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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
5
Readers share Christmas gift gripes and Abby’s advice on stopping endless giving. A caller describes excess duplicate gifts and urges giving to the needy while others discuss office and salon gifts and prefer cash. Abby endorses practical help and prompts readers to donate or request cash gifts.
The column shares a retired couple’s travel habit of living in a 23‑foot trailer for months at a time in varied locales. They emphasize making detailed lists to prevent forgetting essentials like underwear binoculars and heavy skillets.
Mrs. Baldwin shares how a running list of clothing and kitchen items helps her family avoid leaving things behind. She updates it for every trip and notes the system has prevented forgotten items on multiple journeys, urging others to use a list year round.
Glamour Magazine editors assess what to keep and drop for spring. Avoid costume effects and overdone combos. Exaggerated shoes fade. wedges with ankle straps emerge as a versatile classic. Avoid clashing accessories. aim for a clean, modern minimal look.
Fashion notes praise knits with simple lines and versatile pieces like skirts sweaters vests shirts pants and jackets. It endorses easy casual shoes seersucker quilted cardigans and fuller jackets while urging dependence on timeless style and lighthearted letters of sweetness from Heloise.
A reader shares a quick hack for flavoring chili sauce without cheesecloth. She used a large tea caddy as a spice bag, letting spices steep in the sauce while cooking and then washing the caddy for reuse.
Frank Sinatra hosts Vice President Spiro Agnew at his Palm Springs estate nicknamed Christmas House where Agnew and Sinatra mingle with stars like Eva Gabor Barbara Marx and Milton Berle. The pair golf, dine, and share private events including a governors dinner and a Lisbon party. Agnew’s security and political foes note the growing closeness amid past Mafia associations and Kennedy era politics.
Current Events Club met at Mrs. Thomas E. Gibson’s home for a Lincoln and Washington program led by Mrs. C. A. Fuller. Katharine Hartley, president, formed a program committee including Mrs. John W. Stewart and others. Miss Margaret Gamwell attended as a guest from Glouster. Athens BPW discussed American Indian and Black cultures, with Mabell Darst outlining contributions to the melting pot of America. Slides on the Grand Canyon life and maps and artifacts of Appalachia framed talks by Mrs. T. C. Scott, Mrs. Orren Rayford, and Dr. Margaret Felsinger. Hand crafted articles and music noted. planning by Ann Mumma and others.
Maa Aeval and William McClain announce the birth of a son, Robert Stacy, born February 15 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Grandparents include Milfred Wend Carlin of Nelsonville and Helen Urban of Mesa, with Howard McClain of Athens and Mary Kenney of Cincinnati as relatives. The couple also has a daughter Amy Lynn and son Curtis Wend.
Mrs. Cosselman notes a bargain that saves money with minimal effort and remarks on the low price of ties.
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