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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1968
Page
5
A discussion on fostering thinking in children through questions. It contrasts home and school dialogue, noting how curiosity wanes after early years and how adults can keep creative questioning alive to spur independent ideas and reading.
Fashion news highlights spring waistlines and belt variations from designers like Norman Norell and Ives St Laurent. Sewing experts advise altering patterns at the waist for proper fit and discuss fabric tips for ribbed patterns and gabardine to ensure directional consistency.
Readers recount a pastor’s flirtation with a hospital patient and a married man’s hopes for divorce. Abby warns about appearances and moral duties while offering blunt counsel about troubled relationships and infidelity.
Mr and Mrs Foster McGee of 5927 Jeffrey Lane Sylvania announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn Irene to Kenneth Gummow on Sunday January 28 at Albion College Chapel Albion Michigan Attendants were Barbara McGee and Mrs Barry Gummow Evelyn is a Sylvania High School graduate and secretary for Sylvania Schools The groom is also a Sylvania High School graduate and attends Albion College He is son of Mr and Mrs Frank Gummow of 5845 Eldon Drive Sylvania The couple will reside at 911 North Clinton Street Albion Michigan The bride is a former Glouster resident and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Hershel Sorrell Trimble.
A note from former Athenian Mrs Ethel Ralph now in Pom pano Beach Florida encloses two recipes Cranberry Nut Bread and Hoska. The Cranberry Nut Bread uses flour sugar baking powder soda salt eggs orange juice cranberries and nuts baked 325 degrees 45 minutes to one hour. The second Hoska is a yeast fruit bread kept for another holiday season.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy of 18 Maple St celebrated their 55th anniversary with a family dinner at home on Tuesday January 30. Guests included daughters Kay Murphy of Miami Florida and Jo Ann Poole and her husband Cmdr. Dred Poole US Navy Retired of Wilmington Virginia. Flowers came from the Miami Herald editorial staffers and other employees.
Beat an egg with a tablespoon of cold water. Brush the mixture over the pastry before baking to achieve a shiny top crust.
A reader notes that serving broiled fish topped with slices of crisp bacon earns family applause. The suggestion emphasizes combining seafood with a savory pork enhancing garnish.
Mrs John Oberholzer of Athens directs Columbia Gas of Ohio home services and promotes gas appliance sales while sharing recipes, home making tips, and demonstrations with various groups. A Nebraska native with a University of Nebraska home economics degree, she lives at 34 Lincoln St with her husband.
Stephanie Janeen Goldsworthy born January 21 at the 97th General U S Army Hospital in Frankfurt Germany. Teresa Ann Shuler born January 27 at Holzer Hospital. Tamara Lynn Spencer born January 2 at Stephans Park Hospital in Texas. Grandparents and great grandmother listed for each family.
Here ’n There notes Mabel Swartz of Athens hosted a gathering with her daughter-in-law Mrs. Virgie Lee Swartz and children Ronnie Steven Larry and Janice. also present were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sherman of Columbus, daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bexley and children Richard Teresa Lynn of Alfred, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Cris Swartz. A pastry wheel cuts strips for cheese straws creating neat notched edges.
The Athens County Education Association planning committee aims for a late April or early May banquet for county teachers. They surveyed teachers on location and program type, with a meeting planned to review results and finalize plans. Members include Eleanor Fugate, Elizabeth Elmore, Joy Creighton, and Julia Starlin. districts Alexander, Trimble, and Federal Hocking.
Dear Heloise shares quick mending tips using fabric glue for seams facings and hems noting it dries fast and allows precise positioning. She suggests warming glue with an iron to reset if it sets too quickly and mentions still using a sewing machine for finishing touches.
Rutherfordton North Carolina resident Mrs C McKinney endorses Preparation H for relief from pain itching and swelling from hemorrhoids. Ad copy notes doctors prove the formula shrinks inflamed hemorrhoids and soothes irritated tissue in ointment or suppository forms and helps prevent infection.
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