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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1968
Page
5
A Delta Kappa Gamma panel at Athens High School examined how schools and homes must work together to meet youths needs. Key points included treating each child as an individual, motivating them, fostering self worth, and setting clear boundaries.
Readers share practical hacks from flour dusting bread to keeping dough from sticking to cloth. Turpentine loosens paint on sinks and tiles, yarns stay neat by threading colored strands, drying knitwear with care preserves bright Cranberry and blue tones, and use old worn gloves for leather trims and buttons for affordable upgrades.
Miss Caroyl A. Dunnington wed Wilferd Knott Aug 31 at First United Methodist Church Nelsonville with Gene Casey as sponsor and Sue Marcum as maid of honor. Reception at Glouster home. couple residing in Buchtel. Chili supper planned by The Plains United Methodist Church Oct 19 at 4 30 p.m. Tickets at the door.
Mrs Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith daughter of F Scott Fitzgerald and Mrs Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush secretary to the Democratic National Committee will be special guests at an Oct 23 coffee hour honoring Mr and Mrs Harry B Crewson. The Athens Country Club reception from 7 to 10 pm supports Dr Crewson candidate for Ohio Tenth District. Hosted by Mr and Mrs William A Lavelle Mr and Mrs R Kenneth Kerr and the Crewson for Congress Committee. Mrs Smith is a former Washington Times and Washington Post columnist and a volunteer for the DNC. Mrs Bush began in politics in 1941 as national committee woman for Young Democratic Club of Alabama and has served as DNC secretary since 1944 and as permanent secretary of the DNC for seven years. Her husband John W Bush chairs the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mrs Monroe Johnson of 226 West State Street Athens backs up her belief that people should help others with actions She cites her father a groceryman and notes her long involvement in aiding others She and her husband operate a Mill Street store rooming houses for Ohio University students and she writes letters to GIs in Vietnam She is a Chauncey native graduate from Chauncey Dover High School 1924 wife of Monroe Johnson mother of five and grandmother of 17 She enjoys interior decoration poetry and roses and hopes to visit the Holy Land and historic sites.
Mrs Oakley Collins wife of Ohio state senator shares an Old Kentucky Nut Cake recipe with walnut filling and creamy caramel icing. The collection of kitchen secrets from Republican women published by the Athens County Republican Executive Committee features this bake among other recipes.
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club marks National Business Women's Week October 20 to 26 with a district meeting at Lake Hope. Local members including Mrs Ray Johnson Miss Betty Skillman Miss Pauline Fierce and Miss Suzanne Weaver will participate in Sunday's program. Activities include a Tuesday lunch at Buckeye Cafeteria and a Wednesday pot luck at the Gas Company Route 50 E. Miss Elizabeth Pryor leads the entertainment and the year’s civic project buys clothing for needy children. Officers are Suzanne Weaver president, Douglas Spaulding vice president, Charles Hayes recording secretary, Charles McVey corresponding secretary, James Mallet treasurer.
A reader questions why a husband prefers neighborhoods bars over home. Abby explains that people need others and socializing at bars serves companionship, while the Liz letter notes a difference of opinion about friends and social life, urging moderation without condemning either view. The column offers balanced guidance on relationships and personal choices.
Life expectancy at birth has risen since 1850 and after 1950. American males age thirty can expect about 41 more years, females about 47. Elimination of heart disease would add roughly seven years. Sweden shows high life expectancy due to low cardiovascular disease. Medical advances and drugs promise better prevention and treatment. MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY offers personalized service and delivery in Athens.
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