Romance Ino House: Simms and Ruth Hanna McCormick
The piece recalls that Ruth Hanna McCormick wife of Albert G. Simms married in 1932 after his wooing in Congress where she served as Illinois representative at large. She died in 1944. Simms died in New Mexico at 82. This courtship is noted as a rare life partnership begun in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Albert G. Simms
New Mexico
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ilinois
McCormick
Mark Hanna
Ohio
William McKinley
White House
Simms
Soviet Theory Overhauled Reflects Shifting Communist Growth
The article notes a shift in Marxist-Leninist theory as the Soviet Union grapples with slower growth while the United States expands. It cites Pravda complaints on poor workmanship in Leningrad and Khrushchev’s disclosure of $2.75 billion in unsold consumer goods, plus railway car flaws and grain transport issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Royal Institute of International Affairs
London
U.S
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravda
Leningrad
Nikita Khrushchev
Dear Abby column readers fret over love and responses
A reader questions marriage promises after ten years with Earl and a handwritten message hints at an affair. Abigail Van Buren advises Earl is unlikely to commit and urges the reader not to wait for a marriage ring. A long time subscriber complains Abby ignores letters and asks if payment is needed for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Earl
Dear Abby letter about left handed husband and steak
Dear Abby responds to a mother and seven readers about a left handed husband who cannot cut steak and asks if the wife may cut it for him. Abby says it should be no one else’s business if both agree and a practical solution is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Mother OF Seven
Columbus
Writer avoids social life to protect work
The writer explains social demands ruin productivity and recounts using a friend as a substitute speaker. He notes his garage office and unlisted phone, with invitations flowing from civic clubs, breakfasts, and events. He ends with a joke about being reached at 235 E. 45th St. in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
Mr. C
America
E. 45Th St
New York City
Kelly
Nassau
Social calendar notes from a writer on leave
A personal diary style recap lists visits to a Hebrew temple, airports runs for Karen and Kathleen, a football game with Miami Beach mayor, dinners with notable editors, harness track outings, jai alai games, New Year’s Eve gatherings, and reflections on social life. The writer laments the distractions and hints at a Nassau voyage upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen
Kathleen
Gayle
Mel Richards
Miami Beach
Viet Nam secrecy and a Norwalk dynamo remembered
A reader laments government censorship of Viet Nam war reporting while noting the public and press are kept in the dark about major events. The column also profiles Oran Wilson, a former plastics businessman turned hotel operator moving from Sandusky to manage the Reiger Hotel and impact Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Metro
Oran Wilson
Whittlesey Avenue
Wilson
Reiger
Sandusky
Oran
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Highlights
The page presents a daily crossword with numbered clues across and down including coffee, Russian mountains, and Greek letters, plus a cryptoquote puzzle using a distinct substitution code. Also included are instructions and a sample quote with author attribution for readers to decode.
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Romance Ino
Phil Newsom
UPI
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Gladys
Los Angeles
Calif
Jim Bishop
Hebrew Temple
James B. Keegh
Lee Hills
Knight Chain of
Puerto Rico
George Beebe
Don Shoemaker
Hills
Pompano Harness Track
Owen Traynor
Stanely
King
Dania Jaeialai Palace
Samuel Goldberg
Sidney
Roy
Lou Bennett
Roz Bennett
Hallandale
Fla
Calcutta
Diplomat Hotel
Steele
City Hall
South Pacific
Quentin Long
Marge
Irving Cowan
Roscoe Fawcetts
Fawcett Publications
Ed Lewis
Sylvia
Blue Royal Portable
Norwalk
Daily Crossword
Arabia
South
Nick
Trick
Bind
Halfems
Verqai
MacDonald
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Constellation Valley
Egypt
Il Dim
Patrick
Loo
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