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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1975
Page
5
Albany Senior Citizens held a potluck luncheon and summer meetings are set for the fourth Friday at local parks with the next gathering June 25 at Hooper Park. Richland Garden Club and Quota Club announce officers and projects, plus a July Honolulu convention trip for Athens club.
Grandmother sorted half green tomatoes blown down by wind and let best ones ripen in a dark closet for three days to a week. Florida tomatoes need similar treatment. pink or turning red fruit improves with a few days in a closet or bowl covered with a towel. They ripen further in the dark at room temperature. avoid refrigeration while half ripe.
June McCall's reports a friend says Rose Mary Woods bitterly complains of harsh Washington treatment from the Ford era. Once influential, she now faces guards at the White House and is reportedly angry and humiliated by the restrictions.
Yew Arrivals Mr and Mrs Russ E Bartlett of Long Beach California announce the May 9 birth of Danielle Sue. They also have a son Geremy David, 32. Grandparents and great grandparents are noted along with extended family in Albany Athens and New Marshfield.
4-H Activities at the Dahse home elected Jim Rodehaver president with officers Kevin Dahse Randy Sabo Jerry Lavelle Fred Zimmerman Buddy Cullison and Matt Dahse serving as a team. Reports note demonstrations from Pork Power Inc and curling steer trimming by Roy Sams plus a health update from Bill Goebel and a K-9 working dogs lesson at the Junior Fair Building.
A 1960s retail practice article describes hand lettered signs like August is Ice Cream on a Siik Month and a monthly product of the month to spur impulse buys. It cites a Summer Selling Calendar with special days, and recalls price gimmicks like three for 59 or 60 cents. Esther Peterson urges shoppers to consider need before purchase. A birthday card shower for Mrs Ginevra Foster is planned for June 1 at Russel Nursing Home in Albany Ohio.
Six Vietnamese student refugee families totaling 48 people seek sponsors in area communities to leave U S refugee camps. OU adviser William Frederick reports to the Vietnamese Refugee Aid committee formed by Mayor Barrett and OU President Crewson. Some families have limited resources while others require substantial support to be released in one to six weeks.
A local committee plans to contact civic groups to find Athens area families willing to shelter one or more Vietnamese refugees. They also seek funds for expenses and consider using Ohio University facilities for retraining with the university English program, though funding is an issue. Five students seek summer room and board in exchange for odd jobs.
A reader asks why a husband hides their marriage from family and Abby suggests two choices. Other letters advise social introductions by merit, not rank, and a single woman resists marriage pressure while a teen complains about parental hypocrisy and household rules.
Do I Need It Before Associated Press Writer explains supermarket marketing behind impulse buying and weather driven sales. It notes Progressive Grocer guidance on 15 ways to heat summer sales including positioning soft drinks beer and pizza with snacks and using cut cases for high exposure.
Mrs Floyd Goodlve of Logan writes a Money Saving Idea for rhubarb sugar reduction. Cut rhubarb for sauce or pies, add boiling water, stand three to four minutes, drain and cook with no extra water. This lowers sourness and reduces required sugar while preserving taste.
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