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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
8
The fashion scene favors a layered look with wool and nylon blends creating imaginative color schemes. Designers showcase multi color 3 color designs on one piece dresses with waistlines lowered for drama. The layered look features a white turtleneck under a bright vest and a dashing sheath. A striped shirt over a solid attached skirt is paired with a double breasted vest.
Homemaker suggests using sudsy ammonia on damp cloth to polish brass door knobs hinges and fixtures and to test brass via a magnet to avoid removing brass coating. Other notes cover garment tweaks teen clothing tips footcare shoe cleaning and making pajamas from old shirts.
Speaking Personally notes Mr and Mrs Paul Walsh and family visiting Mrs Paul Coley in Jacksonville while Coley rests at Mount St Mary Hospital. Cartwrights from Lorene Ave join Wendell Fryer family in Greenfield for a Sunday Christmas dinner at Peter Corwin’s Sabina home. A Santa visit is planned at the Jacksonville VFW hall Monday at 6 30 pm for township children and members.
A four member committee from the Jacksonville Old Settlers Reunion voted to donate 50 dollars to each of four area churches from Labor Day festival profits. Holy Cross Catholic Church Gloucester Jacksonville EUB Church Jacksonville Methodist Church and Concord Church received the gifts.
Rosarians eye 1964 with guides and catalogues from local nurseries and mail order houses. All-America winners Granada and Saratoga highlighted, with color illustrations and growing tips. Catalogues offer price, habit, fragrance, height, bloom size, and planning advice, often free by mail order.
The article warns that indoor furniture may suffer from low humidity this winter and could benefit from higher moisture levels to prevent damage. It explains how dry air affects wood, fabric, and bindings and offers simple humidity-raising tips.
An engineer warns that indoor relative humidity of 10 to 15 percent dries wood furniture and textiles causing joints to loosen, veneers to peel, and carpets to shed lint. A furnace humidifier adding 7.5 to 68.5 gallons daily can protect furnishings, comfort, and reduce heating costs.
A yearly Christmas party and birthday supper were held December 17 at the Lodi Grange. Fifty-one members and guest Carol Jones of Hemlock Grove Grange attended the supper then a brief business session. Cards were sent to soldiers seniors and shut ins. Gifts were delivered to others in the neighborhood. Santa brought gifts to children and readings with Christmas carols were performed.
Betty Riley hosts a Christmas party at Millfield Skating Rink Tuesday from 7 to 10 30 p m with skating and floor prizes. Prizes are to be awarded and a Christmas night event is noted. Donald R Curry, boilerman third class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Albert W Curry of Trimble, serves aboard the destroyer USS Murray out of Norfolk Virginia.
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