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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
9
Fire crews avoided a blaze at Dr. Crawford’s rear lot when a brick garage blocked flames from burning leaves piled beside it. A passerby reportedly tossed a match into the debris. leaves burned but bricks only showed discoloration.
Rev J A Donnally of Jacksonville urged Glouster Kiwanis members to uphold social standards amid a valley population shift. He called for credit system reform favoring cash buyers and cited service to others as a Kiwanis principle. Attendance prize went to B R Angle. Visitors from Columbus stayed with Miss Velma Barstow in Trimble.
Home made pickles relishes and chutneys add zest to meals with warmth from spices and tangy fruit. The guide covers chutney sauce tomato relish beet relish and pepper relish with steps for chopping mixing boiling and sealing in sterilized jars.
The article offers methods for preserving plums including pickled plums with spices and a cinnamon clove mace bouquet, a plum conserve combining walnuts and sugar, and a tutti frutti style using multiple plum varieties. Steps include making syrup, packing in jars, and sealing with wax or paraffin.
A collection of practical advice on packing delicate skirts with cardboard forms to prevent wrinkling in transit and on tailoring blouses for a young boy. It also covers government beef grading and stamping practices and tips for matching handkerchiefs to outfits for easy selection.
Elbert Blower of Glouster has enlisted in the United States Navy Volunteer Reserve as Radio Man Third Class for four years with possible summer training in peacetime. He had been with the Freed-Eisemann Radio Corp of Brooklyn since August 15. Judge James S. Thomas of Portsmouth seeks reelection to the Court of Appeals after being appointed to fill Judge Sayre’s unexpired term.
Robert McClellan, a Civil War veteran, dies Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 PM at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Meyers, conducted by Rev. F. E. Roberts of the Church of Christ. Burial is in Maplewood cemetery with Red Men Lodge members taking part.
Sixteen Athens locals appear in the latest Who's Who in America edition. Fifteen are Ohio University faculty and one is a former congressman. The count surpasses last year’s fourteen. Names include Elmer Burritt Bryan and I. M. Foster among others.
Betty Summers of Jackson won the piano solo for girls under 12 and Joyce Fields of Logan won in the 12 to 15 age group at the seventh annual meeting session held Thursday in Jackson.
Charley Beasley of Chicago won the under 12 recitation contest at the Southern Ohio Eisteddfod last night. George Ridgeway of Jackson secured the 12 to 18 boys division.
Miss Helen Farley announces the new Congress Tea Room at 32 South Congress Street. The green cottage first floor houses three dining rooms with 12 tables and three banquet tables. A large basement kitchen and dumb waiter send meals to a central serving room for linen and light china service.
The article describes two tones of green glassware and a women’s lounge as part of a new tea room. It notes the room is fully fitted and decorated with hand decorated shades and menus, adding charm. Two large fireplaces create a restful, home like atmosphere.
Urbana reports editor Edward M. Hullinger aged 50 and his wife Elizabeth aged 45 died after their car was struck by an Erie passenger train three and a half miles south of Urbana. The car was carried a half mile down the track at a crossing partly obscured.
Recipe for a Party Cake praised as easy for family Sunday treats. It explains gold medal Kitchen-tested flour is milled to uniform results, with each sack labeled Kitchen-tested and designed to match the recipe for consistent outcomes.
Step by step directions describe creaming shortening with sugar, sifting flour, alternating flour and milk, then folding in stiff egg whites. A lemon or almond flavoring is mentioned. For the icing, corn syrup and vanilla are combined after heating the syrup, and the mixture is beaten until it can hold its shape. Pink coloring and candles are suggested for a birthday cake.
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