Memories of life on the farm and a 1932 picnic
Editor notes recall Lester Hackenburg turning 80 and his farming days before tractors with four horses, dairy cattle, hogs, butter making, and neighborly combining. Inflation, equipment, and hog prices climb, while feed costs rise. The piece also records a 1932 St Paul graduating class picnic at Memorial Lake Park with 13 attendees, letters read from absent classmates, and Katherine Hettel Curry traveling from DeLand Florida.
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Lester Hackenburg
Twilight Gardens
Norwalk
Clyde
St. Paul
Memorial Lake Park
St. Paul’s
Katherine Hettel Curry
DeLand, Fla
Cryptoquote Puzzle And Chesterton Quote Digest
A reader puzzle presents a cryptogram with a word list and clues about headlines and entries. It ends with Chesterton's quotation: MOST OF OUR REALISTS AND SOCIOLOGISTS TALK ABOUT A POOR MAN AS IF HE WERE AN OCTOPUS OR AN ALLIGATOR.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Brother shuns family over baby's heritage in Dear Abby note
In a Dear Abby column, a sister laments that her only brother and his wife cut ties after discovering her adopted baby daughter is of Mexican heritage. The sister seeks guidance on rebuilding relations and explaining the situation to her child. The reply condemns the brother and his wife as unworthy friends and urges healing prospects.
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Abby
Dear Abby letters reveal marriage chaos and shopping gripe
A reader asks about grounds for divorce after discovering her husband’s prior marriages and eight children, while another writes about maintaining a friendship with his former partner’s mother. Also, a shopper laments lunch hour crowding and is advised to shop banking at other times.
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Abby
Joe
Reno
Russellville
Ark
Don’t Beep At Kids On Bikes Appeal Posted
A reader appeals to drivers to stop beeping at youngsters on bicycles after the writer’s grandson was startled, crashed into a hole on Old State Road, and broke two bones in his right arm, hospitalised from Thursday evening to Sunday.
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Old State Road
Forum Rage Over Rising Electricity Bills
A resident vents frustration at rising power costs from utility firms and governments. The note expresses anger at Ohio Edison and industry players, noting nearly doubled bills over four years without higher usage, and contemplates drastic, impractical responses while fearing legal trouble.
Renting Doctors and Nurses in Hospitals
Letter argues for renting doctors and nurses via an organization. It notes hospitals lose choice of personnel, face higher costs, and patients may bear less obligation toward caregivers. Proposes concerns about professionalism and patient safety versus organizational liability.
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Reflector
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Lucille Betschman
W. Main St
By Lucille Betschman
Thomas Joseph
NBA
Island
UCTTN
Vugh
Jgsgymn
Ugy
Longfellow
Abigail van Buren
Firelands Senior Outreach Center
John and
Elizabeth Cole
Marian Blum
Connie Desmond
Marian Lewis
Marjorie Hackmuth
Elma Stower
Kenneth Strong
Vivian Reed
Kathryn Vogt
Magdaline Zipfel
Shady Lane
Firelands Outreach Center
UNO
Linda Kern
Memorial Lake
Norwalk Memorial
Marie Perrotte
St. Francis Xavier School
Willard
Miss Perrotte
Fisher-Titus
Pink
Norbert Howe
St. Alphonsus
St. Mary’s
Lewis Schild
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Schild
Luther League
Norwalk Memorial Home
Norwalk Public Library
Gaymount Nursing Center
Norwood Avenue
Richards
Norwalk Church of God
Gaymont Nursing Center
Rachel Haynes
Mary Young
Dorothy Orr
Moravian Villa
Milan
Magdelene Washtek
Estella Marshall
John Endricks
Irene Bores
Alfred Benson
Gaumont Nursing Center
Florence Meagrow
Grace Rank
Agnes Radcliffe
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Margaret Black
Edward Hettel
Charles Brown
Dean Abby
Marsha
Mom
Chicago
Desmond
Madeline Messmer
OPEC
Ohio Edison
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