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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1976
Page
8
By Nikki Finke Associated Press. In Boston a once healthy seven pound baby named Billy becomes comatose and emaciated by age one month as doctors search for causes. The article explores why maternal bonds can influence child development and thriving.
A study of 303 hospitalized children diagnosed 42 cases of failure to thrive. Most were under 18 months, predominantly white, and from middle class or welfare backgrounds. Mothers faced high stress, isolation, and limited education, with a need for supportive counseling and nonjudgmental care.
A reader asks if she should deduct pay for aggravation over a dentist who whistles Easter Parade and misnames her. Abby jokes the dentist may have added 20 percent for entertainment. The column then addresses a mother upset by foul language from her son’s family and a bride-to-be choosing between two fathers to give her away. Abby suggests shared duty and clergyman guidance.
Area Club News reports the Athens Garden Club meeting where Mrs. L. C. Mitchell hosted a dessert. Mrs. L. P. Eblin spoke on hob by plants and flowers and described drying and preserving garden flora for winter home decoration.
Mr and Mrs Dennis J Brooks of Albany announce daughter Kristin Denise born Sept 3 at O Bieness Memorial Hospital. Grandparents and great grandparents listed. Also birth of Stephanie Frances Rae at Pease Air Force Base Hospital on Aug 22. Community notices include candle work demo and upcoming Albany Grange officers and events, and Evangelistic Ladies ministry activities.
4-H Activities at Lodi Lopers meeting at Kane home planned a trail ride hayride horse show and a trip to Kings Island. Good Better Best elected Janet McClain president with Vicky Smith Lisa Woods Esther Bailey Shelly Lowry Bob Adams Mary Ellen Bailey and Daphney Bailey as officers and new members. Plains PTA opens with an open house for parents Tuesday at 7 p.m. Refreshments in the cafeteria.
Mr and Mrs Tim Dunfee of Guysville celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a guided tour of the Hawaiian Islands. Their son Dan, a University of Pittsburgh graduate student, gave the trip as a gift. They also have son Mark of New Matamoras daughter Darlene Browning of Athens and one grandson.
Mrs. Tom Henry of Athens Route 5 returned from San Francisco where she attended the national Emblem Club convention at the Hilton. The group toured the city, lunched at Fisherman's Wharf, and rode a boat around the bay. She then spent the last two weekends with her son and his family, Kenneth and wife in Wayne Michigan, where Marshall is supervisor of Delta Airlines ticket division.
Family members of Clyde and Lola Caldwell held reunions at Royal Oak Park and Lake Alma with attendees from Reedsville Pomeroy Columbus Pickerington and beyond. The 16th Bolin reunion honored Mrs. Stout and Penny Jagers with a birthday tribute. The Wood family hosted annual gatherings at Forest Acres Park with officers elected and prizes awarded amid poems and a birth. The next Wood reunion is planned for September.
An advertisement touts a triple action plan and Hunger Tamer clinically proven by a reading University Hospital. It claims you can lose 10, 20 pounds or more without crash diets or strenuous exercise and offers a money back guarantee.
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