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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1966
Page
6
Readers share tips from fixing up cupboards with chalkboard paint to make reusable grocery and chore lists. Advice covers surface prep on metal and wood, plus a note on using felt on hangers and canned containers as storage. Also mentions spray lotion method for itchy skin and AAUW membership info for college women graduates with a meeting date.
Television guide style listing shows Montley Brinkley Report and Cronkite News at seven with Roger Miller segment and programs including Laramie Marshall Dillon Navy and Crusader Football highlights. Station slots and health segment noted along with assorted entertainment and sports pages.
A partial listing shows a wide array of daytime programs with many titles and performers. Notable entries include The Tonight Show lineup style shows, soap operas, game shows, and sports events. The balance reflects a mid century broadcast grid with variety from morning to evening.
Ohio viewers in West Virginia areas will get programs an hour earlier than listed. Huntington, Charleston and Parkersburg now operate on Eastern Daylight Saving Time while Ohio stations follow Eastern Standard Time. The Messenger disclaims errors when schedules vary. Color programs indicated by a (C). Channel lineup includes WBNS Columbus, WHTN Huntington, WTAP Parkersburg, WHIZ Zanesville, WOUB Athens.
Garden and Nature Club met at the Cottage Tea Room with Mrs. V. C. Kail as hostess. Miss Charlotte La Tourrette reviewed All About Geraniums by Peggy Schultz while over twenty species were shown. Plans covered County Fair booth at Athens State Hospital Oct 13 and International Dinner Oct 19. Tulip bulbs for Good Luck Garden Club. Flower Show set for Nov 6 with six Athens County clubs. entry deadline Oct 15.
A schedule listing multiple classic films with show times and star casts including Doris Day Rock Hudson Teresa Wright Jack Palance and Humphrey Bogart. It includes titles such as Track of the Cat Panic in the Streets Wake Island Gung of the Timberland and Passage to Marseille across various daytime and evening slots.
A Friday evening shower at 8 p.m. will be hosted at the William Driggs residence in Amesville. Guests of honor Yvonne Nelson and Lawrence L. Driggs will be married the following day with an open house planned.
A reader asks if she should leave her husband for a married lover with six children. Abby advises focusing on her steady husband and good mothering, noting the other man’s infatuation and the impact on 11 people. The page also covers a teen girl upset with her mother delaying a date, and etiquette on accepting money from hosts.
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