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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1968
Page
6
Dear Heloise suggests repurposing metal garters as coat hooks for children by removing elastic and sewing the garter to a coat label. Also proposes shoulder pads as hot pad holders and shares a reader letter about checkout line frustrations with paying by check, generalized to all customers.
Springfield reader Mrs. H Meyers says Preparation H has helped her relieve hemorrhoids. Doctors note it shrinks inflamed hemorrhoids, provides relief from pain burning and itching, reduces swelling, lubricates for easier bowel movements, soothes tissues, and helps prevent further infection. Available as ointment or suppository.
A vintage recipe for Sweet Potato Bake uses canned or fresh sweet potatoes with crushed pineapple lemon and orange slices and a coconut topping. Layer fruit with potatoes bake at 375 for 30 minutes until hot and bubbly yields 8 to 10 servings.
Margot Thode from Lakeview Manor travels from Aruba to Athens with husband Juliano on a scholarship. She photographs, studies American cookbooks, and enrolled in a painting class at Ohio University while caring for Susie and Winchi. The family, new to the United States, enjoys outdoor life and swimming as language barriers fade.
Abigail Van Buren counsels a 44 year old bachelor living alone to ignore a persistent divorcee neighbor who brings Nixon literature, offers help, and talks marriage. The reader jokes about remarriage, while Abby suggests a playful gag about a honeymoon car reading just remarried. A child asks for a dog. Abby advises drafting an agreement for dog care before signing.
Dear Abby notes Mr and Mrs Gerald R Pomeroy will be honored by their children on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at their Douglas Route 5 home near Chester. They were married Oct 19 1943 in Syracuse by Rev George Henderson and have three children Gay Ann Burke Richard Keith and Barbara Jean.
U S Senator Jennings Randolph spoke to over 400 at a Democratic dinner dance in the National Guard armory. He urged prioritizing non interstate road funding and a 70 to 30 federal state match for non inter state corridors, citing bridge costs and a $350 million road bond issue on the November ballot.
State Sen. Velmer Knapp says a bid to include West Virginia Route 2 in a bond issue for road improvements was defeated. He argues the state highway system and secondary roads deserve funding to boost commerce, warning Route 2 rebuild is essential to prevent economic decline in Point Pleasant.
Births listed from Holzer Hospital with names and locations of new babies and mothers across multiple families. Includes Mrs and Mr qualifiers and numerous names such as Gerald Eblin Middleport and Elizabeth Deal Wellston, spanning several towns and hospitals in the region.
Hospital notes list patients including Eddie McDermitt Point Pleasant Mrs George Pierce New Haven Alle Keefer Point Pleasant Mrs Mary Harris Mason James Carnell Point Pleasant John Little Leon Dennette Adams Mineral Wells Jack Wheeler Point Pleasant Garnet Scaggs Point Pleasant Gloria Sue Sweeney Point Pleasant Everett Schwartz Point Pleasant Mrs William Cochran Point Pleasant Lilly Dudding Mrs Alfred Ruschel Pomeroy Discharged include Mrs Jimmy King Mrs Liddie Casto Gary Conley Eugene Davis David Robinson Mrs Sidney Durst Eddie McDermitt Kenneth Kearns.
Mary Sue Wineman, 11, of 247 North Harper Street, was struck near Highlander Laundromat on Canal Street at about 7 40 p m Sunday. She suffered a thigh laceration and minor injuries and was treated, then admitted for observation Sunday morning. The driver, James Ernest Rees, 40, of 7 North Congress Street Athens, stated witnesses said she ran from a dark area into his path while he traveled within the 35 mph limit. his wife Fern was with him. The child is the daughter of Donna Rutter.
NELSONVILLE The city sewer department faces trouble from disposable diapers as their plastic outer covers resist dissolution and cause clogs. Safety Director Dale Wharton notes motorized sewer augers are needed and hardware has been damaged during cleanups. Mayor Earl Hilleary calls for public cooperation and warns of possible enforcement. Streets will be patched and repairs made before bad weather.
Hocking Valley Community Hospital reports new arrivals including a daughter for Mr and Mrs Russell Bell of Logan and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Lawrence Peters of South Bloomingville. Also admitted are Paul Krannitz Mrs Leonard Fleming Carl Clark Clayde Carmean and several Logan residents Mrs Harold Miller Sr Rockbridge and others including Debra Berry Mrs Dale Frazier and son Mrs Clarence Kornmiller William Stephen Harry B Meldrim Mrs Johanna Jurgensmeier and Mrs Roger Starner with daughter Mrs Kenneth Insani and son and Mrs Leonard Bush.
Mount St Mary notes list births and names connected to Glouster Nelsonville Athens Haydenville and surrounding areas. Entries include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Arvil Miller and numerous names tied to hospitals in the region. The record reflects extensive local birth notices and family connections within Athens and Noble County communities.
Logan City police patrol the area around the junior and senior high schools during lunch to curb littering and protect students. Complaints say some students cross streets in risky ways inviting motorists to hit them. Patrols aim to discourage unsafe crossing and prevent vandalism in the nearby cemetery.
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