Perle Mesta Described As Auntie Mame Type
Perle Mesta 80s social hostess remains a Washington institution described as Auntie Mame in spirit. The liberal widow from Oklahoma lectures, entertains, and supports women's rights while shifting party allegiance from Republicans to Democrats over decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perle Mesta
Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington
Auntie Mame
Auntie Perle
Mame
America
Sturgis
Mich
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Oklahoma
Mrs. Mesta
Woman’s Party
Geneva
William B. Skirvin
Texas
George Mesta
Pittsburgh
Calvin Coolidge
Wendell L. Willkie
GOP
Harry Truman
Mrs. Truman
Rusting Scissors Signal Shifts in Texas Barbershops
In Texas many barber chairs sit idle as only about 60 percent of licensed barbers remain active. Styles favor longer hair, slowing frequent cuts and shrinking enrollments at Dallas barber colleges. Veterans and youth still join schools, eyeing commission-based work after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Sam R. Qwen
Owens
Ray Hicks
Man iv
Hicks
Singles Information Service aims to unite unattached people
A reader urges a national singles group and details SIS in San Francisco offering bulletins on dating and non profit social clubs, plus plans for tax reform and housing guidance. The letter notes growing single populations and calls for nationwide SIS branches to provide resources and reduce isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
San Francisco Bay Area
Singles Information Service
SIS
Garces Drive
San Francisco
California
Side Glances on youth and rebellion in a reflective era
A collage of letters and notes on youth culture, music taste, family tension, teen pregnancy, and domestic life. Readers discuss money for housing and education versus personal rebellion, parental compromise on stereo use, a young girl's plea about abuse and pregnancy, and a veteran’s reflection on money management and family life over forty years.
Advice to Young Couples on Travel and Saving
A reader warns against delaying enjoyment for retirement after a mismatch in spending with his wife. He admits retirement, questions future trips, and notes plans strained by fear of losing income. another letter discusses neighbor nudism and parenting concerns, with Helen Bottel advising boundaries and tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Miser
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Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Shearaton Park
John Kennedy
Margaret Truman
Hencida
Hungary
Robert O Ketene
University OF Pamplona
Spain
England
Millipede
Black Academy of Barbers
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
By Gill Fox
Mar
D.C
Gunga Din
Helen Bottel
Pecos
O'Keefe
Merritt
York
O’keefe
Merritt Spring Range
Southern Union
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