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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1971
Page
5
In a letter to Heloise, a reader describes a new sewing technique for better fitting pant suits. The tip involves sewing one leg, then the other, placing one leg inside the other with right sides together, and then sewing the crotch for an easier fit. The reader notes repeated success for herself and her daughters.
In this Letters to Heloise page readers share thrifty tips and small fixes. Ann Richards notes kite string strength for wrapping items. Mrs V Fox praises a sewing tool tip. Donna demonstrates reviving a worn brim with an iron. Others suggest plastic tray scrapers and artificial fruit centerpieces as budget helpers. Mrs Kenneth Crandall signs off.
The Kennedy family rescheduled a gala tied to the Eisenhower Theater opening at the Kennedy Center after Republicans protested plans for a large invited event. The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation will host the awards program in the concert hall, with 1,300 guests. The shift required rearranging the National Symphony matinee and Sierra Leone Dancers performances to free the hall by 9 p.m. for the Kennedys and their guests.
Two horse shows planned at Bar-30 showgrounds on Route 7 between Tuppers Plains and Chester. Eastern Athletic Boosters sponsor Saturday program with 18 halter classes at 5 pm and 25 performance classes at 7:30 pm, $50 high point prize, food, and vendor support from local groups. Sunday features 18 halter classes at 10 am and 24 performance classes at 1:30 pm, judged by Larry Edwards of Dayton, with youth prizes and Bar-30 firehouse fund drive.
Mr and Mrs Gene Clark of New Marshfield were honored at a surprise party for their 25th wedding anniversary hosted by their three children Jeffrey Clark Michele Clark and Rhonda Markins. Attendees included Anita Breeze Dale Hawk Connie Parmiter Neal Dinsmoor Danny Plains Reese Dinsmoor Ivan Matheny Marvin Sickels Joyce Llewellyn Patty Llewellyn Susie Llewellyn Dan Moore Jim Ryder Robert Markins and others from New Marshfield.
Margaret Davis shares a two cheese baked macaroni recipe. It calls for elbow pasta, New York sharp cheddar, Italian Parmesan, cream, salt, mustard, onion juice, and parsley. The dish bakes at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, serving six.
The Extension Homemakers Council and County Extension Service will host an Oct. 13 meeting on Ohio furniture heritage. Ruth D. Devol says slides of New England home furniture will highlight a 7:30 p.m. session at the Columbia Gas Co on Route 50 to help residents identify valuable unrecognized pieces.
Dear Abby columns recount a wife Dolly who claims weather predictions by aches and collarbone pain. The husband asks if she is a witch. Abby replies such forecasts come from common beliefs about weather cues. A separate letter urges a man to seek action and volunteer work for fulfillment.
Four gold seal 4-H honor clubs Amesville Peppy Pooches Fur Fitters Saddle Slickers Alexander Better Beef will be honored at a 6 30 p m Saturday party in the Junior Fair Building at the Athens County fairgrounds Don Van Nostran county 4 H agent said Trailblazers Victory Workers Yorker 4 H Club Sewing Rhythm and Albany Zig Zaggers received silver seal awards Honorables mention went to Fashioneers Ames Bern Wonders Satelliters Garden Cattle Club and The Plains Janes
Dates for tryouts for the Athens High School production of Woody Allen's Broadway comedy Don't Drink the Water will be announced soon. The play will be presented Friday and Saturday evenings November 19 and 20 in the AHS Auditorium at 8 p.m. Mrs. Mary Jo Bowes will direct the comedy.
A mother recounts her children at a Christian camp and an uncle who took them out for an evening without parental consent. The family clashes after she rebukes the uncle, while the Dear Mad reply defends parental decision and urges disapproval only if concerns exist.
The vice president of the Intermediate CCL is Mrs Walter Cornwell not Mrs Arthur Cornwell who serves as business manager for the club's Starlight Ball this year. A common surname caused a Messenger error and later an incorrect title in clarifying notes.
A newspaper notice invites readers to write Abby for personal replies and to request a booklet How to Have a Lovely Wedding by sending a dollar to Abby Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069. The item preserves the period voice and addresses without adding new details.
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