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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1969
Page
5
Heloise shares ideas for gifting complete dish sets from grocery-store promotions to lonely or elderly individuals as thoughtful, ongoing “thinking of you” presents. Readers offer homemade decor and practical tips for cost-saving creativity, with guidance on writing to Heloise and note of possible non‑response due to mail volume.
A mash of reader letters includes a troubled marriage plea about an old flame, a complaint from a musician about wedding pay, and dating confusion from a girl unsure how to handle first dates. Abby advises against renewed contact while reaffirming wedding commitments.
A recipe for a lime gelatin Seven-Up Salad from Miss Mary Jewell Letart W V with cream cheese crushed pineapple sugar vanilla pecans maraschino cherries and green food coloring. The method uses dissolving gelatin mixing with cream cheese then adding 7-Up and chilling until set.
A cryptic personal notice addresses “LITTLE BOW PEEP” with proposed purchases of three rings an engagement ring a wedding ring and a teething ring and invites a personal reply to Abby Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 with a stamped self addressed envelope despite no clear news context
Circle 1 met at Mrs Raymond Webb's home with sixteen members and three guests. Program leader Isabell Snider reviewed The Book of Ruth and reported on the Apollo flight. Mrs Hattie Webb led devotion. Mrs Ja ret Brown and Mrs George Evans sang a duet.
Ruth Sheley of Louisa announces the marriage of Roberta Sue Taggart to Leroy Loudner in Nelsonville on June 18 at 8 30 pm. Rev J Lloyd Evans officiated. The bride is a 1961 York Local High School graduate. Loudner attended Buchtel High School.
Sayre descendants of Benjamin Samuel am Uphamy Stover Sayre plan their sixth annual reunion at Lion's Park Millersport on July 13. All descendants are invited to bring picnic baskets musical instruments baseball bats and horseshoes. William R Staats and son William Jr will provide country and western music with Uncle Eddie Wiyne of Akron.
The Columbus Writers Club schedules a July 26 fiction and nonfiction workshop at the Park of Roses in Columbus. Registration begins 30 a.m. and workshops run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contest rules and forms available from Mrs. Jane Belisle at 788 Elm Drive Worthington Ohio or by phone at 835-6804.
Nancy Farrington and family undertook an 11 month home redecorating project in their residence at 32 Grosvenor St. The effort became a family affair with her husband Jack and children Jeffery Dickson and Laura contributing. Nancy's arts include sewing ceramics and pottery while husband leads the Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation. The project faced days of bare walls but endured with focus on one room at a time.
Mrs. Edna Hart of Pomeroy Route 3 announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Genevieve Guy Snyder to Ralph Leon Harvey son of Mr and Mrs Hollis E Harvey of Radcliff The bride elect is a Racine High School graduate employed by the Department of Agriculture The groom is a Wilton High School graduate who studied at Circleville Bible College and works in Ohio University building services Their wedding is set for July 15 with vows at 8 oclock in the bride's mother's home led by Rev A B Maloy Jr.
Miss Jennett Rae Gensler and James Maurice Clark exchanged vows at Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church Huntington on May 13 officiated by Rev. Martin Berisford. Gensler is daughter of Roy and Mrs. Gensler of Huntington. Clark, son of Edna Clark Elias also of Huntington, is grandson of Mrs. T. E. Capehart of New Haven. A survey notes 90 percent of 12.7 teenage girls eat a snack daily, with 50 percent snacking twice or more.
Richland Garden Club names 1969 70 committees including civic beautification publicity yearbook therapy and horticulture with members Mrs Shields Mrs Martin Mrs Stalder Mr Cokenougher and others. Albany Community Garden Club hosts nine members and three guests planning visits to rest homes and a fair display. Child Guidance Circle of CCL hosts a progressive dinner with new officers installed. Sunny East Extension Group holds annual picnic at the Stout home.
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