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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1975
Page
5
MIAMI AP Madeline Wolfe, denied a 1971 radio operator post for the Dade County fire department for being overweight, later won an excellence award at the same job. She had worked 1964 1968, reapplied, fought decisions, and regained her position after appealing to the Metro County Commission.
The article outlines several low cost travel ideas for seniors including home swapping coordinated by senior centers, dormitory deals at colleges with meals and facilities, off season camping by YMCA and Jewish groups, paid travel companions for the elderly, driving passengers across regions for pay, and bargain packaged tours by the AARP and National Council of Senior Citizens. It emphasizes using the Directory of Senior Centers and contacting state agencies on aging for leads and lists vacation exchanges and campus deals as practical avenues.
A reader shares a money saving hint using newspapers as winter logs and summer garden mulch. The tip notes newspapers suppress weeds and retain soil moisture when buried under top soil.
The 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Simonton will be held at the Hocking Valley Motor Lodge on June 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. Their daughters Kathleen Love of New Marshfield and Ann Simonton of Athens planned the event at 255 West Union Street.
The Athens Country Club hosts Wednesday play with teams including Ruth Richey vs Jane White and Janet Lee vs Barb Douglas. Prizes on June 4 honor Low Net winners Jane White Janet Lee and Zella Ploghoft.
The Mixed-Up Hotshots met at Gary Huttons with two advisers and 10 members. They planned a bake sale skating party and discussed a Junior Fair queen. Demonstrations by Don Van Nostran and Cathy Kilzer noted. Other clubs reported fairs, demonstrations, and a piano recital at Baker Center with multiple soloists.
Abigail Van Buren addresses a reader who divorced without locating her husband to remarry, noting Social Security records remain confidential and that the law protects even those deemed “bums.” The column then answers a widow’s seder snub and a mother recounting a violent home invasion involving her child, offering brief guidance and referencing a self address envelope for follow ups.
A parent asks about suspending a child for telling the truth and another about a 4 year old seeing nudity. Dr Salk warns credentials morale and candid parenting, stressing pride in honesty, and urges casual openness about the body to curb curiosity and prevent peeping behavior.
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