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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1977
Page
5
A retirement expert compares options for a lump sum pension, an IRS 10-year averaging tax path, an IRA rollover within 60 days, and annuities for 10 years or life. He notes tax implications, estate effects, and heirs’ potential tax-free benefits if withdrawals span at least 36 months.
A reader tips sheet suggests thoughtful early shopping, warning against useless gifts and offering concrete alternatives. It recommends groceries for pensioners, lined stationery with stamps, greeting cards, gift certificates, subscriptions, and appropriate gifts for elders, children, and newlyweds.
The Plains United Methodist Church dedicated a new brick sanctuary costing 150000 dollars. It seats 246 with a 45 seat choir loft and three overflow rooms pushing capacity to 379. The old white frame church dating to 1842 remains remembered by a courtyard bell foundation. Wesley Clarke preached the dedication.
Dr. Norman H. Dohn recalls a Soviet trip as exhausting yet rewarding. He notes Moscow and Leningrad modernity, solid public transport, and clean metro stations, while contrasting luxury with lingering class gaps and preserved czarist splendor alongside Orthodox sites and atheistic state schooling.
Mrs. Vernon Alden, wife of Ohio University president, offers a festive Crab Meat and Oysters Au Gratin recipe for holiday buffets. The dish blends oysters crabmeat and a creamy sauce baked with buttered crumbs. Serves six and includes serving notes. Union Furnace school to present an annual Christmas program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Santa Claus.
Readily made Sugarplum Candies and Apricot Dreams blend dried fruit with nuts for festive treats. The fondant filling needs no cooking and yields dates stuffed with candy or nut sandwiches, then stored in a refrigerator for holiday gifting.
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