Dear Abby readers clash over unequal marriage duties
A reader blasts Dear Abby for siding with a wife who handles all planning and chores for a night out. She argues husbands should take initiative, like during courtship, and that imbalance warrants a wake up call and a good kick in the derriere.
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Abby
Denny
Dear Abby on a Troubled Marriage and Theater Cravings
A reader columns notes a conflict between a wife seeking adventures and a husband absorbed by TV and debt. The writer imagines a dissatisfied wife and a domineering routine, suggesting how mismatched desires strain a 15 year marriage with humorous, blunt sarcasm.
Monroe Symphony opens season at Civic Center
The Monroe Symphony Orchestra debuts its season with Beethoven Berlioz and Stamitz on December 5 at the Monroe Civic Center conducted by Dr. Richard A. Worthington. Tickets and memberships remain available at the door. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Newman attend granddaughter Julie Newman’s wedding to Thomas Clay Richardson in Atlanta. birth announced Jennifer Dianne to Douglas Lawton family in Monroe.
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Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Monroe Civic Center
Beethoven
Berlioz
Stamitz
Richard A. Worthington
Paul J. Newman
Atlanta
Georgia
Julie Newman
Thomas Clay Richardson
Paul J. Newman Jr
Douglas T. Lawton
Auburn Ave
Monroe
Jennifer Dianne
Douglas C. Lawton
Lake Providence
Francis A. Phillips
West Monroe
Witty insights on profanity in a changing gender era
A columnist muses on how profanity reflects vocabulary limits and gender roles. He notes referees limiting women's language, the rise of women in public life, and memories of provocative jokes, ending with a reflection on identity amid continued discussions of equality.
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Referees Society
Open House Honors Cotton Country Collection Artists
The Junior Charity League hosts an open house at League House 217 Hudson Lane Monroe on Tuesday December 5 from 1 to 4 PM celebrating the Cotton Country Collection cookbook. Guests include Mrs Lucy Sartor of Alto and Mrs Ben Marshall with autograph sessions. proceeds fund local charitable projects in Ouachita Parish.
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Junior Charity League
League House
Hudson Lane
Monroe
Lucy Sartor
Alto
Ben Marshall
League
Dewitt Milam
Ralph King, Jr
J. L. Adams
House
Jack Fosterling
William Mahaffey
Ryan Sartor
Adams
H. D. Touchstone
Jack Taylor
Joe Dixon
Harry Frazer, Jr
William Husted, Jr
Coffee
Jamar Adcock
William F. Dent
R. D. Kelloge
H. H. Davis
Fred Culpepper, Jr
John F. Kelso, Jr
Harry Bell
Milam
King
James Moore
Jerry Gregg
Ouachita Parish
Rita Telano Named Honoree At Bridal Fete
Rita Telano daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Telano of Monroe was named honoree at a miscellaneous bridal shower Thursday evening at First United Pentecostal Church in West Monroe. She plans to marry Dale Bostic December 9 at the same church. About 50 guests attended the shower where Marine Rawls Mary Hall Georgia Silman Christine Thompson Ruby Shelly Lola Tarver DeWanna Phillips Deloris Manning Betty Sanford served as hostesses.
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Rita Telano
C. A. Telano
Monroe
First United Pentecostal Church
West Monroe
Dale Bostic
George Bostic
Marine Rawls
Mary Hall
Georgia Silman
Christine Thompson
Ruby Shelly
Lola Tarver
DeWanna Phillips
Deloris Manning
Betty Sanford
Unclear portrait of the woman’s name and identity hints
The text describes naming a woman by letters L A D Y, suggesting L for a soft voice, A for Christian ideals, D for daily unselfish acts, and Y for a unique yearly tone, but lacks coherent context or identifying details. The fragment reads as a playful or symbolic name-choosing exercise without concrete facts.
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