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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1956

Page

6

Homemaker Service Helps Families During Emergency

A Washington assistant explains how a hospital operation led to a homemaker from the Family and Children's Service helping a four child family for a month. The service keeps families intact, lowers foster care costs, and is supported by agency funding and local social workers.

Martha M. Ehsvs Washington NEA Mrs. L Mr. L Ces United States Sweden England Elizabeth Children’s Bureau Council of Social Agencies

Five Steps To a Service for Homemaker Aid

The Children's Bureau outlines steps to start a homemaker service in a community. It calls for a backing group of civic and professional workers, a social agency with a trained caseworker, healthy mature homemakers, clear personnel practices, and sound financing including family contributions and public or Community Chest funds.

Children's Bureau

Canton couple announces birth of son Craig Palmer

Mr and Mrs Bernard Cooley of Canton announce the birth of a son named Craig Palmer on 1 August Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Palmer and Mr and Mrs Cecil Cooley of Athens.

Bernard Cooley Canton Craig Palmer Ralph Palmer Cecil Cooley Athens

Bridge bidding lesson and defense after spade lead

South holds KQ I 42 V A K Q 6 3 2 6 2 4 6 and faces the same auction. The advised play starts with three diamonds to show spade support, aiming for a game force. A misdefense by East by dropping clubs early allows South to force out West’s ace and prevent a spade run, yielding a successful game contract.

Nswer Oswald Jacoby Declarer West South East J West

Mature Parent Praising Helpfulness Shapes Child Responsibilit

Analyzed column argues children learn to value helpful acts over material rewards. A mother’s inconsistent praise and candy reinforcement encourage self-centered behavior. The text urges avoiding phrases like If you give me this I’ll give her that and stresses honoring genuine helpfulness.

Muriel Lawrence J Joel Gus Jess

Social Calendar Highlights Local Weekend Events

Saturday ice cream social at Gas Company parking lot 6 to 8 p m open to public homemade desserts. Sunday homecoming services at Shade Methodist Church with basket dinner pot luck noon Jeffers homecoming at Jerseyville and Albany membership show at Zimmerman ring public invited no admission. Monday Waterloo Volunteer Firemen auxiliary meeting 7 30 p m Circle 3 WSCS Central Ave Methodist Church 7 30 p m mixed duplicate bridge Athens Country Club 7 90 p m reservations 3110.

Order of the Rainbow Gas Company Shade Methodist Church Eldon Kenney Jeffers Paul Jeffers Jerseyville Albany Zimmerman Ring Waterloo Volunteer Firemen WSCS Central Ave. Methodist Church Jack Kern Ral Ave Athens Country Club

Easy to Sew Jumpers and Shirt Waists Featured

A pattern feature offers a simple to sew jumper for girls aged four to eight in tweed or plaid cotton with optional French poodle embroidery. Also promoted is a handsomely trimmed shirt waist dress with varying sizes and fabric yardages, with pattern numbers and 25 to 35 cent coin prices.

Ber Sue Burnett Athens Ave Americas New York N.Y Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Ave. Americas

Barbecued Turkey With Lemon Sauce Featured Menu Item

A Harland Leonhard family gathering in La Canada Calif features barbecued turkey basted with a lemon sauce. Read recipe variants for Lemon Butter Sauce for Corn on the Cob Foothill Barbecue Sauce and Chive Sour Cream Dressing. Tomorrow's dinner plans include roasted corn and tossed greens.

Gaynor Maddox Harland Leonhard la Canada Calif Fox Drug Store

Cheap Clothes and Busy Budgets Bring Style Limits

Alicia Hart argues budget constraints force durable, category-specific apparel. Practical workwear and closet staples must outlast trends as limited funds push women to balance office and home outfits. Announcement notes Betty Lou Edwards and Clark B. Snider wed in Redondo Beach California on May 30 with new residence listed in Los Angeles area.

Betty Lou Edwards Alexandria, Minn Clark B. Snider Thelma Snider Chester Glenn Snider Athens Redondo Beach Calif Fourteenth St Hemosa Beach

Doctor Discovers Another Athens Stedakemia Case

A medical scene depicts a physician puzzled by stomach discomfort and dreams at night. The dialogue notes repeated cravings and a visit to Blosser's Restaurant for a broiled steak with garden salad and coffee. The narrative hints at a mysterious condition named Stedakemia and a shared experience between the patient and the doctor.

Athens Blosser

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