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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1966
Page
11
Mrs Love of New Marshfield shares a Chocolate Funny Cake recipe a modern twist on the Pennsylvania Cake Pie. The dish blends a 9 inch pie shell batter with chocolate sauce and butter vanilla finish.
Reader tips stampede through the column with practical hacks. A zipper repair method uses a screwdriver, pliers, and careful realignment to restore slides, even with missing teeth, plus advice on suede renewal, orange rind storage, homemade coasters, and front-fastened brassieres for ease.
The Athens area club notes list Ralph Frost as master and a slate of officers for the Athens Grange. Various committees were announced with members covering home economics youth juvenile community and finance. Other groups met for programs and installations including Sunny East Extension Homemakers and Richland Garden Club with officers installed and planned events.
Dear Abby columns reveal a failed blind-date setup, a teacher and a separated man leading to relationship trouble. A reader seeks guidance on responsibility and warning signs, while another asks about inviting teachers to dinner. A 36-year-old wife endures a strict, isolated home life. Abby urges medical help for nerves and warns about an abusive pattern.
A terse confidential line notes possible mental health concerns and suggests writing to Abby in Los Angeles for a personal reply, requesting a stamped self-addressed envelope. The fragment cites an address box 69700 and a LA ZIP code 90069.
Mr and Mrs Jack Preston announce the birth of a son Jack Norman II on September 16 in Monrovia California. Grandparents are Mrs Frances Preston of Pasadena California and Mr and Mrs Wiley Ours of Racine.
A Brooklyn surgeon cites a study from 48 states showing at least 2 million annual animal injuries in the United States, mostly from friendly dogs. It notes bites peak April to September, children are often victims, and outlines tips to prevent attacks while noting owners can be liable under new laws.
A retrospective highlights rapid growth in TV broadcasting 1946 saw 750 stations serving 7 million sets and expanding UN membership more than doubled. It notes purple fashion, a stock crash, Joe Louis title defenses, the iron curtain phrase, and the return of peacetime transport with TWA’s new Paris route.
New York AP reports the President's Committee on Consumer Interests offers tips to save on food, including shopping carefully, using lower priced items, checking ads for meat poultry and fish, and planning menus around weekly specials. It urges trying new recipes, substituting cheaper cuts, buying in quantity but avoiding waste, and shifting to fish chicken and turkey to stretch dollars.
An Ohio University Inn program opens the OES District meeting at 6 30 p m EST. A rummage sale runs 7 30 a m to noon at First Christian Church basement. Jitney Supper starts 4 p m at The Plains High School. A dance runs 9 p m to 12 a m at Rome Canaan School. A rummage sale at 168 W Union St is hosted by the Athens Boat and Ski Club.
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