Dear Abby column on family boundaries and social norms
Readers raise concerns about a father and son sharing a bed for 16 years and a dinner party dispute over clearing dishes. Abby urges counseling for the family and discusses cultural expectations, personal boundaries, and etiquette amid differing viewpoints.
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Family Service Association
Mental Health Association
Heloise tip saves contact lens with nylon net
A reader describes rescuing a dropped contact lens from a tight bathroom space. She placed a four inch square of nylon net over a vacuum hose with a rubber band and used the vacuum to retrieve the lens without dismantling the area.
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Cotton wives plan events for National Cotton Council meeting
Mrs. George B. Spence and Mrs. Jack Langenegger organize women’s activities for the El Paso session. More than a thousand delegates from 19 cotton states expected for a two day gathering.
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Social events planned for national cotton delegates wives
In El Paso a series of social activities is planned for wives of delegates attending the National Cotton Council’s 35th annual meeting January 29–30. Activities include a Sunday 1:15 p.m. pre-convention session at the Civic Center, a Juarez sight-seeing tour, a Granada Ballroom reception, a Monday women’s luncheon at Hotel Camino Real, a Pronas Center shopping tour, and a Monday dinner dance at El Paso Country Club.
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Yucca Garden Club elects officers and welcomes new members
The Yucca Garden Club held a meeting at Miss Irene Swann's home with pastries, coffee, and an auction. Officers were reappointed, new members E. F. Novak and William Walker were welcomed, and the group canceled its January meeting due to a scheduling conflict with the Chaves County Council luncheon. Investments noted: New Mexico permanent fund in corporate stocks reached 224.02 million with a 44.7 million unrealized gain, a record for the council.
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Alfred Long
Lester Franke
Barbara Dee
Flora Miller
Paige Webster
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Morgan Nelson
Jim Jolley
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Robert Schultz
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Beta Sigma Phi Party at Ridgaway Home
Rho Chapter hosted a social at Mona Ridgaway’s home. Marguerite Bernardi presented Obsolete or Prescious. Guests included Selma Richards and Alice Richardson. An early mail order catalog replica was shown. Champagne punch and assorted sandwiches and sweets were served by the hostess and Vivian McCullough.
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Beta Sigma Phi
Mona Ridgaway
Marguerite Bernardi
Selma Richards
Alice Richardson
Vivian McCullough
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