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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1974
Page
6
Reader Angela Auteri shares a time saving trick for adhesive-backed shelving paper by cutting the backing around the edges and leaving the center intact. The method yields a taut, smooth surface and faster application. Other tips include greasing and corn meal in bread pans, using twin sheets for fitted beds, and repurposing worn socks as dust rags.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Simpson of Columbus announce the birth of a daughter, Sarah Eileen, born at St. Anns Hospital. The couple also has a son, Corey James, 3, with grandparents James Ailes of Gahana and Chester Simpson of Chauncey, plus great grandparents Blaine Bullock of Glouster and Mrs. Howard Simpson.
Athens shoppers pre and post Christmas show thermostat purchases declining due to energy crisis. Clerks report surge in long robe sales versus 1972 with more women receiving warm apparel. Jim Weaver of Berks notes men’s cardigan sweaters selling as households keep heat down for TV time.
The Athens area reports strong demand for flannel shirts and women's gowns, with long robes and knee socks selling well. Wool slacks and lightweight nightgowns see rising interest, while men's thermal underwear and electric blankets are in high demand. Buckeye Mart notes depleted blanket stocks and space heater shortages amid steady heater sales and comparable spa heater results.
Abby Van Buren offers readers guidance on how to file health complaint concerns about public transportation and how to handle personal life issues. The column presents advice on public health complaints, wedding finances, end-of-life ethics, and domestic troubleshooting with brief reader-submitted questions and Abby's responses.
Lady Jane Wellesley, daughter of the eighth Duke of Wellington, is linked to Prince Charles amid royal circles. She admires art and politics, lives in Fulham, and works as an assistant to a Bond Street art dealer. Their relationship is widely discussed in Britain.
The spinning interest group of the Athens Textile Arts Guild will meet January 12 at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Louise Fenske on Bell Flower Drive. Members should bring a sack lunch and their spinning equipment. The Textile Arts Guild's general meeting follows January 16 at 7 30 p.m. on the City Hall third floor with Sadako Anderson speaking on the Japanese kimono and dress.
Greg Kuzma, a Lincoln Nebraskan poet and editor of Pebble, presents a reading at Alden Library Room 319 on Thursday at 8 p.m. He teaches at the University of Nebraska and has a new poetry collection Good News from Viking Press available locally.
Mr and Mrs Richard Chad Cooley and children Shelly and Chad Mitchell hosted a Christmas Eve dinner at their Athens Route 5 home. Attending were Mr and Mrs Homer Daft and Kathy from Athens, Mr and Mrs Michael Lambert from San Antonio Texas, and Mrs Gary Tribe with sons Gary Lee and Shawn from Albany.
Simple winter dish by Marian Reeir. Ham hocks simmered with pepper onion bay leaf and celery, then combined with black eye peas and okra. Serves six.
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