Afraid Of Birds Sparks Marital Strain In AbigaIls Column
Abigail Van Buren hears from a wife terrified of feathers after her husband brings home a parakeet. The couple quarrels over keeping the pet, with the wife admitting fear since childhood and the man calling her selfish. A postscript mentions a mother’s hearing loss being discovered and solved with a hearing aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Raymond
Stupid
Altho
P. S
Dear Abby Letter Suggests Silent Hearing Correction
A reader recounts solving a hearing denial by speaking normally to an elderly mother. They avoided shouting and repeated remarks, excluded her from conversations, and reminded her they believed her claim of not needing help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Mother
Perfection Peach Sauce for Ice Cream Desserts
Recipe by Barbara Bennett shares a warm rum flavored peach sauce to top ice cream or peach ice cream pie. Includes instructions to puree peaches, mix with honey and rum flavoring, then simmer and serve warm over frozen desserts. Serves 2 cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bennett
Flying Poker Party sponsored by All-Ohio Ninety Nines
The All-Ohio Ninety Nines sponsor a Flying Poker Party for pilots on August 17. Entrants draw one card at five ports Hardin County Kenton Bucyrus Progress Fremont Bowling Green and Mt. Vernon. A spot landing contest at Mt. Vernon, a mystery spot, goodie bags for the first 150 finishers, and cash prizes plus a trophy for top hands. Registration is $2.50 per entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All-Ohio Ninety Nines
Hardin Co
Kenton
Bucyrus
Progress
Fremont
Bowling Green
Mt. Vernon
Leisure Is Varied: Mrs. Frances Alkire of Harrisonville
Frances Alkire, postmistress and beautician in Harrisonville, balances work at the local post office and home beauty shop with family life. She and her husband Ray, Bobby, and friends keep a busy, flower-filled home and garden, collecting antiques and clocks, while she serves in the PTA and local organizations and keeps a daily diary of life in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Alkire
Harrisonville
Ray
Bobby
Alkire
Scipio High School
Boston
Columbus
Polly
Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center
Athens
Frances
PTA
Drew Webster American Legion
Harrisonville Order of Eastern Star
Presbyterian Church
4 H Club Float Plans At Fair Assembly
The Plains 4 H clubs meet at home of Mrs. Davie Bowling to plan the Merry Stitchers float and fair booth. They also schedule a party August 19 at 7 30 pm in the Methodist Church with reporter Susan Cuckler. All For One Clovers and Ames Bern Wonders attend meetings to discuss exhibits and floats and to hand in books for grading.
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the Plains Merry Stitchers
Davie Bowling
Susan Cuckler
Harold Dodd
Ames-Bern
Amesville School
Susan Williams
Heloise
Anne Eggleston
Crunch adds a crunchy bite to spaghetti dish
Dear Heloise recalls adding celery into boiling water with spaghetti to create a crunchy texture. She describes three stalks cut at a 45 degree angle, yielding a distinct bite that differs from soft pasta. The note highlights a simple kitchen trick to refresh a familiar dish.
Middleport Couple Wed in Church Ceremony
Miss Karen Faulk and Donald Pooler, both of Middleport, exchanged vows July 13 at 2 p.m. in the Middleport Church of the Nazarene. Rev Audry Miller officiated the double ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Faulk
Glen Faulk
Middleport
Donald Pooler
Daniel Pooler
Audry Miller
Middleport Church
Myrtle Faulk
Robert Pooler
Amesville
Mr. Pooler
Germany
Mrs. Pooler
Married In California Bride Suzanne Ball Weds Steven Morgan
Suzanne Catharine Ball becomes Mrs. Steven Robert Morgan in a July 18 ceremony at a Long Beach Naval base. Ball, daughter of Connie Ball and Wayne Ball, and Morgan, son of Robert and Mrs. Morgan of Upper Arlington, are graduates of Logan High School and Ohio State University. The groom-to-be will graduate as an ensign from OSU ROTC in June 1970. The couple tours the northwest by car before settling in Columbus. Mrs. Morgan plans graduate study and teaching in Ohio University Portuguese and French.
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Long Beach
Calif
Larry Tafoya
Phineas Banning High School
Timberlake
Carter Hall
Logan High School
New York Technical Institute
Columbus
Suzanne Catharine Ball
Steven Robert Morgan
Naval Base
Connie Ball
Jennison Ave
Wayne Ball
Logan Route 2
Ohio State University
Robert N. Morgan
Upper Arlington
Princeton
Logan
Summit Street
Morgan
Ohio University
Douglas Reunion Brings Tar Hollow Kin Together
Relatives from the Douglas family gathered at Tar Hollow State Park for a reunion drawing about 150 attendees. The list includes Paul Frazier, Charles Hanraham, Ron Frazier, Victor Frazier, Charles Williams, Teresa Nicinsky, Becky Swindell, R. E. Douglas, Lydia Cain, Niel Hawk, L. C. White, William Powell, Avey Douglas, Lorna Dotson, Gary Ann Burke, Stanley Meeks, Harold Douglas, Vernon Douglas, Ned Swindell, Merle Hawk, Gene French, Max French, Dave Moore, John Elswick, Lasch Douglas, Paul Cain, Ralph Smith, Dale Arnold, George Vandyke, Clint Douglas, Fred A Smith Jr., and Fred A Smith Sr. Children of many families also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Powell
Avey Douglas
Lorna Dotson
Gary Ann Burke
Stanley Meeks
Harold Douglas
Vernon Douglas
Ned Swindell
Audrey Sauters
Merle Hawk
Gene French
Max French
Dave Moore
John Elswick
Lasch Douglas
Paul Cain
Ralph Smith
Dale Arnold
George Vandyke
Clint Douglas
Fred A. Smith Jr
Fred A. Smith Sr
Final Pairings Announced for Athens Golf Tour
The final pairings for Wednesday's Women's Golf Association Tour at Athens Country Club are listed. First flight players include Shirley Baur with B Rothel and Marilyn White with Nobie Savage and Betty French receiving byes. Second flight features Brittie Antle with Irma Betts and Kate Cornwell with Marion Reeder.
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Athens Country Club
Shirley Baur
B. Rothel
Marilyn White
Nobie Savage
Betty French
Brittie Antle
Irma Betts
Kate Cornwell
Marion Reeder
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Dean Abby
Barre
Monument CO
W. Main St
Legan
Ohio
Sears & Elberfeid’s
Jerrold A
Carol) Griffis
Dalton Ave
Carol
Alexander-Smith
Vance-Leach Furniture
State $T
Watson
Mark Enlow
Ann Bean
Lilian Karch
Dagnabit
Joseph Schimers
Naomi Louchart
California
Douglas
Follett Store
Bird Cage
Rustic
Bankamericard
McCall
Dude
Rancho Crepe
Nelsonville
Mesa Shades
Lynette Kern
Jane White
Maxine Hondell
Ruth Ritchey
Laura Rosenberg
Joyce Milar
Bonnie Crowell
Hardy
Chrysanthemums
Pero
Sunnybank
E. State St
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