Ageless aging opens with a funny TV ritual
Erma Bombeck recalls trying to regain her figure amid motherhood and endless television commercials. She jokes about dieting, girdles, and the absurdity of counting breaths during every ad break while a sarcastic daughter times them, highlighting the ubiquity and bite of mid century consumer culture.
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Erma Bombeck
Ruth Winter
Community Recreation Schedule Notes Mixed Activities
A dense list of class times and events appears for a community center. Activities include Kinderspiel Exercise First Wesleyan Swim Parkview Preteens After School Care Beginner Swim Yoga Teenage Drop In Solo Parents Green St. Swim Double M Bridge Adult Swim Luncheon Tennis Class Preteen programs Kirkman Park and Johnson St. Preteens Club Karate Plunge and more across Fourth Street and nearby facilities.
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Fourth Street
Green St
Millis Road
Kirkman Park
Johnson St. Preteens Club
Utensils Made For Handicapped Homemakers
In Reidsville, Lowe Senior Citizen Club members plan to craft easy to make kitchen gadgets to aid handicapped homemakers. A handle holder, wooden bowl holder, and a formica topped peeling and cutting board enable one handed use, with aims to donate to the needy or nursing homes. Lydia Scott, extension agent, supports the effort as constructive senior activity.
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Reidsville
Lowe Senior Citizen Club
Lydia Scott
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