Dear Abby Advice Columns From a Quiet Home
A reader asks how to spark conversation with a husband who brags about being great but never talks. Abby urges the wife to initiate topics, discuss energy, peace, and Elizabeth Taylor, noting the silence is partly her fault. Next, a sister in Washington ponders reuniting with a former love, advising to pass along the message if in doubt. Another letter asks for guidance on talkers, with Abby stressing listening and self-awareness to curb nonstop chatter.
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Abby
Washington
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Sue Clark Feted as July 10 Bride Elect
Sue Clark, the Miss Sue Clark set to wed Harold Jagerson of Long Beach California, was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted by the future groom’s mother Mrs Les Walby at 2618 Avenue NW. Sixteen guests attended. The bride elect is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dawson O Clark of 2895 J Street SW.
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Sue Clark
Harold Jagerson
Long Beach
Calif
Les Walby
Avenue NW
Dawson O. Clark
J Street
Linn Law Wives Install Officers
Dana Ehrhart has been elected president of Linn Law Wives. Carolyn Shipman is president-elect Elaine Burdt secretary and Lynn Van Horne treasurer. New board members include Mary Ellen Bickel Leslie Titler Jeanne Olinger Pat Harstad Alice Wilkinson Marvel Ryan Lillian Neff and Thelma Crissman.
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Dana Ehrhart
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Linn Law Wives
Carolyn Shipman
Elaine Burdt
Lynn van Horne
Mary Ellen Bickel
Leslie Titler
Jeanne Olinger
Pat Harstad
Alice Wilkinson
Marvel Ryan
Lillian Neff
Thelma Crissman
Doctor's shops and drug stores in 19th century America
The text notes that corner drug stores existed in the 1800s and were called doctor’s shops until about 1830 when drug store became common. It cites MD magazine on this linguistic shift and mentions the first soda fountain opened in a Philadelphia pharmacy in 1825 and by 1880 was standard.
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MD Magazine
Philadelphia
Clergyman of the Year Hesburgh Wins Family of Man Medallion
The Rev Theodore Hesburgh president of Notre Dame received the 1977 Clergyman of the Year medallion from the Society for the Family of Man. The award was announced by society president Raymond Shafer and Kenneth Folkes of the Council of Churches of New York. Folkes noted it marks the first time a Roman Catholic clergyman has won the honor.
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New York
UPI
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Society For the
Family of Man
Society
Raymond Shafer
Kenneth Folkes
Council of Churches of the
City of New York
Folkes
City
Johnson Kosygin meet marks Glassboro summit debut
Ten years ago President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin held a first meeting in Glassboro New Jersey signaling a new chapter in Cold War diplomacy. The encounter set the tone for future negotiations and sparked broad coverage across the nation.
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President Johnson
Kosygin
Glassboro, N.J
Coe Receives Citation for Women on the Move Program
Coe College earned a community relations award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in Washington DC. In a field of 83 entries, the program won first place plus 10 exceptional achievement and 17 citation certificates. Mrs Carl C Kesler chaired the effort with Florence Winkle and Dr Marie Della Bella assisting. The conference included lectures and workshops by notable women such as Fran Allison Cynthia Wedel Connie Chung and Charlotte Montgomery.
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Coe College
Council For Advancement and Support of Education
Washington, D.C
Ing
Carl C. Kesler
Coe
Florence Winkle
News Bureau
Marie Della Bella
Fran Allison
Cynthia Wedel
Connie Chung
Charlotte Montgomery
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