Athens Journal header and staff listing from 1961 edition
The Athens Messenger issue dated July 6 1961 from Athens Ohio prints staff credits for publisher Greterkich W 43 W Union 8 editor Reamer managing and Jack Wilbert editor C J Gylvester and other classifieds across the sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing CO
W. Union
Athens, Ohio
Cus
W . Reamer
Jack Wilbert
C. J. Gylvester
Athens
Ohio
Massachusetts in Decline and Calls for New Leadership
The piece laments Massachusetts slipping from its progressive perch noting graft and inefficiency in state government. It cites reforms like the merit system and Massachusetts ballot, and argues citizens crave a strong leader to restore the state’s former standing.
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Massachusetts
New York Times
Multi Colored Roads Forecast Change for Future Highways
The Ford Times envisions next decade highways in multiple colors to guide drivers and mark speed zones. Interlocking plastics could color code routes with red and blue roads to aid navigation though color blindness and personal color preferences pose drawbacks.
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Land of Oz
Emerald City
Ford Times
New
Long In The Saddle as Lifespan of Officeholders Grows
The piece notes Rep. Sam Rayburn's 16 years and 273 days as speaker, surpassing Henry Clay's record. It cites Sen. Carl Hayden as the longest serving member, elected to Congress in 1912, later entering the Senate in 1926, and hints at his 1962 re-election decision. Hayden, once Maricopa County sheriff, hails from Hayden's Landing and lives in Tempe.
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Sam Rayburn
House
Henry Clay
Sam
Congress
Carl Hayden
Senate
Hayden
Hayden’s Landing
Tempe
Maricopa County
Death At Airports
An article notes that about 60 percent of airplane accidents occur at or near airports and urges airport facility improvements to curb losses. It cites the Air Lines Pilots Association president, stressing lack of landing aids and safety standards as a major factor.
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Coronet
Air Lines Pilots Association
New Secretary Stirs Office With Dreamlike Allure
A lighthearted office vignette follows a new stenographer who triggers attention and office mischief. The typist's 25 wpm pace stirs curiosity while suitors pursue favors, poems, and jokes. After three months she leaves to wed, sparking farewell gifts and a final quip about renewed productivity.
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Harpo Marx
Death and Duty in Hemingway's Early America
A fragmentary reflection traces Hemingway’s fixation on death, his fear of time, and his vow to write truthfully in the 1920s. It contrasts critics, frauds, and the era’s literary pressures with Hemingway’s discipline and economy, marking his influence on American letters.
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Hemingway
The
Woods
Dear Abby Advice From An Older Era
Dear Abby letters cover teen enticement in Hollywood, marriage ring order, and a generous but thriftless husband. A sixteen year old girl is warned off a phony talent scout while a newlywed asks about ring order and a wife confronts a spendthrift husband, with Abby offering blunt guidance.
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Abby
Cranes Advice on Education and Odd Figurines Mark Page
Dr George W Crane criticizes liberal arts impracticality and teaching quality arguing degrees prove little without practical skills. He offers a “Test for Good Teachers” and reflects on college grads needing real job prep amid a feature on Paul Jakewich making bone and shell figurines in Asbury Park. Michigan State and Southern California announce a home and home football series for 1963 and 1964.
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Michigan State
Southern California
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A humorous anecdote recalls General Otis chewing out Major Hunter for a failed cavalry roundup in the Philippines. Hunter claims he was betrayed by a large force of unfamiliar men, while the story underscores a wry verdict on luck and merit in military missteps.
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Billy Mitchell
Otis
Philippines
Hunter
Tay Sant ‘Ou
Montana Rebukes Metcalf Over Federal Aid to Education
Montana lawmakers rebuke Senator Lee Metcalf over federal aid to education. The Montana House voted 69 to 21 to oppose extending federal aid, citing federal control concerns. The PTA later withdrew its support, and Metcalf maintained his stance while a Republican ally backed PTA positions.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana
Metcalf
Montana House
Bill” Beam
Yellowstone County
Mike’” Mansfield
Metcalf and Company
State of Montana
Legislative Assembly of
State of
Montana Senate
Senate
Montana Parent Teachers Association
PTA
Washington
James Battin
Yarborough Attacks Tower Victory On Low Voter Turnout
Senator Yarborough criticized John Tower's Texas victory on grounds of a small 886,016 turnout claiming liberal Democrats abstained. He contrasted with 1954 and 1958 totals showing higher votes for Lyndon Johnson and Yarborough, noting Tower Blakley surpassed those figures by over 100,000 votes.
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Yarborough
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Tower-Blakley
Early signs of infant reasoning noted by researchers
The piece reviews G Stanley Hall and E L Thorndike on child reasoning, cites H W Brown 1892 evidence of baby inductions and deductions, and shares observational notes from infancy. It ends with a prompt for a babysitting guide, recommending A Baby Sitter's Guide by Mary Furlong Moore.
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G. Stanley Hall
E. L. Thorndike
H. W. Brown
Brown
Thorndike
Bady
George
Mary Furlong Moore
Berkley Books
West Fifty-Seventh Street
New York
N.Y
Local Visitors and Church Meeting Notes
New Haven residents Mrs Jack Needs visited relatives in Huntington West Virginia then resumed travel for a week in Illinois. Jane Haymaker daughter of Mr and Mrs Neal Haymaker was recently a patient at Holzer Hospital. Rev Jack Welch and Rev George Weirich of Aurora West Virginia attended a rural church work meeting in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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Jack Needs
Huntington
W. Va
J. W. Workman
Ilinois
Jane Haymaker
Neal Haymaker
Holzer Hospital
Jack Welch
George Weirich
Aurora
Gettysburg
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Ernest Hemingway
Hector
Worner
Achilles
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Co Mae
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Beverly Hills
Calif
Doctor Crane
George W. Crane
Wayland F. Vaughan
Boston
Harvard
Vaughan
DR Crane
Liberal Arts
Dale Carnegie
Toastmaster’s Club
Cote
Crane
Asbury Park, N.J
Paul Jakewich
Jakewich
Medy Bennett Cerf
Matey
Desnatt Cort
King
Washington Report
Fulton Lewis, JR
Ralph Yarborough
John Tower
Tower
William Blakley
Garry C. Myers
Daddy Kool
Bool
New Haven
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