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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
6
Senate probes in DC reveal widespread welfare fraud with estimates of at least 18 million in ineligible relief over five years. If nationwide ratios hold, 30 million a year could be wasted, while advocates urge stopping wholesale cheating without harming the truly needy.
Dear Abby column discusses a co worker who believes phrenology readings justify spending five dollars weekly. The reply jokes the bumps come from rocks in the head and suggests the coworker is not keeping up with reality.
A long note on salvaging odds and ends in Jim Bishop's desk reveals a pile of personal papers, letters, photos, tokens, and a royalty check worth 21 dollars before deductions. The fragment ends with a search for the missing royalty check amid stamps, maps, ties, cigars, and keepsakes.
The Federal Food and Drug Administration says about 10 million Americans waste over a billion dollars yearly on useless remedies, with cancer fears and obesity driving most purchases. FDA inspectors and scientists test consumer products, but many ignore approvals. Rely on doctors for diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Igor Mann of Kenya argues hippo meat offers inexpensive protein with high nutrition, cooking well with curry and rice. He notes hippos are not at risk of extinction and mentions drying methods, alongside his work drying 16,000 camels for storage in arid regions.
The piece notes Democrats struggle to find a viable New York candidate to face Nelson Rockefeller in 1964, with names like Morgenthau and Farley floated while Kennedy’s influence looms. It critiques Democratic leadership, cites Rockefeller’s resilience after divorce, and ponders whether James Farley or Robert Wagner could defeat Rockefeller.
The piece extols salesmen as essential to civilization and offers career guidance to Harry B. a college student. It argues sales work offers job security through a growing clientele, notes the risk of merger or replacement, and emphasizes customer-focused selling backed by data on calls and conversion. A booklet offer concludes.
Parents are advised to build a hopeful, gentle mindset for children entering school whether in kindergarten or higher grades. Emphasize daily reading, foster independence, and reduce frightening warnings. Encourage comfort away from parental sight and early social familiarity to support emotional readiness.
The Colum bia Make It 4H Girls Club held a picnic and swimming party at Lake Hope with members and family in attendance. Named attendees include Mrs. Carl Greenlees and Carolyn, Mrs. Rose Rhoades and Billa, Mrs. Nora Atkinson, Mrs. Lavern Jordan, Mrs. Beulah Cox and Sharon, Mrs. Bonnie Cheadle and Kathy, Mrs. Harry Pettit and Brenda and Toni, Carolyn Rupe, Mary and Patty Hanning, Alberta White, Mrs. Joan Stout and Debbie, Mrs. Ronald Whittington and Jenny Rhoda and Karen Myers. Address for mail is The Messenger Publishing Co. 43 W Union St Athens Ohio.
Mrs Myrtle Alshire visits in Pitts burgh for three weeks as she visits her son Don and family. Mrs Raymond Clark falls and fractures her leg and plans to return home late this week. Charlene and Eileen Rigohar return from Charleston. Mrs Eva Kilgohr goes to Charleston to fetch her son Randy. Mr and Mrs Otto Hoffman visit Bert Hern with Hoffman taking nephew Bill Sayre home for a visit.
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