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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
7
Self-service retailing, pioneered in the United States in 1930, has spread to 52 nations across the globe. The Grocery Institute reports more than 15,000 self-service stores abroad, with 8,300 in Great Britain, asanno.
A series of reader questions covers teen wardrobe control and acne, with advice to be patient for popularity and to discuss clothing with parents. The column then surveys postwar supermarket expansion in Europe and Russia, noting the spread of self service stores and planned large complexes in Soviet cities.
The Athens Messenger lists questions about military careers including age limits for Navy enlistment, eligibility for women in the Air Force, retirement after twenty years, ROTC opportunities, and study options during service. Also notes Russian supermarket data and U S supermarket trends with figures on prices, hours worked, trip items, and 1961 industry scale.
A list highlights varied titles including Franny and Zoey by Salinger, The Guns of August by Tuchman, The Rothschilds by Morton, The Bull from the Sea by Renault, The Fox in the Attic by Hughes, Devil Water by Seton, and Six Crises by Nixon, among others.
Mrs Lucille Bott of Freedom Pa visits her mother Mrs Erma Shoemaker and relatives Mrs Nora Woorley and Mrs Nell Bre in Delaware and calls on aunt Mrs Cora Rothgeb who is ill. Ralph Rife, working in Kentucky, returns home for the weekend with family. Guests include Mr and Mrs Walter Taylor of Middleport and Mr and Mrs Jim Rife with sons Jimmy and Tommy. Mrs Thomas Jones of Rutland visits Mrs America Clark and her sons Charlie and Eugene.
A list of early 1960s charting songs and artists appears, featuring the Shirelles with Mashed Potato Time and Dion with Crazy titles. It mentions Soldier Boy, Johnny Angel, Uptown, Lovers Who Wander, Old Rivers, and Can't Stop Loving You among others, indicating a crowded hit lineup.
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