Know Your Home Area There Should Be a Historical Society
A letter notes Athens City and Athens County as early Ohio historical centers and urges forming a local historical society. It recalls slow population growth, the university’s rise driving change, and the need for schoolchildren and residents to know local history with remaining records forming a basis for society.
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Athens City
Athens County
Ohio
Great Northwest Territory
Athens
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Logan
Ohio University
University Acquisiion
C.H.H
Economist fiction on gold demonetization sparks debate
The Economist of London floated a tongue in cheek memoir proposing demonetizing gold and treating it as just another metal. The piece invites discussion on the role of gold as monetary standard, noting no move is expected while highlighting broader questions about the dollar and international finance. Planes faster than sound are predicted by 1970 with no seats needed. A household breadwinner has little time for loafing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economist of London
International Finance
Economists
Intentional Monetary Fund
Switzerland
Economist
London Journal
Kennedy’s golfing photos policy sparks privacy debate
The article argues President elect Kennedy should allow occasional golf photos, noting privacy matters and the role of images in reporting. It contrasts privacy with public interest and cites Senator Symington’s view on future usefulness in the Senate.
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Kennedy
Wintertine Brings Cheer Through Crab Grass’s Absence
A neighbor amid winter woes finds a bright side in the cold season. He notes the lawn never needs mowing and crab grass worry vanishes, cheerfully arguing that winter has its good points despite frigid times.
Jim Bishop Story Teller at Frechette Family Holiday Scene
An orderly bedlam in the Frechette home in Lincroft New Jersey unfolds Christmas morning. Jim age one gnaws a red ball while Kevin four months watches his parents siblings and dogs amid egg nog toys and Belafonte. The daughters Robin and Pamela play fight and imitate growth as Ginny and Charlie manage the chaotic festive tableau.
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Lincroft
New Jersey
Santa
Jim
Kevin
Charlie
Robin
Pamela
Virginia
Rockie
Ginny
Tammy
Harry Belafonte
Lumumba
Parkla
Public Forum on City Income Tax Debate in Athens
Editor Vic Sheron argues against a city income tax, citing higher costs for businesses and workers. The piece examines withholding, enforcement, census figures, university growth, and the need for funds, concluding extra taxes would raise living costs and fail to deliver lasting improvements.
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Sheron
Ohio University
City of
Athens
Frost Walks Alone in Dartmouth Woods Beyond Grins
Harles Cole recalls Robert Frost as a Dartmouth freshman whose long walks in the woods prompted a scare from upperclassmen. Frost calmly answered that he gnaws bark, a sign of meditation that helped shape his poetic genius.
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Harles Cole
Amherst College
Robert Frost
Dartmouth
Frost
Proxy Cole
What Might Have Been A Civil War Averted
A reflective piece recalls a late February 1861 Washington dinner between William H. Seward and Justice John A. Campbell. They argued slavery would not force Union collapse and that public debate might have prevented secession if leaders spoke openly. The author laments failed democratic leadership.
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Lincoln
William H. Seward
New York
Washington
John A. Campbell
Supreme Court
Campbell
Seward
Congress
Upper South
Deep South
New Mexico
Justice Campbell
Alabama
Bedtime fears and staged reassurance for restless children
The article advises addressing a child’s bedtime fears with firm routines. It suggests letting the child stay nearer the family, using dim light, and acting unresponsive when they call unless it’s necessary. For younger children, it recommends nap time rules and gentle punishment at the moment of attempting to rise. It concludes with guidance on feeding independence for a ten year old.
Watch Night Services and social notes from Vinton and area
The MYF held a Watch Night Service at Vinton Methodist Church with twenty three youths from Ew ington Salem Center and Vinton churches present. Rev Jack Stutler and Mrs Eleanor White attended. Connor families visit and Karl Righter returns home to Knightdale NC. Navy cuts cost and time to patch carrier Constellation damage from Dec 19 fire at New York.
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Eleanor White
Vinton
MYF
Vinton Methodist Church
Ewington
Salem Center
Jack Stutler
Karl Righter
Knightdale
N. C
Chester White
Clint Lambert
Grove City
Anna Higgins
Wesley Challenger
Lowell McCarley
Lowell Cardwell
Columbus
Francis Cardwell
Bill Comer
Bennie Cardwell
G. E. Elliott
Jack Maynard
R. F. Spears
Washington
Constellation
New York
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Golf
Symington
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Jim Bishop
Little Jim
Pam
Robbie
Dare
Jesus
Mary
Jimmy
Joseph
Tiny Kevin
Diona
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Emerson S
Vic” Sheron
Sugar
I. A
Bennett Cerf
By Bruce Catton
The
Associated Press
Garry C. Myers
Athens Messenger
Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
U. S. and Possessions
Cereense
Athens, Ohio
All
Mali
Pesan Eualahing Co
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