Refuting the idea that suicide is punishment for survivors
Readers share personal crisis experiences challenging the view that death by own action is a punishment for survivors. Letters recount multiple suicide attempts, grief, and the impact of psychiatric views, with testimonials from women, a mother, and a spouse, urging compassion over guilt.
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No to pricey gifts and smart holiday credit tips
Practical guidance on handling Christmas gift refusals with children, explaining safety and cost reasons, plus store exchange policies and how to use Christmas credit wisely. Also notes a national immigration film in New Hyde Park about Ellis Island arrivals from 1890 to 1930.
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Home Economist
New Hyde Park, N.Y
America
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No Waist Seam Pattern Offers Simple Fitting Lines
Printed pattern 9315 for Misses sizes 8 through 18 features a V neckline and yoke with no waist seam. Size 12 uses 25% yardage of 60 inch fabric. Send $1.00 per pattern plus 35 cents for first class airmail to Pattern Dept The Newton Kansan New York NY 10011. Include name address zip size and style number.
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Family and Friends Attend Christmas Gatherings Across Areas
Local notes record numerous Christmas and pre Christmas visits among the Voth and Flaming families and their relatives across Newton Hesston Hillsboro Greensburg and Wichita. Notable gatherings include John J Flaming Pre Christmas event at the Preparatory School and guests from Oklahoma City Hutchinson Canton and Chicago visiting in Newton and nearby towns.
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Snowmass
Colo
Kathy) Makoski
Heather
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Herb Franz
Dorlee
Michelle
Tom Unruh
Royce Jag
Stacy
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Greensburg
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Alvin Voth
John Winsor
Winsor
Wayne Guthrie
Warren Yarnell
Gladys Miller
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Calif
Virginia Bullard
Eldon Goertzen
Walton
Tedlaming
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Melvin Hiebert
Nancy
George Funk
Julie
Lester Flaming
Larry Buller
Dawn
Dwight Flaming
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Royce Flaming
Larry Koehn
Darrell Flaming
Rud Hiebert
Lehigh
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Tampa
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Canton
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Holiday hints for the busy homemaker by Eunice Schorn
Practical tips for holiday prep include freezing ahead cookies and pies, stocking pantry basics, and early shopping to avoid crowds. A potato recipe for refrigerator mashed potatoes, plus tree care and family participation in decorating, anchor the column’s seasonal guidance.
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Una’s
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Doctor in the Kitchen explains nutrition as construction work
Dr. Hursh compares digestion and metabolism to building a house stressing nutrients must arrive on cue for proper absorption. The piece notes how cells need nourished, urges eating from all four food groups, and lists newborn Jennifer Michele Loney at Bethesda Hospital Goessel.
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Canton
Jennifer Michele
Bethesda Hospital
Goessel
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