Dear Abby Letters and a Britannica Ring Origin
A collection of Dear Abby exchanges addresses marriage legality privacy and social norms with humor and blunt counsel. A reader asks about estate rights after discovering an implied unlegalized marriage while others discuss nosy neighbors and teen pressure. The piece ends by noting Britannica's account of the first circus ring born in 1768 with a rider on horseback.
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Abby
Social Security Office
Mr. W
Massachusetts
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kennebunk Band Boosters Elect Officers for Fall
The Kennebunk Band Boosters held the first fall meeting at Kennebunk High School with President H Willis Day Jr presiding. Officers elected: President Royal Smith Vice President Robert Hutchins Treasurer Marvin Budd Publicity Mrs E L Hamilton. Calendar sales near completion. chairmen named for Snowball gala and other activities.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Band
Kennebunk High School
H. Willis Day Jr
Royal Smith
Robert Hutchins
Marvin Budd
E. L. Hamilton
Herman Schneider
Verne Bod’ell
E. E. McPherres
Henry Pierce
Winston
Alexander Economos
Economos
Western Maine
Park Street
Pioneer Valley Regional High School
Northfield
Mass
Polygraph device used in crime detection
The polygraph commonly called a lie detector records heartbeat pressure and respiration to detect deception. It is used extensively in crime investigations due to fluctuations in bodily functions when a person lies.
York County Salon votes donations and invites for meeting
At a special York County Salon 598 session held at Mrs Elodie Ren auds Biddeford home, members approved 10 for National Jewish Hospital gifts, 10 for the Nurses Scholarship Fund, bought a 5 TB bond and gave 2 for a department chapeau gift. They noted hospital cards and dimes for August and September, and invited Beatrice Wakefield and Hazel Patridge to the next Oct 17 gathering at Mrs Elaine La Pierre's Wells home with a 630 pm covered dish supper.
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York County
Biddeford
Elodie Renaud
Pike Street
National Jewish Hospital
Denver
Colo
Min Biehler Ogunquit
Chapeau
Beatrice Wakefield
Cape Porpoise
Hazel Patridge
Cumberland Mills
Elaine la Pierre
Wells
Petite Chapeau
Yvonne Bergeron
Biehler
Nason On Education A USC professor answers student anxieties
Education expert Leslie J. Nason offers practical guidance for freshmen worried about study discipline and adjustment. He urges planning, ahead reading, and placing new ideas into existing knowledge to curb jitters. He also discusses fostering a child’s desire to learn and choosing a college path with inventories and counseling services.
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Dr. Nason
United States
Germany
Academy of Study
Long Island
N.Y
Directory of Vocational Counseling Services
American Personnel and Guidance Association
New Hampshire Ave
N.W
Washington, D.C
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Catherine Shoureas
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Kennebunk Band Boosters
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