They Bought A Pig In A Poke In Cordova Tennessee
In Cordova near Memphis elderly couple Ella and Solomon Donelson repaid $93.42 after selling a pig to supplement Social Security income. The U S government deducted $25 monthly from their checks until repayment. Ella, 77, and Solomon, 83, live on a three acre farm with a combined annual Social Security of about $3,600. Ella said the Social Security official promised the money would be returned.
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Cordova
Tenn
UPI
Sam
Ella Donelson
Social Security
Donelson
Solomon
Shelby County
Memphis
Chessevord by Thomas Joseph
Crossword puzzle and cryptoquote style page fragment with word clues and a quotation puzzle. Contains multiple across and down clues, listed answers, and a daily cryptogram using the LONGFELLOW cipher. Includes a brief author credit and a dated competition-style layout.
Big Spender Nabbed For $174 Hotel Tab In Atlanta
F Masoud Khan a Pakistani spender faced theft of services charges after a $174 Omni Hotel tab and a lobby disturbance. He was released on bond then re detained for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass after threatening to buy and burn the hotel. Khan traveled from Fort Lauderdale and interacted with FBI agents over airline safety remarks. He claimed large donations and questioned the credit card billing while denying intent to withhold payment.
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Atlanta
UPI
F. Masoud Khan
Omni
Khan
Washington
U.S
Dallas
Mr Wonderful And Mrs Awful
Dear Abby narrates a letter from a wife alleging jealousy over her 98 year old husband Ralph who works for a large company and discusses a vulgar married coworker. The wife claims the woman flirts over the phone, jokes about sex, and nicknames her husband Mr Wonderful, worsening her blood pressure and prompting questions about what to do.
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Abby
Ralph
Mr. Wonderful
Dear Abby readers weigh in on romance and aging
A set of reader letters and Abby’s replies discuss infidelity, desire for variety, the ethics of taking outside partners, attitudes toward older women, and the appeal of mature companionship. The column blends frank sex talk with moral guidance and humorous asides.
Norwalk Reflector highlights local life and old energy note
Katherine Sue Butler pursues a religion and Christian education masters at Asbury Theological Seminary in Ohio. Newborn Sarah Ann Palm joins James and Mrs. Palm of Wakeman, with siblings James and Stephanie. grandparents Roy Palm and George Dalton. The piece also recalls a 1919 energy conservation plea from the Norwalk Reflector and a 1901 newspaper bundle found by locals. It mentions Sunrise House juvenile program, new counselors Molly Mehling and Kurt Erlenbach, and notes on local newspaper details and subscription rates.
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Katherine Sue Butler
Norwalk
Asbury Theological Seminary
James Palm
Wakeman
Sarah Ann
James
Stephanie
Roy Palm
North Fairfield
George Dalton
Milton McKinnon
McKinnon
Weikel Road
Monroeville
Tom McIntyre
Dick Storey
Missionary Alliance Church
Sunrise House
Tom
Old Shady Lane
A.E. Rowley
Huron County
Molly Mehling
Toledo
Kurt Erlenbach
New London
H.D. Erlenbach
Molly
Heidelberg
Kurt
Cornell
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Chessevord
Thomas Joseph
U.S. Navy
T.L.C
Converse
Wisconsin City
Babhe
Yoko
Merrimack
W.S
Longfellow
Jhrkemtf
KVM
U. Cuthvg
Bernardin DE ST
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
FBI
Ed Pistey
Fred Brooks
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
F. Masood Khan
Mrs. Awful
Abigail van Buren
Dean Axleby
Virile
Palm Springs
Palm
Big Daddy
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Woodstocks
Macramne
Genealogy
Everest
Flame
Desmond
Jan Rogosch
Reflector
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulation and
Ohio Newspaper Association
Milan
Greenwich
Willard
Huron
Erie
Ohio
Bume
Unter
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