Office Party Turnaround and Office Gossip
A neighbor recounts overheard talk about women in the workforce changing office Christmas parties. The exchange touches on jealousies, alleged behavior at gatherings, and attitudes toward married women, executives, and younger male staff. The piece closes noting the gossip originated from a restroom wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Kay
Mark
Cecil Frampton
Ms. Hathcock
Gloria
Debbie Fransworth
Grandma Advice Sparks Family Disharmony in Dear Abby
In a reader touching on grandparenting conflicts, a grandmother who babysits three young grandchildren without the mother’s consent is warned she overstepped by giving haircuts and new clothes. Other letters address IRS deductibility myths and a wedding attendance dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Mary
East Elementary Fifth Graders Finish Carpentry Project
Fifth graders in the East Elementary careers program completed a carpentry project started in October taught by local carpenter Jamieson Fuller. Students built skills in measurement design and related areas while pursuing design, writing, economics and science alongside earlier projects including quilts chairs and a comic book. Teachers Inez Mullins Joan Wyatt and Tim Smith plan an outdoor educational and folk art outing funded by this year's project proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Elementary
Jamieson Fuller
Inez Mullins
Joan Wyatt
Tim Smith
Carpenter Jamieson Fuller
East
Christmases Past Bringing Back Memories by Sally Walters
Christmas memories unfold as a child recalls festive evenings with family in Cleveland. The narrator remembers Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Doc, a secretary named Miss Clarke, and a red and white striped bag bursting with thoughtfully wrapped gifts.
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Sally Walters
Nancy
Bonnie
Doc
Cleveland
Miss Clarke
A Special Gift From a Loving Memory
A narrator recalls a Christmas night of unwrapping about forty modest gifts from a woman who cared for him while he was young. He cherishes the memory of time spent, planning, and the love behind the simple treasures that defined his early Christmas joy.
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Jackie Favor
Puff the Magic Dragon
Rotary Opens Aid Program for Study Abroad 1979-80
The Athens Rotary Club seeks candidates for Rotary Foundation educational awards for study abroad in 1979-80. Awards cover graduate and undergraduate students, teachers of the handicapped, technical trainees, and journalists with transportation, living costs, and language training funds. Deadline is March 1. contact Edward Robe at 19 Roosevelt Drive, 593-5576, for eligibility details.
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Athens Rotary Club
Rotary Foundation
Charles Carlson
Rotary
Athens Area
Edward Robe
Roosevelt Drive
Science Papers Due Jan 20 for Ohio Symposium
Deadline for high school sophomores juniors and seniors to submit papers for the 15th annual Ohio Jerry Acker Junior Science and Humanities Symposium is Jan 20. The event on March 24 at Lincoln Lodge Columbus features guest speakers seminars field trips and oral presentations for top students.
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Ohio
Jerry Acker
Lincoln Lodge
Columbus
Ohio University
Army Research Office
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Wit’s End
Erma Bombeek
Abigail van Buren
Dear Abby
IRS
CPA
Lasky Dr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Danny Howell
Superamerica
Lay's Potato Chips
Holland
Valvoline
Richland Ave
Ray Skinner
McCracken Hall
Toinsellins
Cole’s
Murphys
E. State ST
Athens
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