Dowry loss dims Cypriot brides in 1974 unrest
In Kyrenia Greek Cypriots like Maroulla Kypriainous, 58, remain unmarried as dowries and wealth expectations block arranged marriages after the 1974 Turkish invasion. She and 14 others stayed in Turkish‑held areas, facing poverty and social strain while refugees adapt to new life amid ongoing tension and scarce resources.
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Maroulla
Kyrenia
Cyprus
Ali Mehmet
Spondency
Christella Carasava
Makarios
Rauf Denktash
Lawrence Junior Flower Club Elects Officers and Plans Show
The Lawrence Junior Flower Club met at Mrs. Dean Kerkman's home last Saturday. Officers elected include Kevin Saul as president, Chris King as twice president, Alyssa Saul as secretary, Kim King as treasurer, and Valerie Kamb as historian. A junior flower show is planned for July 9 on the leader's front lawn with the theme Sacred Circles. Members are glazing ceramic Indians, making baskets and bowls, weaving tasks, and displaying horticulture projects.
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Lawrence
Candlelight Ceremony Unites Hougland Strunk
Phyllis Ann Hougland and Max Ellis Strunk wed June 3 in a candlelight ceremony at First Southern Baptist Church. Guests enjoyed peach and white florals, a three tier cake, and music by Nancy Sledd and Mona Davis. The couple resides at 1639 Rose Lane with Hougland employed at Bud Jennings Draperies and Carpets and Strunk with the Lawrence Fire Department.
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Phyllis Ann Hougland
Max Ellis Strunk
First Southern Baptist Church
Sherman Hoagland
Harper
Eleanor Strunk
Nevada
Clarence Strunk
Lawrence
Jimmy Cobb
Nancy Sledd
Mona Davis
John Davis
Martha Duckworth
DeSoto
Meannette Moore
Margaret Rogers
Winslow
Ariz
Ronny Grannaway
Tricia Duckworth
Laura Davis
Johnny Davis
David Hougland
Randy Wells
Stan Ray
Fred Hougland
Coffeyville
Rex Strunk
Barbara Hougland
Linda Moore
Carol Grannaway
Ruby Thorpe
Juanita McHenry
Nadine Moore
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rose Lane
Bud Jennings
Lawrence Country Club Ladies Tennis Pairings and Times
Lawerence Country Club announces Monday and Wednesday doubles pairings and court times. On Monday 8 North Gray Bailey Owens Naylor South Reese Leather man Keim West 9 30 North Carmody Olson Wooden Emerson South Ellena Holt Buzzi Hoffman. On Wednesday 8 North Messer Shelton M Moore Weber South Eddy Whitenight Salome Scales 9 30 North Morris Leinhard Harrison Hadl.
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Lawrence Country Club
Northcourt
Gray and Bailey
Owens
Naylor
South Court
Reese
Leatherman
Keim
West
North
Carmody
Olson
Wooden
Emerson
Ellena
Holt
Buzzi
Hoffman
North Court
Lawrence Country Club Ladies Golf Pairings and Tee Times
Golf pairings and 8 30 a m tee times listed for Lawrence Country Club Ladies. Tuesday 18 hole golfers begin at 8 30 a m with players including Messer George Reese Vaughn and Willee. Thursday 9 hole golfers begin at 8 30 a m with Denton Coy Everly Stone Moore Ragland Lawton Harrison Hewitt Glenn Keim Springer Hatton Nauman Cooley Ryan Collister Fayman Harris Naylor Mettner Hill Carmody Riling Holt Boothe Dykes Price.
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L. Messer
B. ‘George
S. Reese
T. Vaughn
L. ‘Heaven
S. Vaughn
M. Willee
P. Starks
V. Mingos
B. Collier
B. ‘Oakson
Y. Hedges
G. Reid
G. Harrris
B. Wiley
V. Lucas
D. Wilson
M. Denton
G. Coy
L. Everly
E. Stone
M. Moore
Ragland
P. Lawton
R. Harrison
L. Hewitt
J. Glenn
C. Keim
M. Springer
C. Hatton
L. Nauman
L. Cooley
B. Ryan
A. Collister
J. Fayman
D. Harris
Naylor
D. Mettner
M. Hill
G. Carmody
C. Riling
P. Holt
S. Boothe
N. Dykes
J. Price
Complaining Relatives Create Own Loneliness
Dear Ann Landers notes from a reader about in laws who constantly complain of illness and neglect their children’s lives. The writer asks why offspring do not visit and the column suggests loneliness stems from self centered behavior.
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Ann Landers
Grandma
Grandpa
Ann Landers column about intrusive questions
A Kansas City reader asks how to stop a friend who asks strangers personal questions. Ann Landers suggests the friend is trying to show interest and calls her a jewel with rough edges, noting some questions read as praise in disguise. A brief aside mentions rising U.S. church and synagogue attendance in 1976 per a Gallup poll.
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Ann
Ward’s
L.M
Kansas City
Gallup
U.S
Princess Christina Gives Birth to Her First Child
Princess Christina of the Netherlands has a baby boy born Friday night at Utrecht University clinic. Mother and infant are reported well and resting. the infant will be registered in Utrecht next week, with the name withheld at this time. Christina, 30, is married to Jorge Guillermo and renounced succession.
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Utrecht
the Netherlands
Christina
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Utrecht University Clinic
Jorge Guillermo
New York
Utrecht Regis
Ter
Guillermo
Rainy Day Ride With Child and Wagon in Milwaukee
Jason Davis, 3, clings to a wagon as his mother Sandra Davis pulls him along a Milwaukee sidewalk during a rainy day. The pair navigate slick pavement with collected cargo in tow, showcasing a typical urban family moment amid wet weather.
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Jason Davis
Sandra Davis
Milwaukee
Wis
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