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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1966
Page
6
Kenneth Ackerman, county extension agriculture agent, warns of scale on magnolia, tulip poplar, juniper, euonymus and lilac. Dormant crusts indicate scale presence. use dormant oil sprays per directions. Apply early spring but avoid cold weather and pre freezing forecasts. Start shopping for oil spray now.
Designer Edith Head outlines four archetypes sophisticate book glamor girl and sex symbol noting clothes express personality and hidden drives. She urges outfits fit the wearer to avoid masking identity and urges women to choose wardrobes like recipes for different life roles.
The Putnam Pioneers 4-H club met at Dr and Mrs Vernon Alden to learn painting boards. Johan Culbert Tiise Zidridge Robbie Hultgren and Leslie Suess reported on wood projects. Dale Evarts is club reporter. Advisor is Mrs John G Suess. Members were assigned to draw plans for projects for the next meeting at Mr Harry Hultgrens on March 16.
Mrs. L. M. Bolton describes a quiet ranch morning near Pie Town New Mexico. She notes wind in pines, birds in shelters, hawk on a pine, tracks in snow or mud, shifting mountain mists and changing colors. The piece recalls cattle, remuda, and the welcome smoke from an old cook stove.
A widower describes a quick method to ease ironing by dampening a sponge in warm water then drying clothes in a hot dryer for five minutes to add humidity. He notes his three daughters and son also iron and asks for readers’ thoughts. The column echoes reader tips and light humor about barn windows.
A concise history explains how early humans relied on leaves bark and animal skins for warmth. It notes Greek and Ottoman slaves heating interiors with firebrands, Renaissance nobles burning charcoal, and Benjamin Franklin's 1742 Pennsylvania stove as a turning point toward affordable heating. It traces 20th century steam hot water and warm air systems and postwar pipeline energy to citywide warmth. An ad suggests olives and creamed dried beef on toast.
The writer suggests lining shelves and drawers with oil cloth backed with flannel for durability. A damp sponge cleans it easily, reducing changes and cost. It won’t slide or roll at the ends and works well for cabinets under sinks. Frances Caoness.
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