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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
14
Readers share quick hacks from bacon frying with a pressure cooker rack to door belt repairs and bath tile cleaning with auto wax. Also notes on children’s history drills, repurposing plastic bottles, and improving pour rates of slow bottle caps.
Dr Eve Lazar reports that 6 to 12 year olds show many fears beyond parental notice. In a study of 600 plus children, 81 percent feared dying, 81 percent worried about a family member’s illness, 73 percent feared house fires, and 75 percent worried about animal attacks or kidnapping. Mothers underestimated these fears, averaging eight but children naming 18 of 24 fears. Parents are urged to discuss fears openly and share childhood memories to build understanding and reduce worry.
A pantry friendly dish using rice and corned beef. Green peppers are prepared and filled with a mixture of celery onion butter flour bouillon rice and corned beef then baked with cheddar. Season to taste and serve one per person.
Dear Abby answers a reader about fairness when a mother breaks a promise to drive to a party. The columnist jokes that the punishment should fit the crime with chores like cleaning a basement. The letter includes other readers’ notes on genetics and a plug for Abby’s booklet.
A reader asks for a gift idea for a man who has everything and jokes about an IRS audit. Another letter calls for perspective after a 44 year old woman mourns a pregnancy loss, urging gratitude.
Barbara Geary assistant professor of piano at Ohio University will present a recital in Ewing Auditorium Sunday January 12 at 8 p.m. The program features music from baroque to impressionist with a classical and a romantic sonata. Composers include Bach Beethoven Chopin Liszt and Debussy. The public is invited no admission charge.
Mr and Mrs Frank Ayers of Albany Road vacationed along the east and west Florida coasts with relatives including Rev and Mrs J B Maffett in Athens and Zephyrhills residents Dr and Mrs W D Witham. Carole Margaret West and Charles Michael Werry wed in Elizabeth NC on Nov 23, now in Norfolk VA where Werry serves aboard USS Orion. Mrs Werry works at Old Dominion College.
Mr and Mrs Harold Munns of Pittsburgh announce the birth of their daughter Melinda Rae born January 6 in a Pittsburgh hospital. The couple has six other children Kim George Lee Ann Fritz Mitzi and Betsy. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Russell Mills Middleport and George Munns Nutley NJ. Great grandmothers are Mrs Victor Grim and Mrs Harry Mills.
The Humane Society meeting scheduled for tonight at the Electric Co. has been cancelled.
Dorothy Terrell of Athens retires at the end of January from long county service and court roles after 36 years. She will remain as a part time employee in attorney C E Berry’s law office. Dorothy and her husband remodeled their 252 acre Coolville Ridge farm using wood from the property and plan to refinish furniture. She enjoys sewing cooking and floral arranging and recently took up Oshi Bana card crafting. She serves in Eastern Star leadership roles including past matron and treasurer of New Marshfield Chapter and past deputy grand matron of District 25.
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