Church reform call shifts toward marital breakdown as basis for divorce
Britain's church leaders urge replacing adultery desertion and mental cruelty with a single ground the breakdown of the marriage. They favor judicial inquiry into the death of a marriage to curb hypocrisy and bitterness and warn against making divorce quicker or easier. The report may influence debate despite uncertain legal change.
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Church of England
Edward VIII
Canterbury
Britain
Today’s Quip on Neighborly Love and Neighborhood Dynamics
A satirical quip notes that loving your neighbor depends on the surrounding neighborhood. The remark plays on social familiarity and local rough edges influencing kindness and harmony.
Crossword clues and cryptoquote puzzle submission
A reader posted a word puzzle with across clues from equal to down clues list and a cryptoquote example. It includes sample entries and a quote about staying in one’s mind versus others’ opinions by Emerson.
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Emerson
Dear Abby panel weighs advice on adults and teens
A mother worries when a 35 year old neighbor takes her 19 year old son on a night out drinking and questions how to handle the situation. Abigail Van Buren offers guidance about laws on contributing to delinquency and parental neglect.
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Abby
The Story Corner and Jokes of the Market and Farm Life
A collection of humor with quick one liners about policemen, drivers, baby food, plumbers, Babe Ruth, Babe Ruth’s umpire joke, a shopper seeking a birthday surprise, a frightened laugh behind a chair, and a farmer hosting guests. It features wordplay on deafness, darkness, and social misreads.
Battle of Puckerbrush Swamp spoof hits Civil War buffs era
The Cleveland Plain Dealer item from May 1961 spoofed Civil War engagements under the title The Battle of Puckerbrush Swamp. Descendant Ray Williams, Monroeville veteran family, presents a centennial film with playful maps and misnamed figures, joking about history buffs and blending names with everyday figures. Also notes a Fly-It-By-Ear vacation plan for the Paffenburgers and local family updates including naval nurse Mildred Puglisi’s convalescent leave and Kent State fellow Eric Balcom’s fellowship appointment.
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Ray Balderson
Stoutenburg
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Puckerbrush Swamp
Monroeville
Ray Williams
George Williams
Ohio Volunteer Regiment
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