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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1977
Page
10
Abigail Van Buren offers guidance to a mother in a blended family where the husband harshly treats the 8-year-old son and rejects counseling, urging the mother to seek help for the boy and consider individual counseling for herself. A teen reader asks about a mother’s drinking problem, and Abby suggests AA and Alateen.
Jennifer Meyer will present a piano recital Tuesday at 7 30 p m at First Presbyterian Church aided by her teacher Mrs Harold L Moore The program features works by Bach Scarlatti Beethoven Debussy Barber and Grieg The recital is open to the public Miss Meyer is the daughter of Dr Robert J Meyer and Sally S Meyer.
In Frog Jump Tennessee women race the cold by quilting at neighbor homes. Rebecca Riley and 84 year old Ebbie Jordan lead a circle that has kept the two century old tradition alive. They work around two frames in Riley’s basement crafting a Trip Round the World quilt from bright scraps.
In Frog Jump Tennessee a group of women meet to quilt for their church fundraisers. They stitch by hand on Grandma’s Flower Garden tops, share stories about Elvis, crops, and kin, and plan to finish a quilt this week. Proceeds support Archer's Chapel Methodist decor. ON THIS DATE in 1976, a Turkish earthquake killed more than 3,000 people.
Raleigh florist Ken Watkins has installed a 14-door vending machine that trades flowers for cash around the clock. Customers insert $1 or $5 bills, select a design, and have 60 seconds to open the door. Ten compartments are refrigerated with four for plants.
A 9-year-old Caitlin West from La Jolla California visited the White House with her father who works in Washington. She met Rosalynn Carter and Amy Carter and attended a dinner with President Carter, watched stars, and toured the mansion including Amy's bedroom and a rooftop moon view.
On this date Union troops seized Missionary Ridge in Tennessee signaling the end of the Lookout Mountain battle and contributing to victory in the Civil War.
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