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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1975
Page
6
In Cincinnati AP: Church and women’s groups pressed P and G to change the depiction of women in its advertising from homemakers to workers. The proposal gained only 2.3 percent approval, well short of the 3 percent needed to keep the issue open for next year’s meeting.
P&G board chairman Edward G Harness noted a woman’s rise to assistant secretary as a first step toward broader inclusion. Shareholders debated resolutions backed by church groups and Interfaith Center while 21 NOW picketers protested outside. Advocates urged portrayals of women beyond housewives as ads shape youth.
The Dear Abby column offers guidance on honesty at work, teen parenting, and handling a troubling family dispute. Advice emphasizes telling the truth to customers, resisting pressure to lie, and facing a difficult teenager with informed boundaries.
Older residents face higher fire risk from heating and clutter. Inspect wiring and appliances, check gas pilots, and store flammables safely. Use UL approved smoke detectors, place units near bedrooms, and keep baking soda on hand for grease fires. Create two escape routes and practice plans.
In Miami a public defender led bride Jeanette Bell and groom Horace Roberts to marry before prison terms for robbery and breaking and entering. Judge Arden Siegendorf approved the ceremony in Dade County Jail with no private time allowed.
A short column notes a French dressing recipe shared by Mrs. F. M. Guthrie from Eastern Ohio. It lists ingredients including tomato soup vinegar sugar Mazda oil mustard pepper garlic powder and salt with directions to beat until sugar dissolves and bottle for use. The sauce reportedly does not require refrigeration and can sit on the shelf.
New Marshfield Canasta Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dinner at the Spartan Inn Motor Lodge. Prizes went to Donna Dearth Charlotte Hawk and Hazel Neutzling. Albany Grange donated to the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Blindness and planned nursing home visits and a Bicentennial sign at landmarks such as Atwood Institute and Enterprise Academy.
The Athens BPW will observe National BPW Week October 19 to 25 with activities across District 15 including a state capitol visit October 21 for Athens Gallipolis Jackson Logan and Nelsonville members. Arlene Sheak will speak on Day Care Programs in Athens October 22 and a noon sack lunch meeting October 23 will cover Women in Alcoholism chaired by Dr. Freda Phillips. Catherine Brown heads the week’s arrangements.
Eloy P. Chaves announced plans to donate 49 acres of land 40 miles north of Reno to any nonprofit that will build and run what he calls the largest old age home in the world. Chaves, head of the Parking Company of America, said his wife proposed the idea for the senior citizens facility.
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