes in election years, noting reactions to the Geneva talks and nuclear test ban proposals. It recounts past episodes from 1950 to 1960, detailing Republican criticisms of Truman and Eisenhower eras and the recurring strain on cross party accord.
A humorous family tale about the Smiths and Joneses chasing status through home improvements and luxury purchases. Both families spiral into a costly race for equality, ending in bankruptcy for both sides as the urge to outdo neighbors proves ruinous. In a separate note, Lester Snide resigns as Perry County deputy sheriff to become a meter reader and part time policeman in New Lexington.
The notice provides a mailing address for the publishing company at 8 43 W Union Street in Athens. It lists a location and aims to guide readers on where to send correspondence.
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