Illinois lawmaker balances motherhood and politics on floor
Susan Catania, a 36 year old Illinois Republican from a black district, cradles seven daughters on the House floor and breast feeds in the capitol ladies room while pursuing reform. She left a chemical job over pay and discrimination, tests Equal Rights push, and runs district office to stay connected with constituents amid a busy family life.
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Susan Catania
Illinois
State Capitol
Margaret Ruth
Springfield
Ill
UPI
Senate
Chicago
Catania
Chemical Company
Lal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Organization For Women
House
Congress
Susan
Women and Alcohol Study Warns of Risk to Health
University of Toronto researchers led by Dr. Mary Jane Ashley report women develop alcohol related illnesses earlier than men and experience higher rates of liver cirrhosis. The study finds women show health impacts after about 14 years of drinking versus 20 years for men and exhibit double the incidence of cirrhosis.
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Mary Jane Ashley
University of Toronto
Frog Jumping Event Opens Ruggles Fall Festival
The Ruggles Fall Festival features frog jumping and arm wrestling with a 1 pm start. Children compete in frog jumping, then horseshoe pitching, chicken races, and adult arm wrestling. Bread and roll baking judging at 3 pm. Garden Club flower show, fair booths, and a cafeteria supper follow. Grange Hall sits near the U.S. 224 and Ohio 60 junction.
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Ruggles
Ruggles Grange Hall
Walt
Irene Runkle
J.D
Louise Russell
Ruggles Garden Club
Fair Booth
Joyce Runkle
Walt Runkle
Bob Runkle
Irene Runkel
Florence Rumpn
Lawrence Dake
Steve Heitz
Leland Girton
Tony Slazas
Ethel
Herman Colbert
J.D. Russell
Jean Dake
Judy Dilgard
Dorothy McConnell
Ruth Girton
Grange Hall
U.S. 224
Ohio 60
New London
Home And Family Talk Nurtures Responsibility
Guidance on healthy parent child communication and shared family duties. Emphasizes listening, mutual respect, and democratic family meetings to assign tasks, resolve conflicts, and foster harmony while teaching responsibility from childhood onward.
Heloise Tips Mosquito Control and Smart Salad Storage
Dear Heloise shares a practical tip to curb mosquitoes by adding vegetable oil atop water in plant containers, preventing breeding without frequent water changes. She also recalls a homemaker trick to store large batches of salads like potato or fruit salad in a refrigerator crisper drawer, saving space and avoiding many small containers.
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Heloise
D.A
Judy Wertsch
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Community Church
Monroeville
Joan Anderson
Al-Anon
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Norwalk Bowling Center
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Willard United Bank
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
VFW Hall
Little Flower Garden Club
Ruth Fogg
Shakespeare Club
John Gelvin
Clarksfield
Home Flower Garden Club
Hileman
E.C. Radcliffe
Fitchville United
Clarksfield — Wakeman
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Roy Griffin
United Methodist
Home
Barbara Wurzel
Huron County Home Extension
Sandusky
Gordon
Roscoe Orman
Auterom
Ohio
Heloises
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