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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
4
San Francisco fireman Roland Lee fought to save a cat carried down a ladder from a five alarm fire this week. Dramatic pictures by Gordon Stone and Walt Lynott capture Lee in action and the perilous rescue attempt.
Dear Abby letters discuss a husband in a wheelchair facing dining room assumptions, an orchestra director offering anniversary pieces, and humorous real life ad satire. Readers share insights on eye level communication, thoughtful seating, and addressing personal sobriety in relationships.
Mary Johnson runs Dial A Mop charging 25 to 31 dollars per job to clean cottages or mansions with guaranteed satisfaction. She founded the business after social work work ended, now mentors a small team and keeps client files detailing tasks and preferences for each home.
Mr and Mrs James Yerian of Nelsonville announce the birth of a son Steven Karl on August 5 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. The Yerians also have daughter Jill aged 5 and twins Michael and Jonathon aged 2. Grandparents include Donald Yerian Glouster and Helen Hartley Nelsonville with great-grandfather Willard Mason of Glouster. A conference on industrial psychiatry links work to mental health and warns long bore at work can trigger alcoholism or drug abuse.
The article lists numerous families gathering for annual reunions at parks and buildings across Athens, Glouster, Chauncey, Albany, and nearby towns. Attendees include Gilkey, Hogsett, Birtcher Forbes, Allen, Earich, and Scott family members with dates and places noted.
A Nelsonville bridal shower for Susie Burton of Athens was hosted at Shafer's Party Room by Eileen Hinerman of Logan. Attendees included Beverly Kozma Ruth Kozma Brenda Warner Debbie Skaggs Christy Mingus Vicky Mansfield Cyndi Sams Marianne Green Cathy Chapman Debbie Varga Mary Jane Ayers Pat Cline Jean Burton Edith Taylor Herberta Walter Betty Tye Gina Hinerman Terry Hinerman Shirley Grigsby Janet McKibben. During games prizes went to Cyndi Sams and Shirley Grigsby. In Nelsonville the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 3467 Auxiliary will serve refreshments Sunday after noon at the Post home Lake Hope Drive starting at 1 pm featuring baked ham baked steak sandwiches and sloppy Joe's.
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At Ohio University the Woman's Place conference opened with a lecture on gender and money in literature. Nineteen author figures Virginia Woolfe Charlotte Perkins Gilman Dorothy Sayers and Zora Neale Hurston were cited as related to the women's movement.
Trimble children Tim Triplett Laurie Davis Chuck Davis and Jay Barrett organized a muscular dystrophy carnival at 3 Plum St. The event raised 26.19 in cash and 7.31 in donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Proceeds will be given to the charity.
Mrs. Roxy McKibben of Athens hosted a family picnic for her children and their families. Attendees included Helen McKibben of Florida who recently returned home, plus Guy Glenn Beatnice Nettie and Robert, along with grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The first manufacturing establishment northwest of the Ohio River was a tannery set up at Cincinnati in 1793, marking an early milestone in regional industry.
Dr. Susan Crowl and Leatrice Emerana discussed gender and economics in Sayres Gaudy Night and Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God. They described feminist demands, racial prejudice, and the impact on the women’s movement. Sessions continue with Eminent Victorians and The Sex in Utopia.
Marian Reeder Heloise shares a simple cremslach pancake recipe using matzo meal and warm milk. Six light pancakes serve two, with sugar salt and beaten egg yolks folded in and egg whites folded last, fried in butter until golden brown.
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