Stamp Widow fans herald stamp hobby in Dear Abby column
Readers share views on a stamp collecting spouse gain and loss. A letter from Lorraine Rumlover Lowden of Iowa praises the hobby while others recount personal tales of stamp hinges, stamp shows, and the mess and devotion it brings to a marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Israel
Bick
Beverly Hills
MR. Bick
Montie
Lorraine Rumlover Lowden
ED Susman
Hartford Times
Local flower show awards celebrate blue delphinium and fairy tales
The Alpha Club flower show honored winners in table arrangements and miniature entries led by Mrs. Lech with red carnations and the Goose Girl shadow box. Prizes included Bank of America trophy to Max Van Ausdal and a silver Chamber of Commerce award to Mrs. Austin Peltier. The event featured numerous themed entries and junior winners Julia and Angela Stoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
WE. Manning
Max van Ausdal
Louisa van Ausdal
John E Johnson
Austin Peltier
Robert Sech
Second St
John E. Johnson
S. B St
Lech
Chamber of Commerce
Earle Ross
W.E. Manning
Max
Louise) van Ausdal
Robert Stoll
Glenn Bohn
Julia
Angela Stoll
S. G St
Specimens
Robert Burnett
Hilda Paaske
Fred Hewes
Hollis Baker
Robert Erickson
Charles Laubly
Glenn Newcomb
F.E. Henderson
E.E. Henderson
William Boone
EW. Rodgers
Ann Myers
Glen Newcomb
Gary Dunlap
Clark
Joyce Barker
Andrea Woolridge
William Larsen
Robert Chilson
Robert Lech
Forrest Decker
Arnold Johnson
W. Ed Larsen
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Midge Burnett
W. Ed
Betty
Larsen
Goose Girl
Connie
Sech
John E. ‘Oleta) Johnson
Andrew Learned
Ian
Scotty) Sinclair
Dear Abby
Lillian
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Cal
Rose Marie Sech
Oleta Johnson
Beach Mountain
Banner Elk
Tenn
Lompoc
Bobby G. Hayes
Beverly
Steven
Robin
Pine Ave
Land of Oz
Judy Garland
Johnson City
William Bacon
Kingsport
Hermitage
Nashville
Grand Canyon
Robin Densmore
Clarence Pritchard
Joseph Toomey
Peltier
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