Ten Year Pen Pals Meet Across Oceans
Evelyn Almirol of the Philippines and Kathy Patterson of Decatur became pen pals in 1945 through the Young Crusader Magazine. They exchanged gifts, met in person in New Jersey and Decatur, and plan Evelyn’s move to the United States as she pursues nursing studies at St Mary's Hospital Hoboken. Her family includes Rev Silvestre Almiral and several siblings.
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Holly Hoyt
Crusader
Evelyn Almirol
Phillippine Islands
Tony Patterson
Kathy Brewer
Evelyn
Kathy
U. S
Alabama
Decatur
Islands
New Jersey
Tony Allen Patterson Jr
Buford Brewer
San Francisco
New York
Manila
Bridge quiz answers provide bold bidding opinions
A Chicago Tribune style quiz panel offers contract suggestions for eight bridge problems. Each scenario presents vulnerable or not, specific hands, and recommended bids from seven clubs to four spades, including game and slam considerations and the reasoning behind aggressive or cautious responses.
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Charles H. Goren
Chicage
North East South West
Jiffy Knit Lacy Shell Pattern 7083 Offers Glamour
Jiffy Knit presents a mohair popcorn lacy shell pattern 7083 for sizes 32 34 36 38. Crocheted edging completes the smart finish and includes a thirty five cent price with a fifteen cent add on for extra copies.
Friendship Circle Christmas Party Held at Community Center
Friendship Circle met at the Community Center for its annual Christmas party with Mrs. Robert Lapington presiding and devotions by Mrs. Bobby Robinson. Prayer by Mrs. Wesley Reynolds, carol singing led by Mrs. Roy King, birthday song to Mrs. Addrick Holland, and readings of last meeting minutes with financial report.
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Oakland Friendship Circle
Robert Lapington
Bobby Robinson
Wesley Reynolds
Roy King
Addrick Holland
Carlos Ramsey
Taylor
Bostwick Family Spends Weekend in Birmingham Visit
Mr and Mrs John Bostwick and their children traveled to Birmingham to visit Mrs Aldridge the mother of Mrs Bostwick over the past weekend.
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John Bostwick
Birmingham
Mrs. Aldridge
Needlecraft Catalog Offers Knit Crochet Patterns and Quilt Books
The GIANT 1966 Needlecraft Catalog features knit and crochet fashions plus 3 free patterns. Send 25 cents for print patterns. New Museum Quilt Book No. 2 collects 12 collectors quilts, pricing 50 cents. Deluxe Quilt Book No. 1 includes sixteen patterns for 50 cents. Address requests to Alice Brooks at The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. Box 163 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011.
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Alice Brooks
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
America
Misses Pattern 4604 Advertisement and Ordering
An old advertisement promotes Printed Pattern 4604 for Misses sizes 8 through 18 with A line flare and round or bateau neck options. It lists fabric yardage for size 16, pricing at fifty cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mailing, and provides mailing details to Anne Adams at The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept in New York.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Dear Ann Landers widow letters stir sharp rebuke
A reader complains of a vicious hostile letter from Outspoken accusing widows of self pity and loneliness. The Voice of Experience column replies, noting posts from widows who faced unsolicited propositions after husbands died and urging restraint and sympathy.
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Ann Landers
Bitter widow laments social exile after loss
A widow writes that even close friends abandon a husbandless woman, recounting loneliness after her husband’s death, noting relatives overran her home for weeks and no one called for days. She cites Hindu funeral practice to illustrate numb acceptance of widowhood.
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India
Outspoken widow learns to drive and become self reliant
A widow recounts personal growth after her husband dies. She notes she became a clinging vine, then at 43 learned to drive, enrolled in secretarial school, and secured a splendid job. The letter frames resilience and independence after bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Japanese Plane Crash Kills 133 Aboard Nashville
In 1944 a Japanese suicide attack caused a plane to crash into the US cruiser Nashville, killing 133 sailors and officers. The disaster marked a severe wartime loss amid the Pacific war theater.
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United States
Nashville
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National School of Home Study
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