Being Old Maid Bad Enough But Surrounding Jokes
A New York AP column humorously gathers remarks about Aunt Gertrude, an unmarried older woman. The sketches joke about her age, prospects, and social life, noting she is touched by age and independence while surrounded by party chatter and friendly ribbing.
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New York
Gertrude
Santa Claus
Jim
Virgin Islands
Alcatra
Fourth May baby Sharon Anne joins Rommelfanger family
Mr and Mrs Richard Rommelfanger welcomed Sharon Anne born May 29 tying them to three Mayborn sons Larry Mike and Don aged 4 3 and 2. Local girls from here left for summer work Carole New to Emporia Bonnie Gerhold Kathleen Katzer Gerrie Barrett to Kansas City Nancy and Judy Bodenhamer to Moran Wye Funeral attended by Giles family for brother Clarence 55 in Derby WSW S meeting in Fellowship Hall with eleven members and four guests Helen Salman Carole Martz Carolyn Giles Anita Neueswander Hostesses Verna New Freda Almond
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Richard Rommelfanger
Sharon Anne
Rommelfanger
Larry
Mike
Don
Carole New
Emporia
Bonnie Gerhold
Kathleen Katzer
Gerrie Barrett
Kansas City
Nancy
Judy Bodenhamer
Moran, Wye
Lee Giles
Eldon Giles
Clarence Giles
Derby
W.S.W.S
Fellowship Hall
Helen Salman
Carole Martz
Carolyn Giles
Anita Neueswander
Verna New
Freda Almond
Millions Of New Yorkers Upset By Power Failure
A massive blackout hit five square miles of midtown Manhattan on June 13, leaving 96 degree heat and chaos for 44 hours. Subways trapped riders, elevators stalled, and Times Square lights went dark as Consolidated Edison traced the fault to substation fires on West 65th Street and East 63rd Street with backup on Long Island City. Power was restored citywide by 9 27 p.m. after police and civil defense crews secured the area.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Consolidated Edison Co
West 65Th Street
Amsterdam
West End Avenues
East 63Rd Street
Long Island City
East River
Manhattan
42Nd
77Th Streets
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
48Rd
71St Streets
Lane Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Sharon Kram and Miss Wilda Mae Thompson of Kansas City visited Mrs. Clara Thompson. Various families from Kansas and Missouri visited each other or traveled, including Bump, Hettler, Edwards, Baxter, and Jones. A birthday dinner honored Donald Higdon with attendees from Topeka Paola Ottawa Lane and nearby communities. Raymond Belt is a patient at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital.
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Sharon Kram
Wilda Mae Thompson
Kansas City
Clara Thompson
Nia
Ray Bump
Raymond Belt
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Leavenworth
Grover Thompson
Osawatomie
Guy Edwards
W. M. Christian
Ely Addy
Lester Barnes
Fontana
Walter Martin
Osatomie
Charles Mitchell
Brenda
Belle Brownlee
Keith Austin
Topeka
Jay Swogar
Paola
Carl Castleberry
Pamela
Ottawa
John Higdon
E. F. Brownlee
Jack
John
Lane
Pauline Hedges
Martin
Darrell
L. D. Morlan
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