Sewing Spree Draws Elyria Church Women United Members
Church Women United groups gathered at Washington Avenue Christian Church on March 29 starting at 10am. Volunteers collected patterns and materials to sew girls dresses boys shirts and pants baby layettes and socks for disaster relief. Finished garments will be bundled by type and sent to Church World Service for distribution worldwide. Depot locations include St Andrew 5 Episcopal Church as the local collection point.
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Elyria Area Church
Women United
Washington Avenue Christian Church
Sewing drives aid church women united events
United plans sewing sessions to aid World Community Day observances. A CWU van picks up donations at set times, with 2000 pounds collected last week and 10 cents per pound donated for postage. Two more sessions scheduled this year, including a tentative May 31 gathering at Washington Avenue Christian Church, with a second summer session planned.
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Washington Avenue Christian Church
Kenneth Evans
Beware Deceptive Sales Practices in Low Income Stores
A Better Business Bureau report cautions shoppers about installment plans used by furniture sellers in 83 stores in low income neighborhoods. It finds many salesmen evade total credit costs, seek early deposits, and avoid clear payment terms, pressuring customers to sign without full details.
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Bakter Business Bureau
Independent Widows Redefine Life After Loss
Alison Goddard profiles Dorothy MacKenzie in Brookline and Loyola University sociologist Helena Lopata as they discuss how widows, from forties to sixties, embrace independence. They note most prefer staying in their own homes, learn new skills, and redefine happiness without remarriage. Dorothy shares personal growth from sole parenting and guiding others through grief.
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Dorothy MacKenzie
Loyola University
Helena Lapata
Chicago
Lapata
Lopata
Chekhov on pills, drops, and a detached faith
The quote notes a hypothetical man named ifman who could remove suffering with medicines, suggesting he would shun religion and any philosophy that once aided him, arguing such methods could stall beliefs yet grant happiness.
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Ifman
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Robert Grundy
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
Elyria
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Harry Chase
West Hilward Rd
A H Abookire
Middle Ave
New York
UPI
Better Business Bureau of
Greater New York
Jean Drissell
Drissell
Bureau
Penneys Custom Decorating
Penneys
Vcpenney Midway Mall
Trey
Eyre Oul
Jcpenney
By Alison Goddard
Brookline
Boston
MacKenzie
Lorain County
Cleveland
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