Dear Anne Hirst counsels on marriage and separation
A reader asks for guidance on a miserable marriage built on drinking and infidelity. The counselor urges protecting the children, living day by day, and seeking strength through faith, church work, and support networks while acknowledging change is unlikely. A second letter advises reevaluating love, trying fresh experiences, and avoiding routine to rekindle emotional response.
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Anne Hirst
E.J
Arti choke quote noted at Columbia Faculty Club
Carlton J. H. Hayes shares a witty remark at the Columbia Faculty Club about the artichoke. He says it is the only vegetable you have more of after eating it than before, highlighting its endearing paradox.
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Columbia Faculty Club
Carlton J. H. Hayes
Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed in One Page
A crossword puzzle column lists numerous Across and Down clues with hints for words such as navigational hazard circle of sight and jail. The grid references and partial answers indicate a densely packed word puzzle page typical of a newspaper.
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Episcopal Parsonage
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Wear Sensible Shoes For Better Health
Discusses proper summer footwear for children, recommending sturdy leather oxford style shoes for boys and sandals for girls with adequate foot support. Cautions against rubber soles and high top fashion, notes unlined shoes aid breathability, and advises avoiding overbuying best shoes that outgrow quickly. Includes sewing pattern 4784 details and order info.
Easter in England and memories of home in Ryes Lane
The writer recalls a wet Easter, contrasts it with sunny England, and reflects on family rituals from Good Friday to Easter Monday. She remembers walking the Ryes Lane path, primroses and violets, the view from a hill, and church visits, while noting postwar changes and frugal living at home.
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Betty
England
Ryes Lane
Ballingdon Hall
Queen Elizabeth J
Ballingdon-cum-Brandon
Old Bull Inn
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Prankster Turned Actor Tries Fate on City Streets
A chronic practical joker begins a film career and spends his first paycheck on a used motorcycle. He crashes into a truck, spends four weeks in hospital, later lies on Ben Hecht’s private road hoping for a scare, but Hecht drives past him. A Cedars hospital nurse jokes about renting the hand.
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Ben Hecht
Hecht
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Cedars of Lebano Hospital
Imagination and the Old Wives Tale Execution Debate
A quoted exchange between Franke Harris and Bennett centers on the imagined public execution scene in Bennett's novel The Old Wives Tale. Harris argues the author never witnessed such a ceremony and offers a terrifying account, prompting Bennett to confess he has never witnessed an execution either.
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Bennett
Franke Harris
Harris
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