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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
12
This piece outlines why wedding rules exist and how couples decide on style and size. It explains six wedding types from formal church ceremonies with receptions to intimate chapel or home celebrations, stressing budget, family roles, and staying true to the couple’s preferences.
The bride and groom share duties for weddings varying by type. The bride’s family plans housing for out-of-town guests and pays travel to events. the groom handles rings, licenses, bouquets, boutonnieres, and gifts. Showers are arranged by families with no duties for attendees, and thank you notes follow.
A humorous column imagines President Truman receiving a spare piano from American makers. It ribbed current events, MacArthur recalls and political critiques while listing tunes he might play at each hour, portraying a lighthearted view of a tense era and the music as a coping device.
Ethel Wilsey from Roanoke asks if a married woman should divorce for love. A letter review notes the clash between home life and a forbidden affair with Roger, stressing the risk to family, children, and social standing. The piece portrays the emotional toll and warns of real trouble ahead.
A wife reveals a six week old tragedy and a prolonged affair with Roger. She loves Hart and their children, values the home life, and refuses to uproot the family for Roger who pressures a divorce and remarriage. She notes no one learned of the affair and fears breaking five lives.
In southern Illinois researchers report meadow jumping mice Zapus Hudsonius leaping up to six feet. Only four specimens have been found in 11 years, with one trapped near Pyatt and others at a university farm and the SIU museum. The tiny kangaroo like rodent, about field mouse size, can broad jump over a foot using hind legs and tail as a springboard.
An editorial stresses parental duties toward children rooted in St. Paul’s guidance to raise them in the Lord. Wise discipline meets a child’s need, while neglecting religious instruction leads to accountability for the parent. The column and related material are from Religious News Service and Bibles for Russia. Elizabeth Chalupa in New York views a Bible destined for Russia as the Iron Curtain is gifted.
Q and A explain exorcism as the act or ceremony of driving out demons from possessed persons places or things or protecting them from the influence of evil spirits.
Leo Pfeffer of New York, AG McGrath’s critics, rebuke his Cleveland speech favoring no fence between church and state. Pfeffer urges that founders wanted strict separation and warned against using public funds for religious purposes as a threat to the wall.
In Richmond, 307 Grace and Holy Trinity parishioners responded to a survey by Rev. W. Leigh Ribble. About ten percent deny or doubt belief in a personal God or in Christ’s divinity while 271 affirm Christ’s divinity and 17 hold the Bible as literally true.
In Los Angeles sculptor Roger Noble Burnham unveiled plans for a 161 foot smiling Jesus statue on a mountain overlooking Hollywood. He seeks help from city clergy to form a nonprofit to raise 250000 dollars for the project.
Fabrics for slip covers and draperies now marketed with flame retardant treatment. Early meal prep ideas include chilling juice, pre making breads, and arranging table settings. Buffet meals suit living rooms. easy self service foods with low liquid content preferred. A dime-store magnet in a sewing box quickly picks up spilled pins and needles.
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