At Wit’s End by Erma Bombeck
A party game about fake furs sparks humor and social commentary on animal welfare. Women inspect coats and nickname furs, noting a “diseased duck” white jacket and a gray coat that behaves oddly in light, raising questions about authenticity and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wit’s End
Erma Bombeck
Mayva
Year of the fun furs and odd disguises at Notre Dame
The scene centers on eccentric chatter about mice in birth control experiments and counterfeit furs as Sister Joanne Malone takes part in a demonstration against Dow Chemical and CIA recruiters at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend. Maxine inspects a coughing gray jacket while Paula, Sal, and others speculate about identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sal
Paula
Maxine
Joanne Malone
Dow Chemical
CIA
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Engagement Tea Announces Cathy Johnson Gary McHenry
Miss Cathleen Delight Johnson and Gary Owain McHenry became the focus of a Saturday engagement tea hosted by Mrs. Harold Johnson and Mrs. John Osteen at 405 Phillips Drive. More than 100 guests from Gladewater and East Texas attended despite bad weather. The event featured festive decorations, a nuptial themed menu, a bridal book, and tributes from family and friends including the honoree’s relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
John Osteen
Cathleen Delight Johnson
Gary Owain McHenry
Miss Johnson
Mr. McHenry
Ben McHenry
Dallas
Gladewater
East Texas
Osteen
Phillips Drive
David Morrison
David Moore
Kentucky Ties to British Colonial List Noted
In Frankfort Kentucky an AP report notes Kentucky is one of four commonwealths in the United States along with Virginia Massachusetts and Pennsylvania all of which were former British colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
United States
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hightowers
Credit Jewelers
Gladewater Main
K. Wolens
Cute
Luis
Gladewater’s Family Store
S. M
K. Walens
Levis
Famnov
Fragron
Ghoves
Gola
Perma Jron
Iowe
Ea Shoes
Lg Ss
Water Mirror
Cathy Johnson
Santa
Cathy
Gary
Howard LeBus
A. B. Nelson
R. B. Oder
Leon Meade
Jack Phillips
O. C. Brown
Mike Reynolds
Elizabeth Ann Osteen
Linda Moore
Becky LeBus
Conny Johnson
Publishers’ Weekly
Puzo
House On the Strand
du Maurier
Love Machine
Susann
Crichton
The
Davis
Peter Principle
Peter and Hull
Jacqueline
Jacqueline Kennedy
Gallagher
McGinniss
Acheson
Talese
Are Ninil
Michel
Pettiskirt
M. Lin
yPro
East Pacific