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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
10
A reader offers tips for staying comfortable in tight jeans and shares a Stroganoff variation. A note on coffee flavor blends regular and decaf to preserve aroma, plus tips for diaper changes, ground beef stroganoff using party dips, and waterproof knee protection with plastic bags.
A reader asks about marrying in Hawaii during leave and a father’s push to wed immediately. Abby notes the father’s smart stance, advises the mother to stop pressuring the stubborn groom, and warns about glue sniffing among teens with a Birmingham trainee confirming brain damage and fatalities.
A brief discussion explains color blindness as hereditary and predominantly affecting males. It describes a defective Vision Gene carried by mothers and passed to sons, while mothers themselves are typically unaffected.
The Athens Cooperative Nursery School announces four new classes for three and four year olds. Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Enrollment applications available from Mrs. Kenneth Williams at 129 N Congress St. Teacher applications from Mrs Gardula at 23 Canterbury Dr. Fall session begins Sept 18 with mother's meetings to be announced this summer. New officers named: Mrs Gardula chair, Mrs Samuel Von Brock vice chair, Mrs G Kenner Bush secretary, Mrs Richard Harvey treasurer, Mrs Kenneth Williams registrar.
Illinois founded nonprofit Educational Television and Radio Center in 1952 to promote broadcast education. A staff formed in 1953 and headquarters moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. NET's program exchange service began on May 16, 1954 as part of the early expansion of the network.
Ohio reports over 600 acres under glass feeding a spring market. Greenhouse crops include red and pink skinned tomatoes cucumbers Bible and leaf lettuce and watercress. Quality remains high with limited leaf and Bible lettuce and cucumbers available through early June while prices stay above last year.
Albert Bolen, Patty Casto and Bonnie Allen were honored at a birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stout. Attending were Mrs. Albert Bolen, Kenneth Bolen, Mrs. James Casto, Timmy Casto, and the Bernard Allen family. Afternoon callers included Mrs. Nellie Vale and Mrs. Fannie Pettit.
NET's vision positions the network as the central hub for national and international programming. A rapidly growing system now includes roughly 140 affiliated educational television stations linked under NET's operation.
The Fund for Adult Education, a Ford Foundation division, launched and sustained the effort that established National Educational Television serving as a major annual source of financial backing for educational TV for several years.
Viola Widdoes of Athens blends sports and homemaking in a rounded life. A trophy showcase highlights bowling and golf. She played county track in high school and softball in college, earned a home economics degree at Otterbein, and makes quilts, crocheted rugs, and aprons from leftover materials for community service. Her husband, a former OU and Ohio State football coach, remains active in sports and fishing. The Widdoeses raised three sons, all pursuing prominent careers, while she gives most handiwork away to family and friends.
A reader shares a mock souffle recipe from Birkeland's Bay Lodge Deerwood Minnesota. Layers of bread and cheddar with an egg and milk custard bake in a water bath for about an hour. The note compares fondue and true souffles and suggests the dish makes a nice meal for supper brunch or buffet.
A Pennsylvania mother and expert mechanic urges women not to fear garages. She advises asking the serviceman to verify needs, beware of bait advertising and low estimates, insist on an itemized bill, and require showing replaced parts. Find a reliable garage and stick with it.
Alpha Tau Chapter members elected Mrs. Jerry Jagers president with Charles Dorman as vice president and Judy Hale as recording secretary at The Sportsman. DAR Nabby Lee Ames chapter regent Mrs. Robert McIntosh presided. guests noted. ROTC review at Peden Stadium cited, Benedict Arnold topic highlighted, bakery auction closed the gathering.
Sixty fourth grade students from East Elementary School studied Ohio on a trip to Marietta guided by Mrs. Sarah Blower and Mrs. Ruth Pierce. They toured Campus Martius Museum and the W. P. Snyder boat, with sack lunches at a nearby picnic area. Supervisors included Mrs. Brenda Fly, student teacher, Mrs. Calvin Whiteside and Mrs. Alan Talbott.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Pope of Nelsonville announce the May 5 birth of a daughter named Stephanie Lynn at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pope and Mr. and Mrs. Dean W. Kennard of Nelsonville, with great grandmother Mrs. Nora Kennard of Carbondale.
Catholic Women's Club officers from six parishes attended a deanery meeting at St. Patrick's Church in Buchtel. The Rev. Frank Baudo directs the group. Mrs. William White presided at the business session as reports on Church Commissions were given by Miss Mary McConnell, Mrs. Paul Casci, Miss Margaret Deppen and Miss Alice Rowan. Plans were made for members to attend the Catholic Women's Club convention in Steubenville on June 12. Deanery officers are Mrs. William White president, Miss Margaret Deppen vice president, Mrs. Charles Hennessy treasurer, and Mrs. Maxine Yorde secretary.
James E. Vincent, 19, of Chesterhill, a student, and Velma Irene Radcliff, 16, of Little Hocking, a student. John Abraham, 44, of New Straitsville, a machine operator, and Ada Rosser, 40, of Buchtel, a housewife.
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