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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1961
Page
6
The Athens Messenger lists Gordon K. Bush as Publisher, M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director, and Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director for the Athens Ohio edition dated Thursday November 2, 1961. Local masthead notes city and date.
Swedish medical researcher Dr Sten Forshufvad questions the official finding that Napoleon died of stomach cancer. He suggests arsenic poisoning could explain liver inflammation and cites hair tests showing arsenic above normal levels.
The piece reports Japan resenting Soviet control of the Kurile islands between Kamchatka and Japan. Since 1945 Russian barring of Japanese fishermen continues. Khrushchev warned Japan to abandon any regaining hopes as the isles serve as a submarine and patrol base. Fishermen suffer most from the seizure not covered by the 1945 treaty.
The piece argues against the idea that prose or mathematics are inherently truer than poetry. It asserts poetry can reveal truth, citing Biblical poetry and deep sentiments guiding conduct, and notes poetry’s concise, memorable snapshots of truth.
Playwright Harry Kurnitz credits insomnia for his success, waking at four to five hours and writing before others rise. He notes a disciplined routine produced dozens of scripts, plays, and stories while living in Paris, with a fondness for golf and gambling and a belief in pursuing life’s experiences.
After the 22nd Congress in Moscow, Khrushchev solidified control, denounced Albanian critics, and presented himself as a reformer. Western allies face uncertainty whether concessions on Berlin will ease or deepen tensions as Red China’s stance splits from Moscow. The West hopes the split with Red China may push Russia toward the Western camp.
A collage of Dear Abby letters covers mate selection with an Army man favored for practicality, noisy next-door neighbors causing sleep loss, and a toy trade story that ends a child’s attachment. The column closes by inviting readers to write for personal replies.
Dr George W Crane recalls his eldest son George IV who died in a jet crash while pursuing a pediatric dream. Before his death he championed a story and art about a handicapped child named Sandy Sleighfoot. Mitch Miller helped shape the song sung by Jimmy Dean and it became a morale booster in hospitals and schools nationwide.
A humorous sketch contrasts four Minneapolis moguls who retreat to a northern hunting lodge for two weeks twice yearly with no women present. Their plan is foiled when four wives secretly follow and encounter the wary guide at the gate, who warns them of the husbands’ bachelor retreat. A separate gag features an agent guiding a blonde through a new cooperative apartment, teasingly asking about a “den.”
Shawnee Methodist Church W S C S sponsors a smorgasbord on November 1 with serving starting at 4 30 pm featuring meats vegetables salads desserts and beverages. Ellody Restaurant now owned by Clem and Ted Craig to operate under prior policy with homemade pies twice weekly and Sunday dinner orders. The Craigs plan to move to the apartment above the restaurant later.
George Sokolsky argues for abolishing certain civil service positions to boost efficiency and criticizes the State Department and CIA for internal confusion. He warns that shifting jobs without personnel changes wastes money and stresses presidential responsibility for policy, not advisors, amid Cuban crisis reflections.
A family visit at a summer cabin by a small lake shows a well behaved group. Twelve, eight, seven, and five year olds share meals and activities calmly with parents and grandparents. The elder girl helps, the seven year old helps dad, and the family maintains wholesome limits.
Alfred Robert Robinson at Fort Knox spent the weekend with relatives in Athens Ohio. Marietta visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Charles D Woode and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis and Ellen, with Mrs. Davis recuperating from surgery. Mrs. Anna Thompkins moves to help care for her parents, the Kapples. Gerald Swartz and children of Marietta and Robert Robinson visited the Follrod Robinson home. Tom Yost visited relatives in West Virginia. Hobart Swartz visited Sophia Caldwell at Elmwood Nursing Home. Published Saturdays by The Messenger.
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