Pepper Root Defies Odds to Grow A Healthy Premature Baby
Pepper Tamika Root, born at one pound six ounces after multiple miscarriages, survived a 15 minute clinical death and three months on a respirator. Now 18 months old, the girl walks, talks, and shows no brain damage, inspiring her Virginia-born mother Serita and father Garry Root and touching families nationwide.
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Columbus
Pepper Tamika Root
Pepper
Serita Root
Associated Press
Root
Washington State
New York
Florida
Garry Root
Pepper Tamika
Many Contenders For the Cheapness Award
A Dear Abby column compiles reader notes on stingy givers and frugal missteps including unsigned cards, bounced checks, and a birthday box trick. The exchange contrasts modern thrift with a 1927 Milwaukee University ban on private apartments for men, urging readers to send their own dilemmas for a personal reply.
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Abby
Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee
Marquette University
L.A
Calif
Three new members join Satelliters at Kilvert Center
The Satelliters 4-H club met at Kilvert Center with three new members joining. Officers were elected and members discussed future projects and a planned party.
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Satelliters
Kilvert Center
Retirement dollar restaurants help seniors
Specialists who assist elderly nutrition programs say seniors living alone may skip meals due to low energy and cost, so affordable restaurant meals once or twice weekly could improve nutrition and daily stimulation for older adults.
Christmas Relish Recipe and Elderly Food Stamp Finds
Paula French shares a Christmas Relish recipe yielding about 6 pints with peppers onions and celery. the process uses salt and vinegar. Oregon to pilot food stamp acceptance in 7 restaurants for elderly diners with 10 percent discounts and balanced menus statewide from Jan 1 1978.
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Marian Nolan
Paula French
Athens
Paula
Oregon
Office of Adult and Family Services
Salem
Ore
Tony Cardiello
Cardiello
Hawaii
National Restaurant Association
New York State
Boojum Tree Restaurant
Phoenix
Ariz
Sunsetters Club
Club News from Albany Grange Meeting Held at Grange Hall
Carrie Hall Club of Albany Grange met at the Grange Hall with co hosts Mrs Clyde Hooper and Mrs Frank McK Caribbean. Members planned an election day dinner with creamed chicken on biscuits bean soup and corn bread. Devotions were by Dorothy Williams and program by Merrill Chase. Contest winners were Grinstead Hooper Rickard Rupe Williams. November hosts named Walt Howard and Albert Keirns with Winifred Hooper presenting the program.
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Carrie Hall Club
Albany Grange
Grange Hall
Clyde Hooper
Frank McKibbean
Dorothy Williams
Merrill Chase
Harold Ator
James Rickard
Robert Grinstead
Retha Rupe
Walt Howard
Albert Keirns
Winifred Hooper
Alexander FFA Installs Green Hand Members
The Alexander FFA held its annual Green Hand installation service naming members including Boyd Allen Bob Allman Ernie Blair Mark Bolin Brad Brooks Richard Brooks Jeff Cotterill Mark Cross Chris Dille Jami Dougan Bruce Gillogly Jeff Gillogly Dale Gloechner George Hess Todd Hibbard Hershel Lemaster Kelly Meeks Greg Milligan Ed Pennington Penny Rice Blaine Sharpe John Timberlake Tony Woodyard and Fred Zimmerman.
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Alexander Ffa
Boyd Allen
Bob Allman
Ernie Blair
Mark Bolin
Brad Brooks
Richard Brooks
Jeff Cotterill
Mark Cross
Chris Dille
Jami Dougan
Bruce Gillogly
Jeff Gillogly
Dale Gloechner
George Hess
Todd Hibbard
Hershel Lemaster
Kelly Meeks
Greg Milligan
Ed Pennington
Penny Rice
Blaine Sharpe
John Timberlake
Tony Woodyard
Fred Zimmerman
Halloween Party at Coolville Elementary
Coolville Elementary hosted a Halloween party and parade with PTA mothers and teachers providing fancy refreshments. A fifth grade tape with sound effects was produced by Doug Toyet and Mary Newman. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 10900 donated a Witches Wagon of prizes and souvenirs.
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PTA
Coolville
Doug Toyet
Mary Newman
Modern Woodmen of America
Last Results Drive Messenger Action Ads
Ads highlight daily reader engagement as a prompt to sell items no longer needed like beds bicycles or a banjo to local audiences. The message urges readers to act and post their items for quick disposal.
Overweight Not Hereditary
The piece argues weight is rarely due to heredity and notes that eating habits and food preferences learned from family shape weight. It emphasizes behavioral and environmental factors over genetics.
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Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
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Kenny Cremeans
Ricky Higgins
Tim Creeger
Terry Brown
Steve McVey
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Brenda Barnhouse
Mike Mansfield
Melissa Cubbison
David Jeffers
Melissa Gordon
June Pollard
Terry Lang
Denise Arnett
Carla Buck
Cheryl Smeeks
Georgia Smathers
Greg Holland
Kathy Lattimer
Terri Cochran
Ene
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Putnam Howe Drive
Dean & Barry Latex Latin Enamel
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Baker & Stauffer
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