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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1961
Page
4
A buck private grouses about diet rules in the army as he bores with liquid meals and calorie counts. He imagines chewy foods with bite and resists endless health wafers while eyeing a 10 pound goal before enjoying solid fare.
The piece ponders why letters begin with Dear Henry and end with Yours truly or Yours sincerely. It notes changing habits, cites decline of formal phrases like Yours of the 14th instant received, and suggests future in which such polite closings become antiquated.
An electronic scoring machine caused errors on about a thousand College Board tests taken last December. Some students were scored on tests they did not take. Officials note only about 0.3 percent of papers were misgraded and urge that humans still must supervise scoring.
A collection of notes on obesity risks and daily living facts. It cites weight related mortality increases, average daily speech, world curiosities, and social trends. It mentions Brazil real estate, medical procedures, celebrity quirks, and surveys on family life and work.
The two K s Kennedy and Khrushchev share bluntness and spontaneity. Both debated Nixon and show humor and an interest in people. Kennedy’s informal style included coats off talks, late-night theater trips, and a first lady physician appointment. Khrushchev’s energetic diplomacy and bold public stances contrast Stalin’s Kremlin stance.
A guide by Leslie J. Nason and Harry Earns explains how to plan and write clear themes and reports. It emphasizes understanding the prompt, researching with library sources, note taking in your own words, and outlining. It also suggests practicing outlining to gain structure and confidence.
A reader asks how to handle a 73 year old father who wears a hat indoors and claims newspapermen always did. Abby advises treating him firmly yet affectionately and to ask him to remove his hat indoors. Other letters describe pranks on a mother who got a speeding ticket, a family fabricating a note, and TB sanitarium experiences. Abby urges honesty, warns against forgery, and addresses stigma toward former patients.
Dr. George W. Crane advises wives to control surroundings to influence husbands. He suggests removing inviting cues like cushions and keeping whisky away to curb liquor use and procrastination. Wives should pre arrange tools and supplies to prompt big tasks, noting men often favor dramatic undertakings over minor prep work.
Light humor notes Bennett Cerf and Ray Robinson clash over a dream fight with Punchy Platnik. A manager’s patience breaks when he reveals the fighter is the very opponent. Bob Hope hosts Chico Marx on stage with a silent beat before Harpo is named. Joyce Grenfell’s exchange with London adds a witty cable reply.
George Sokolsky argues the US must replace dole with jobs, criticizes postwar aid and Kennedy's response. He notes West Germany's shift to a sound gold backed free market and warns of the need for productive policy, contrasting Wilson era teams with 1961 Washington.
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