Ole House Recreates Rustic Era With Gift Shop
Nelsonville hosts This Ole House a gift shop opened by Mr and Mrs Phil Stephenson in a restored 19th century coach house once owned by Dr C G Dew. The restored building features hand picked limestone floors ivy covered walls and a stone fireplace offering a rustic setting for antiques quilts candles and custom decorating services. The couple also operates a second shop in Columbus at Union Station Shopping Center and plan craft classes while Stephenson works as a loan officer at Hocking Valley Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna David Messenger
Ohio
Phil Stephenson
Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
Washington Street
Stephensons Friendly Company
Interstate
HEW Lacked Funds to Track Absent Spouses
A reader complains that the HEW Parent Locator Service cannot locate an absent husband to inform the deserted wife. The column notes HEW previously claimed no longer protects confidentiality for deserted families, yet the writer reports no funds or results, leaving readers puzzled about access to absent spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Health, Education and Welfare Office
Washington, D.C
HEW
Texas
The
Washington, D. C
Congress
State Welfare Department
Sally Walters
Athens
New York
Sally
Oswego Palladium-Times
Palladium-Times
Messenger
Ohio
Transportation for the Elderly Gains Federal Attention
A 1970s policy push details plans for Transbus style vehicles and bus networks to aid seniors and the handicapped. DOT funds 1,030 projects in 48 states purchasing 2,283 buses while states like West Virginia test TRIP transit stamps. Local programs in Athens region and retiree drivers expand access. guidance offered for individuals seeking aid through aging agencies and transit services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Department of Transportation
Maimi
New York
Kansas City
Seattle
Phoenix
DOT
AORTA
Athens
Hocking
West Virginia
Minnesota Baked Cream Cheese Pie and community notices
A compact recipe for Minnesota Baked Cream Cheese Pie with a Graham Cracker crust and cream cheese filling. Mentions upcoming DAR program on American Revolution at Hocking Valley Motor Lodge and a bus trip by the Ohio University Women’s Club to Ohio Historical Center with luncheon at Ohio Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Reeder
Minnesota
DAR
Lowell Burnell
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
R. B. Baumgartner
Ohio University Women’s Club
Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Village
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Shirley Stephenson
Dan J. Dry
Cleveland
Old Fool
Mediterranean
Strong
Lasky Dr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Peter Weaver
Asiongs
Stauffer
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
the Athens Messenger
East State Street
the Messenger Women’s Page
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