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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1962

Page

11

Ohio U land transfer urged for growth and expansion

Governor DiSalle backs transferring 235 acres from Athens State Hospital to Ohio University. The move would supply vital building sites to support a projected rise in enrollment, easing dormitory and classroom needs while preserving current welfare use until campus needs arise. The plan has legislative and party support.

Michael DiSalle Athens State Hospital Ohio University Ohio Welfare Department C. Stanley Mechem George Banks

Will Cuban crisis shape turnout in upcoming off year vote

The coming election to fill the House and one third of the Senate sparks questions on turnout. Registration stands at 83,462,017 with a 6.8 million rise since 1958, yet below the 1962 peak. Census predicts 47.6 million voters if the 1958 pattern repeats, about 57 percent. Democrats rely on big city turnout. Republicans on suburbs and rural areas. The Cuban situation could sway participation.

House of Representatives Senate Press Association White House Census Bureau

When A Country Needs India Learns Hard Lessons in Allies

The text laments shifting international support as India faces Chinese incursions. It notes Soviet reluctance and Western readiness to supply weapons, contrasting neglected friends with new allies and warning that mercy is scarce in conquest. Paine quotes frame the reflection.

India Soviet Union China Moscow Peiping Britain United States Thomas Paine

Castro must go in Cuban crisis, says columnist

The piece argues Fidel Castro remains a communist force in Cuba and calls for his removal. It notes Kennedy inherited the Cuba situation, cites CIA fallout from Bay of Pigs, and praises McCloy Ball and Gilpatric as capable crisis handlers while insisting Castro must depart soon.

Fidel Castro Bogota Colombia Roy Rubottom William Wieland Rubottom Wieland Castro Cuba Kennedy United States Teheran Yalta Roosevelt Potsdam Truman Hoover Eisenhower CIA Bay of Pigs Berlin Khrushchev John J. McCloy George W. Ball Roswell L. Gilpatric McCloy

Dear Abby and the strange philosophy of money and work

A reader shares 29 years of marriage without security as a spendthrift husband ignores savings. Abby warns the state burial and urges financial responsibility. In another letter a bored secretary is advised to resign for a more challenging job. A note on stealing ashtrays and a waitress prompt ends with Abby’s call for a personal reply.

Abby

Rules For A Good Mother From An Old Proverb

Dr Roe Johnson cites a 1500 child study and a 200 point rating of good mother traits. A self relying parent teaches independence, supports education, faith, chores, budgeting, and loving guidance to raise capable adults.

Roe Johnson Dr. Johnson Robin

Athens County Land Transfers

Edward W. Pugh transfers two tracts in Alexander Township to Maggie H. Decot of Albany. Evan Williams conveys two tracts in Canaan Township to Franklin J. Sheeter of Delphos. Charles Cochran assigns a one half interest in an Athens lot to Leo F. Engelman.

Edward W. Pugh Athens County Maggie H. Decot Albany Alexander Township Evan Williams Franklin J. Sheeter Delphos Canaan Charles Cochran Leo F. Engelman Athens

Press control in Cuban crisis draws editorial critique

The New York Times questions government press management amid the Cuban missile crisis and cites defense official Arthur Sylvester defending information controls as a weapon. The Evening Star warns such secrecy undermines trust and risks inviting scrutiny of officials.

The New York Times Arthur Sylvester Washington Cuba Sylvester Evening Star Soviet Union Hitler Mussolini

Teaching children not to trespass on construction sites

Advice urges parents to prevent kids from entering homes under construction and mishandling materials. It argues trespassing harms both property owners and developing character, urging supervision and permission before any child visits a site. It notes teens’ higher accident rates stem from lower responsibility, not driving skill.

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Anne Hutchinson Banished From Massachusetts In 1634

On this day in history the Massachusetts Colony ordered the banishment of Anne Hutchinson after she joined the Boston Church. Also noted are George Washington’s Army farewell at Rocky Hill in 1783 and the 1887 death of singer Jenny Lind.

Associated Press Massachusetts Colony Anne Hutchinson Antimonian Party New England Boston Church George —Ton Rocky Hill Princeton N. J Jenny Lind

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