Dear Abby Advice on love and family control issues
In a column with multiple reader questions Abby advises a mid forties woman to prove she can keep her mother out of their romance before marrying, hears concerns about a bride’s bouquet, and suggests visiting son in a motel if guests are unwelcome, while affirming makeup independence and respectful partnership. The pieces reflect guidance on parental influence, wedding etiquette, and domestic expectations.
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Abby
Newspaper staff and affiliations at Washington Iowa paper
David Elder is editor and business manager William Shannon is vice president advertising director Charles Morris is News Editor Bob Shaffer is Local Advertising Bruce Cowden is Contributing Editor Howard Hazen is Production Superintendent The paper publishes afternoons except Sunday Christmas and Toy 4th It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act at Washington Iowa and is associated with United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and Audit Bureau of Circulations Mail subscription rates listed.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Forty youths attend Twin Lakes Bible Camp session
A group of more than forty youths from Bethel and Sugar Creek Churches and Kalona area rode chartered buses July 31 to Twin Lakes Bible Camp near Manson Iowa. Rev. Robert Hartzler and sponsors from several families accompanied them. They returned Sunday evening.
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Wayland
Bethel
Sugar Creek
Kalona
Twin Lakes
Barbie Jo Nelson
Virgie Graber
Joan of
Wendell Davison
Paul Whithiams
Chicago
Ed Benders
Arthur Davison
Shirley
Nancy
Mary Schlatter
John Dill Hulme
Henry Leichty
Royce Leichty
Square Circle Club Meets Wednesday in Crawfordsville
Mrs Esther Rice and Dorothy Rice of Ft Madison visited in the home of Mrs Cora McKee on Monday. Square Circle Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Wayne Davis home with 12 members. Mrs Richard Kaufman welcomed as new member. Next meeting will tour the Amana Colonies with lunch during the tour. Mike and Jeff were Monday evening supper guests with Mr and Mrs Bob Huff.
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Crawfordsville
Esther Rice
Dorothy Rice
Ft. Madison
Cora McKee
Harry Suter
Mike
Jeff
East Coast
Peter Suter
Ottawa
Ohio
World’s Fair
New Jersey
Virginia
Wayne Davis
Richard Kaufman
Marshal Rose
Bob Howell
John Hamil
Amana
Bob Huff
Keota Residents Travel and Visits Across States
Mrs. Clara Kent leaves Keota August 3 to spend two weeks with her son Bob and family in Virginia. George McCrabb returns home from hospitalization. Wisconsin visitors, including Mrs. Lester Townsend Jr. and family, visit the Duncans in Washington before returning Tuesday. Tom Mills family vacationed in Wisconsin. Jack Mills of Des Moines visits Keota. Sam and Elsie Greiner take a drive to West Point and visit Cedar Rapids. Leonard Sieren and Cecil Greiner travel to Ft Leonard Wood for a weekend with the Sievens. Pageant attendees include Mrs Bernard Hahn Dana Tommy Novella Hess and Ferne Adams at the Washington County 4-H fair.
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Keota
Clara Kent
Bob
Virginia
George McCrabb
Lester Townsend Jr
Ritchie and
Krista
Wisconsin
Tom Mills
Duncans
Washington
Jack Mills
Des Moines
Alice Mills
Sam Greiner
Elsie Greiner
West Point
Vernon Greiner
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Sieren
Cecil Greiner
Ft. Leonard Wood
Sievens
David
Bernard Hahn
Dana
Tommy
Novella Hess
Ferne Adams
Washington County
New Framing Method Without Glass Captures Interest
Local ad touts a fresh custom picture framing service using a plastic spray coating applied to images. No glass is used, offering a lightweight, durable finish. See Skip Renoux at Marshall Furniture for details and demonstrations.
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Eeneeoneeavesoees
Birthday Observance and Visiting Family in Mt Pleasant
The family and group observed Mike's birthday on Sunday with Mrs Kathryn Suter of Iowa City also present. Mr and Mrs Carl Erickson and Dwane of Pacoima California visit Mrs Erickson's mother Mrs Lydia Christner and relatives. Visitors Sunday included Elon Christners Verle McKunes of Davenport Harry Messers Merna and Dean Messers of Mt Pleasant and Ralph Christner. Evening visitors were Albert Snells of Winfield. David Edgar son of the Jim Edgars had a tonsillectomy Friday at Memorial Hosp in Mt Pleasant and returned home Saturday.
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Ervin Schrag
Pretty Prairie
Kansas
C. K. Schantz
Margaret Sommer
Parkview
Schrag
Frances Musselman
S. M Musselman
Eicher
Wayland
Salem
Ore
Wittmer
Minnie Lynn
Ralston
New London
Jake Grabers
Mary Goldsmith
Nancy Scheeler
Brenda Harris
Brighton
Brenda
A. J. Wyse
Helen Carter
Avoca
Alice Hunt
Elvira McIntyre
Fairfield
Nina Zehr
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Paul Ranier
Adrain
Mich
F. H. Magdefrau
Dwight Schrock
Orville
Ohio
Meyer
Elmer Roth
Clarence Wenger
Glen Richard
Ed Wenger
Mahlon Wyses
Mt. Pleasant
Ervin Statffer
Rande
Ricke
Ronda
Yellowstone Park
Ted Tschantz
Mercy Hospital
Davison
Sunset Park
Washington
Henry, Neff and Forrest
Neeta Davison
Netta Christner
Roy Davison
Everette Davison
Russell Davison
Dale Bain
Emanuel Hersers
Anna Herser
Willard Leichty
Scottdale
Janice Roth
Robin Conrad
Dan D. Roth
Aurora
Jean
Beth
Ann Arbor
C. E. Rhum
Lawrence Rhums
Elliotts Chapel
Mike
Kathryn Suter
Carl Erickson
Dwane
Pacoima
Calif
David Edgar
Jim Edgars
Memorial Hosp
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Marshall Furniture
Mle
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Pqeat Premier Serice
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