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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1961

Page

5

Handling Horses Is Good Training For Parenthood

By Luster Cooley the author argues that the shift from draft to pleasure horses reflects societal changes and asserts horse handling teaches responsibility. He notes horses’ enduring usefulness in logging and wishes more urban families could keep riding animals for balance and sanity in modern life.

Luster Cooley United States

Weeders Guide: Southward Planting Tips for Gardeners

Earl Aronson surveys crops suited to South Carolina climates offering vegetable varieties for beets carrots lettuce peppers squash watermelons and strawberries. He notes seed starting soil sterilization soil testing and timely planting plus a sermon on 4-H horse clubs and their value for youth development.

Earl Aronson South Carolina Asgrow Wonder Detroit Chantenay Imperator Florida Lax Blue Lake Jackson Head Dixieland Blakemore Pocahontas Tennessee Beauty

BPW Club to Attend Ohio Federation Convention

Middleport BPW members plan to attend the Ohio Federation convention at the Hotel Commodore Perry in Toledo in May 1921. Delegates will be named at a Masonic Temple dinner Tuesday for 6 30 p.m. The theme is Effective Living Our American Way. A banquet at the Toledo Sports Arena features George Alexander Bowie of Firestone. Awards breakfast and officer installation conclude the event Sunday morning.

Middleport Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club Ohio Federation Commodore Perry Toledo Masonic Temple George Alexander Bowie Bowie Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Partition Petition Filed In Court In Jacksonville

Mar ena Schultz seeks partition of a Jacksonville lot in a Common Pleas Court action naming Kay Deal of Royal Oak Michigan as defendant The petition asks appraisal and sale of the property with proceeds split between the two parties

Jacksonville Marena Schultz Common Pleas Kay Deal Royal Oak Mich

Brush care tip before painting with waterbased base

Before using rubber base paint, dip the brush in water and squeeze it. This makes washing the brush easier after use. Paint hardens slower at the base of a wet brush than on a dry one.

Rubber tube eases ladder slip against walls

Slip proofing a rubber inner tube is tacked to the top ends of an extension ladder to prevent slipping when the ladder leans against a building.

Dr Harry R Stevens Named Chicago Campaign Chairman

Dr Harry R Stevens of Athens has been named chairman in Chicago for the University of Chicago national spring campaign. He earned his doctorate at Chicago in 1946.

Chicago Harry R. Stevens Athens University of Chicago

Plastic Houses Soon Transform Home Building

John A. Healy, president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, predicts that within ten years plastics will be widely used in housing. He notes that a 100 percent plastic house is unlikely due to consumer taste, but plastics will increasingly shape home construction.

Cleveland John A. Healy St. Louis American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Ohio Supreme Court announces bar exam passers

Columbus Ohio. John K Skemp of Nelsonville is listed among applicants who passed the recent Ohio bar examinations as announced by the Supreme Court.

Columbus John K. Skemp Nelsonville Ohio Supreme Court

Fisherman’s Line Saves Boy From Sea Currents

In Brighton England a 13 year old named David Hubbard was swept out to sea by an offshore current. An angler cast a line with a float reaching the boy and he grabbed it. Arthur Shimmons 38 jumped in and pulled the boy to safety. The fisherman refused to give his name.

Brighton England David Hubbard David Arthur Shimmons

Stewart Notes Reflect Local Social Visits and Anniversary

Bernice Rasmussen writes of multiple Stewart residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends. The piece notes the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Congreve on April 28 and lists gatherings involving Lipton of Lancaster Laughlin Rasmussen Rasmussen Dunfee Cain Root Dean McBee Bibbee Parsons Webb Green Strickler Lynch Blake Phillips and others visiting Athens Marietta Ravenswood Coolville Guyville Dayton and Noble County communities.

Bernice Rasmussen Stewart Leonard Congreve Evan Lipton Lancaster Harry Laughlin Edward Rasmussen Russell Boyd Florence Rasmussen Dayton John Dunfee Verl Ravenswood W. Va Asher Cain Noble County Ethel Root Ted Dean Athens Ruth Virginia McBee Edith McBee Ada Bibbee Coolville Bernice Rasmussen Roy Parsons Stewart Don Webb Mansfield Grace Green Harold Strickler William Strickler Marietta Clair Lynch Guysville W. J. Phillips Edward Blake Lottridge Gerald Phillips

Remodeling woes spark home decor tips from Athens Messenger

A homemaker seeks advice as a remodel forces removing a bay window seat and 78 violets. Readers suggest tile shelves, movable shelves, blinds, and color schemes. Additional tips cover cleaning splint chairs and choosing colors with decor guides. The column ends with general color guidance for kitchens and rooms.

UP News Della Robia Delft

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