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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1972
Page
9
London AP report notes a British Medical Association book warns brides that marriage is a priority and husbands are assets. Dr Elizabeth Penrose quotes stress loving husbands as essential, while Dr Eric Trimmer forecasts new style husbands for the decade ahead as fitter and more durable.
The Athens Messenger highlights Dr. Penrose’s guidance on marital roles in the era of liberated women. She promotes the four C’s of mareration copulation contraception and urges realistic expectations for husbands and wives. She advises wives not to gossip about husbands and to avoid public fault finding while urging husbands to value their wives as partners in life and home.
A reader asks how to handle a long marriage with a husband who returns home but keeps his girlfriend. Abby warns that letting him write his own ticket leads to ongoing misery and possible loss of the marriage. An interleaved letter about shoplifting discusses reporting thieves to protect stores and prices. An alumni meeting note for Harrisonville Scipio Alumni Association is included.
Miss Kathleen McAfee of East Elementary is praised in Commentary from Ohio University for her student centered methods. The profile notes her focus on self esteem, teamwork, creative problem solving and reading aloud positive notes from her Helpfulness Box. She groups for science tasks and treats writing as personal expression, with joint proofreading and future social studies planning.
Virginia's 39th annual Historic Garden Week runs April 22 through 29 with access to more than 200 homes and gardens across 31 counties. Tours feature old mansions, plantations, and newer houses, plus Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Hepplewhite furniture. Proceeds fund restoration of historic shrines. a free 128 page guide is available from Historic Garden Week HQ in Richmond and will be mailed after March 10.
A three day Homes '72 workshop at Rio Grande College runs March 14 to 16 with 23 topics including refinishing furniture crafts budgeting antiques and home repairs. Classes cover How-to household fixes year round garden color and more sponsored by nine Jackson area counties Ohio State Rio and local extensions. Registration closes March 9 contact Athens County Extension at 593-8555.
DeWitt Walker Athens County deputy sheriff spoke to Area Club News on major auto theft causes and the LEADS system. He said the computerized information bank speeds up access to stolen items and suspect histories, aiding local recoveries. The Grange announced a March 11 square dance to fund picnic benches for Athens County fairgrounds.
Call for entries to the National Chicken Cooking Contest invites applicants to submit broiler-fryer based recipes. Fifty-one finalists from every state and Washington DC will compete in Birmingham, Alabama on May 20 with judging on appeal method idea appearance flavor and eating qualities. Entry blanks are due by March 31 and available at local stores or by writing Dept. B Suite 1100 551 Fifth Ave New York NY 10017.
Public readers share practical tips from Heloise including saving fabric swatches to match colors, using garment swatches for accessories, and keeping a small album for on the go color coordination. Readers discuss clothing care, sewing tips, packing hacks, and craft ideas to extend wear and save money.
United Cerebral Palsy groups of Lancaster and Fairfield County plan a March 17 auction at 7 p.m. in the Elks Home 129 E Main St. Twenty three vacations and items donated by local merchants will be sold by a professional auctioneer with all proceeds aiding the Cerebral Palsy Center activities. CALENDAR CORRECTION Pomona Grange meeting date changed to Thursday. In hospital Mrs Helen Clark Amesville recovering after surgery at University Hospital Columbus room 703.
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