Male Secretaries Spark Letters to Abby
A reader recounts a NASA payoff where a mathematician shifted to a secretarial role amid cutbacks in Houston. Anonymous voices argue male secretaries are in demand for precision while sharing anecdotes of long tenure and workplace dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Flo
U.S.A
Joe E. Brown
Joe
Weddings and Engagements in Local Notices
MISS CHERYL ELAINE STRYKER and John David Coffel will marry December 27 at 7 30 p m at Trinity United Methodist Church. Miss Stryker is daughter of Mrs Martha Stryker of 1429 S 8th St. Coffel is son of Mr and Mrs Jack Coffel of 1650 3rd Ave. Reception for 100 at church hall. MISS HELEN LOUISE SELBY and James Norman Ferguson wed December 31 at 8 p m at St Joseph Church. Parents are Mr and Mrs Robert Selby St Mary of the Woods and Mr and Mrs Andrew Ferguson also of St Mary of the Woods. Reception for 200 at church. Both couples plan short wedding trips and residence in West Terre Haute and West Vigo area. Miss Selby is a switchboard operator at St Mary of the Woods College. Ferguson is employed by Loeser and Sons Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Diane Minks
Leonard
Cheryl Elaine Stryker
John David Coffel
Trinity United Methodist Church
Miss Stryker
Martha Stryker
S. 8Th St
Mr. Coffel
Jack Clark Coffel
3Rd Ave
Helen Louise Selby
James Norman Ferguson
St. Joseph Church
Miss Selby
Robert Selby
St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Fer
Guson
Andrew Ferguson
John Curren
Tillie Kulinski
Virginia Wineinger
West Terre Haute
Robert Ferguson
St Mary’s
John Bozack
Riley Wineinger
Selby
Gerstmeyer
St. Mary-of-the- Woods College
Ferguson
West Vigo High School
Loeser and Sons, Inc
Wedding Plans for Miss Silverman and Mr McKinney
The ceremony will include organist and Miss Rita Morris as flutist with choir, a blue and burgundy color scheme, maid of honor Miss Lisa Jeremenko, bridesmaids and groomsmen listed, 150 guests to attend a church reception. Music by Miss Cindy Lampton, with guests Mary Malone Ella Hubbard and Susan Hodge serving. The couple will wed in Columbus after a rehearsal dinner at Imperial House and reside at 2733 S Scotland Drive. Silverman, a librarian, holds degrees from Wiley, Indiana University, and Indiana State University. McKinney, a product service administrator, graduates from Columbus High and Central Missouri State College.
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Marilyn Eley
James W. Smith
William Robert Long
Frank Hilton
Evansville
Susan Coffel
Donald Bradbury
Gary Lee Thompson
Ms. Coffel
Miss Stryker
Wiley High School
Indiana State Univesity
North Central High School
Mr. Coffel
Gerstmeyer High School
Indiana State University
United States Navy
Rita Morris
Lisa Jeremenko
Venice
Calif
Robert Shafer
Gary Hutchins
Columbus
Robert Hubbard
Seymour
John Butler
Paul Davis
Cindy Lampton
Mary Malone
Rockville
Ella Hubbard
Susan Hodge
Milwaukee
Wis
Martha Silverman
McKinney
Imperial House
Chicago
Ill
S. Scotland Drive
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Phi Beta Lambda Business Honorary Fraternity
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Arvin Industries, Inc
Dillon Tracy to Wed at Gospel Tabernacle in Terre Haute
Miss Penny Jo Dillion and Larry Wayne Tracy plan marriage on December 31 at 7 30 p m at Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Joe Scott officiating. Attendants include matron of honor Mrs Wilma Liffick and bridesmaids Pamela Dillon and Mrs Gay Floyd. Best man Wayne Turner. groomsmen Will Northcutt and David Shadle. Reception for 125 at the church annex follows. The couple will live in Terre Haute after a short wedding trip.
