Welfare Clients Create Maridadi Fabrics in Nairobi Slum
In Pumwani Nairobi, welfare clients including prostitutes and widows work at Maridadi Fabrics, a community project started six years ago with American help. They print bold textiles for dresses and home goods, earning up to 56 dollars a month, while British managers resist turning the outfit into a large fashion house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Torchia
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
St. John's
Pumwani
Maridadi
Scandinavia
United States
Britain
Retirement Plans After 44 Years In Nursing
Elizabeth H Kennedy announces retirement from O Bleness Hospital after 44 years on the second floor medical surgical unit. She will travel visit family in Florida Alabama and near Lake Erie. She plans crafts gardening canning and playing piano, with part time nursing options still possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth H. Kennedy
Kennedy
O’bleness
Sheltering Arms
Athens Mental Health Center
Florida
Alabama
Lake Erie
Mrs. Kennedy
George Gershwin
Abby Says Have Had Good And Bad Reports On Dating Services
Dear Abby notes mixed results from computer dating services after a 58 year old widow paid 398 dollars for four months with two guaranteed dates per month. She seeks refunds and asks if dating services simply take people, while Abby recalls many bad experiences though some good reports exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Been
Dear Abby advice column covers teen virginity and dog fear
The Athens Messenger reprints Dear Abby letters about a 17 year old girl pressured to have sex before Navy enrollment and a 30 year old woman traumatized by a dog attack. Abby advises caution and staying away from immature partners while addressing fear of the dog and seeking personal replies from Abby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Randy
Navy
Peanut Butter Crunchies and Holy Land Film Night
Mrs. Ted Stone promotes an after school treat recipe Peanut Butter Crunchies combining brown sugar peanut butter corn flakes and rice krispies. Yield three dozen. A Holy Land slides and film program with music occurs November 10 at 7 30 p m in Zion United Brethren Church near Shade open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Reeder
Ted Stone
The
Holy Land
Zion United Brethren Church
Shade
Wilkesville Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Reunions
Wilkesville residents host and visit relatives across Ohio and beyond. The column notes gatherings for birthdays and reunions, church homecomings, and weekend visits by families from Columbus Wellston Columbus Galloway Rio Grande Covington and Kalamazoo Michigan. A Calvin Reunion near Wilkesville drew 63 attendees. John Warren was noted as a World War II casualty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Pierce Wilkesville
Robert Jones
Kalamazoo
Mich
Alva Devault
Henry Reibel
Donley Reibel
Faye
Pomeroy
J. E. Strong
Evelyn Devault
Althea Strong
Reibel
Chiefs Club
Frank Helm
Anna Ogdin
W. E. Campbell
Pythian Sisters
Cleveland
Kent Campbell
Columbus
Donald Penn
Boulder City
Colo
Wellston
Springfield
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Radcliffe
Calvin
Leonard Calvin
Wilkesville
John P
Fannie Arbuckle Calvin
Glendon
State of
Washington
John Warren
Paul Kunz
Racine Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Lillian Jividen returns from Athens after visiting her son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs Charles Jividen. Max Wolfe of Sandusky spends weekend with Chester Simpson and Mae White at Culloden West Virginia. Brian Simpson and children visit Ralph Badgley and Chester Simpson. Mike Hayman Tate and Travis of Dunkirk Ohio visit Hayman parents Bill and Mrs. Hayman. Edward Howell and mother Mrs Berridge of Pomeroy visit Gretta Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Jividen
Athens
Inlaw
Charles Jividen
Max Wolfe
Sandusky
Chester Simpson
Mae White
Culloden
W. V
Brian Simpson
Ralph Badgley
Mike Hayman
Tate and Travis
Dunkirk
Ohio
Hayman
Bill Hayman
Edward Howell
Berridge
Pomeroy
Gretta Simpson
Birth announcement for Amy Marie Searls
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Searls announce the birth of daughter Amy Marie on October 8 at Holzer Medical Center Grandparents Lloyd Hoffman and Carl Searls with great grandparents Isaac Wilt St and Walter Hoffman among others referenced. The Yanomamo fights note appears as a separate fragment about Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Searls
Middleport
Amy Marie
Holzer Medical Center
Lloyd Hoffman
Pomeroy
Carl Searls
Isaac Wilt
Walter Hoffman
Emma Green
Canal Winchester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Immi Tiivola
Canada
Excelsior Salt Works, Inc
P.O. Box
Stimson
Abigail van Buren
the Athens Messenger
J. W
L. A
Calif
Amo
SUN
David Kunz
Galloway
Richard Sayre
Rio Grande
Sayre
Nellie Sayre
Gladys
Mildred Strausbaugh
R. D. Long
James Long
Hilliard
Lake Jackson
Lee Rainey
Covington
Irene Jackson
John
George Queen of Columbus
Cheryl White
Christi Gilkey
Devault
Racine
Mrs. Francis Morris
Venezuela
Seaman’ S Super Foods
W. Union
DART
MMA
Gibson
Gibson Refrigerator
Gibson Dishwashers
Gibson Freezers
Blackburn
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
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