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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1969
Page
6
A collage of reader tips from Heloise including securing hollow steel clothesline posts with aluminum foil, improvising a prosthetic bra cup from a worn bra, preventing purse slipping with a fur coat hook, refilling pen cartridges with cake color, and a humorous bear necklace prank to lift family mood.
Martha McCualsky, known as Jimmy to friends, embraces woodwork painting and repairs. She has refinished furniture across multiple states and canes over 3,000 chairs. She also knots, crochets, needles, and acts as a mentor to Indian university students in Athens. Her son Andrew and grandson David live in Albany.
Delicious boiled peach dumplings recipe uses peaches from summer supply with sugar butter and hot water syrup. Dumplings mix flour baking powder and milk into stiff batter drop into syrup cook twenty minutes and serve hot with milk or ice cream. Also works with apples and berries. Recent social notes mention the Luchs family visiting from Wonder Hills and a hospital patient Christie Bretz in Parkersburg.
The Clarks Chapel WSCS met at Mrs. Oliver Walls home in Mansfield Road with Mrs. Homer Walls as co host. Mrs. Keith Scott led the session and a rummage sale is set for Sept 5 from 8 am to 6 pm at the K of C Hall 169 Mile St. The Ladies Club of Poston held a birthday supper at Dow Lake Park with a cookout and swimming. The next meeting will be at Virginia Swain home.
A reader questions if men must pay on dates and Abby replies that no one should face blackmail or obligation. The exchange notes women may pay or split, while a separate letter suggests tips for meeting policemen, including work as a waitress and minor traffic tickets as social chances.
A reader argues against birth control and abortion noting adoption helps childless couples via illegitimate births. A response counters that comparing illegitimacy to a heart transplant is misleading and highlights donor harm to unwed mothers.
Guidance warns that potatoes exposed to light even briefly can sprout green areas. Keep storage in a dark, cool place to prevent chlorophyll buildup and potential bitterness or toxins.
This reader request column invites housewives to write with hints and problems. Heloise notes she cannot answer all letters due to volume but will respond in the column whenever possible.
Mrs Roger Luckeydoo from Huntington and the Brewingtons visit Middleport while Doolittles camp at Royal Oak Park. Sprague family returns from New England trip. Dr J J Davis and daughter Diana tour Africa with Ohio State connections. Davidson family visits from Morristown with plans for Bombay project by Mr Davidson. Alfred Roush Long families return from Texas vacation. Frieda Faehnle patient at Meigs General Hospital. United States regains payload record July 30 1939 with Boeing B 15 flight at Wright Field.
Gallup New Mexico city flag design contest draws two sketches after city council call. James Stone flag committee chair hopes for broader participation before August 16 deadline. Mayor Ray Erwin says the flag should reflect residents feelings about the town.
In Havana four government construction workers were sentenced by a revolutionary tribunal to prison terms from three to eight years for stealing cement and selling it to farmers in exchange for food products. Granma did not report the farmers' fate.
Syracuse hosts a Pony League Invitational Tournament Thursday through Sunday inviting area teams to join. Interested teams should contact Dick Young at 992-6582 or 992-2591 by Wednesday evening. Entry fee is 15 dollars. A separate study cites up to 12000 dollars in annual retail sales attributed to each parking space, per six day week, per Rockwell Manufacturing’s C. D. Fayling.
Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reported a hit-skip at the Hi-Seven Club on Route 7. Dale Proffitt, 18, Portland, owned the parked car struck in the left front fender by Jerry Martin, 30, Gallipolis. Martin was apprehended. investigation ongoing.
The Ohio State Patrol reports a one car accident on Route 160 in Gallia County Saturday at 7 40 p m. A car driven by 18 year old Carl M Vansickle of Bidwell ran out of control and struck an embankment causing moderate damage with no injuries. Vansickle was cited for excessive speed for conditions.
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