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Wilma Liffick
Pamela Dillion
Gay Floyd
Terrie Stroup
Tonya Stroup
Joseph C. Liffick
Wayne Turner
Will Northcutt
David Shadle
Church Annex
Terre Haute
Miss Dillion
Wiley High School
Columbia Records
Tracy
Crawfordsville High School
United States Army
Vietnam
Parish Council Meeting at St. Ann's Dec 27
St. Ann's Parish Council convenes for its regular monthly session on Monday December 27 at 7 30 p m in the school with George Butwin presiding.
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St. Ann’s Parish
George Butwin
Christmas Visitors From Local Families Listed
The notice lists families hosting relatives for Christmas including Cpl William Metro son of Mr and Mrs Louis A Metro and Dr and Mrs D Chris Emmett in Murray Kentucky. Other households welcome college students and faculty such as Mary Phillips at DePauw and Carol Hanley at DePauw Greencastle.
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Louis A. Metro
Parkview Dr
Cpl
William Metro
U.S. Marine Corps
D. Chris Emmett
Murray, Ky
Indiana State University
Joseph Hanley
Berkeley Dr
Carol Hanley
DePauw University
Greencastle
Welch Renamed to State Board by Governor Whitcomb
Paul Welch of Vigo County Health Department was re appointed to the State Board of Registration for Professional Sanitarians by Governor Edgar Whitcomb on Wednesday.
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Paul Welch
Vigo County Health Department
State Board of Registration
Edgar Whitcomb
Christmas Stocking Surprises From Santa in New York
A humorous New York column lists extravagant gifts imagined for Santa including a sterling silver yo yo, an Icelandic sheep skin throw, and dreams of a mink coat a $10,000 price tag, a $25,000 sable with hood, and a 12 carat diamond at $150,000. The narrator suggests money buys many last minute gift ideas.
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New York
UPI
Santa
Gemological Institute of America
Mr. Claus
Agnew Seen as Nixon Running Mate in 1972
Sacramento based report says Nixon will likely keep Vice President Spiro T. Agnew as his running mate in 1972. Herb Klein, Nixon's communications director, praises Agnew as the administration’s leading spokesman on revenue sharing and notes his conduct on international missions.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Herb Klein
Comstock Club
Agnew
Klein
Fred Burns Dies Pioneer Travel Writer at 82
Fred Burns, 82, noted pioneer travel, automotive and aviation writer, died Wednesday in Cincinnati. He served with the Cincinnati Times Star from 1917 until 1958.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Fred Burns
Burns
Cincinnati Times Star
Joye McKetty Wins Indiana State Grant In Aid
Kingston Jamaica native Joye McKetty receives Indiana State University Wives Club Grant-In-Aid for a third year to fund books. She plans to graduate in January and works part time at Paddle Wheel Restaurant to gain dietetics experience. Her hobbies include cooking reading and decorating. The club funds come from memorial donations and member dues. The Nature Study Department event featured a covered dish luncheon and a West Vigo High School group, the Wikitones, performing after the meeting.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Joye McKetty
Indiana State University Wives Club
Jove
Woman’s Department Club
West Vigo High School
Sailor on Leave After Recruit Training Home for Holidays
Fireman Patrick Ewell Toelle of the United States Navy is home on leave after nine weeks of recruit training. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Toelle and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Toelle Sr. He will report to the Naval School Command at Great Lakes Illinois for 15 weeks in Class A Machinist Mate School after his leave. He attended Michigan Technological University before joining the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Ewell Toelle
United States Navy
Harry Toelle
H. A. Toelle
S. 23Rd St
Naval School Command
Great Lakes
Ill
Michigan Technological University
Navy
Hammond Church Claims World Attendance Record
The First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana led by Pastor Jack Hyles claims a world Sunday school attendance record with 12 530 attendees last Sunday. Classes were held in the church and additional buildings.
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Hammond
Ind
First Baptist Church of
Jack Hyles
Hyles
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