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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1967
Page
16
Readers share thrifty ideas such as saving cardboard rolls and wax coated boxes to start fires in fireplaces or grills and using wax paper to aid ignition. Additional notes describe repurposing wax coated boxes and plastic trays for household tasks and folding egg whites using a mixer bowl on a turntable for even texture.
A reader asks about decorating a new house with differing tastes between parents and a 14 year old son who threatens to restrict friends if his preference isn t met. Abigail suggests the parents keep Early American style for the family room to win him over. A second letter laments modern fashion, criticizing mini skirts and defending mature tastes while sharing personal experience as a grandmother.
The writer celebrates finishing a heavy cleaning session and the relief and satisfaction of rest after hard work and rapid effort.
A World Community Day service is set for 1 30 p m at Central Avenue Methodist Church. The Rev Don Reed former missionary to Lebanon will speak. Mrs William Bakker chairs the event hosted by Church Women United with several members participating. Material offerings are to be brought. a nursery will be provided at the church.
Margaret Ella Hysell Lewis dedicates 31 years to education in Meigs County with 24 years at Pomeroy Elementary. Now a special education teacher, she lives in Bradbury with Charles Lewis, stays connected to her Hysell parents in Middleport, and leads garden clubs, flower shows, and regional education groups while pursuing arts and crafts.
East Elementary School's PTA falls festival runs 5 30 to 9 p m on November 10 in the school auditorium featuring a gymnastics show at 7 and 8 p m performed by Ohio University students under instructor Owen Wilkinson head of OU gymnastics. The Wheels with P J Lewis Jr on drums supplies outside music. Balloons with names will be released and a $5 prize will go to the sender and finder of the balloon found farthest from the school. Refreshments including hot dogs cakes pies coffee soft drinks cotton candy and buttered popcorn will be sold.
Athens Woman's Music Club heard a district report by Mrs. Dwight Robinson and a review of Burr Oak Lodge's String Festival by Mrs. Maurel Hawkins. Guest speaker Dana Wibberts discussed folk music with auto harp and dulcimer, illustrating British Isles ballads. Other groups noted social hours plans and Halloween events.
Mrs Fae Lovsey from Nel sonville shares a pumpkin bread recipe via daughter Mrs Evan Gregory of Fairborn. The loaf use coffee can pans, optional raisins or nuts, and yields a round sliceable loaf. Instructions mix flour sugar eggs pumpkin liquid shortening and spices then bake in greased coffee cans at 300 degrees for 70 minutes.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Wein of Columbus announce the birth of a daughter at St Ann's Hospital on October 30 Mrs Wein is the former Esta Mae Blackwood of Rutland Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Blackwood Rutland and Mr and Mrs Clifford Wein of Torrence California BUS TRIP PLANNED Seventy OU Newcomers and their guests will tour the Fenton Glass Co of Williamstown WV Thursday Buses will leave Baker Center at 9 45 a m The group expects to stop for lunch in Marietta and return to Athens at 3 30 p m Mr and Mrs Oakey Phillips the former Lona Hudwell will be honored at an open wedding shower given Nov Il at 7 30 pm by Mr and Mrs Roscoe Frost of Lower Plains
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