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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1969

Page

8

Women Share Yule Ideas At Homemakers Day

Karen Briggs reports that over 100 people attended Homemakers Day sponsored by the Extension Home makers Council at Columbia Gas of Ohio in Columbus. The Arts of Giving themed event featured discussions exhibits and Christmas customs with creative displays from Nelsonville Shade South Hills The Plains Valley View and Sunny East. A tasting table offered festive goodies and thrifty ingenuity was evident in ideas such as decorations from can lids a Christmas star from IBM cards and bottles turned into a gift purse.

Thee IBM Nelsonville Shade South Hills the Plains Valley View Sunny East

Heloise tips and Christmas crafts spark readers

The column shares practical kitchen hints for barbecuing chicken and using leftovers as well as home craft ideas. It highlights reader letters on stocking repairs and holiday decorations, plus a report on a Christmas program featuring Betty Brohn and Nancy Robinson emphasizing educational toys and books for children.

Community groups share holiday programs and bake sale

Athens Woman’s Music Club offered a mixed Christmas program in Galbreath Chapel with vocal and instrumental solos a duet quartet and a children’s chorus directed by Mrs Richard McKinstry. Wesleyan Service Guild heard Indias of Today talk and music at First United Methodist Church and PTA mothers of Chauncey Elementary announced a bake sale Saturday at Chauncey and Millfield post offices.

Athens Woman's Music Club Galbreath Chapel Richard McKinstry Robert Burson Morrison McKinstry George Crawford Nick Vacolas Crawford Richard Essex Charles McAfee Ray Spring Colonium Davis Wesleyan Service Guild First United Methodist Church Maurel Hawkins Betty Skillman Ann Mumma Elma Randall Esther Starks Marjorie Mitchell Gladys van Dyke Wilbur Craft Mary Ness PTA Chauncey Elementary Chauncey and Millfield

Births And Names In Several Families

Mr and Mrs Robert Dean announce daughter Shelly Jo born November 29 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents Ervin Ross and Clarence Dean with Flora Koker are noted. Mr and Mrs William Lehman announce daughter Mardell Jean at Mount St Mary Hospital with Mary Ann and Coy Dale siblings. Grandparents John Keplar and O L Hemsworth listed. Mr and Mrs Robert Allen Kayser Jr announce son Robert Allen III born November 23 in Valparaiso Indiana. Virginia Munch is mother. Kayser previously of Point Pleasant with related families also named.

Robert Dean Athens Shelly Jo Sheltering Arms Hospital Sherry Lynn Ervin Ross Alexandra Clarence Dean Flora Koker William Lehman Gore Route 1 Mardell Jean Mount St. Mary Hospital Mary Ann Coy Dale John Keplar Haydenville O. L. Hemsworth Wayne, W. Va Robert Allen III Valparaiso, Ind Virginia Munch Betiel, Pa Kayser Point Pleasant Robert Kayser Joh. Munch Bethel

Bake Sale Set By Amesville Church Group

The Amesville Presbyterian Women's Association will sponsor a bake sale at the firehouse on Saturday at 1 p.m. The cookie project for senior citizens will be held at the church on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.

Amesville Presbyterian Women’s Association

Pecan Cookie and Sugared Pecan Recipes Featured

A Southern cookbook page presents Pecan Cookies with butter sugar and cinnamon dough rolled flat then topped with pecans before baking. Also included are Sugared Pecans boiled to soft ball stage and cooled on waxed paper. A Chili Supper by Plains Methodist men runs Saturday 5 to 7 p.m. in the education building.

Plains Methodist

Eastern representative recalls New York fashion market trip

Jodie Haywood, a Ohio University senior majoring in fashion merchandising, represented Eastern schools on a week long Young America Corporation shopping trip visiting 67 showrooms. She toured Greenwich Village and Broadway, met cosmetics and lingerie reps, and aims to become a buyer or fashion coordinator after graduation in June.

Jodie Haywood New York Jodie Ohio University Young America Corporation Alabama Michigan Utah Texas Jodi Greenwich Village Columbus Chi Omega The University

Dear Abby Column Confessions On Bras Teeth And Marriage

Dear Abby column letters discuss a man seeking a men’s brassiere, a wife refusing dentures, and a fiancée urged to move in before marriage. Advice covers shopping options, doctor evaluation, and personal independence in relationships.

Abby Mrs. Blank Rusty

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