Shomber anniversary marked with 60th celebration in Ottawa
Henry Harold and Irene Shomber of Ottawa celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a 2 to 5 p.m. reception at Calvary Baptist Church Activity Center. Married May 1, 1936 in Lebo, they lived in Steamboat Springs, Wichita, Anchorage, and Columbus before settling near Ottawa in 1961. Their family, including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, will host. The couple requests no gifts.
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Henry Harold
Irene Shomber
Ottawa
Calvary Baptist Church
Henry Harold Shomber
Irene Nitcher
Lebo
Orville Nitcher
Irene
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Eldon
Wichita
Boeing Company
Stevens Enterprises
Anchorage
Alaska
Columbus
Ohio
Henry and
Joy
Johnson) Shomber
Normandy Park
Wash
Jim
Carolyn (Shomber
Atlanta
National Park Service
Martin Luther King Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Park Service
Houstons Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
The Houstons Alvin F. and Lois J. Houston of Centropolis celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 30 p.m. Sunday at the Centropolis Community Building. Alvin F. Houston and Lois J. Barkley were married May 19, 1946.
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Alvin F
Lois J. Houston
Centropolis
Alvin F. Houston
Lois J. Barkley
Manlove Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Frank Manlove and Darlene Howell of 902 E Kaskaskia Paola celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a 2 p.m. reception on May 18 at their home. They wed April 26, 1946 in Wellsville. Hosts are their children Sharyl Stack and Lori Mitten with families.
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Frank
Darlene Manlove
E. Kaskaskia
Paola
Frank Manlove
Darlene
Howell
Wellsville
Sharyl Stack
Shawnee
Lori Mitten
Tulsa
Dumbing Down Shakespeare Debate Spurs Campus Activism
In a nationwide survey 13 of 22 English departments drop required great authors like Shakespeare. Georgetown defends ongoing Shakespeare courses though four-year plans now stress broader concentrations and pre 1850 material. Critics decry the shift as dumbing down while campuses stage Saving Shakespeare teach ins and Hollywood echoes.
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Romeo
Jerry L. Martin
Forum
America
Martin
Georgetown University
Mary Ann Jung
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Georgetown
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Milton
Chaucer
James F. Slevin
Michael Medved
Hollywood
al Pacino
The Amish Cook: Daybook of Elizabeth Coblentz in Indiana
Elizabeth Coblentz writes from Indiana about house remodeling, Amos’s past accident, and seasonal tasks. Ben trims apple trees as purple martins arrive. a kerosene stove gifted for Christmas warms the kitchen. A recipe for French Apple Pie concludes the column.
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Ben
Verena
Elizabeth
Indiana
Oasis
Middletown
Ohio
Hidden Alcott manuscript found at Harvard uncovers heiress tale
Scholars discover Louisa May Alcott wrote an unpublished 1849 romance titled The Inheritance at age 18. The manuscript, miscataloged for years and found in Harvard stacks, draws Hollywood interest as publishers arrange rights talks. Joel Myerson calls the work surprisingly strong and timely.
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Louisa May Alcott
Oston
Alcott
Harvard University
Joel Myerson
University of South Carolina
Myerson
Hollywood
Todd Shuster
Shuster
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Ashington
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SECU
Franklin County
Lawrence
W. 6Th St. Lawrence
Kansas
Sprint
United Telephone
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