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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1961

Page

4

Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of a modern presidency

The piece reviews Roosevelt's impact as a reformist president who curbed corporate power, pushed railroad regulation, advanced food safety, and promoted conservation. It notes his moral leadership and mixed flaws, arguing he earned respect as a Hall of Fame figure despite critics.

United States Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Uncle Sam Northern Pacific Great Northern

Between Two Extremes Balancing Fear and Indifference

The piece warns of mass hysteria from war and violence and urges a balanced view. It contrasts panic with emotional sterility and calls for sensible precautions and sustained spiritual power to prevent a chamber of horrors. It emphasizes avoiding subversion, road hazards, and a need for measured awareness.

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Ford speech links industry ethics to free enterprise survival

Henry Ford II warns top management to clean its house or unethical practices will aid the Kremlin. He condemns collusion of management and labor that harms human rights and the future of Americans. The speech frames ethical reform as essential to democracy and capitalism facing modern challenge.

Kennedy Henry Ford II Ford Kremlin

Enormous cake photo destroyed for national security

A historical account recalls workers at an English ordnance factory hosting a retiring secretary to the admiralty. They ordered a cake shaped as the first British nuclear submarine and had it photographed. The secret service ordered the plates destroyed to protect national security.

Ordnance Factory England Admiralty Secret Service Russia

Story teller Jim Bishop links Eichmann to Fanny Schulein

In a reflective reminiscence, Bishop recalls Fanny Schulein a German Jewish émigré who fled Nazi Germany in 1933. He contrasts her wit and resilience with Adolf Eichmann and notes her later life in Los Angeles where she supported eye transplant foundations while living frugally.

Adolf Eichmann Fanny Schulein Fanny Los Angeles Jerusalem Miss Schulein Nurnberg Siort Adolf Hitler Germany Gestapo America Hitler United States Mother Mrs. Schulein Schuleins Beachwood Dr Hollywood Eichmann

Dear Abby Advice Columns on Fees and Marital Strain

A reader questions a $3 charge for a prescription renewal note and whether to pay. Abby suggests clarifying hospital policy and notifying the medical society if needed. Another letter seeks reassurance about marriage woes caused by suspicion and fatigue, with Abby advising open dialogue and investigation. A final note congratulates a reader for two months of progress and explains how Abby answers letters.

Doctor Cranes Personal Cases Vaccination Explained for Smallpox

Dr Crane explains vaccination to Ethel J an 18 year old college freshman unhappy with smallpox scars. He contrasts parental beliefs with science noting antibodies build after mild vaccine exposure and that modern sterile needles prevent death from vaccination. He laments smallpox and urges readers to request his booklet by mail.

Ethel J Ethel Crane

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

An essay discusses who should judge what literature is pornographic. It cites Lawrence Bronte Thackeray and Chaucer to show shifting bans, notes Fanny Hill versus The Canterbury Tales, and ends with a quip about industrialists and authors.

Bennett Cerf D.H. Lawrence Charlotte Bronte Lawrence Lady Chatterley Thackeray Cornhill Elizabeth Barrett Browning Fanny Hill Emma Chaucer George S. Kaufman

Felice and Carter on Taft-Hartley Trial in Cleveland

The Pilsener Brewing Co controller testified that Union official John J. Felice received a 4500 loan from the brewery funds later written off as a bad debt. Felice, head of Teamsters Local 293, and former brewery president George S. Carter, face Taft-Hartley Act charges. Judge Girard E. Kalbfleisch presides without a jury.

Cleveland Pilsener Brewing Co U. S John J. Felice Teamsters Union Felice Teamsters Local 293 George S. Carter The Brewing Company Girard E. Kalbfleisch

The American Nazi movement and its Rockwell link

The piece argues that the American Party World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists led by Lincoln Rockwell espouses Nazi, anti Semitic, and anti capitalist ideas. It notes Rockwell’s praise of Hitler and calls for a world order to free humanity from Jewish domination, with plans for racial purification and a new African state for Negroes.

World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists Arlington Lincoln Rockwell Rockwell Hitler Adolf Hitler Houston Stewart Chamberlain United States Karl Marx Stalin Khrushchev Humanity Eichmann Africa Elijah Muhammad Nation of Islam

Social Roundup in Long Bottom Guests and Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Newlun spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Romey White in Chillicothe. Several local families hosted or visited kin and friends in the area including the Lawrence, Dean, Calvert, Branch, Swan, Sisson, Germen, Marcinko, and Hensley households during recent weekends and dinners.

Long Bottom Harold Newlun Romey White Chillicothe Oliver Swain Bill Swain Clyde Lawrence Gene Roy Paul Lawrence Portland Clarence Dean Columbus Wayne Prince Zern Pierce Ethel Chevalier Byron Calvert Guysville Ruth Larkins Orlin Branch Anna Swan Cora Swan Charles Marcinko Sr Tom and Manning Reedsville Charles Charles Massner Oscar Bab

Local Residents Attend Multiple Weekend Visits and Funeral

Residents from Glouster Columbus and surrounding areas made weekend visits to relatives and attended a funeral. Attendees include Nellie Altman’s funeral attendees N Straitsville Florence Blankenship Mabel Abram Edna Rawlins Bert Long and others from Lakewood Murray City and Logan visiting families in Glouster and nearby towns.

Florence Blankenship Mabel Abram Edna Rawlins Bert Long Glouster Nellie Altman William Edwards Lakewood Margaret Edwards Amy Lanning Charles Lowry Judy Murray City John Spicer George Reddin James Sherrard Columbus John Sherrard William Bird Miamiville Mabel Price Anna Abram Margaret Rushin Billy Margaret Lloyd George Harry Douglas Larry Lemon Logan Ray McMans

Local Visitors Drop By Cheshire Area Homes

Reverend Robert Duty and Mrs Duty of Rio Grande and Clyde Davis with Mrs Davis of Ryger called on Bert Hern. Fielding Hawksins of Dickerson West Virginia visited Mrs Cora Rothgeb. Junior Cornelus of Lancaster and Forrest Smith visited Alma Swisher. Athens Messenger listings reflect community social calls and local notices.

Cheshire Robert Duty Rio Grande Clyde Davis Ryger Bert Hern Fielding Hawkins Dickerson W. Va Cora Rothgeb Junior Cornelus Lancaster Forrest Smith Alma Swisher

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