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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
6
Athens County 4-H style review at the county fair highlighted shifting attitudes toward clothes and living. Girls chose entry categories merging sports wear with school wear while “dress-up” diminished due to casual living trends. The layered look, body suits, rib ticklers, smocks, vests and jackets featured, with crocheting and knitting resurging as interests.
Athens area youth entered six divisions in a women’s fashion event reflecting easy care fabrics like polyester. Winners include Mary Louise Koehler in Tailored and Susan Ashworth in School Dress. runners-up were Debbie Carpenter and Brenda McClaine. Judges Pauline Fierce and Dale Steck praised improvements and coordinated outfits.
Dear Abby addresses a widow facing stalking by a salesman who pretends to be single and urges readers to break off contact. The column also answers about an extension telephone honesty and a jealous seven year old, advising counseling and practical steps.
The annual Matlack reunion gathered in Rising Sun Park Lancaster with numerous members from Ohio and beyond. Attendees included Everett and Lowell Matlack families from Richwood Warren Stewart Frost Barkie Taylor Humphrey Bean Campbell Arbaugh Brooks, and others from Columbus Detroit and Virginia. The 1973 reunion is set for the last Sunday in July at the same site.
New homeowners can use a job jar to decide weekend chores. Write tasks on slips, place them in a jar, and pull one slip each weekend to tackle. The idea inspires pride in the home and adds a playful approach to household duties.
Anne Armstrong told Washington reporters that the convention will feature a Women of Achievement branch and seminars starting August 20 to boost young voter participation. She noted preliminary trends show fifteen to twenty times more young delegates and a potential near doubling of women’s participation compared with 1968.
Practical household notes advise adding a few drops of ammonia to washing water for greasy pans or using washing soda if ammonia is unavailable. Close grained woods like maple and birch make serviceable kitchen cutting boards. Suggestions include Worcestershire sauce ground ginger and dry mustard to season pork and beans with tomato sauce.
Pecans should stand in boiling water off heat for about 10 minutes before shelling. This makes shells loosen and keeps the meat intact for easy cracking.
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