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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1960

Page

4

Grain Storage Rates Debate Mixed On Fairness And Regional Variations

A Senate investigating committee reviews grain storage rate disputes amid Department of Agriculture proposals for a sizable cut. Grain men accuse the plan of unfairness while urging regional rate variation to reflect diverse conditions and curb taxpayer costs. The panel emphasizes fairness to government storage and preventing undue profits.

Senate Department of Agriculture Agriculture Department

Backbone of Society Highlighting education for a skilled labor force

Post Sputnik era stresses need for more skilled workers as machines replace labor. Millions may lack high school completion, with 2.5 million not even finishing elementary school. Emphasizes教育 and training for a tech driven future, drawing on quotes about diplomacy and domestic roles.

Wisconsin Farmers' Union seeks tax on horses

The Wisconsin Farmers' Union proposes a personal property tax on horses signaling a shift as horses fade from farms to city life. The move highlights the decline of horses as working power and reflects broader social change in motive force and transportation.

United States Wisconsin Farmers’ Union

Dear Abby Advice Columns on Divorce and Etiquette

Dear Abby columns cover marital strain and social etiquette. A deserted wife seeks quiet child support and legal guidance while a reader laments invitation snubs and another seeks counsel on presenting a home for a minister.

The Royal Bearing at a Princess Anne Royal Wedding

The British royal family plans to improve Princess Anne posture for a royal wedding. Nine year old Anne must learn to hold her tummy in and chin up despite the difficulty. Public scrutiny of a princess in her carefree years is noted as inevitable.

Anne

Story-Teller Jim Bishop Reflects on Florida Vacation

Jim Bishop recounts a packed Florida and Miami trip with his daughter. He details golf rounds with friends, meetings with entertainers, a driving test for his daughter, fishing off Key Vaca, and a rainy Easter week, ending with a return to a beloved sagging bed.

Florida Miami Los Angeles Las Vegas Sea Bright N. J Times Square New York Key Biscayne Tom Ferris Ray Stone Dove’s Maxie Lewis George Jessel Tommy Sands Buddy Hackett Gayle Sandy Hook Port St. Lucie John Segal Lenore Hank Meyer Miami Beach Sylvia Porter George Helen Beebe Miami Herald

Prize Contests Boost Wedded Life and Mood

Dr George W Crane advises Paul W a war veteran with one arm and one leg to take up prize contesting as a hobby to lift spirits ward off worry and keep marriage zestful. The Cranes share how contests improved their own happiness and how readers can obtain his booklet. Also notes heiress Gamble Benedict and Andrei Porumbeanu expecting a baby next year in Miami Beach Florida.

Paul I. Q George W. Crane Paul W Emerson Crane Miami Beach Fla Gamble Benedict Andrei Porumbeanu

Hope and Help for a Child Who Fears Learning

An article urges parents and teachers to believe in struggling children, provide gradual, easy-to-master steps, and offer consistent support. It notes that even able students can think they cannot learn and that success builds confidence and skill through home school or clinic aid. A Q&A offers guidance on guiding conduct in a child’s absence. Covington Ky prison terms loom for five to seven people accused of interstate whisky theft.

Abby Pontiac Michigan Covington Ky

Not for me boys hard liquor makes me too darn courageous

A period definer in a comic vignette describes EXTER FELLOWS as a circus press agent recounting a lion escape. He and volunteers head to a tavern for drinks while Fellows declines, claiming liquor makes him bold. A bookstore owner complains a cattle raising book lacks romance. A Chicago musician frets over a canceled date in 1960.

Fellows

Changing Campus Fashion Stirs Debate at Barnard College

George Sokolsky recalls Barnard College in his youth at Columbia University where female dress codes clashed with evolving styles. He argues for manners over rebellion, recalling a lesson from Walter Lippmann and an old Yiddish tale about being a revolutionist.

Japan China Walter Lippmann Challenge New Republic Lippmann Barnard

The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio Notice

Partial readable text shows newspaper pricing and mailing options for The Athens Messenger. It lists daily and Sunday rates, delivery by carrier, and address for mail to The Messenger Publishing Co at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio. The fragment mentions publication details and class mail entry.

Athens Sund Ohio ONO Mali Cone Eriecede Ysuate Athos the Messenger Publishing Co W. Union St

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