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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1962
Page
4
Poet Frost marks his 88th birthday on the 26th with a new poetry collection his first since 1947. The volume includes The Gift Outright from the Kennedy tribute and reflects modern imagery such as airplanes satellites and television with Frost noting visions in the sky urge purchases. Miles A. Smith.
Victoria Zacchini quits her career to devote herself to family and her school-age daughter. The piece notes she is not the first woman to leave work for family duties and hints at broader trends among working wives.
A dense listing of prime time programs across WCHS-TV and ABC Channel 8 in Charleston. The schedule covers 6:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. with shows like Detec tives, News, Benny Hill style titles, and film features. Names include Huntley, Shari Lewis, Walter Cronkite, and Cesar Romero.
Victoria Patterson of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus plans to retire at the end of the 1962 tour to avoid separating from her six year old daughter Lora. She will travel with husband Walter Patterson in a house trailer and may join him for a final cannon shoot. Seven Shade High School juniors took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests including Kath leen Flanders and Juanita Sands.
The piece argues against college denial, noting scholarships exist through churches unions and clubs, and that small colleges and state universities offer affordable options. It suggests saving regularly, working summers and part time during school, and pursuing scholarship loans after the first year to complete education.
An OCR like listing shows a dense daily schedule with times and show titles from NBC News Weather Viewpoint Sports and children programs. It reads like a partial TV guide with numerous program names including Wells Fargo King Leonard Walt Disney Bonanza and The Lone Ranger among others.
A garbled TV timetable lists varied programs across hours including News segments at 6:25 and 11:00, multiple movies such as 11:25 and 1:00, sports and editorial slots, weather updates at 11:15 and 13:15, plus children and theatre features, but many times are incomplete or overlapping.
The list shows a dense, irregular broadcast schedule with times and programs across genres from theater to news and classic serials. Notable items include Twilight Zone Eyewitness News Rawhide Route 66 Jim Bowie Bride's Fame and CBS News segments.
A fragmented broadcast listing shows a mix of programs including news Weather sports and classic titles such as Wagon Train Rawhide Gunsmoke Lassie Dennis the Menace and The Twilight Zone. Time slots range from early afternoon into late night with multiple channels and film lineups indicated.
At 7 30 p m an international show titled Circus Classics will headline the program hosted by Don Amédhe. The night also features a 10 pan NCAA Basketball Tour event offering broad entertainment and sports.
A weekend guide lists Channel 4 to Channel 16 features with times across Friday Saturday and Sunday including titles like Green Dolphin Street Girl in the Woods Ghost Town An Act of Murder Come Fill the Cup Night Must Fall Smith Goes to Washington That Haven Girl and All Quiet on the Western Front. The schedule also notes News and public affairs programs and classic films such as That Haven Girl and The Citadel.
The article describes making indoor wear boots inspired by Alaskan mukluks using towels and wool socks. It details step by step sewing methods, materials like heavy wool, terry towels, and fabric choices, plus finishing touches such as cuffs, beads, and appliques. It notes equipment, patterns, and sourcing from handicraft shops.
The Athens Messenger presents career guidance with Q A on air traffic controller qualifications, carpenter employment outlook, and engineer salaries in 1960. It notes you must be 21, high school graduate, and pass a civil service exam for air traffic work and highlights booming construction jobs and typical early engineer pay of six to eight thousand dollars yearly.
Dear Mrs. E instructs keeping trim and active to prevent gallstones. A brisk daily walk helps and doctors should treat gall bladder trouble promptly. Proper treatment may also prevent gallstones from forming.
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