Dorothy Dix Answers About Women and Weddings
Dorothy Dix discusses marital love, family roles, and why wives may favor children over husbands, noting social shifts and the private nature of couples’ dynamics. She cites a kitchen size myth, male friction over drinks, and the tendency for wives to gossip, with Willie Live’s humorous take on gender. A reader asks about how sons introduce girlfriends to parents and Dix explains boys’ awkwardness with in‑laws.
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Miss Dix
Mother weighs marriage with five children under care
A desperate mother asks if marrying a man who will not support her five children is justifiable. An advisory note suggests placing children in safe homes if she cannot provide, to ensure food clothing and education, though the decision is hard. In Northampton, Ernest Lafountain, 17, faced a court witness role that turned him into a defendant after he and his brother Bernard, 21, punched Thomas J. Chesebrough Jr. Ernest was fined $20 and ordered to cover medical expenses as both brothers claimed Chesebrough chased their sister.
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Northampton
Mass
Ernest’ Lafountain
Bernard
Thomas J. Chesebrough, Jr
Ernest
Chesebrough
Timekeeping in the Middle Ages with the hourglass
In medieval times the hour glass served as the common device to measure intervals. The sand timer aided monks and scholars in regulating prayers, work, and study within the day.
Memorial planned for Georgia Tech figure known as Rambling Wreck
A 1938 Georgia Tech figure, Mike Roman the barber and band master who helped the 8 7 Rose Bowl victory, will be memorialized with a marble statue after decades of being buried without a marker. Friends revived the effort after a Tech alumnus found his unmarked grave in Greenwood cemetery.
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Sterling Slappet Tranta
Georgia Tech
Mike Romas
Els
California
Tach
Mike
Barser
Tech
Yellow Jackets
Bill Alexander
Mika
Roy Reigel
Greenwood Cemetery
Mike Roman
Anek Society
Ramb ling Wreck Becomes Famous Football Song
A revised version of Ramb ling Wreck rises in popularity as one of the best known football songs. The collection helps fill a 30 year gap by rekindling interest in Mike.
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Mike
Woodcocks Nest on Swamp Ground
Woodcocks of the snipe family breed in swampy terrain as they search for food and raise young. The birds rely on marshy habitats to conceal nests and avoid predators, illustrating their adaptation to wetland environments.
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ST Louis
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Black Hills
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Stace Pinkne
Grimes
ANG IW
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The
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Dothan
Ala
By Ken Reynolds
Alvin
Eagle
Parham Motor CO
Mtg
Hiway
Smith Motor Company
Evrolet
NASH
Smith
Police & Firemen’s
Police & Firemen’s Relief Fund
Martin Bros
St. Andrews
Poyner
Poyner Seed Co
N. St. Andrews
Chapman Housing
Strickland Music Co
Foster St
Hub City Finance
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Across St. From
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Hub City Finance Co
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Henerson
Houston County Farmers Exchange
Alabama
Foster
Henry M. Cline
Rimson Furn Co
Federal
Personal — Farmers — Business
Johnson & Goodwin van Ritch Bldg
W. Main St
Clendinen Company
Southern Termite Company
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Informati
Ion, Calk
Central Termite & Weatherstripping Co
N. Cherry L. J. Moss
Glynn Jones Company
Malone Motor CO
Firestone Tire Distributor
Solomon Motor CO
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