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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
2
Local notes list several families visiting relatives in Indiana Ohio and North Carolina. Buckners, Ellisons, McNews, Susongs and others connect through weekend visits and camp counselor duties at Brevard North Carolina. Linda Susong leaves for Camp Rhakyook for hiking and camping duties.
Embroidered cotton cross stitch pattern No 7096 with tissue sheets and instructions offered by Anne Carot in New York for 50 cents mailing. Also notes on patterns and a parade of local names and updates including hospital stays, military postings, retirements, and family visits from Frakes Kentucky to Avondale Avenue.
Mrs Lewis Wilder notes entertaining family and friends during a long weekend. Luther Shelton stayed in Dayton Ohio with the Wilders. Harley Wilder hosted a Memorial weekend visit for relatives. Owensboro Kentucky saw weekend guests of Sam Meredith and family including James Meredith Sharon Teater of Charleston South Carolina. Mary Wilder hosted her sons Dillard Wilder and family and Hoover Wilder and family of Cincinnati Ohio as weekend guests.
Davis of Fidchyilla Kentucky and Miss Barbara Lewis of Louisville announce their engagement. Miss Lewis holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown College and plans to teach Home Economics in Louisville. Davis Jones, a Georgetown alumnus, works at Major Appliance Laboratory and Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha member. The wedding is set for July at the Finchville Baptist Church.
Louis Cassels reports a shift among seminary graduates toward specialized ministries beyond traditional pastoral roles. He notes only about half will enter pastoral ministry, with many drawn to chaplaincies, social work, journalism, and outreach to students, hippies, and night club workers, driven by desire to engage real human needs and avoid institutional church housekeeping.
The sixth six weeks honor roll at Yellow Creek School Center lists students by grade with teachers. Names include first grade students under Mrs Overton and Mrs Dunsmuir, second grade under Mrs Combs and Mrs Stephens, third grade under Mrs Stephens and Mrs Bell, fourth under Mrs Arnett and Mrs Spade, fifth under Mrs Fuson and Mrs Spade, sixth under Mrs Franklin, seventh under Mrs Good, and eighth under Mr Lee with multiple named students and staff.
Dear Polly offers practical tips from a 24 year old mother of three. She shares diaper pail substitutions, traveling care with a baby, bottle warmers, feeding tips, and makeshift crib solutions from repurposed braces. The letter reveals everyday homemaking ingenuity and a belief in simpler, thriftier routines.
As summer nears families should craft practical flexible plans that allow children to relax while still providing growth opportunities. Time for outdoor play, sports, and family activities is essential, with parents guiding not pressuring. A balanced schedule helps siblings and parents enjoy vacations without guilt.
A reader asks how to handle a mother who insists Byron’s wife shot him, despite police finding no foul play and a cleric describing an accidental shooting. The second letter describes infidelity and a later reunion, with Ann advising on boundaries and offering further help through a pamphlet.
A Burnet Middlesboro Daily News Patter Department notice advertises No 8880 Photo Guide back wrap gown in sizes 32 to 44 with bust allowed up to 46. It lists order details, price in coins plus he for mailing and handling, and targets fashion conscious women for the Spring Summer 8 Basic Fashion issue.
Almanac roundup notes Friday June 7 1968 with celestial signs and historical entries including Lincoln Tobnson ticket at the 1864 Republican Convention and a 11 year peace pact signed by Britain France Italy and Germany. Eisenhower began duties as Columbia University president in New York City. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other misrenderings appear in the closing lines.
The GAs host rummage sale Saturday 8 am to 2 pm at Good Shepherd Mission North 1th Street. Open House at 408 Gloucester Avenue Saturday 3 to 9 pm for Mr and Mrs Harrison Mayes anniversary. Fish fry at James McDuffitt home. Men's Day at Thankful Baptist Church at 2 pm. Sunday tea 3 to 7 pm at KU Addisovium for Men's Day. Rev G W Looney pastor. Sponsor Mrs Mattie Langham.
Quill Vanover of Nactowny was honored in June with a surprise birthday dinner at his home. The event also marked Mr and Mrs Vanovers 25th wedding anniversary hosted by Anna Mae Smith and Allard Ward. Twenty guests attended and were served birthday dessert decorated in blue and green.
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