Tour of Homes in Old Town Alexandria scheduled for Sept 25
The 36th annual Tour of Homes in Old Town Alexandria Virginia runs Saturday September 25 with privately owned homes and gardens open from morning to mid afternoon. The tour ends with tea at Saint Paul's Church and tickets cost 5 dollars from the Ramsay House Visitors Center and local sponsors.
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Old Town
Alexandria
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Duke
Pitt St
Saint Paul's
James Craik
Washingtons
Craik
Ramsay House
King St
Avatary Board
Alexandria Hospital
Seminary Road
School of Nursing
Dear Abby readers grapple with post reunion infidelity
A reader recounts her husband’s high school reunion affair with an older widow from San Diego. He sent photos and exchanges remain frequent, prompting jealousy and a demand for half his assets. Abby cautions against bluffing and urges careful handling of trust and boundaries.
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Abby
Ernie
San Diego
Twin birth mystery and ethical medical dilemma
A reader recalls entering a 1941 hospital for twins but delivering one girl. Decades later she encounters a California woman who resembles her daughter, fueling a search. Another reader asks about doctor ethics in a gonorrhea case and is advised to disclose the diagnosis to the wife.
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Ebby
California
Phoenix
Abby
Alabama
M.D
Hood Theatre sets auditions for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little
Hood College will hold auditions Sept 20 21 and 22 for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little by Paul Zindel at Brodbeck Music Hall. Five women and two men seek parts with rehearsals to begin Oct 2 and the production slated for the second week of November.
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Hood College
Hood
Dennis Hughes
Brodbeck Music Hall
Miss Reardon
Hughes
Miss Maryland USA 77 seeks state contestant for Miss USA
The search to select Miss Maryland USA 77 continues as Maryland aims to send a representative to the Miss USA pageant set for May 3 16 in Niagara Falls. Hilton Inn Baltimore hosts the pageant January 29 with 1976 winner Linda Potter noted, entry deadline December 1, and details at 1220 East West Highway Silver Spring Maryland 20910.
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Oid
Niagara Falls
Cbs-Tv
Hilton Inn
Baltimore
Linda Potter
Adelphi
Maryland
Suite
Silver Spring
Sid Sussman
Super Sallie Safeway Aceramicist judge at Frederick Fair
Sallie Delaughter, a Prospect Safeway checker nicknamed Super Sallie, balances retail work with ceramics. Over 14 years she built a shop on Shookstown Road and earned teaching certification through Duncan Hobby Ceramic Products. She credits her store manager for support and will judge ceramic entries at this week’s Frederick Fair. She and husband Richard have three children and seven grandchildren.
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Sallie
Duncan Hobby Ceramic Products
Safeway
Richard
McKaig couple marks 50th anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carl F Thompson celebrate 50 years of marriage with a surprise party at Mt Pleasant Huritan building hosted by their children. They wed Aug 7 1926 at Calvary Methodist parsonage Frederick by Rev Ellis Williams. They farmed in McKaig 35 years retired 14 years ago. They have seven children 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
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Carl F. Thompson
Soyer Mill Road
McKaig
Mt. Pleasant Huritan
Thompson
Calvary Methodist Parsonage
Frederick
Ellis Williams
Hazel Thompson Purdy
Robert Dayhoff
Helen M Munray
Betty J. Gosnell
Peggy A. Bell
Mary E. McKnight
Carl F. Thompson Jr
Near Frederick
Dorothy L. Crabbs
New Midway
J. Edward Thompson
Baltimore
Bridge club results and upcoming games noted
Mrs. Manuel Weinberg and Mrs. Charles Arotsky led north south in last week’s Duplicate Anyone game. East west winners included Mrs. Robert Swanson and Danyce Weinberg. Next games set for Fort Detrick and Thurmont Legion with various pairings and times.
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Manuel Weinberg
Charles Arotsky
Anyone Bridge Club
Fred Klein
Gerald Yonetz
Robert Swanson
Danyce Weinberg
Charlotte Rupert
Evelyn Krantz
Fort Detrick
Leonard Spero
Steve Murphrey
L. T. Winegar
William Prensky
Bob Frost
Weldon Harper
Everett Neff
George Zovich
Michael Myers
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George Washington
Washington
Potomac River
Washington, D.C
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria Tourist Council
J.M
Hood Theatre
Zindel
Julie Harris
Estelle Parsons
Miss Maryland-Usa
U.S
Sallie Delaughter
Hawaiian Islands
Gregory
Mrs
Edward Thomas
Kenneth Falmer
Robert Poleto
Catoctin
James Fenimore Cooper
Catoctin Bridge Club
Mohicans
Taneytown
Robert Smith
Vida Arotsky
Harry Gray
Pauline Smith
Colyn Phillips
Russell Flanagan
Ross Smith
Thurmont American Legion
Joseph E. Elkins
America
Far East
North America
United States
Wyoming
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Californii
Monterey
Burma
San Benito
Alaska
E. Patrick St
Veuve
American Gem Society
Canary Islands
Woven Woods
Joanna
Joanna Western
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East Street
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