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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1961
Page
4
The Athens Messenger issue from May 19 1961 highlights local events in Athens Ohio. Publisher Frederick W Bush obituary notes 1800 to 1928 tenure. newspaper records reflect long local service and community notices.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and Frank Brabant caution parents about delinquency and offer "brain rules" misused by permissive parenting. The piece lists harsh guidelines to avoid and claims many parents already raise delinquents. It also notes space science outpacing politics as a lighter closing remark.
Merle McGinnis of the University of Southern California notes the food distribution program reduced the cost share of food dollars from over 40 cents to about 20 cents. By 1970 about 210 million Americans are expected to buy roughly $82 billion of groceries through the nation’s stores.
A cartoon and analysis argue West Berlin is the danger point in 1961, with Laos and Cuba as burning issues while Berlin simmering under Khrushchev’s watch forces Washington to reserve military options. The piece contends U.S. security hinges on Europe and West Berlin, even as Southeast Asia and the Caribbean demand restraint.
Reports say Casey Stengel, fired as Yankees manager last season, may return to New York as Mets manager when the National League expands to ten clubs. At 71 in July, his odds seem slim, but his interest in the game remains strong and he may be considered by GM George Weise.
Reporter recounts Floyd A Holzapfel awaiting execution for mass murder linked to a Palm Beach protection racket. The narrative covers Judge C E Chillingworth's kidnapping and drowning, accomplices Bobbie Lincoln and Judge Joseph Peel, and the long justice process from 1965 to the trial verdicts. The piece notes opponents of capital punishment yet concludes Holzapfel faces the electric chair.
A reader asks if a guilt ridden mother should reveal harming her daughter's letters and hide her past wrong. Abby dismisses meddling and urges honesty only if truly necessary. A widow questions ring etiquette while dating and a husband suspects illness masking dizziness suggesting psychiatric evaluation.
A column by Dr George W Crane discusses Henry H a 37 year old Potts town Pennsylvania husband who never praises or communicates affection. It contrasts his silence with Carlyle and Franklin stressing verbal bouquets for wives and children. NEW LEXINGTON Bob Fowle heads St Aloysius athletics and is elected Columbus Diocese Track Coaches Association president with officers named.
A humorous anecdote collection notes a man rescuing a drowning woman whose wooden leg fails, a wig mishap, and the plea for cooperation. It then quotes an insurance joke about policy payouts for a husband’s death under natural, accidental, or intentional causes. 1981.
George Sokolsky argues the President cannot bear total responsibility for all government actions. He notes the many agencies shaping foreign policy, the role of the State Department CIA ICA UN ambassador, and the limits imposed by the Senate and Civil Service. He warns against overcentralization and cites Hoover, Wilson, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower to show enduring bureaucratic growth.
A 1948 to 1958 overview shows the rise of mothers in the labor force by 80 percent and 32 percent of the labor force in 1958 being women. It notes 74 million mothers with children under 18, with many working outside the home and varying care arrangements.
Mr and Mrs Ray Orndorf of Dayton visited Mrs Nellie Orndorf. Mr and Mrs Howard Hammack of Springfield spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Arthur Cheethem. Mr and Mrs Ray Grandy and Cathy of Barberton visited Mrs Lina Grandy. Mr and Mrs William White returned from a winter in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs Robert Lloyd and Ernestine of Columbus visited relatives.
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