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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
5
A housewife shares feelings of fatigue and confusion from constant chores and interruptions. She asks if she is going crazy while seeking sympathy from readers who note the never ending nature of domestic work.
Readers share tips from laundry to ironing and rug lint. A letter writer discusses talking to oneself while moving between rooms and the ongoing cycle of chores.
A playful note titled Letter of Laughter presents a tongue in cheek dinner menu with exaggerated kitchen actions such as whip the potatoes and crush the cranberries. The writer signs as Johnny and claims to be a nursing supervisor in a nursing home seeking guidance or ideas.
A collage of Dear Abby correspondence covers office flirt drama marriage after pregnancy and a cautious moral never fish off the company dock. Also debates birthday gifts for siblings and a church wedding cleanup fee proposal from New Englander ends with praise for the prudent pastor.
Mrs Cora Biddle of 540 Richland Ave travels to Cleveland to attend her niece Wilma Jackson's wedding with her grandson David Biddle and his parents Mr and Mrs John Biddle of 13 Berkeley Dr. They will stay a few days before returning to Athens. Mrs Biddle and David plan to return with Mrs Cora Biddle. Meanwhile Freda Kennedy of West Elementary is in Room 743 at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus for orthopedic surgery.
In a Williamstown Dear Abby exchange, a reader praises tossing wild bird seed at weddings as a clean, waste free alternative to rice or confetti, noting it creates a playful, lighthearted mood and avoids cleanup.
A reader asks ABBY for confidential guidance and shares personal concerns. The note includes a mailing address in Los Angeles and requests a personal reply with a stamped return envelope.
The Athens County tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association honored Jack Rhoads at a buffet at Iris Fierce’s home. Rhoads, a long time board member and former president, retires from Ohio University’s physical education department and leaves for Sarasota Florida with Mrs. Rhoads. The gathering included association officers and board members with Dr E D Matmiller presenting a gift lapel pin and remarks of appreciation.
Marian Reeder shares a peach pie recipe inspired by Mrs. Walter Ervin the Bake-A-Rama winner for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric. The recipe features fresh peaches with an apricot glaze in a single crust, plus basic pastry dough and baking steps.
The average person on a United States farm earned 78.2 percent of the after tax income of the average nonfarm person in 1970. This compares with 77.3 percent in 1969 and 74.5 percent in 1968.
The Secoy family reunion is scheduled for all day September 6 at the Grange Hall on the Athens County fairgrounds.
Mrs. Helen Kirkendall hosted the Samuel Tewksbury family reunion on Frum Road August 15. Attendees included many Tewksburys and spouses from Wellington Berea Solon Park Little Hocking Belpre North Royalton Middleport Mansfield Albany Grove City St. Petersburg Athens and others with the oldest member C. W. Tewksbury age 87 and the youngest Kenneth T. Foreman eight months.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hutchinson of McConnelsville Route 3 announce the Aug 12 birth of son Jonathan Heath. Grandparents are Charles Hutchinson Nelsonville Route 1 and R J Dealy Vancouver BC. Mr and Mrs Robert Durst of Athens announce birth of son Jason Ryan on Aug 14 at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis. Parents also have son Scott, age four. Great grandparents listed as W Erwin Middleport and Thomas Hood Pomeroy.
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