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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
4
The 1963 postal rate increase aims to raise $603 million annually to modernize the system while a separate pay raise for postal workers amounts to 1 054 billion, nearly twice the revenue gain. Critics say the higher wages worsen the deficit and hint at political timing before the elections.
M Monroe Kimbrel of Thomson GA city First National Bank is elected president of the American Bankers Association. Thomson’s 1960 population is 4522 and its bank resources total 5 million dollars. He embodies the country banker’s role and optimistic view of the economy.
The Flying Tiger crash revealed no standard lights on passenger life vests for over water flights. FAA found no compliant light. life rafts carry lights and radios. Northwest Airlines United Air Lines and Air Force over-water aircraft already equip lights. mandatory across international lines urged.
The piece argues Kennedy should avoid meddling in state elections while facing Rockefeller in New York and California for 1964. It questions Democratic strategy, cites polling and a controversial Jewish-heritage tie, and warns against using ethnic votes as political leverage.
A reader discusses treatment of the blind and asks for stronger guidance for blind teens facing mockery and everyday discomfort. The column also covers beard permission in marriage, a Little League solicitation, and a humorous note about snoring, inviting readers to send questions for Abby.
Lorna B., a popular 27 year old English teacher, adapts psychology ideas into high school composition lessons. She uses the Compliment Club and H E L P formulas to boost student motivation, then guides them through job letters and prize contests with practical, classroom driven exercises.
Mrs. Margie Howard of Pawnee Illinois located her long-lost sister in Athens County after seeing a newspaper clipping. She informed Police Chief J. B. Grogan in a letter, confirming the reunion.
A humorous lesson on public speaking urges keeping talks brief and humorous. An overlong address bores an audience. a concise, well timed joke and a single constructive message win cheers and a standing ovation.
A compilation of readers letters and column excerpts cover topics from Abby’s advice on gender roles and wages to social commentary on Protestant origins, multiculturalism, Masons, and moral standards. The piece weaves humor, critique, and historical views on religion, nationalism, and free speech, ending with a quip about Columbus and world is flat myths.
Among applications processed by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control is Mae C Bartlett Hide A Way Route 50 Guysville to Clarence and Freda Hudwell same address a D 1 permit 3 2 percent beer for on premises consumption and carry out.
On this date in 1656 Massachusetts fines Quaker shipmasters and imprisons Quaker arrivals until removal. Other colonies adopt similar laws. 1535 Miles Coverdale prints first complete English Bible. 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes born Delaware Ohio. 1944 MacArthur announces Allied gains in New Guinea. 1958 Concorde era jet travel begun. Charlton Heston born 1923. Buster Keaton birthday noted.
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