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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
4
City officials celebrate revived plans for a new parking lot requiring engineering design and cost assessment before bond financing. The piece notes national trends toward multi story garages and downtown space clearing, warning Athens may need to clear real estate to accommodate growth. It ends with a remark on employment ethics and a closing line from Mary Baker Eddy.
A reader worries about her mother who talks to dead relatives and isolates herself. Abby urges immediate medical evaluation, suggesting a routine exam to address potential mental health concerns. A separate note explains bicycle rules and a church record issue with birth dates.
The article cites Sherman Adams on why Eisenhower kept a Truman appointee as Kansas City federal director. Reasons given include local party pressure to avoid campaign conflicts, the official’s recognized efficiency, and the director’s daughter’s engagement to a top Kansas City Republican. Bureaucrats and presidents are shown as fallible, human figures.
An editorial urges heed of British French and Belgian traffic experts who report falling accident rates as traffic rises. It cites quotes on heightened driver attention and stronger punishments, arguing Americans need tougher punishment to trigger calculated or instinctive reactions to danger.
The article recalls Henri Breuil as a French priest and renowned expert in prehistoric art who shifted views on early humans. It notes Altamira and Lascaux discoveries proving ancient hunting scenes and artistic skill dating back around 15,000 B.C., transforming world history with Breuil’s influence.
Jim Bishop recounts a transatlantic return from London to New York aboard a jet, detailing the long sunset over the Atlantic, time zone shifts, and impressions of cities from Vienna to Madrid. He notes humor with his wife Kelly, and the joy of home after travel.
Carl W aged 47 is described as a dynamic civic worker whose late nights and zeal mask inner conflict. The piece warns against excessive outward activity as a form of avoidance and promotes sending for Dr Crane's booklet How to Prevent Impotence with a stamped return envelope and payment.
Washington agricultural expert fields a rural caller's question about how long until eggs become fertilized after a rooster is added to a flock. The exchange ends with a courteous goodbye.
Shawnee residents Mrs. Liskac and Mr. Liska of Fort Bragg NC returned home after visiting Frank and Mrs. Liska. English bride Mrs. Liska was guest of honor at a New Lexington luncheon hosted by Perry County English brides. Attendees included Mrs. Bryda Simpson, Mrs. Peggy Nixon, Mrs. Joan Harris, Mrs. Phyllis Potts, and new member Mrs. Selma Sink. Mrs. Harris plans a three month London visit. Lisbon note: Ohio Attorney General says Lisbon Sales Book Co shut down in a raid. its $150 000 yearly business sold betting slips to eastern racketeers.
Washington Report details a covert propaganda blitz by Radio OPS broadcasting to 6500 American soldiers in West Berlin. The program mixed pop songs with supposed news and aimed to demoralize GIs while praising or mocking U S leaders.
A Athens County citizen voices frustration over Route 13 relocation funding and engineering hires from Indiana. He urges using local expertise, questions Gov. DiSalle's efficiency claims, and warns the project may cost taxpayers more despite promises of clarity.
The column lists visits from Lansbury and Kennedy families in Oak Hill and Columbus, church and garden club events in Rutland and Glouster, and a burial for Joe Phillips. It notes Route 13 delays, Burr Oak Lake critiques, and a Glouster water contract with a historical, opinionated voice.
Porter family members and friends visited relatives including the Russells, Garnet Russell, and Betty Lee. Weekend guests included the Walters with Price Beard and Janie, the Stones and their daughters. Mrs Noah Clark visited Thelma Denney, while G G Gullett helped care for her ill mother Kate Hall in Columbus. Elizabeth White and her son Jim of Gallipolis called on Garnet Russell.
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