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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
4
The editorial condemns the Kennedy administration for more spending aimed at buying influence and prestige abroad. It argues such moves have failed before and warns of renewed Russian leverage at Vienna and on the world stage, urging restraint and a focus on domestic issues.
A study presented to the United Presbyterian General Assembly declares that Americans are morally sick due to double minded religion. It blames the divorce between belief and practice and questions personal complicity as religious interest rises while moral health falls.
A prank call in 1959 changed four University of Seattle Phi Delta Gamma members into The Brothers Four. Dick Foley Mike Kirkland John Paine and Bob Flick, now 21 to 23, rose from Seattle campus favorites to international folk music names with four albums and a million selling single. They performed at the Hungry i in San Francisco and on many TV shows, touring the United States to 300 colleges.
Jim Bishop profiles Ray Doyle, a legendary Manhattan district reporter and later editor at The American Weekly. The piece recalls Doyle’s beat life from police stations to city halls, his sharp charisma, practical jokes, and unmatched instinct for a story, celebrating his contribution to mid 20th century journalism.
A Dear Abby column features multiple reader questions about relationships. A divorcee’s unsuitable housekeeper arrangement, a wife hoarding bottles and toys, a newlywed annoyed by her mother-in-law’s constant calls, and a note to Norman E. are addressed with concise guidance and requests for readers to write Abby with their own issues.
Dr George W Crane argues sea salt provides 44 trace chemicals essential to glands and tissues. He notes two tone hairs turning darker after six months and cites arthritis psoriasis and Parkinson’s as helped by ocean minerals. He promotes a booklet The Ocean's 44 Trace Chemicals and urges readers to request it.
Mrs Mildred Bissell and son Georgie of Mt Olive visited with Mr and Mrs Douglas Circle. Jim Donley and 34 seniors traveled to Washington DC New York City and Atlantic City returning Friday. Attendance at Carmel Sunday School May 2 was 57 with a 14.60 collection.
In this excerpt from The Mad World of Bridge Jack Olsen relates a player signaling disapproval of a heart lead with a low eight but avoiding a direct invitation to continue in spades. The piece also notes a wine connoisseur marrying a Wellesley ’53, and Texas brothers inventing Little League oil drilling.
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Thorn and family of Pennsylvania spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs W T Thorn. Mr and Mrs Fon Halsey returned home after a week with their son Mr and Mrs Robert Halsey of Dayton.
George Sokolsky reports J Edgar Hoover testifying to Congress that crime increased in 1960 with auto thefts rising seven percent and major categories up from 1959. He blames public apathy and moral deterioration while citing urban drift and weak parental influence as factors.
Hemlock Grove notices memorial services for Hemlock Grove on Tuesday at 3 45 p m with Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion participating. Local residents report weekend visits from relatives and Air Base trip to Lockbourne. Vacation Bible School starts May 29 running to June 9 with Mildred Betzing lead.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Caster, former Carpenter residents, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their Holland Ohio home. Neighbors and relatives including Electa Chase and the Ashcrafts visited. other family members were noted from Dyesville Newark Columbus Albany Huntington Chillicothe.
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