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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
10
Advice column notes a handy spoon rest using an old fruit jar or a glass with water near the stove to dip spoons, avoiding sticking pasta sauce and easing cleanup. Additional tips cover cleaning hard‑to‑reach spots with a cloth sleeve over a broom handle to wash car tops and using a damp mitt for defrosting and scrubbing.
Mrs. Philip Tice chairs the voters solicitation section of the Support Our Schools Committee in Athens. She phones residents and attends coffee hours to urge passage of the May school levy to keep city schools operating and fund pay raises for staff. The Illinois native and MMM University alumna moved to Athens with her husband in 1967, has three children, and enjoys reading knitting bowling and fishing with family while pursuing antiques.
Mrs Hess of 45 Grosvenor Street published her tenth article in Contemporary Review a British monthly. The six page piece The Eminent Philosopher of the First Friends profiles Isaac Penington 1616 1679 tracing links to Plotinus and influence on William Penn.
Staff Sgt Richard Chadwick recently visited his grandmother Mrs J L Duncan on E State Street. He spent 18 months in Viet Nam and will return for six months after a 30 day leave. He visited his parents in Bradenton Florida and plans to see friends in Iowa Wisconsin and Chicago along with brothers in law and sisters in Wilmington Pennsylvania and Manchester Connecticut before reassignment to Fort Dix New Jersey.
Mr and Mrs Joseph A Lasko of Nelsonville Route 1 announce the birth of daughter Laura Lynette born April 24 at Mount St Mary Hospital They are also parents of two sons Joey aged 2 and Jeff Four grandfathers are Mrs Mattie Pickett Campbellsville Ky Joe Allien Bowling Green Ky and Mrs Agnes Lasko Jacksonville
Beechwood Lakes Estates Athens announces the April 6 marriage of Debra Snow daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold W Snow to Gary L Dill son of Mrs Herbert C Dill of Richwood and the late Mr Dill The bride attended Miami University and Ohio University The groom also attended Ohio University
A reader describes muting TV sound to observe teens dance and notes a workout, then shares playful parenting tricks. She dyes scuffed patent shoes with marker and polish to extend wear, and asks about safe ways to let parents release stress.
The Athens school district forms a committee led by Miss Myrta Ashworth from East Elementary to choose science text books for all elementary grades. The final number of books to buy depends on the levy outcome, says Sam Henderson, the school superintendent.
Dear Abby offers guidance on a church member's lack of participation and a moral debt about college tuition. Readers ask about wedding gown shopping with a fiancé and Abby advises on personal choice. A recipe for broccoli spears with cream of chicken soup and cheese concludes the column.
Alumnae of Chi Omega entertained seniors with dessert at Mrs. Dwight Rutherford’s Rebel Hill home. Business noted a school levy endorsement. May 19 will host awards and year-end activities at the chapter house. List of 1969 70 officers follows. Sayre Study Club marked its 45th anniversary with a luncheon at Brandt’s in Logan. Jolly Chatters welcomed new member Mrs. Sam Stalder. North American Benefit Association met with auditing committee named and Florence Fielder as guest. May meeting to be at Mrs. Guy Spaulding and Miss oider Chauncey.
Recipe for Raisin Drops cookies from Nelsonville by Lillian C Young. Ingredients include cake flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, butter, liquid sweetener, egg, applesauce, raisins, and all bran. Method: sift dry ingredients, cream butter and egg with sweetener, alternate adding dry mix and applesauce, fold in raisins and bran, drop on greased sheets, bake at 375 for 20 minutes yields about 48 cookies.
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