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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1961
Page
4
The Athens Messenger issue from Athens Ohio dated Wednesday March 15 1961 presents local news briefs and notices typical of a mid-century Ohio newspaper. It covers civic, social, and school events with community focus and regional updates.
General MacArthur argued for crossing the Yalu to halt Chinese progress, a move Truman rejected. The debate centers on whether pursuing China could have altered history, with Truman’s defense that crossing risked a broader war. Historians call the question inconclusive and highly debated.
The piece notes President Kennedy leads the Fashion Foundation of America’s top ten best dressed, displacing Eisenhower. It suggests presidential status aids sartorial rankings and hints Nixon might have claimed the spot if he had won, though neither Kennedy nor Nixon seems impressed by the prize.
The article argues that state ownership of Britain's steel industry failed and will be reversed. It notes that expropriation occurred in Cuba Hungary and Red China but that a democratic Britain will return control to private owners with public shares. The piece credits the Tory government and a majority electorate.
Despite forty years of suffrage women remain scarce at top levels of government. Kennedy appoints Frances Willis ambassador to Ceylon, highlighting few female diplomats and only two women as Cabinet members. Questions linger on women seeking office and public trust.
The piece notes Africa’s wildlife in danger from meat trade, trophies, and grazing. It reports British Kenya authorities turning over park control to locals to showcase wildlife and urge preservation amid shrinking ranges. Khrushchev delays a U.S. trip due to farm concerns.
Jim Bishop paints a late night tableau of Fort Pierce Florida from a drive in to the prison and courthouse to a hotel lobby and street scenes. The piece follows characters from a judge now jailed to a state attorney and a poet at rest as the town holds its quiet secrets.
Dear Abby advises a persistent suitor to stop pressing a restaurant worker who rejects him and suggests dating elsewhere. A second letter jokes about a ring loss and a response urges confessing and accepting consequences. A third letter laments family expectations and mocks marrying those with less schooling.
Dr Crane outlines a three fold plan to help Jackie B 11 adjust after moving to a new city. parents should socialize him by Sunday school introductions inviting nearby children to parties and arranging chaperoned group activities to boost social status and inclusion.
A husband enraged by a domestic fight declares plans to flee abroad to Africa in a fevered outburst. He exits then returns, noting drizzle as a possible twist of fate. A separate scene shows ailing man seeking a doctor, whispered conversation ensues with the doctor absent. 1964 distributed by King Features Syndicate.
Nellie Orndorf returns home after winter in Akron and Dayton. Dick and Clyde Kemper and others from Columbus Lancaster Logan Springfield Zanesville attend church events and visit relatives in the area during the weekend.
George Sokolsky recalls the Educational Alliance on New York Citys lower East Side, praising its role in forming figures like Eddie Cantor and Sir Jacob Epstein. He recounts camp life at Surprise Lake, early poverty, and the Alliance as a doorway to books, arts, and broader opportunities amid immigrant roots.
A Washington mother reports older sons clash when gifts match each other. Advice urges explaining that one child waits for his birthday and that parents and father show consistent practice. Suggest choose few situations to start and model waiting at home and among peers. Recommends Your Adolescent At Home And In School by Frank and Frank as a guidance book.
Five Soviet educators linked to the Educational and Scientific Workers Union will travel through New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Kent, and Chicago in April and May to study American educational programs and a typical small town community. Dr. Gerald Read of Kent State University leads the tour, hosted by the Comparative Education Society of America. In Ohio, they will observe Kent State University operations and local public schools. census data show Ohio population rising to 9.706 million in 1960, up 133.4 percent since 1900.
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