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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
4
A letter-writer rebukes a plan to destroy a stolen radio as punishment. The father intends to smash the radio on Christmas morning to deter future theft, but the advice argues the act harms trust and won’t influence the boy’s behavior or the father’s credibility. Another reader warns against sending gifts to the man who financed dinners.
A 60 year old writer explains a long‑standing rift with a former female friend and notes that they no longer speak. The letter hints at unresolved issues and asks for Abby’s guidance on handling the relationship and moving forward.
A reader confides that her mother-in-law arrived with food for her picky father-in-law, bringing dinner to the reader’s home despite her assurances. The columnist hints that if the meal had upset him, criticism would follow regardless, concluding the reader was fortunate.
A terse message claims the author is from Sioux City Iowa and clarifies not attending the University of Iowa while stating Morningside College as their alma mater. The tone is personal and lacks further context or details.
Reader asks how the world has treated them and seeks personal, unpublished guidance from Dear Abby. They request a private reply and provide a self-addressed stamped envelope for response.
Christmas brings reunions with relatives and friends. If you expect guests this season, share your happiness with readers by calling the women's desk at 593 3473 to let others know.
Letters discuss practical household tips from Heloise and readers. A mother stores infant clothes and diapers in stacked vegetable bins on a kitchen shelf to avoid stairs in a two story house. Other tips include placing a terry cloth by a sewing machine and shaping warm mashed potatoes into patties for later frying.
A reader shares a practical tip from the Heloise column about washing white rubber boots. Use tepid water to avoid deteriorating lining, add a bath towel to buff dirt away, and consider nylon net for wrapping presents to save on ribbon.
A handwritten postcard poem by Candis Green recalls a net gift from Mary with playful lines about cleaning pots and pans and thinking of you. The author describes modifying straight clothespins by drilling holes in their legs to hang garments on a clothesline, creating durable, repaintable pins stored in the usual bag.
Mrs. Doris Green of Nelsonville and Charles T Sheppard of Nelsonville become engaged and plan to wed February 14. They are both Nelsonville High School graduates and Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital employees. Sheppard is Ohio University-educated in business administration. he is son of the late Mr and Mrs C G Sheppard. Green is daughter of Mrs Lena Wolfe and the late Ed Wolfe.
The Plains Garden Club will meet at the Methodist Church education building for a Christmas potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday. Members are to bring Christmas arrangements for the Athens State Hospital. Gifts will be exchanged. Husbands and other guests are invited. Hostesses are Mrs Violet Bryan and Mrs Lloyd Kittle.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons of Stockport Route 1 observe their 50th wedding anniversary. Married in Malta on December 18, 1916, they have 10 children and 27 grandchildren. Their son Douglas resides Perrisville and Clovis in England serves in the Air Force. Separate notice: Margaret Jo Evans, Gallipolis, to Alva Sullivan, Gallipolis. wedding Nov. 28 in Lexington Virginia. Evans Drive Inn owner bride. Sullivan deputy sheriff Mason County.
A reader shares a fruit bake recipe by Mrs. Dwight H. Rutherford from an old Virginia cookbook. The dish combines butter, brown sugar and curry with canned pear, apricot, peach and pineapple, baked in 325 oven for an hour and served with beef, pork, or ham. The dish is prepared a day ahead and can be reheated.
Mrs Michael Johnson and sons Michael David IT and Richard Edward join Capt Michael Johnson at Killeen Texas. Captain Johnson returns from a thirteen month Viet Nam tour. Address listed as Quarters 5555 1 Pershing Park Ft Hood. The family had lived with Mrs Johnsons parents in Athens. Both Johnsons are Ohio University graduates.
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