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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1963

Page

4

Nation faces heavy family tax burden amid tax cut debate

The piece examines a pro rata family tax near $3000 for 55 million U S families, compares it to per capita income, and notes 1965 tax collections near $106 billion plus state local taxes totaling $150.2 billion. It discusses deficits, the federal budget, Kennedy’s tax cut plan, and hopes for prosperity to ease the burden.

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Third Choice Sen Margaret Chase Smith Considers GOP Bid

Sen Margaret Chase Smith of Maine weighing a third way in the Republican presidential race to provide an option between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller. She will announce December 5 at the Women's National Press Club in Washington.

Sen Margaret Chase Smith Maine Congress Barry Goldwater Arizona Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Women’s National Press Club Washington Rockefeller Goldwater Senate Smith Gram Red Cross Chicago Splendid 4-H Dr. Crane Chuck

Push Button Phone Trials Spread In Ohio And Pennsylvania

The Bell Telephone system finished field tests of a push button model in 3000 installations in Findlay Ohio and Greensburg Pennsylvania. General Telephone will test the model early next year in the Midwest. Buttons replace dial holes and speed calls, but a nationwide automated switch over is at least a decade away.

Bell Telephone System Findlay Ohio Greensburg General Telephone Midwest

Khrushchev as Tensions Artist In Berlin And Beyond

The piece argues Khrushchev manages to relieve Western tensions while heightening his own and his Soviet allies. It cites test bans grain sales and Cuba as part of a calculated diplomacy that turns failures into wins, with Khrushchev's deception and timing highlighted as masterful.

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Dear Abby column questions on debt RSVP and marriage

Dear Abby answers a reader’s debt repayment request to a friend, advises telling the friend to start paying or disclose the loan to her husband. It also advises calling back RSVP nonresponders and offers wedding invitation guidance. A third letter asks about a husband admiring sexy magazines and Abby says such viewing is common and not sick, urging reassurance and a personal reply process.

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Life Begins At 40 by Robert Peterson

Retirement scholars may scorn hobbies but the piece celebrates elders who pursue crafts. Bessie Pringle of Oskaloosa Iowa makes felt mice that sell for 1.50 to 2.50 and support a nonprofit Elder Craftsman Shop in New York City. A Caribbean cruise note ponders widows and their late husbands. A reader imagines state flags sold countrywide to spur hobby collections. Write for the booklet Starting a Small Retirement Business.

Bessie Pringle Oskaloosa Iowa Elder Craftsman Lexington Avenue New York City Caribbean West Indies Colorado Athens Essenger

Curious five year old Chuck Walgreens mind shapes a leader

A Chicago Temple anecdote recounts Chuck Walgreen at age five watching linemen, resisting orders, and dreaming of an index finger eye. The piece links early curiosity to later leadership at Walgreens, praises his mother’s energy, and urges parents to nurture questions with a 200 point test offer.

Chuck Chuck Walgreen Walgreen Chicago Temple Jesus Temple Jerusalem

Kyger Methodist Church pays off loan. dinner fundraiser clears funds

Kyger Methodist Church district reports paying off a 500 dollar building fund loan. The Women’s Society raised 39.05 from the election dinner. Local families and visitors share visits and anniversaries in the area including Mulford Hockman Ward and Sisson.

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Apple Grove WSCS Meeting and Prayer Day Event

Mrs. Dolly Wolfe and Mrs. Bertha Robinson attended a joint Apple Grove and East Letart WSCS meeting at East Letart Church. Nora Pearson led the Day of Prayer and Self Denial program. The Shellie M. Boice Missionary Society met at Isabel Lewis home with Lewis in charge and assisted by Wilma Sayre and Ruth Wolfe. Dinner guests included Clara Mae Sargent, Rick Sargent, and Mabel Robinson of Racine visiting Pete Shields and Earl Robinson. Joyce Gloeckner and Larry Badgley visited Erwin Gloeckner family.

Apple Grove Dolly Wolfe Bertha Robinson Mabel Roush East Letart East Letart Church Nora Pearson Shellie M. Boice

Double-Talk Guide Teases Honest Speech and Clever Slurs

A quirky guide extols double-talk as a way to be true to oneself while softening insults to others. It lampoons dated quips about appearance, age, and gender, citing humorous misdirections and awkward phrases from midcentury speech.

Darling George Grace

Straitsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Charles Kemper and Oliver Kemper enjoyed a weekend in Columbus. Mrs Gertrude Mills visited Mr and Mrs Dean Collison in Logan. Ruth Emrick of Gahanna visited Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burgess. Mr and Mrs W J Davis and Mrs Nellie Mitchell spent an evening in Corning.

New Straitsville Charles Kemper Oliver Kemper Columbus Gertrude Mills Dean Collison Logan Ruth Emrick Gahanna Laurence Burgess W. J. Davis Nellie Mitchell Corning

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