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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1961
Page
4
The article argues boys should receive thorough gun safety indoctrination before hunting. It notes that lacking a hunter father or proper training makes a boy a danger to himself and others. It highlights state training certificates as a helpful measure.
The Civil Aeronautics Board urges U S carriers to focus on basic transportation and drop costly frills as airlines face red ink. The Boston New York Washington airbus shuttle demonstrates reduced fares with no reservations, signaling a path to stabilize air service and aid recovery.
Jim Bishop recalls Stalin's rise and fall, Khrushchev's rise, and Soviet landmarks. He notes Stalin's burial beside Lenin in Red Square, Khrushchev's later purge of rivals, and questions whether Khrushchev will erase Stalin from history as the regime shifts.
C H Harris recounts past childhood ailments like malaria, typhoid, smallpox, and scarlet fever in Athens village, noting frequent illness, the impact of contaminated wells, and the scarcity of modern comforts. He remembers summers spent bedridden, dreams of apple pie, and a landscape of hunting on Whitmore's Hill and Caple Lane.
Dear Abby letters discuss a young man who regretfully sought marriage after leaving town and fathering a child, a reader praising service opinions, and a couple's wedding gift dilemma. Abby offers blunt guidance on marriage timing, service perceptions, and appropriate gifts.
Doctor Crane presents a test to gauge adult belief in witches and superstition. He links fear and ignorance to childhood fears and urges readers to educate themselves and avoid portents like Friday the 13th, broken mirrors, and luck charms. The column blends psychology with a call to parental responsibility.
A 1961 Bennett Cerf piece recounts a Prohibition era chase as a Revenue Agent pursues a West Virginia whiskey still. A gunman fires twice, missing, then warns the agent in the woods as the chase continues. The item also echoes a Tony Randall quip about modern American ills.
George Sokolsky critiques Millard Howell’s An Answer to Goldwater, challenging the author’s definition of real American Liberalism. He questions innate rights, contract theory, and majority rule, arguing the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from majority power and that many governments can be progressive or reactionary depending on conditions.
An article argues that patient skill and empathy in helping a child with reading spelling or arithmetic foster true cooperation and success. It cautions against anger or nagging that discourages the learner and urges calm, measured guidance to avoid reinforcing mistakes. The piece also includes a Q A on parental encouragement and notes a Shawnee event and newspaper masthead details.
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