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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1969

Page

5

Athens mother shelters 13 foster babies over four years

Marilyn Neason of Athens has cared for 13 foster babies in four years, alongside her own three children. She juggles schoolwork toward a teaching degree, Junior Womens Club activity, and a Columbus background. Her foster approach emphasizes matching ages to prevent competition and she notes the cycle of bonding and loss with each new arrival.

Marilyn Neason Athens Marilyn Nita Amy Eric Child Welfare Board Neason Dan Columbus Otterbein College Westerville

Advice From Abby on Affairs and Marital Strife

Excerpted Qs from Abigail Van Buren advise a wife coping with a husband's infidelity and delayed divorce. The columnist urges patience, privacy, forgiveness, and focusing on repairing the marriage while warning against dramatic public confrontations. A second reader asks how to word wedding invitations amid a 22 year miserable marriage.

Abigail van Buren Abby

Heloise tips nylon hose crease trick and more

Handy hints from Heloise cover nylon hose crease dampening with tongue touch to aid straight putting on plus clever uses for a washcloth on summer baby, cream cheese on toast, nylon net tent flaps, address labels for film, pepper shaker swap, and pinch method for diaper pins.

Heloise Clyde Morris

Miss Elberfeld Weds Lutheran Pastor in Logan

Miss Sarah Holmes Elberfeld and the Rev. Louis William Countryman joined in marriage at St. Matthew Lutheran Church Logan on June 21 with Rev. William Black and Rev. Clyde Miller officiating. The ceremony featured elaborate Belgian lace gowns and a reception at the church followed by a buffet at the Elberfeld home. The bride, a Logan High School alumna with degrees from Agnes Scott College and the University of Wisconsin, and the groom, a Chicago graduate with studies in New York and Cincinnati, planned a Cumberland Falls honeymoon.

Sarah Holmes Elberfeld Louis William Countryman St. Matthew Lutheran Church Logan William Black Goods Athens Clyde Miller Earl H. Elberfeld Louis Countryman Carney Oklo Harley Meyer David F. Sampsell Gary E. Brenning Wadsworth Venice Okla Tomas Brewer Oklahoma City David Sampsell New Orleans Harrold T. Elberfeld Baltimore Bart Savior Ardmore Lonka’s Columbus F. Lynn McBroom Buffalo N. Y Sarah A. Holmes Elberfeld Cumberland Falls Logan High School Agnes Scott College Decatur University of Wisconsin University of Chicago General Theological Seminary New York Hebrew Union College Cincinnati

Miss Rosalie Saunders Wed In Rio Grande Rite

The marriage of Miss Rosalie Saunders of Gallipolis to Mr. Billy Ray Ward of New Haven West Virginia was held June 1 at 3 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande. Dr. Charles Weeds officiated in a double ring ceremony. The couple resides at 257 Jackson Pike Gallipolis.

Rosalie Saunders Gallipolis Billy Ray Ward New Haven W Va Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande Charles Weeds

Athens garden club hosts picnic and slide show

The Athens Garden and Nature Club met at the Baum residence for an evening picnic and a business session led by president Mrs. Charles Farrow. Hosts presented slides of Yellowstone and other vacation areas. Naomi Study Group met with Florence Bell. Norman Bryson led devotions and Alta Cooper spoke. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Alta Elva Cooper.

Athens Naomi Florence Bell Norman Bryson Alta Cooper Alta Elva Cooper

Bride-Elect Honored At Four Showers For Karen Heffelfinger

Miss Karen Heffelfinger receives multiple showers before her July 5 wedding. Hostesses include Mrs. Gordon Gray June 25 at Baker Center, Mrs. Frank B Rickey June 26 at Cable Lane home, Mrs. William Hess June 30 at Ohio University Inn, and Mrs. Robert Kappes July 1 at Ransome Rd. The couple will wed July 5. Silver Needles 4H Club to dance July to midnight at Junior Fair building.

Gordon Gray Baker Center Frank B. Rickey Cable Lane William Hess Laurie Hess Ohio University Inn Robert Kappes Linda Kappes Peggy Kappes Heffelfinger

Cherry Jam Recipe with Pineapple and Pectin

A handwritten recipe for red cherry jam combines ripe cherries canned pineapple chunks and fruit pectin. Instructions cover washing pitting boiling with water simmering sugar adding pineapple and pectin then boiling to a rolling boil and sealing in sterilized jars. Makes eleven six ounce glasses. Mrs R of Athens seeks older cherry jam or conserve recipes.

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