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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
6
Extra heavy weight Acni lan carpet offered in 14 colors. Styles include bossed plain and tweed patterns. Opera House label indicates quality and wide selection for buyers seeking durable floor coverings.
Factory direct pricing with factory list price plus 10 and FOB from the factory. Hundreds of carpets to choose from including Monarch contract wool and 100 percent wool face tweed options. Extra heavy textures, moth proofing, and dual lock backing across multiple colors for residential or commercial needs.
The listing shows Dupont 501 nylon pile carpets with blue label options and 10 year manufacturer guarantees. It mentions continuous filament nylon, double jute back, twist weave styles in multiple colors, including 16 color options and various backings such as Worloc dual back.
Local auxiliary groups plan fundraisers including sale of dish cloths to furnish a new fraternity chapter house. Members organize membership letters, host meetings at homes, and contribute to CARE and Veterans Hospital donations while planning future gatherings and community service.
The piece contrasts Eliza Johnson, invalid First Lady in 1865, with Lady Bird Johnson, vibrant hostess of 1963, noting stark differences in background and role. It outlines family structures: Johnsons’ households with children, grandchildren, and social duties, from Greenville Tennessee to Washington, highlighting evolving norms across eras.
Heloise suggests using wallpaper as inexpensive opaque gift wrap to save on paper and ribbons, plus foil for small items, and notes leftover rolls can line shelves. Other readers share tips on wine-soaked cheesecloth for fruitcakes, waxed addresses to resist moisture, painting pine cones with white shoe polish, and melting candle wax to ease snow shoveling.
Profiles Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird, from their rural Texas beginnings to national leadership. Eliza Johnson's quiet climb from widow to influential partner is contrasted with Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson's shy, pivotal entry into public life and politics.
Children in Athens collected 388.02 for UNICEF the largest sum ever in Athens. The Plains elementary class and Athens Junior High contributed via a UNICEF book sale. Funds support food and medicines for underprivileged children worldwide while United Church Women thank participants and sponsors.
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