Cartersburg's 74 year old tycoon runs a one woman shop
Blanche Edwards, Cartersburg Indiana's sole business owner, eight years running a general store after delivering newspapers led to her start. At 74 she still drives a 100 mile daily paper route delivering 375 papers, often with a grandchild in store to mind the shop. The town, once a spa hub, declines as commerce dries up. Edwards jokes about retirement around age 75.
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Jules Loh
Cartersburg
Ind
Blanche Edwards
Blanche
Spaghetti Eater Sets Record in Honolulu Contest
Stanley G Maylone, 21, an Army cook stationed at Schofield Barracks, won 500 dollars in groceries in Honolulu’s 12th Annual Food and New Products Show spaghetti contest. He set a world record by finishing 100 yards of spaghetti in 45 seconds, after a 63 second heat.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Stanley G. Maylone
Hunt
James Bush
Dubois Park
Florida
Maylone
Maylene
Schofield Barracks
Morency
Mich
Liz Taylor and John Warner Seen as Progressive Couple
New York January feature quotes John Warner praising Elizabeth Taylor as progressive minded. He notes their political leanings mix left and right while she envisions a 50 50 partnership. Taylor says she looks forward to life with Warner and supporting his campaign if he runs.
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New York
McCall's
Nick Thimmesch
Elizabeth Taylor
John Warner
Jane Fonda
Elizabeth
John
Warner
Washington
Virginia
Ms. Taylor
Linwood Holton
Marcel
Botswana
Richard Burton
Hard Work Builds Positivity Through Hard Times
Mary Barnhart of Salem Road stays upbeat amid tough economics by papering, washing, ironing and baking. She earned flour by baking for others and recalls flour at 49 cents for 25 pounds eggs at 15 cents per dozen milk at 10 cents a gallon butter at 20 cents a pound. She helped neighbors with mending and sewing and started self reliance at age 11, noting she can rise to any challenge.
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SI Messenger
Mary Barnhart
Salem Road
Mary
Mary Barnhart 79 Remembers Hardworking Ohio Roots
The Athens Messenger profiles Mary Barnhart who at 11 began doing housework for 50 cents weekly and by 13 earned 1.50. She sewed from age nine, drove for her father at 12, and later worked long hours including 22 years at Dr Woodworth, raising 7 children and many grandchildren. Now retired, she gardens cans, sews for grandchildren, travels, and cherishes simple gifts from childhood.
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Mary
Amesville
Beaumont
Frank Barnhart
Phillip Woodworth
Toledo
Bachelor Says Keep Love Letters Coming
Dear Abby columns recount women sending anonymous love notes and calls while a bachelor reflects on missing the attention. The editor condemns harassment and contrasts the two cases, noting differences in consequences and feelings. The page also includes reader questions on art pricing and teenage nose surgery advice.
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Abby
San Francisco
Amesville Grange Holds Potluck and Youth Program
Amesville Grange met at the Grange hall for a potluck supper then held a business session. The social hour featured the youth committee in charge with carrol singing games and contests.
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Amesville Grange
Single women form rapidly growing unmatched group
Among the 65 million unattached adults, women ages 25 to 29 show a rising share who remain unmarried, up more than one third since 1960. The market for goods and services for singles expands to apartments, travel clubs, dating and movie memberships, with life insurance usage rising from 3960 to 8680 dollars per year between 1965 and 1975.
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American Council of Life Insurance
The
Council
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