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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1969
Page
5
A reader asks if a husband’s smoking is grounds for divorce and Abby cautions against the hold out approach. Another reader reports a 20-year-old daughter returning from a beach trip with nude photos found, and Abby advises fostering a closer mother daughter bond rather than threats.
A reader is invited to send a personal reply to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 with a stamped self addressed envelope. The notice instructs on how to respond but provides no further details about a specific event or issue.
Ann Henderson of Rockbridge spent ten weeks as program director at Camp Echoing Hills Coshocton County teaching and guiding campers aged eight to 50 with mental and physical handicaps. She led eight young counselors in activities from walks to hayrides and devotionals while planning a 12 hour daily program. Henderson, who overcame cerebral palsy, has ten years of teaching experience and hopes to inspire others to “break the circle” and help in the outside world.
Athens County 4-H members were recognized for the summer season with top honors going to Patty and Al Montle for the Danforth I Dare You Award. County and project award winners span beef to photography with many named participants and club affiliations. A forthcoming wedding announcement for Sheila Mae Faulk and Gerald Hollon is noted with a October 19 ceremony planned at Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church.
Heloise suggests using clear tape to lift lint and dust from ink pads and rubber stamps without touching the surface. Tear a strip longer than the pad and press sticky side down across one end, repeating until the entire pad is exposed, then apply ink.
Readers share thrift ideas from converting a breadbox into a baby food and stamp cabinet to makeshift car wash mitts from a rug. A tale of peppermint humor ends with a noble gift idea for an elderly friend. A church group plans a chicken supper and bazaar on Saturday October 18 from 6 to 8 pm.
Mrs Pearl Whitman presents a persimmon pie recipe, noting pulped persimmons yield enough for three 9 inch pies. The method uses eggs flour milk cinnamon nutmeg salt butter molasses and yields a pie bake plan with temperatures and times. The pie can be frozen and pulp is strained through a colander to remove seeds.
A reflective note discusses the challenge of choosing meaningful gifts for elderly readers. It offers practical suggestions, emphasizing usefulness, comfort, and thoughtfulness over extravagance, and invites continued care in selecting presents.
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