Pen Pal Meeting After Four Decades Sparks Reunion
Dora Charlesworth of Sheffield and Mrs Vergermaine Klima of Marion, longtime pen pals since age 8 and 11, meet face to face in Iowa City after 31 years of letters. The visit, with Dora's husband Eric, runs through May 15 as their 40 year correspondence culminates in this long awaited reunion.
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Dora
Chicago
Dora Charlesworth
Sheffield
England
Vergermaine Klima
Lindale Drive
Marion
New York City
Iowa City
Verge
America
Eric
L.W. Ward
Pen Pal Memory Bridges Two Worlds Across War
Dora and Verge recall their long mail friendship begun in fourth grade in England and continued through World War II censorship. They exchange cake keepsakes, Christmas fruit cakes, and English and American customs while planning future visits and comparing life in their respective countries.
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Gine
Dora
Vergermaine Vochoska
England
Verge
Eric Charlesworth
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Center Point
Eric
McDonald’s
Happy Joe’s
U.S
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Supreme Court ruling loosens men’s social security dependency rule
The ruling allows men to qualify for monthly benefits from their wife or widow’s Social Security record without proving dependent support. A man may be paid only the higher of his own or his wife’s benefit. Cedar Rapids Social Security Office details and contact information follow in the notice.
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Supreme Court
James Wood
Cedar Rapids
Wood
Credit Group to Hear Dorothy Bolte in Cedar Rapids
Dorothy M. Bolte Lyons Lumber Joliet Illinois credit sales manager and I C C A president will speak Tuesday evening to Cedar Rapids credit group. Dinner at 6 15 p m at the Long branch. Bolte also leads Certified Consumer Credit Executives and is a past president of Credit Women International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M. Bolte
Lyons Lumber and Building Center
Joliet, Ill
International Consumer Credit Assn
Cedar Rapids Credit Group
Long Branch
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Sue
Bigens
A.frirt
Nikon
Larry Opitz
Nikon Factory
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Coe College
Empire Photo, Inc
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California
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Eastman
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