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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1977
Page
6
A reader seeks Abby's view on a father who molested his daughter and a mother who married off a 17 year old daughter in Las Vegas. Abby cautions the wife to insist on her husband seeking help or leaving while advising the mother to treat the newly married daughter with care and consult her first.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, Baylor College of Medicine, in Family Circle, questions the viability of heart transplants citing cost, personnel, and resource limits. He cites technical hurdles like durable artificial hearts and energy sources, predicting solutions are unlikely before century’s end.
Dear Abby notes aging is in the mind of the beholder and offers signs of aging such as needing glasses to find glasses, entering a room and forgetting why, and being told you look good but not considered good looking. The piece mentions heart concerns affecting romance.
AP reports nostalgic memories of Mel's Drive-In and Burgies' as drive-in culture waned. The rise of fast food and over-the-counter service replaced curbside dining once popular with teens, with Mel Weiss noting five traffic directors and 35 cent burgers. Royce Hailey claimed early curbside service with Pig Stands, many now converted to coffee shops.
Hailey Weiss and W. H. Buck Price discuss the downfall of classic drive-ins in Austin and elsewhere as teen disruptions hurt profits. They note fears of eating outside and shifting consumer habits, with some shops modernizing to survive. Bank of America data show drive-ins earning 6 to 12 percent versus 10 to 20 percent for fast food, plus higher taxes and payroll costs.
Sally Walters reviews Ohio a Bicentennial History by Walter Havighurst. The volume traces Ohio settlement via the Ohio River, key figures like William Neil and William Dennison, engineers Arthur E. Morgan and Louis Bromfield, and the region’s flood control effort.
Athens residents discover a money saving craft by reusing coffee grounds. Housewives dry or reuse damp grounds by adding one extra scoop to brew a second pot. A local secretary notes the office habit.
Dear Dr Salk advises parents to speak openly about masturbation and correct myths. He notes past fears about mental illness and blindness are disproven and cites Dr Mary Calderone on benefits helping children learn about their bodies and sexuality.
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