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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1968
Page
5
Collected letters and tips from Heloise column cover fashion hacks for knitwear moving buttons, simplifying garment fitting with safety pins, quicker bread baking hints, energy saving ideas, and using return address labels as letterheads, all shared by readers Beatrice Bachrach L and Heloise.
Mrs. D Zwerneman shares a lunch hack folding a paper towel into a bib pocket to soak up soup and prevent puddles. Mrs. B Eng offers a tip to mend broken porcelain, mirroring practical household fixes in a clippings-like column.
The text describes using colored chalk mixed with white glue to color neck vases and mentions a music stand that can be lowered and raised to hold a dictionary for students. It suggests teachers should have one and notes usefulness beside a chair for crossword puzzles. Mrs. E. Opland and Mrs. D. Bannon are referenced.
Cheryl Ann Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Edwards Pomeroy becomes bride of Wayne Shere son of Mr and Mrs William Shere Cleveland Heights in a 430 pm ceremony at Helen Mauck Galbreath Memorial Chapel. Rev Clyde C Pinnell officiates. Bride in Empire peau de soie gown with lace and seed pearls carries yellow pompon bouquet. The couple resides in Midland Michigan where Mr Shere will work for Dow Chemical.
Dear Abby warns about a charming divorceseeking mariner who befriends widows after learning from obituaries and then consoles them over meals and sympathy while secretly courting them. The writer urges readers to beware of such tactics and proximity.
A widow writes that eight months after her husband’s death she is approached by a very nice looking man who attends… The note signals a Second Act in her grief and prompts Abby to advise on boundaries, timing, and social expectations after loss.
Confidential memo notes that couples may reduce living costs by living with their parents. It argues that pooling resources can ease financial pressure for Bruce and Judy, highlighting shared expenses and support networks. The document emphasizes fiscal practicality over independence.
Members of the Ladies Club of Poston gathered at the Spanish Main Restaurant for a gift exchange. They plan a weiner roast Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Simpson. First Church of God Missionary Society met at the church with Lelia Leach leading devotions and Mrs. Joe Bryant presiding. Afterward, members made cancer bandages.
Mr and Mrs Mick Smathers and daughters Shari and Lorri of Haydenville entertained friends and relatives. In attendance were Mr and Mrs Earl Smathers of Union Mr and Mrs Norval South of Athens Mrs Norvella Bellar and children Pam and Eddie of Canaanville Floyd McDaniel of Marysville and Bill Boyd of Chauncey.
Mrs Anna Rose wife of Wendell Rose Electric Motor Service Athens serves as Grand Deputy and co chairwoman of the Ohio Grand Assembly of the Rainbow for Girls convening on Ohio University campus for a 3000 girl gathering. She balances teaching business education coop work with the university and bookkeeper duties while volunteering across the state. Her background includes degrees from Ohio University and extensive professional and community involvement. She enjoys travel and pets owning two prize Red Persian cats.
A morning or day ahead macaroni and cheese style bake with spinach green onions oregano and french fried onion topping. Mix ingredients except onion rings chill then bake 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes until hot through.
New arrival notices report Jay Wilson born June 26 at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis to Mr and Mrs Terry Ohlinger Middleport with grandparents Herman Ohlinger Pomery and Russell Wilson Logan and great grandmother Mrs Clara Ohlinger Pomery. Also Lisa Rena Ferrell born June 24 to Mr and Mrs Leo Reed Ferrell Hartford West Virginia at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with relatives Carl Rairden Hartford and Dilford Ferrell Syracuse plus great grandmothers Mrs Janie Snider Pomery and Mrs Ethel Ferrell Syracuse.
More than 3,000 Rainbow Girls are to arrive at Ohio University West Green for the annual Ohio Grand Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. Events run Wednesday through Sunday with banquets, memorials, initiations, officer elections, degree investitures, choir programs, drills, and installations at Grover Center Memorial Auditorium Bird Arena and Grover Center. Co chairs are Evan W. Owen and Anna C. Rose, with numerous local aides and Athens assembly officers named.
Mr and Mrs George Floyd of Delbarton West Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Sally Floyd to Sheldon F Roush son of Mr and Mrs Donald F Roush of New Haven West Virginia A senior at Marshall University Floyd is a Delta Zeta member and Alpha Beta Alpha library science honorary He is a Wahama High School and Marshall University graduate and former Ford Motor Credit employee stationed at Bremerton aboard the USS Puget Sound prior to Navy enlistment Also mentioned Crisfield Maryland calls itself the seafood capital of the world.
The First Presbyterian Church of Nelsonville hosted the June 2 ceremony at 2 30 PM for Carolyn Lee Juniper daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Juniper and Arnold Andrew Auflick son of Mr and Mrs Robert Auflick both of Nelsonville. Rev John Lloyd Evans officiated. The couple plans a reception at the church social rooms.
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