Marge Hagerman Crafts Wool Toys and Rugs At Home
Marge Hagerman of 31 Briarwood spins wool, weaves, and rugs from handspun yarns. While in New Zealand she learned Maori weaving and created a hooked rug, now expanding to linen and flax spinning, with natural and commercial dyes used to color fibers.
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Marj Stright
Messenger
Marge Hagerman
Marge
Kris
Erik
Bonnie
Hagermans
Briarwood
New Zealand
University of Otago
Dunedin
Hagerman
Lincoln
Wisconsin Native Spins Yarn From Afghan Hound and Samoyed Fur
Marge, a former Delaware County home economics agent and Wisconsin native, spins yarn from Afghan hound and Samoyed fur. She buys flax in Boston and wool in Columbus, washing and carding material before spinning one to three ply yarn. She teaches spinning and aims to involve students in weaving if yarn production succeeds.
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Marge
Boston
Ohio Wool Growers
Columbus
Wisconsin
Delaware County
Ohio University
Hooker Namesake Faces Public Stereotypes in Mailbag
Abigail Van Buren replies to letters from readers including a descendant of General Joseph Hooker protesting the surname as a slur. Abby suggests the name is a social joke but endorses printing the letter. she also weighs in on welfare fraud and gender equality in dress and grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Joseph Hooker
Palo Alto
Pal
Family reunions in Ohio recall large gatherings and new officers
Douglas Pomeroy's Douglas family held an annual reunion at Route 33 roadside park with a noon basket lunch and prizes for farthest travel youngest and oldest. New officers elected include Millard Clause as president and Helen Durst as games organizer. Additional attendees across several towns joined relatives from Coolville and Glouster. The second item reports fifty three attendees at Nick Runyon's Glouster home for a first family reunion with many relatives present from Radcliff Albany Columbus and Moundsville. The piece closes with prose on adolescent breakfast habits and ideal body image urging healthful meals.
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Douglas Pomeroy
Harve
Josephine Douglas
Avery Douglas
Beth Ann Carr
Walter Hoffman
R. E. Douglas
Millard Clause
Helen Durst
Gay Ann Burke
Columbus
the Plains
Gerald Douglas
Richard Douglas
Robert §. Burk
Mary Carr
Coolville
Charles Carr
Marcia Carr
Mike Guess
Robert
Nick Runyon
Glouster
Garnet
Shawnee
Jerry
Vickie Runyon
Donald Ray Runyon
Harrison
Barbara Runyon
Nelsonville
Daniel
Roberta Runyon
Albert
Sue Runyon
Radcliff
Juanita Runyon
David
Agnes Runyon
Richard Allen
Albany
Hala’ Clay
Dorothy Henry
Elizabeth
Earsell Mount
Howard
Dollie Marcum
Elizabeth Mount
Dianna
Moundsville
W. Va
Floyd
Caroline Garner
Lancaster
Elmer Meade
Karen
Ak-Roe Dusly
Johnnie
Mary Marcum
Hamden
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Athens, U
The
Athens Messenger
Marina
Ohio Arts Council
Hagerman House
Werner In. White
Athens Shoe Store
South Court Street
Hooker
L.A
Calif
Abigail von Buren
Las Vegas
Hawaii
South Court St
Athens, Ohio
Yechow's
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