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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1976
Page
11
In this humorous reminiscence, Erma Bombeck recalls attempting a home exercise device strapped to a doorknob. She narrates the mishaps and pain of awkwardly testing self improvement as husband commentary and comic lines emphasize the gap between intention and result.
Across America, adults are taking piano lessons they missed as kids, with many starting later in life. A 91-year-old Buffalo student shows progress with patient teachers, and group lessons gain popularity. Adults value quick, practical learning and social playing, while doctors note piano helps emotional expression in a mechanistic age.
Fall and winter wardrobes shift to sportswear with ease of care comfort and versatility. Designers feature slim pants paired with tunics and jumpsuits in velvet crepe and tweed while parkas windbreakers and raincoats echo outdoor styles. The mood favors quality fabrics tailoring and revived suits with varied silhouettes for casual to formal events. Also notes social gatherings in Lubbock and family tributes in St Louis and Illinois.
A pedestal desk design uses eight cubes with unique black connectors and glass top. Scratchproof white lacquer panels arrive flat and enable conversion into four sided cubes without extra hardware or tools. Panels come in three sizes to join into varied pieces.
Readers share practical tips from Heloise on recycling containers and storage ideas. Suggestions include saving medicine vials for seed storage and sprinkling, using egg cartons for mailing, lining pans with butter wrappers, chilling fingernails to dry polish quickly, and compact purse organization.
Monterey Duplicate Bridge Club winners were Mrs Les Brown and John K Smith for first place with Mrs Maurice Healy and Mr L D Richardson in second and Mrs Robert Burns and Mrs Bill Lee in third. The next meeting is set for 1 pm Monday at the Bridge Center.
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