Trees Versus Poles Light Plan on Athens East State Street
A letter laments Athens city costs for lighting East State Street with power poles rather than tasteful street lamps. The writer criticizes street paving neglect while approving added annual lighting expenses and notes loss of shade trees for relocated wires. The piece hints at looming by pass plans changing the street’s character.
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Athens
East State Street
Jackson
Wellston
McArthur
Council
A Stitch In Time on Steel Stockpiling and Strike Fear
The piece notes a booming yet unhealthy steel industry stockpiling in fear of another strike as current contracts near expiration. It cites President Kennedy urging an early agreement with USW leadership and industry leaders to avoid a repeat of 1959 inventory surges and widespread layoffs. The President suggested using labor secretary help and emphasized timely action to protect workers and allied industries.
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Kennedy
David McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
Food Surplus for Foreign Aid Faces Departmental Debate
The State Department plans increased use of farm surplus food in foreign aid, prompting practical objections from the Agriculture Department. The debate centers on concessional sales and using food to pay wages on development projects, with costs argued to belong in the foreign aid budget rather than the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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America
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Agency For International Development
Rural
Commodity Credit Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Reading in Bed Sparks Cozy Contentions in Winter
The English debate reading in bed to escape winter cold grows lively. Some suggest Braille, others a flashlight under bed clothes, while many readers view it as a poor use of sleep whether in bed or out.
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Ers
Trivia flood from World Almanac taps memory banks
Jim Bishop shares a stream of facts from new almanacs from Irving Berlin’s birthplace to the Sultana disaster and Mars-like numbers. He riffs on dates, places, people, and records, mixing era lore with curious trivia and some oddities.
Dear Abby Revolt Among Married Readers
Dear Abby column presents three reader questions about marital secrecy, aging appearance, and hosting etiquette. Advice emphasizes addressing suspicions, dressing age appropriately, and balancing hospitality with self-advocacy in family conflicts.
Doctor Crane’s Mary Case A Psychosomatic Medicine Lesson
In this Mary M. case a plastic surgeon declines to operate on her husband’s nose until Mary first sees a psychiatrist. The doctor argues medicine is partly psychological and that doctors should probe underlying emotional conflicts. He urges a return to personal care over hospital prestige and hints at a follow-up tomorrow.
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Abby
Mary
Mary M
Step Me Lan Keller College Cartoons Excerpts
Survey of college comic magazine pieces highlights cartoons including a hand laundry gag, a cigar counter quip about stationery, and dated quips from Vassar and Wellesley humor, plus a football coach exchange about a varsity letter with Miss Barber.
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Lan Keller
C.g.t
Vassar
Wellesley
Miss Barber
Mary Coon Celebrates 99th Birthday in Darlington
Shawnee native Mary Coon, now of Darlington Pennsylvania, marked her 99th birthday. She has seven children and a large extended family including 26 grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren, and 15 great great grandchildren. Her 50 year Eastern Star pin was presented in 1961 during a Shawnee visit for Memorial Day and a Blue Bell Chapter meeting.
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Shawnee
Mary Coon
Darlington
Lyons Defends Anti Communist Rigor and Cautions Against Demagoguery
Eugene Lyons, Reader's Digest editor, argues for careful study over zeal in confronting communism. He critiques anti-Communist demagoguery and warns against money-driven fringe movements while urging unity among genuine enemies of communism across ideologies.
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Communism
Lenin
Stalin
Eugene Lyons
Reader's Digest
Lyons
United States
New Guard
Young Americans For Freedom
Louisiana
John Garfield
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Health And Happiness Learning Homework Tips For Parents
Advice on guiding children in spelling and reading without fostering dependence. Emphasizes slow, corrective teaching, letting the child self correct, and gradually increasing independence. Recommends limiting tests, guiding practice, and observing social interaction to improve self reliance.
Community Notes From The Messenger Audience
Local social visits include Mr and Mrs Steve Robson of Gallipolis with Mr and Mrs Bill Winebrenner and family. Health updates mention A O Lee in St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg and Mrs Lige Shields recovering from surgery Meigs General Hospital. Visits reference Anita Jean Watkins and Joyce Case with families, plus Donna Case of Columbus visiting the Bess home.
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Steve Robson
Gallipolis
Bill Winebrenner
A. O. Lee
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Anita Jean Watkins
Minersville
Earl Watkins
Roger Winebrenner
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Joyce Case
Eddie Blake
Middleport
Myron Bess
Donna Case
Columbus
Bess
Lige Shields
Meigs General Hospital
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