Dear Helen readers share woes on love and parenting
A collection of letters to Helen Bottel recount marital strain from lack of intimacy after a baby, needs for counseling, and complex family dynamics. Readers discuss aging parents, in laws, jealousy, and the value of warmth, communication, and extended family bonds.
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Helen Bottel
Helen
Herp Company
Harmony
Own Designs By HELOISE Iron-on Mushroom Patch Tip
Frances Poore shares a simple sewing idea using iron-on denim patches to create a mushroom design on a jumper bib. The technique involves tracing a figure from a picture or cookies cutters and sewing around the edges for a neat, durable appliqué.
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Frances Poore
New Year Dress Party With Local Sorority Members
Xi Alpha Psi Beta Sigma Phi members and spouses plan a New Year’s Eve party at the Harris home Bowman 231 Milford Drive dressing in outfits from their favorite past year. After midnight breakfast features black eyed peas as a lucky dish amid home cleanup tips from readers.
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Xi Alpha Psi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Harris
Bowman
Milford Drive
Sixty Years Mark Frank Louis Gaconnel Marriage
Mr and Mrs Frank Louis Gaconnel celebrated six decades of marriage this month at their Fullerton home. Married in San Antonio in 1915 they marked their 60th anniversary with a family gathering. They have six children 32 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren.
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Frank Louis Gaconnel
San Antonio
Fullerton
Calif
Luring a Beauty Sleep and Skin Moles Advice Column
Emily Wilkens offers insomnia tips and mood based remedies for a good night’s rest including fresh air light blankets and suggestive relax steps. A note advises consulting a dermatologist for facial moles and suggests camouflage with Covermark if unchanged.
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Burt Bacharach
Frank Sinatra
Two Weddings Highlight St Marks and Jefferson Church
Miller Gillespie and Burns Miller Jr. wed in a Tuesday ceremony at St. Mark's Episcopal with Rev. Heuser and Bishop Gosnell presiding. An elaborate bridal party includes Anita Huey as maid of honor and many bridesmaids. a reception followed at the church. A second couple, Raina Pool and Daniel Sedgwick, exchanged vows at Jefferson Church of Christ with Charles Prince officiating.
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Elizabeth Tobin Gillespie
Marshall Burns Miller Jr
Stanley Heuser
Harold Gosnell
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Frank Morgan Gillespie, Jr
Marshall Burns. Miller
Miller
Anita Huey
Marianne Braubach
Elizabeth Castleberry
Ida Louise Clement
Adele Huey
Howard Pardue
Charles Prince
Jefferson Caurch of Christ
Raina Elizabeth Pool
Louis Warren Andrews
Daniel Wayne Sedgwick
Charles P. Sedgwick II
Leras Stone
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