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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1961
Page
4
A patriotic society backs Thurmond’s proposal to amend the Constitution giving each state two electors at large and one per congressional district. The plan would let a president be elected by a minority, highlighting gerrymandered districts and urban rural voting imbalances while political discussion remains limited.
Georgia's Ackerman, in a search of White House stores, uncovers funds and notes the 1870 founding of the Justice Department. Akerman, a New Hampshire transplant who settled in Georgia, was appointed by Grant to replace E Rockwood Hoar, aiming to shape Reconstruction policy. His tenure blocked land grants to railroads before being replaced to appease independent interests.
The piece argues that wasteful spending in defense is unsustainable and calls for ending pork barrel pressures. It notes Defense Secretary McNamara's remarks on waste and the rapid, costly shifts in weapons systems, urging hard practicality as the nation prepares for future challenges.
On Memorial Day 1961 Americans pause to remember the fallen, honoring those who died for country and liberty. The message highlights the legions of men in blue and grey who perished in the Civil War and the ongoing duty to honor all who sacrificed to rebirth the nation.
Jim Bishop recounts Woodrow Wilson at Shadowlawn in Monmouth County during the 1916 election campaign. The piece follows the former president and his family as early returns shift from Wilson to Hughes, ending with a lighthearted quip about Marines.
A collection of reader letters to Dear Abby covers beauty insecurity romantic advances in youth and workplace romance. Abby offers guidance urging authenticity caution about relationships with married men and handling diaper mixups with a humorous practical solution.
Alice G., seventeen, faces a choice between obeying parental guidance and peer pressure from her steady boyfriend Tom. The article urges sensible teens to delay marriage, resist premarital sex, and consider future happiness, promoting Dr. Crane’s booklet on teen sex problems.
An excerpt highlights a Paris auction of an ivory bed with four posts shaped as maidens and a music box triggered by weight. It also notes traffic experts naming two age-based driver hazards and a quip about a Wall Street figure in an advertising agency.
Ohio Agriculture Director Rob ert H Terhune tells the Senate Finance Committee that the 1961 State Fair should show a profit with a 2 percent budget rise over the current 2.1 million dollar annual appropriation. Terhune cites prior losses from 1958 and 1960 and notes 1959 earned a small profit.
A 1960 General Motors report shows 595000 employees and 831000 shareholders, illustrating diffuse ownership. Workers receive about 25 percent of gross income while wages exceed dividends. ownership acts like a banking process with limited voice beyond annual meetings. Management arises from the workforce, with few family successors, and stock options align management with ownership while preserving professional governance.
The New Haven Woman's Club held its seventh annual dinner and officer installation at Gene Ball Restaurant Point Pleasant. New officers include Mrs. John Morgan president and Mrs. R. G. Green vice president with Mrs. Ker mit Ford and Mrs. James Hampton as secretary and treasurer respectively. A farewell party for Nancy Armstrong was held on the Stein lawn. The event featured floral centerpieces, Virginia shaped booklets, and readings by Mrs. Paul Powell.
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