Dear Ann: Fat wives and wary husbands in love’s grip
A reader laments her husband’s weight gain and hidden life changes while doubting her own urges to seek action. She questions society’s focus on looks and shares a grim tale of a man driven by appetite. The column frames weight as a barrier to affection and questions who bears the burden of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Fresno
Calif
Fresno County
S. L. Kenneth Laron
Round Fresno
Larson
E Tan
Unusual Address Sparks Letters From Des Moines Readers
An Iowa restaurant owner retired to California sent mail to two Des Moines men, addressing groceries and romance. A letter about weight and insurance prompts advice. a wedding family dispute ends with counsel to forgive and forget, and to avoid reviving old conflicts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
California
Adopt A Policy On Radiation In Kansas
The Kansas Board of Health has adopted regulations requiring registration of radiation sources including radioactive materials and X-ray devices within 90 days after March. Dr. Thomas Hood said the rules will ensure radiation protection and curb harmful methods. The sanitation division noted improved public drinking-water quality, with unsafe systems dropping from 120 of 201 in 1956 to 18 of 440 in 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Health
Thomas Hood
Board
Kansas
Debt Paid Brings Mogrel Skipper New Home in Kentfield
In Kentfield California six weeks ago a humane concern led Mr and Mrs David Wayne to resist death for Skipper a black mogrel. He was saved from execution when the Porters and others found him a home. The brief social notices mention Mrs Bradford Chandler hosting a supper and several local families visiting relatives in Kahoka Missouri Harrisonville Missouri and Venita Oklahoma with various family gatherings and continued community ties.
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Kentfeld
Calif
David Wayne
Skipper
Fred Porter
Council Bluffs
Fred Rocker
Bridge Club
Albert Dunbars
J. HE. Linsdales
Baldwin
Ernest Maxeys
Jack Hackathorne
Kansas City
Maxey
Lee Hendersons
Harrisonville
al Nilges
Elmer and Clyde Nilges
Kenneth Lawson
Casey Lawsons
John Starks
Venita
Oklahoma
Fire damages home kitchen and back porch
Yesterday Wayne, barely awake from smoke, was roused by Skipper tugging at his pajamas. He woke Margaret, expectant wife, and they fled to safety as firefighters extinguished a blaze that damaged the kitchen and back porch.
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Wayne
Skipper
Margaret
Rantoul Area Reports Lunch Program Supplies
Mr. Melvin Schwartz with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hobbs went to Topeka Friday to secure supplies for the school lunch program at the High School. Hot lunches will begin next Monday. Mrs. Ollie Bartholomew of Merriam visited Sunday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. IC. B. Jackson. Mr. Richard Binns traveled to the
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Melvin Schwartz
C. A. Hobbs
Topeka
Ollie Bartholomew
Merriam
IC. B. Jackson
Richard Binns
Local Family News From Gridley and Hoxie
The Gridley event gathered Mrs Binns and 14 guests, while February plans included a visit from C A Caylor of Hoxie. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met with Mrs Chester Jackson, who led the business session, with Mrs Eber Swanson teaching the lesson.
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Presbyterian Church
Chester Jackson
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