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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
4
Athens Ohio newspaper brief from Friday February 24 1961 features local notices and condensed news items across city life, schools, and community events with concise captions and dates.
The federal crop and livestock service says deficient rainfall has worsened Southwest range conditions to the worst since 1957. The Senate water resources committee warns the nation must choose between increasing the water supply and curtailing agriculture. Desalting sea water seems unlikely soon, while proposals for greater reservoir storage draw support from Maj. Gen. Itschner.
Bertrand Russell, nearly 90, led thousands in a London demonstration outside the defense ministry against a U.S. Polaris base in Scotland and nuclear arms. He is a respected philosopher whose decades of logical work drive his warning that nuclear war could destroy civilization if disarmament fails.
The piece notes spring training begins March 1 with established stars, phenoms, and veterans chasing comebacks. It argues spring games are experimental, not predictive, likening hopefuls to Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle and saying fans embrace dreams as the season nears. From now to early April every club seems a pennant winner.
An exhibition by the National Federation of Custom Tailors in Paris showcases 1961 men’s wear with narrower lapels longer jackets and fuller trousers. The reaction is lukewarm as shoppers tend to choose personal preference over the latest Paris trends, preferring familiar styles over fashion novelty.
Jim Bishop recalls a one round spar with Ingemar Johansson at the Sea Breeze Motel in Palm Beach. Whitey Bimstein trains Johansson as Bishop notes Johansson’s calm, the egg timer timing, and his own out of shape state while a mock fight unfolds.
Dear Abby column notes a reader asks about common law wife rights after separation and suggests legal counsel. The page also includes humorous exchanges about timing on the telephone and proper addressing of sympathy cards, ending with Abby inviting letters to ABBY Box 3365 Beverly Hills.
Dr Crane discusses teen marriage and parental influence with Mildred French, head of Indiana’s Juvenile Problems Committee, urging 21 as a threshold and education before commitment. He cites salt hunger analogy and promotes his booklet Sex Problems of Young People with a mail-in request.
A humorous spoof references Bennett Cerf and Ernest Sobel praising theatrical press agents. It lists notable graduates and mocks the craft’s honor and relevance. A vignette with Joe Vestibule and a racing joke closes the item, dating to 1961.
The passage reviews the 1913 Federal Reserve System creation and its role in stabilizing currency. It notes past currency panics, J P Morgan’s influence, and postwar policy shifts including gold standard debates and Roosevelt era currency management. It highlights gold reserves, Fort Knox holdings, and postwar monetary strain.
A discussion urges studying parenting styles from ages two to six to curb juvenile delinquency. It argues that early obedience learned through firm guidance, not just love, shapes respect for authority and citizen duty, criticizing exclusive reliance on nonphysical discipline.
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