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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1969
Page
13
The article notes lasting influence from two products over a decade, permanent press fabrics and the Pill, with women agreeing on their impact. It mentions trusted foods appearing in the sixties, from tarts to pizza, highlighting shifting consumer habits and social norms.
A survey of 1960s consumer life highlights the spread of spray starch prepared foods and salad dressings, compact touch dial phones, affordable computers, snowmobiles, plastics in toys and car parts, and the rise of underdog VW as an economy car. Jet travel expands horizons as senior flying becomes news, with champagne, films, and new fashion. Home tech expands with color TV, self cleaning ovens, Teflon pans, plastic bag meals, and washing machines with auto dry cycles. Transistors power hearing aids and pocket radios while portable stereo and car tape systems shape entertainment. Polaroid cameras and miniature toy lines grow, cigarettes advertise warning labels, and a banish of sweeteners and cyclamate marks product recalls.
Despite a Merry Christmas, Athens County Child Service Board faced scheduling strains as it shifted from one annual party to multiple home based events. Staff divided duties to arrange meals gifts and parties for nearly 200 children while junior club volunteers handled shopping and wrapping with a $15 gift limit and an emphasis on helping the neediest.
The Child Welfare Board and Athena Jaycees organized a Christmas gift drive for 20 children aged BR to 72. Staff delivered gifts to homes, with older girls babysitting or earning money to shop. Activities included an Ohio University Baker Center tree party, a Secret Santa in Columbus, and a focus on keeping children with known relatives whenever possible. Some wards had no place to go, prompting additional parties or drives as staff managed multiple homes during the holiday season.
Dear Abby advises direct talk to the 78 year old grandmother to restore family privacy and suggests open humor about sharing space rather than evading her. The second letter exposes a frightened two month old baby and a cruel husband. Abby calls for medical help and warns the mother to act immediately.
A sweeping look at how fashion evolved through the 1960s and into the 1970s highlights rapid trend changes. The era saw shifting silhouettes from sack dresses to belts at the waist, reemergent natural waistlines, and a move from pointed to rounded shoes, with hair moving from bouffant to straight, cropped, or long looks. Strong entities include fashion, trends, skirts, belts, heels, hair styles, and consumer behavior, reflecting a volatile decade of outfits and attitudes.
Hollywood artist Curtis Kent, former Sister Mary Conta, returns from a Boston Sabbatical to Los Angeles for a new gallery opening. Kent, after 32 years in education, contemplates future teaching but seeks a different path, balancing religious past with artistic pursuit and local opportunities.
A fragmented reflection on changing gender roles from traditional male domains to women entering business, government, and the arts. It notes women in Yale and Princeton, shifts in employment, legal battles over marriage and abortion, and activist groups across the country. The piece also touches on wartime anxieties and the social status of wives and widows.
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