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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1968
Page
5
A Pennsylvania mother seeks guidance on a tense home dynamic with her 5 to 14 month old son. The reply urges balanced praise, less pampering, structured punishment, and calmer parenting to foster self-reliance and reduce tensions. It recommends engaging relatives, limiting TV, and reading supportive materials to improve behavior.
Marian Reeder shares a New Orleans breakfast scene from Walter and Kate Cornwell. They enjoyed Eggs Hussarde with cantaloupe and hot French bread, followed by Bananas Foster. The article details a Marchefor Vin sauce based Eggs Hussarde and mentions alternatives from Eggs St Denis and Eggs Sardou, and a historic restaurant Antoine's.
Carol Griffis wife of the Ohio University dean of residence life reflects on returning to Athens after four years in a home setting. She recalls being part of Bucknell University and Penn State first married couple in a residence hall, baking to recruit male babysitters, ironing uniforms, and mending shirts. Now active in church and community, she teaches Sunday School, volunteers, chairs the Chi Omega Art Festival, and leads the Alumnae Association.
A reader asks about gender transition shots and legality, another about a son’s date after a fatal accident and potential arranged marriage, and a third about kitchen shower gifts after a broken marriage. Abby notes illegality of shots, questions whether marriage is wise, and sides on gift ownership.
Athens Business and Professional Women civic participation committee presented color slides of Court Street. The program combined water pollution details and architectural design improvements for Court St properties, with talks by William Roberts Ohio University planner Allen Gekger and Kenneth Ackerman.
A reader column shares versatile uses for center tape rings including napkin holders with ribbon, candle holders with foil, and small pedestals. Also notes a kindergarten game spinner and multiple household ideas. Another tip advises washing permanent press clothes wrong side out to preserve creases.
A manager recounts a young resident's failed attempt to light an electric stove with a match. The note highlights practical frugality as a reader describes repairing children’s slippers by repurposing a plastic flannel-backed tablecloth, with the plastic outside and flannel inside.
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