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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1971
Page
8
A reader seeks help for a wife’s infidelity and a second romance with Roy’s wife Minnie. Abby urges against drastic actions and notes that true reconciliation may come if Minnie recognizes the stakes for her children. A second letter asks about affordable legal separation and divorce, with a lawyer referral suggestion.
Mrs. Rubey McCauley, a former Marine Corps cook and baker instructor, recalls two years of World War II service at Camp Lejeune and a Pacific embarkation point. Now a home economics instructor at Ohio University, she teaches food management, production, and dietetics while pursuing a master’s at Columbia.
Mr and Mrs Craig Littler of Lake Logan Road announce Jill Pauline born Aug 4 at O Bleness Memorial Hospital. They have two other children Julie and Scott. Grandparents and great grandparents named. Mrs Edmund Maerker of Wellston Route 1 announces Deidra Celeste born July 27 at Chillicothe Hospital. Mrs Warren Maerker, Mrs Margaret Douglas, and Cecil Calvin listed as relatives. Mr and Mrs James Williams of Athens announce Dawn Michelle born July 12 at O Bleness Memorial Hospital with two sets of grandparents named.
In Cleveland a woman named Carole Driggins married by proxy to her slain fiance Jerome Banks, 39, who was shot in his Shaker Heights apartment. Banks and Driggins had planned rings and a symbolic union that his mother cited as providing spiritual closure.
A letter describes a couple living above as show people who party and clean late, keeping the writers awake from midnight to 7 a.m. despite hints to curb noise. The writers say they were here first and seek a courteous solution without escalating.
Actress Natalie Wood files for divorce from husband Richard Gregson after two years of marriage. Wood, 33, and Gregson, 41, share a 10 month old daughter Natasha. Gregson has three children from a previous marriage.
Abby invites readers to write for personal replies about relationships and conscience. The note asks for letters to Box 69700 Los Angeles advising on how to express feelings and resolve personal issues. It emphasizes honesty and emotional relief.
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