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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
8
Worried wife, 19, awaits baby with husband 30 who resists fatherhood. Advice urges acceptance, father involvement, and steady support as the child arrives. Also includes reader anecdotes on marriage dynamics and the need for 50 50 partnership and personal autonomy. Distributed syndicated advice from Ann Landers.
Aetna Finance manager, hailed as man of the week, invites locals to obtain cash quickly. He promises $30 to $1000 with ten minutes for $100 on a name and larger sums on signature or other plan. Call or visit Aetna Finance Co. at 204 N 2nd, phone 3 6634, to have funds ready.
In Westchester Los Angeles a 34 year old aircraft plant accountant Harry Peterson was shot and killed by Jeanne Molles 28 who says she mistook him for a burglar. Peterson's wife Loretta and neighbors reported the incident. Molles said her husband Daniel an Operating Engineers official taught her to use a shotgun before he left for San Francisco.
Reader questions reveal views on careers, climate effects on intellect, and love compatibility. An ad for a 1954 booklet by Dr Clifford Adams, condensed from a famous work, offers tests of personality and emotional maturity for 15 cents plus self addressed stamped envelope to Dr A E Wiggam at News Star.
Reader letters discuss World War II GI Bill eligibility for farm training ending July 25 1951 and how long an Air Force enlistment lasts for a son who volunteered vs drafted Unanswered questions reflect policy limits and veterans widows pensions as of 1946 1951 and social security coverage for widows with wartime spouses.
Readers ask about income limits for widow's pension and whether Social Security payments count as income. Clarification notes that pension rules depend on personal contributions and eligible disability or veteran benefits. A caller requests guidance on a service member's leave, with the answer advising contact to the unit commanding officer or personnel officer. service agencies provide specifics.
Ava Gardner said she will leave Thursday for Lake Tahoe Nevada to establish residence as she seeks a divorce from Frank Sinatra. The actress chose to sever ties with the singer rather than report for work at MGM. The studio suspended her Wednesday for refusing a role in Love Me or Leave Me.
Cadet Ran Lorenzo Phillips II of Sterlington will graduate from Virginia Military Institute during Tuesday commencement in Cocke Hall. He earns a biology pre medical bachelor of science and serves in the air force ROTC, as Canterbury Club president and Religious Council promotion manager. He is among 158 first classmen receiving diplomas from Major General William H. Milton Jr.
A skillet dish is cooked slowly until partly set then a few tablespoons of water are added. The pan is covered and heated about three minutes longer. The method finishes with serving the dish hot and ready.
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