Week’s idyll for a working mom at home with boys
A mother spends a vacation week at home with her two young sons choosing no plans or obligations. She ignores housework, treats time with her children as an investment, and finds contentment in simple moments like reading, cuddling, and long lunches.
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Judy Claires
NEA
Betty Friedan
A War Mother's Balance in Working Family Life
Judy Clabes recalls a wartime war mother’s week at home with children. She savor's routines, naps, pancakes, and Captain Kangaroo while dad is away. The piece reflects on striving to “have it all” and balancing career, marriage, and motherhood without resentment.
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Daddy
Betty Friedan
Monica Loos Engaged to John A Wilson in August Wedding
Bertha E Loos of Cutler announces Monica Ann Loos engagement to John A Wilson son of Zumma Wilson of Ava An August 5 wedding is planned Monica is a 1971 Mt Alverno Academy graduate employed at Pinckneyville Community Hospital Wilson is a 1967 Trico High School graduate and an electrician
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Bertha E. Loos
Cutler
Monica Ann
John A. Wilson
Zumma Wilson
Ava
Miss Loos
Mt. Alverno Academy
Maryville
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Wilson
Trico High School
Dillman and Packard to Wed in November
Deborah Ann Dillman and David Marshall Packard announce their engagement. Miss Dillman is the Goreville High School senior and daughter of Clyde and Dorthy Dillman of Lake of Egypt. Packard, a 1978 Marion Senior High School graduate, works for Hell Oil Co. in Marion. A November 17 wedding is planned.
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Deborah Ann Dillman
David Marshall Packard
Clyde and
Dorthy Dillman
Lake of Egypt
David
Margaret Packard
Goreville
Miss Dillman
Packard
Marion Senior High
Hell Oil Co
Marion
All American girl promotes Italian wines in US
Mary Mulligan rose from trainee at the Italian Trade Commission to director of Italian wine promotion in the United States. She blends American tastes with Italian wine, offering practical guidance on tasting and serving, including glassware, temperature, and food pairings, with tips drawn from her experience among Italy's top producers.
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New York
Mary Mulligan
Italian Trade Commission
United States
Ms. Mulligan
Commission
Italy
West Frankfort parish center nears completion
Funds raised by church members and friends funded a new classroom and parish center at St. John the Baptist Parish in West Frankfort. The classroom section opened after Easter. the adjacent parish center will add a gym banquet room and kitchen once finished.
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St. John the Baptist Parish
West Frankfort
Michalic
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