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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1976
Page
6
In Des Moines a nonprofit bookstore named A Mind of Your Own offers children books that break traditional roles. Staff choose titles showing girls fixing pipes and boys cooking, plus stories about single parents and death, with emphasis on women authors and feminist perspectives.
Dear Abby columns feature readers asking why a husband, Ken, engaged with an old girlfriend after a night out drinking. Abby urges forgiveness, notes “Every dog's entitled to one bite,” and reflects on relationship trust amid marital stress.
Washington AP ARS economists report small weekly increases in home food costs across four plans. In August a four-member family on the low-cost plan would spend 50 dollars weekly, while the moderate and liberal plans rise to 62.70 and 75.50 respectively. The thrifty plan for a two adult one child family totals 30.50 weekly with monthly stamps of 130 dollars toward 332.16 in groceries.
The Ohio University Dames will sponsor a food demonstration Foreign Flavors at the gas company office on West State Street Sunday at 7 30 pm. Foods from around the world will be presented by the gas company's home economist with an invitation to international students. All new members are welcome for a business meeting after the demonstration.
Reporter Sally Walters visits Adena, Thomas Worthington’s estate in Chillicothe, now a state memorial since 1953. The tour highlights wide windows and formal rooms, a kitchen pulley system, garden paths, and a gift shop. Opens Tuesday to Sunday with a $1 adult fee.
Higley Study Circle, second oldest Athens women’s club, celebrated its 70th anniversary at Mrs. Ralph Baumgartner’s home. President Mrs. Harry Risley traced the group to 1906 as an offshoot of Pallas Club, with five founding members listed including Mrs. D. J. Evans. Dr. Brewster Owen Higley, for whom the circle is named, was likened to Abraham Lincoln for his influence at Ohio University and in the city.
Athens Messenger notes 30 members and guests at a celebration in Vienna W V. Zeta Alpha Chapter Beta Sigma Phi welcomed new pledges Nancy Nottke Sarah Wright and Roxann Zavodsky. Garden clubs held meetings with readings and a zinnia petals contest. November plans include Albany tour and election day meals. Albany OES chapter elected officers for 25th anniversary party at Masonic Temple.
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