Dear Abby: Marital decor disputes and wedding RSVP woes
The column covers a newlywed couple with a husband who resists hanging pictures and a wife overwhelmed by uninvited guests and missed RSVPs. It also features letters about tuition and aid debates, wedding etiquette, and readers venting about social expectations.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Birthday dinner honors 80th with Nixon card and guests
Mrs. Norman B. Saylor hosted a family dinner for her husband’s 80th birthday. Guests included Rev. Duane Saylor and family, Connie Enlow, and many relatives from Mansfield Chillicothe Columbus and beyond. The event followed a long Canada and United States vacation.
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Norman B. Saylor
Nixon
Duane Saylor
Connie
Melissa Enlow
Mansfield
Maynard Thomas
Anita
Cindy
Chillicothe
John C. Swaim
Columbus
Norman L. Saylor
Carl William Whitlatch II
Dale Saylor
Lee Enlow
Joe
Mark
Charles Butcher
Dwight West
Blaine Hunter
James L. Thomas
Helen Swaim
Jeff
Gregory Saylor
Ruth Wooley
Buford Brown
Relish Recipes Shared by Readers Abound
Marian Reeder compiles several relish recipes from readers. Mrs Georgia Smith, Albany, shares Seven Quart Relish using onions green tomatoes mangoes cabbage apples vinegar and celery seed. Other recipes hailed from Mrs Erma Gabriel New Marshfield Nellie Hudnall Stockport and Edna Ellis Athens Route 2 with notes on traditional methods and reader variations.
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Georgia Smith
Albany
Erma Gabriel
New Marshfield
Nellie Hudnall
Stockport
Dog Obedience Classes Planned in Athens
The Athens Training Club announces dog obedience classes from September 28 to November 30, on Tuesday evenings at the Armory. Novice classes start 7 30 p.m. and members classes at 8 30. Novice class limited to 15 dogs. no dogs the first night. Call 593 7960 after 1 p.m. for registration. Shot records required for all participants.
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Athens Training Club
Liver Slices Pan Fried With French Dressing
Tender liver slices are coated with a seasoned flour mix and cooked slowly in lard or drippings. Dip 1 pound liver in French dressing, dredge in a flour blend, then fry until browned on both sides.
Hidden costs in beef ads lure with low per pound prices
ads tout inexpensive cuts like club steak and rib roast at 69 cents a pound but omit that wholesale beef is sold by hanging weight. Consumers often receive far less meat than paid for, while labels such as USDA Choice No. 5 mask the true quantity and value.
Understanding Meat Yield Grades and Freezer Order Costs
The article explains USDA yield grades No 2 and No 3, with No 1 best at 79.8 percent retail cuts and No 5 worst at 65.9 percent. It warns not to confuse yield with quality grades and notes ads may mislead on price per pound. It details checking shields, evaluating cuts, forequarters versus hindquarters, and calculating retail value versus freezer costs including packaging and storage.
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U.S. Agriculture Department
Surprise Box Hearts Dad Return From Out of Town
Hints from Heloise shares a reader story about kids ages 4 14 3 making a surprise box for a father away a month. The piece also includes quick tips on peeling superhot potatoes with rubber gloves and a bath tub non skid decal idea for a slippery baby.
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Dad
Heloise
James W. Pierson
Pillow stuffing hack with fabric softener trick
Mary Teeter shares a tip to ease stuffing by rubbing hands with fabric softener before handling foam, preventing sticking and mess. The method promises smoother, cleaner assembly of sofa pillows.
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Heloise
Mary Teeter
Trunk Becomes Treasure Chest After Restoration
Anne Nichols recounts turning a weathered trunk bought at 18 into a lasting keepsake. She cleaned it, painted the interior and exterior flat black with green trim, preserved leather straps, and stored family games and magazines inside for decades of use.
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Heloise
Anne Nichols
Pressure Cooker Potatoes With Skins Fry Fast
A full time worker uses a pressure cooker for quick potato meals with skins on. The potatoes cook in a flash yielding fast dinner prep.
Plans for open church wedding announced
Nuptial plans announced for Patty Ann Goeglein daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert E Goeglein Pomeroy to Ray Rankin Pickens son of Mrs Elizabeth Pickens Columbus and Dr R R Pickens Middleport. Wedding set Sept 25 at 6 30 pm First Baptist Church Middleport. Officiant Rev Charles Simons with music precedeing ceremony and reception in church social room.
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Patty Ann Goeglein
Albert E. Goeglein
Pomeroy
Ray Rankin Pickens
Elizabeth Pickens
Columbus
R. R. Pickens
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Charles Simons
Albany Grange Meeting Time Change
Albany Grange will meet at 8 p.m Saturday instead of Thursday as listed in the club calendar.
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Albany Grange
Slim down for fall with Weight Watchers tips
A brief note urges using Weight Watchers to slim down for fall. It contrasts picnics and weddings and irregular eating with the need for managing intake and balancing exercise to avoid adding inches.
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