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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1953
Page
6
Local brief lists visitors and travel among Athens residents. Navy and Air Force personnel return or depart for duty, with relatives hosting holiday guests and business travelers including Zenner, Frey family, and others.
A distressed youth named Melvin describes his street life and the turning point when he decides to return to school. He reflects on honesty and promises to speak to others about keeping commitments to children, urging adults to avoid cynicism. The piece ends with local clubsext and a kitchen tip about separating nested glasses.
Athens Old Cemetery on West State Street holds hundreds of unmarked graves from wars including the Civil War and Revolutionary War era. Civic women funded repairs in 1924 and continued upkeep with donations from locals and descendants.
The Athens Messenger advertises a fashion pattern No. 2154 with tissue pattern and waist sizes 24 26 28. Includes rose motifs 7x4 inches eight buds color transfer laundering directions and sewing instructions. Send 25 cents plus name and address to Anne Cabot New York. Also introduces the Anne Cabot Needlework Album with puppets mittens and embroidery stitches.
Sewing pattern No. 8915 offers a quick stretch for warm weather wardrobes. Includes half sizes from 14% to 24% with size 16% guidance and yardage of 5% yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 30% in coins plus name, address, size, and pattern number to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger.
A vintage menu guide showcases boneless smoked shoulder pork butt roasted slowly for 185 F internal, served with spiced peach halves in pickle relish. It also presents a savory casserole using shoulder pork, noodles, mushrooms, peas, cheese and spices with a 375 F bake, plus tomorrow’s meal plan featuring roast shoulder pork butt with peach halves and sides.
A sample shows a married woman signing a business letter with Mary Jones and adding Mrs. John Jones in parentheses. Practical tips include spattering fat stoppage with flour and rinsing milk glasses in cold water for easier cleaning. Silver tarnish can be removed with damp salt. Old powder puffs can polish metals after washing.
Tuesday calendar notes multiple gatherings including Sayre Study Club guest speaker Mrs L E Carpenter at 75 E State St 2 pm and New Marshfield Rebekah Lodge installation at 7 30 pm. Also Amesville Grange and Lodi Grange activities with refreshments and pie, and other meetings hosted by Albany Band Roosters and Social Literary Club.
The Plains couple Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cummings announce the birth of their daughter Janice Marlene on December 23 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The family includes siblings Robert and Joyce. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William H. Six and Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Cummings.
The new Congress opens with a record twelve women serving as lawmakers. Among the new House members are Mrs. Gracie Prost of Idaho and Mrs. John B. Sullivan of Missouri, while Margaret Chase Smith returns as the lone woman senator from Maine. The GOP holds a 7 to 5 advantage in women’s membership. Edith Nourse Rogers repeats as veteran chair of Veterans Affairs. Frances Bolton will join her son Oliver Bolton, marking the first mother and son in the House.
Card guidance follows the South player who aims for a slam in six hearts after a strong overbid. The article walks through plan after winning the king of diamonds, including trumps, clubs, and spades, and ends with a daily puzzle and ad for Jacoby's counting booklet.
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