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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1958
Page
4
Ohio University President John C. Baker marks his 63rd birthday amid appreciation for his long service since joining Athens in 1945. The tribute notes his leadership, extensive improvements at the university, and his broader contributions to state nation and mankind.
A Boy Scouts of America essay series explains how the stock exchange began in 1792 under a Wall Street tree. It notes today about 10 million Americans own shares, asserting stock ownership is for the many, not the privileged few, and quoting moral thinkers on utilitarianism.
A travel writer extols a Moore-McCormack Brasil cruise as a floating city that soothes everyday tensions. The 25 million dollar ship offers luxury, dining, libraries, entertainment, and family amenities with no land distractions, promising peace and a sense of belonging to something larger.
Vice President Nixon takes charge of the Republican campaign stirring a risky bid that could boost his 1960 prospects or ruin them. He clashes with Eisenhower over foreign policy yet gains official backing as the president and Dulles signal support after Nixon's sharp attacks and public debates.
Tom J aged 35, after delivering papers since youth and running a gas station, seeks a wife aged 28 to 35. Through the Scientific Marriage Foundation with church counselors, he meets Nina from 75 miles away. They corresponded three weeks, met at church, dated, and married in three months, illustrating the foundation's-claimed success in pairing moral, church-going individuals.
Editor Roy Essoyan surveys Soviet views on schooling, noting Khrushchev's admission of inefficiency and bias, the shift from old methods to polytechnic drives, and the rise of educated yet disconnected youth amid ongoing reforms. Parents worry over future prospects and access to manual labor. Local social notes follow.
Health Education director argues unmarried or widowed individuals fare worse alone than in families. A home, good nutrition, a local physician, and health insurance form a preventive system. Family life provides emotional security and shared health records, reducing worry and aiding recovery. The article notes a ship launch at River Rouge and Edmund Fitzgerald.
A collection of light anecdotes and wry quips by Bennett Cerf from 1958. Jokes touch on marriage boredom census quirks German naming, and theater satire. Features George S. Kaufman opera joke about stabbing and singing.
In New York politics the 1960 view splits Republicans away from Rockefeller and Democrats from Harriman. Voters distrust lofty rhetoric as Goldwater and Knowland challenge the status quo while concerns rise about racketeers and communists on the waterfront and silent campaigns leave voters puzzled by purpose.
The Messenger and Sunday Messenger advertise daily and Sunday delivery options and mail rates. Subscriptions vary by region with monthly, half year, and yearly prices. The paper is entered at Athens Ohio and is a second class matter.
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