Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1971

Page

13

Cover Your Own Valance With Adorable Shag

Interior decorating tip suggests covering valances with shag rug. The author describes making four 12 inch slats from a 4 by 8 plywood sheet and using leftover carpet pieces or bargain shag to create a custom valance.

Heloise hints to recycle with low cost home hacks

A reader shares thrift home improvement tips from Athens Ohio including using pine scraps, nails, and a shag rug to cover valances and chair seats. The note praises stapling and washing whittled chairs and asks for more tips, signed Aunt Vicki to Heloise.

Alexander FHA Officers Introduced At Year Start

The Alexander FHA introduced officers for the coming year at a recent meeting. Officers include Lesa Dearth president Sara Mace vice president Nancy Smith secretary Vicki Buckley treasurer Carla Brown news reporter Susan Ashworth historian Susan Perry parliamentarian and Sharon Lovsey recreation leader. Junior degrees were conferred on Susan Perry Susan Ashworth Sara Mace Sharon Lovsey Mary Stanley Vicki Buckley Pamela Coen and Sara Nelson.

Alexander Fha Lesa Dearth Sara Mace Nancy Smith Vicki Buckley Carla Brown Susan Ashworth Susan Perry Sharon Lovsey Mary Stanley Pamela Coen Sara Nelson

Quotable Women Voices on Leadership and Society

Quotes feature Lois H Stair the first female moderator of the United Presbyterians, Rep Bella Abzug advocating day care, and Roberta Conlan Moore Miss Hawaii 1965 reflecting on pageant judges. The Associated Press piece highlights early feminist commentary and perceptions of women in leadership and public roles.

Lois H. Stair The United Presbyterians Bella Abzug D-N.y Roberta Conlan Moore Hawaii

Miss Davies Picked for Riverside Honor Society

Miss Elizabeth Ann Davies a senior at Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus is chosen for membership in Delta Sigma Omicron the school's honor society She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Walton E Daines of 60 Second St

Elizabeth Ann Davies Riverside-White Cross School of Nursing Columbus Delta Sigma Omicron Miss Davies Walton E. Daines Second St

Also Mentioned on This Page

Heloise the Athens Messenger Vicki Happy Housewife Mildred Karnes Associated Press Athens Heating CO W. Union O’bleness Hospital Sire Canal West Union St Don Lorenz W. State N Mothers’ Department Store Elberfeld’s Logan Broyhill Scotchgard E.S.D Brayhill
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication