Jade Lady Esther Bachan Builds Large Jade Collection
Esther Bachan of Amesville known as Jade Lady has accumulated 181 jade varieties from around the world in a year. The couple, both retired, run a basement workshop cutting and polishing stones and making settings. They sell at Burr Oak and Lake Hope during tourist season and travel to acquire jade in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Stephen Buchan
Amesville
Esther
Charles Harris
the Messenger
Bachans
Burr Oak
Lake Hope
China
Ohio University
Ohio
First Methodist Church
Pi Phi
DAR
The
Historical Society
United States
Canada
Mexico
Caramel Squares Recipe From Miss Lucille Emmons
Favorite recipe by Marian Reeder presents Caramel Squares by Miss Lucille Emmons of Athens. Ingredients include brown sugar butter flour nuts and vanilla with a 300 degree oven bake time of twenty minutes. The notes mention freezing well and serving as a dessert or with tea.
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Marian Reeder
Lucille Emmons
View Ave
Athens
Dear Abby column tears into family and privacy woes
A 60 year old father fears paternity as a 40 year old mother cites medical advice. Abby reassures that men can father children at advanced ages and notes pride in such fathers. Also included: a teen laments snooping mothers seeking diary privacy and a longtime wife’s unexpressed love observed through daily care.
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Abby
Nylon Net Christmas Tree Easy Way By Heloise
Dear Folks share a quick nylon net Christmas tree crafting method using nylon net strips pinned to a foam cone. Suggestions include spray detailing, decorations from old jewelry, and using colored nets for layered shading. Also notes on a cashing I D card and lighthearted reader letters follow.
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Heloise
Heloise Housekeeping Hint Waxed Paper Shelf Protects
A homemaker columnist suggests using waxed paper over shelf paper to protect shelves for flour and rice. When dirty, remove and replace the waxed paper, wipe shelf paper with a damp sponge, then reapply waxed paper. Readers may mail questions for possible answers.
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Veda Neverovich
Heloise
Christmas Concert Featuring OU Singers and Chorus
Ohio University Singers under Martha Harris Wurtz and the Ohio University Chorus directed by Eugene Wickstrom present a free Memorial Auditorium Christmas program. The concert includes varied carols and ends with audience participation, performing Silent Night Alleluia The Snow Lay on the Ground and Come Redeemer among others.
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Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University Singers
Martha Harris Wurtz
Ohio University Chorus
Eugene Wickstrom
Jesus
Thanksgiving Guests From Several Towns Visit Calverts
Thanksgiving at the Calvert home in Guysville included Ralph Calvert and Georgia Willard with other relatives from Athens The Plains and Columbus as well as the Mingus family from Millfield hosting Ruth Loper and Robert Loper with Sidney Keirns and accompanying children Attending later were Ralph Calvert and Athens in afternoon visits across the region.
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Byron Calvert
Guysville
Ralph Calvert
Athens
Georgia Willard
Lucille Carsey
Sam Willard
the Plains
Leroy Bell
Ernie Cottrill
Columbus
Hiram Mingus
Millfield
Ruth Loper
Murray City
Robert Loper
Reynoldsburg
Sidney Keirns
Clothespin with name and number tucked in coat
A curious note suggests someone carried a clothespin marked with a name and phone number in their coat pocket, hinting at a personal or coded message. The line reads like a quirky detail from a diary or local mystery.
Evening With John Rood Presented By Athens AAUW
Athens AAUW outlines an evening with sculptor John Rood at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd basement. The program includes Rood discussing his Pioneers in Progress panels, Christmas music by the University Singers, and a silver tea to benefit the AAUW Graduate Fellowships fund. The event funds fellowships aiding 52 American and 42 international women in 1968-69.
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Athens
American Association of University Women
John Rood
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Rood
Pioneers In Progress
AAUW
Washington D.C
University Singers
Martha Wurtz
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Speaking
R.H.M
Tennessee
Trex
Dan
E. State St
Stauffer
Stimson
Athens, O
P.S
I.D
Ida Harn
P.M
Carole Hammer
Nellie Price
E. State Street
Aauw Plans
Maai
Djuci
Tap Credit
Athens National Bank
Athens "National Bank
F.D.I.C
Bankamericard
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