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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
14
Dr. Garry C. Myers argues against pushing early reading on preschoolers. He notes critics cite poor eye coordination and boredom in later grades as reasons not to teach reading too young. He recalls his own past support but concedes pressure on very young children can be excessive.
A discussion on when to begin teaching reading cites Professor Dora Durkin and Maya Pines as arguing against late schooling. Pines warns that delaying reading harms disadvantaged children, while parents are urged to read aloud daily and follow a child's enjoyment before teaching reading.
Dear Abby notes a 65 plus widow living with a widowed male cousin. He helps with chores, shares expenses, and keeps her company, though friends disapprove. The columnist quips that such an arrangement suits widows and widowers alike.
The page blends world proverbs honoring mothers with letters to Dear Abby and domestic guidance. It features a medical center ad and a long Q&A on courtship, work, marriage plans, and premarital choices, highlighting attitudes toward motherhood and female employment.
At Alexander Presbyterian Church Circle 2 hosted a mother-daughter Oriental banquet with Sadako Anderson weaving Japanese melodies and demonstrations of paper folding and kimono dressing. She discussed family roles in Japan and education, noting labor shortages and the value of good schools, while children presented a Japanese dance and songs from the Mikado.
Hints From Heloise suggests cleaning ebonite handles with a soap-filled pad scoured with the grain to remove sediment then rubbing with oil on a facial tissue to restore color. Other notes cover shower shoes from clear rain boots, tying toy ribbons to keep bows intact, reheating mashed potatoes in foil, and a birth notice for Angela Louise Main in Columbus.
Mrs. Otho Jarvis of Albany Route 2 announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Wanda June Jarvis to James Paul Lambert son of Mr. and Mrs. Drexall Lambert. The ceremony is set for 2 p.m. May 12 at Rutland Church of Christ with Rev. Bill Carter officiating. Music by Debbie Smith and Joe Sayre. Maid of honor Cathy Stanley and best man Charles Lambert will attend along with ushers Lee Wood III and Raymond Sutherland. An open reception will follow in the church dining room hosted by Mrs. Joe Bolin Mrs. Bruce May and Mrs. Homer Parker.
Marian Reeder notes at Ohio University classes in Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric dishes include Beef Wellington and Boeuf a la Mode en Gelee. A recipe for Champignons Sautes Au Beurre is given. A 33rd wedding anniversary dinner at George H. Perry’s home on Route 50W is described with guests from Marengo and Athens.
Rhonda Leigh Hopkins, a freshman theater major at Ohio University, won Miss Ohio and will compete in Sandusky July 15 21. She is from Columbus daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Hopkins and former Whitehall Yearling High School student. Her sisters Marilyn and Bronwyn and brother Mark are named. Her interests include horseback riding sewing and theater. She plans to attend a professional drama school in New York.
Cadette Troop 173 schedules a Saturday 2 to 4 p.m. bridging party at First Christian Church for all sixth grade Girl Scouts in Athens. The event features a fashion show with Cadettes modeling dressmaking badges, a film on international Scouting, games, and refreshments.
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