Dress Ad Fulfills Longheld Dream for Velia Hernandez
A torn Los Angeles Times fashion ad from 1939 inspires Velia Hernandez in El Paso to request its dress reproduction. In 1969 May Co executives deliver a replica of the floral Bemberg dress, reunion with a dream missed decades ago as Mrs Hernandez recalls the play she could have joined.
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el Paso
Velia
Los Angeles May Co
Velia Hernandez
May Co
Ira Ginsberg
Cortland Peterson
Bemberg
Smith
Hernandez
Dear Abby letters spark lifelong family hurt and manners
A reader recalls a teen’s letter about her mother's nightly male visitor and the gossip it caused. Abby urges compassion, context, and focus on positive aspects while offering guidance to the concerned mother and girl. The column also covers table manners after dinner and letters addressed to Dear Abby at the St. Augustine Record with Abby's box number.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
St. Augustine
Anne
Florida
L. A
Calif
Dear Heloise tips cuticle stain removal and household hacks
Readers share simple fixes from cuticle stain removal with a non polish remover to glue bottles kept upside down in cups. A preschool aid uses chalk pictures on cabinet doors to teach sorting. A vacuum hose needle chain and a bathroom plunger aid a recovering husband in the shower.
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Heloise
Cunningham Music Center Announces Kimball Dealer Status
The Cunningham Music Center announces itself as the exclusive Kimball piano dealer in Southeast Ohio. It invites customers to visit and view a fine selection with prices starting at 635 dollars.
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Cunningham Music Center
Kimball Piano
S. E. Ohio
Ham Potato and Onion Casserole From Mrs William Darling
Baked ham leftovers become a hearty main dish with diced ham potatoes and onion baked in a cheese white sauce. The recipe, serving six, comes from Mrs William Darlington of the Hickory Township Women’s Club in Sharon Pennsylvania.
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William Darlington
Hickory Township Women’s Club
Sharon
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Julie Byrne
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Times-Washington Post
Texas
Los An
Mrs
Best
Stimson
Athens
Fleanor Barstow
RPL AB
Jack Vickers
Brad” Davis
Pharmacy
Medical Center
E. State
Athens, D
Los Angeles
Cal
Mrs. Ginsberg
Woody
Ben Pierski
Dair Foods
Nelsonville, Ohio
Meltonville Pure Milk Co
the Athens Messenger
Culligan
Culligan Man
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
the First National Bank
Nelsonville
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