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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1949

Page

4

First 25 Years of Married Life for Patestides Couple

Mrs Patestides Emilie Meimaroglou and her husband Pat C Patestides mark 25 years since marrying in Alexandria. They run the Ohio Restaurant in Athens Ohio and faced early life in Smyrna Egypt and Italy. The couple share cooking and business duties while maintaining family ties and memories from Egypt and Greece.

Pat C. Patestides Ohio W. Union St Naples Italy York Athens S, Ohio Patestides Alexandria Emilie Meimaroglou Atlantic Pat Mrs. Patestides Emilie Columbus Thea Egypt

Parking Kids Risky by Ruth Millett

A mother left her nine year old daughter in a movie and she never returned. The girl was found murdered in a thicket, and authorities warned this could be the result of a predator. The piece critiques Saturday movie outings as an easy way for parents to curb children’s behavior and urges family activities instead.

Emilie Parestides Alexandria Egypt Ruth Millett

Formal Arty Arrangements Fashionable for Flowers

A florally themed column notes a shift from simple bouquets to artful, sculptural displays at major shows. It highlights dried materials, quirky tableaus, and the influence of home magazines on living room decor while contrasting garden freshness with long lasting, waterless arrangements.

New York City Men's Garden Club

New Plastic Bracelet Stops Baby Mix-Ups

A Kansas City hospital innovation introduces a three part non toxic plastic infant bracelet to identify newborns immediately after birth. The system uses color coded slips and riveted holders to prevent misidentification and may accompany the baby home as a keepsake.

Kansas City NBA

Home Parties Help Children Learn and Behave

The National Kindergarten Association urges at home monthly parties to condition children for outside events. Use holiday and state observances to teach maps, language, and listening skills. Parents can involve music stories and readings, turning lunch breaks into brief recreation.

Sunbonnet Babies author keeps writing at 76

Winter Park Florida veteran juvenile author Eulalie Osgood Grover now 76 continues work on a teen biography of Benjamin Franklin after Raymond Stevenson. She created Sunbonnet Babies in 1902 and Overall Boys with four color art, selling over two million copies. Grover says she is called the dean of juvenile writers and recalls her early teaching career and France visit that sparked the Sunbonnet Babies.

Winter Park Fla Eulalie Osgood Grover Benjamin Franklin Robert Louis Stevenson Miss Grover Rand, McNally Grover Holland Switzerland Italy France Dow Academy Franconia N. H

Nylon Goes Traveling in Nylon Tricot Fashion

Nylon tricot garments prove travel friendly with wrinkle resistance and quick drying. Pleated trims stay set and embroidery remains intact while nylon negligee and nightgown showcase ease of care. Leftover vegetables keep flavor when reheated in covered enameled storage dishes, saving time.

New York NEA

Lemon Ice Box Cake Recipe Shared By Mrs Harris

Mrs C H Harris of 54 Morris Ave shares a lemon ice box cake recipe from her sister Mrs John Williams of Cuyahoga Falls. Williams plans weekend visit for Mother’s Day with daughter Mary Ellen Williams at Ohio University.

C. H. Harris Morris Ave Harris John Williams Cuyahoga Falls Williams Harrises Mrs. Williams

Housework Keeps Women Youthful Says Doctor

A doctor friend says among his patients the youngest-looking women are those who do their own housework. Exercise from daily chores and a daily midday rest renew energies, especially for middle aged women. He urges a daily 15 to 30 minute lazy break despite chores.

Alicia Hart

Strawberry Jam Recipes for Winter Treats

Fragrant strawberry jam instructions with two variations. Primary recipe uses four cups fruit and seven cups sugar yielding about ten six ounce glasses. includes steps for crushing fruit, boiling, adding pectin, skimming, and sealing. Spiced version adds cinnamon allspice and cloves and makes about seven jars.

Operation Vittles Cook Book Sells in Berlin

Berlin women compile Operation Vittles a cookbook blending life under blockade with favorite recipes to raise charity funds. They aim for 10 000 copies at one dollar each with 80 percent profit and expect about eight thousand dollars. Buyers value it as a souvenir of wartime life and each recipe includes a personal anecdote.

Berlin

Clinging Vine Daughter Needs More Self-Reliance

Advice column urges mothers to foster independence in daughters to avoid friction in marriage. Stop babying, assign chores, and let her make dress and social plans with guidance, not control. The result benefits future sons in law and promotes lasting self reliance.

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Athena By Marian Bush Reeder Pat C. Parestides Edward H. Hoffman The National Kindergarten Association Association By Andy Anderson By Epsle Kinard By Gaynor Maddox
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