Richmond area notices record weddings births and travels
Mr and Mrs John C Embry celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on January 31. Preston Stockard Orie Higdon and spouses returned from a Florida vacation visiting Robert Lickteig at Fort Knox Kentucky. Fern Clinton and Floyd Waddle wed December 31 in Mound City parsonage. Waddle taught in West Scipio and Pleasant Ridge. Merritt McDonald Richmond announces engagement of daughter Sally Jean to Charles Feuerborn with September wedding planned. Carl Rubick returned from Wadsworth Veterans Hospital after surgery. Elmer Risdon of Ottawa visited Chester Martins for a Thursday dinner. Birth announced January 17 a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Greenawalt in Bartlesville Ohio. A new clothes dryer was delivered to Mrs Melvin Kuiken. Mrs Joe Kueser returned from Kansas City after treatments. Henry Schwegman of Osawatomie spent weekend at home. Sailors believe a cat aboard a vessel brings luck.
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John C. Embry
Preston Stockard
Orie Higdon
Florida
Robert Lickteig
Fort, Knox, Ky
Fern Clinton
Floyd Waddle
Ottawa
the Baptist Church
Mound City
Richmond
Pleasant Ridge Ilg
Franklin
Merritt McDonald
Sa ‘Ly Jean
Charles F. Feuerborn
George Feuerborn
Carl Rubick
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Elmer Risdon
Chester Martins
Jack Greenawalt
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Melvin Kuiken
Joe Kueser
Kansas City
Henry Schwegman
Osawatomie
Benjamin Franklin retired at 42 and rich
A historical note claims Benjamin Franklin retired rich at age 42. Separate figures mention about 130000 toy train hobbyists in the United States per National Geographic Society, and a 207000 net increase in resident aliens last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
United States
National Geographic Society
Old American life insurance offer for seniors in Kansas City
An advertisement invites people aged 60 to 80 to apply for a $1,000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses. Applicants under 80 can apply by mail with no obligation and no follow up calls. Send age details to Old American Ins Co Kansas City Missouri for free information.
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Kansas
City
Old American Ins. Co
Kansas City
Dear Sylvia Sage column on wedding expenses and sympathy timing
A reader asks who pays for wedding items and gifts beyond the clergy fee and bouquet. The columnist says the groom covers the license, rings, honeymoon, bachelor dinner, and gifts for groomsmen, with corsage for the bride and possibly pearls or another gift. Also guidance on timing for sympathy cards: send within a week, with a brief sincere note if delays occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Sage
Jerry
Signing manners for family and name changes discussed
Readers ask about how to sign letters to nieces and nephews and whether a divorced person should use a maiden name. The column also covers whether property should be reregistered under married or maiden names and how to handle deeds with affidavits when changing ownership.
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Sylvia Sage
Mary Smith
Miss Mary Smith
Barbara
Miss Sage
Julia
Mary Smith Jones
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Ottawa Steel Division
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