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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1974
Page
5
Reading columnist Marian Reeder shares a cookie recipe from Helen T. Paige of Athens. The Pineapple Drop Cookies use butter sugar egg crushed pineapple and flour with soda baking powder and salt baked at 375 degrees and often finished with a light powdered sugar frosting. A pinch of Tang enhances the frosting for a tangy finish.
Abby Van Buren advises teens on pregnancy risks from sexual activity and urges realistic prevention. Letters from readers discuss abstinence, medical facts, and etiquette while seeking guidance from Dear Abby.
The 1974 Rome Canaan Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday in the old gym at Stewart Middle School. A buffet dinner starts at 6 30 p.m. cost is 2 50 per person. Reservations to Ruth Seaman or Tom Rose by Thursday.
The Albany Wildcats are the Area 4-H Club of the Week in Athens County. In their second year they have twelve members led by Ronald Motter and Delmer Hollon. They work on Rabbit and Engineering projects and build new rabbit hutches for the Albany and Athens County Fairs while seeking new rabbit markets. Officers: Jeff Stewart president, Grant Williams VP, Amy Motter secretary, Chris Stewart news reporter, Jeff Gillogly recreation leader, Vicky Gillogly treasurer, Terry Russell and Billy Gollon health chairmen, Bruce Gillogly and Randy Motter safety chairs.
A 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs L D Harris will be held at the Logan National Guard Armory on Sunday May 26 from 2 to 5 pm. The earlier notice had only the day but not the date.
York artist Herbert Palmer Lee and partner Dr. S. K. Stevens organize small makers to produce authentic Bicentennial reproductions of useful period items. Prototypes checked by Independence Hall curators. licensed pieces bear a Bicentennial seal and hall insignia. Lee and team plan about 50 designs, from Dolley Madison clothespins to Chippendale trays, all functional and period accurate.
Born in New Haven with whaling ancestry, Lee moved to York after World War II. He and his wife Louise reside in an 18th century antiques furnished Dutch stone farmhouse. A sea captain’s cap atop his long gray hair lends him the look of an old New England salt.
Odrinil Golden Water Pills claim to reduce pre menstrual water retention and body puffiness with a herbal diuretic formula. The ad guarantees customer satisfaction with a money back offer from Every Day Is Savings Day at Revco.
Mrs Bessie Stanley of 43 Summit Street Gloucester will celebrate her 90th birthday on Wednesday with family and friends in attendance at her home.
Athens County Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter will speak on small claims court at the Thursday meeting of the Athens Consumer Protection Agency at 7 30 p m in the Baker Center Alumni Lounge. Agency membership is open to the public. Complaints about area businesses can be registered by calling 592 4269 or 592 3972 or by writing Athens Consumer Protection Agency PO Box 24.
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