Dear Abby readers unravel a blind date via baseball seats
A man seats his wife and widowed sister in law next to a widower and his son at a Houston game. The two widowed women wed six months later, sparked by discreet seating. Abby notes the unlikely match beats a blind date, while a cooking tip sparks debate on sharing secret recipes.
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Abby
Houston
Cupid recipes and hurricane names spark letters to Abby
A collage of reader notes to Abby includes opinions on sharing recipes, a jibe about a cookbook rumor, and a piece on naming hurricanes after women. Readers debate gendered naming and personal fantasies while Abby invites responses and promises personal replies.
Mining Through the Ages and a Reader Quiz Winner
The piece traces mining from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Roman era and the Industrial Revolution, noting major mines and minerals. It also includes a Q and A prize prompt with winners Paul Lewily of Auburn, Washington and Diana Hood of Casper, Wyoming.
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Auburn
Washington
Sinai Peninsula
Athens
B.C
Africa
Britain
Rio Tinto
Spain
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California
Alaska
South Africa
Book of Knowledge
Diana Hood
Casper
Wyoming
Fun Time The Chuckle Box Guide Laugh Line
The humor piece features a mismatched exchange with a hunter and a plumber joking about a leopard and a suspect location. The snippet sets up a quirky, unfinished punchline involving Mrs Brown and a named tradesperson.
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Hunter
Garfield Student Receives Dollar Back From Scotland
Regina Vann, a Garfield sixth grader, sent a letter and one dollar to the Aberdeen Press and Journal with her Scotland study. The paper published her photo and returned the dollar, adding a headline that challenges Scots’ reputation for meanness. Regina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vann of Medina.
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Garfield
Regina Vann
Bess Vanaman
Regina
Scotland
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The
Gazette
Medina
Ohio
U.S.A
Miss Vann
Eugene Vann
Nettleton Road
Household Trick Cleans Brass with Salt and Vinegar
A simple home tip recommends mixing salt and vinegar to form a paste for cleaning unlacquered brass and copperware. The method cautions gentle, thorough scrubbing to remove tarnish without damaging the metal's finish.
Spring school band concerts kick off March evenings
In Medina County events schedule Buckeye High School opens the series on March 14 at 8 p.m. with a concert by its band. Highland Middle School hosts a concert and choral program March 17 at 8 p.m. Cloverleaf High School features guest trombone soloist William Shepherd March 17 at 8 p.m. Lodi and Sharon Elementary programs also run March 20 and 24 respectively at 8 p.m. Medina County Rose Society meets March 15 at 7:30 p.m. with Dr. Robert E. Smith as guest speaker and a mini flea market. hostesses are Mrs. Marge Zimerman and Mrs. Josephine Pecek.
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Highland Middle School
Cloverleaf High School
William Shepherd
Robert E. Smith
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