Dear Abby column excerpts on friendship boundaries and personal privacy
A reader thanks a neighbor Sue for favors yet pleads for privacy as Sue invades her home. Abby notes accepting favors creates obligation and suggests limiting help to regain space. A second letter asks how to dodge personal questions at work with polite refusals. Abby confirms it is fine to decline and set boundaries. A third letter discusses a sister’s unclean home and odors, with the response advising the sister to stay out of it unless the husband complains.
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Abby
Sue
B.O
Martin family announces birth of Charles Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin of Pomeroy Route 2 announce the birth of a son Charles Daniel born Aug 22 at Holzer Medical Center. They have another son John Emmett Jr. Grandparents are William Charles Martin of Shade and Daniel Hugh Smith of Athens Route 4. Great-grandparents are Dewell Jones of Gallipolis Ferry, Freda Martin Shade, Fitzhugh Smith Welch WV, and Howard North Athens Route 3.
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John Martin
Pomeroy
W. Va
Howard
Athens
Ryan Couple Marks Golden Anniversary in Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley M. Ryan of Athens celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their daughters. Married August 21, 1926 in Logan by Rev. Arthur P. Cherrington, the couple has five children and four grandchildren.
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Wiley M. Ryan
Athens
Logan
Arthur P. Cherrington
Rocky
Shirley) Johnston
Larry
Barbara) Lotz
Grove City
J. L
Jack R
Wiley T. Ryan
Welcome Back Students to Ohio University Campus
Sally Walters observes the campus surge as about 3,700 freshmen and returning students move into Athens Ohio University. She notes the pace quickening on Court Street with shops opening and the Greenery restaurant soon to debut. The narrator delights in campus life resuming, from bagel carts to ice cream lines, and welcomes varied student energy and viewpoints.
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Sally Walters
Court St
Ohio University
Athens
0.U
Court
Union Corner
Fall
Hocking Valley
Marriage Plans Announced for Mitchell and Matthew Pack
Mitchell and Matthew Pack, twins of Nancy Milliron, have left for St Joseph's Seminary in Vienna West Virginia to begin their freshman year. Grandmother Mrs. Thomas Rosser of 19 Park Place is noted. The Plains announces the approaching marriage of Kathi Lee Seiferth to Jeffrey Richard Spencer with a September 25 church wedding at The Plains United Methodist Church and a reception to follow.
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Mitchell
Matthew Pack
Nancy Milliron
N. Lancaster St
St Joseph's Seminary
Vienna
W. Va
Thomas Rosser
Park Place
Carl E. Seiferth
the Plains
Kathi Lee
Jeffrey Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer
Crooksville
Plains United Methodist Church
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Southeast Ohio
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Appalachian Regional Commission
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Vinton
Jackson
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Kay Atkins
Darlene Crank
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Meigs County
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Sherwin-Williams
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