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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1969
Page
5
A 53 year old widow seeks remarriage but faces social limits and age biases. Abby advises against pressuring men and suggests staying open to non-romantic options until the right match appears. A new mother asks how to handle her critical mother during postpartum help, and Abby urges clear boundaries for the first month to avoid conflict.
Engaged couple Norma Gillett and Charles Baldwin plan a June 7 wedding. Norma, daughter of Harold Gillett of Athens and the late Mary Gillett, is a 1967 Ames Bern High School graduate. Charles Baldwin, son of Dr C Baldwin and the late Marian Baldwin, is a 1968 Nelsonville York High graduate studying retail management at Tri County Technical Institute and employed as Lin Scott Music Center manager.
A reader defends affectionate gestures toward elders as Dear Abby is urged to soften her view. Then a stream of birth notices from Ohio and Michigan: James Bishop and Diana Lynn Williamson births with listed grandparents, siblings, and locations. Stephen Edward Hall born in San Bruno. Kent Eislee born at Lockbourne AFB. Diana Lynn and Craig James are named among others with family ties and addresses.
Dr. Garry C. Myers argues affluent families spoil children with immediate gratification. He urges regular, budgeted allowances starting at age 6 or 8 to teach money sense, savings, and responsibility. He questions earning money for under 14 and notes risks of extra chores.
Mrs Gilbert Schneider of Athens formerly a West Africa mission nurse and leper center teacher now works at Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center. She and her husband taught African studies at Ohio University and raised two children after 14 years in Cameroun. She plans March of Dimes Open House showcasing her African art at 46 Eden Place.
The Zeta Chapter at Ohio University Inn initiated nine fall pledge class members. A Feast of Roses banquet followed with speaker Mrs. E. E. Munden of Athens, a charter Alpha Gamma Delta member and former Alpha Alpha Alpha.
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