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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
5
Hints from Heloise explains whitening old newspaper clippings by soaking in a warm water and household bleach mix, rinsing, and drying flat. One clipping at a time prevents sticking. bleaching can revive prints without smearing and may remove old paste and backing.
An aggregation of reader questions and columns covers family education about sexuality, heirloom gifting, and home hacks. Abby affirms open discussion with children, while readers share tips on preserving family keepsakes, clipping repair, and quick furniture cleaning methods. Additional notes include homemaking humor and simple car care tricks.
Confidential letter to the first lieutenant asks about life and problems. It offers sending a self addressed stamped envelope for a personal unpublished reply and purchasing Abby's booklet How to Have a Lovely Wedding for one dollar.
Mrs Ross Cox of Athens shares a winter recipe for Old fashioned Raised Buckwheat Cakes using buckwheat flour all purpose flour water yeast and soda. The note invites readers to enjoy with syrup and sausages and teases a guest recipe editor Maggie Davis from Ohio University for upcoming Sundays.
Funeral services for Silverton Russell Devault 58 of Point Pleasant Route 2 were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Mohr Stevens Funeral Home. The Rev. Herman Jordan and the Rev. Homer Stephens officiated. Burial followed in Lone Oak Cemetery. Devault a carpenter died Thursday afternoon at Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. He was a member of Pleasant Valley EUB Church. Surviving are his wife Mary Rayburn Devyault two sons Russell of Lyons Georgia and John of Crystal Lake Ill a daughter Rita Devault Gallipolis three brothers Penk Elza and Ash all of Point Pleasant four stepsons Clyde Robert Rayburn Ray Alabama John Rayburn Middleport five stepdaughters Lois Berwohlt Columbus Mrs Eleonor Bennett Point Pleasant Barbara Diamond Barbara and Betty Rayburn all of Columbus and 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Saturday.
Mrs. Virginia Burchfield, dispatcher for the Athens police, answers calls and directs officers to scenes. A native of Athens now on Elliotville Rd with sons David and Larry, she once lived in Virginia and Hawaii. She dreams of a Hawaii vacation and enjoys public interaction, bowling, and cooking for her boys.
Series of death notices from Athens and nearby towns listing ages names of families and funeral details. Notables include Emmett Wingett of Athens Route 1 Blanche Burgess of New Straitsville Marcus Vaughn of Henderson and Paul Dollison of Logan with service times and burial locations at Jagers and Sons Treevy Crow-Hassell and Heindlein funeral homes and local churches.
Dick Karr president of the Meigs County Commissioners is listed in satisfactory condition at Veterans Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack Thursday. He was admitted to the hospital following the incident and is reported stable.
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