Dear Abby Bare Facts and Summer Plights
A reader asks if a 25 year old model posing for risqué art can be arrested for indecent exposure. Abby notes legal limits and consent, then offers blunt advice to another reader about dealing with grandparents asked to babysit all summer. A teen asks about boundaries in dating. Abby urges a farewell kiss. A mother shares boxing glove solution to her sons’ fights and offers Abby’s mailing address for advice and book.
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Abby
Maximizing success through steady effort and focus
The saying advises constant vigilance and hard work as keys to achievement. It emphasizes staying attentive, grounded, and committed despite discomfort, to reach success through persistent toil.
Floyd Stephens at Springdale
Keota August 9 Mr and Mrs Floyd Stephen and granddaughter Christy Stephen dined at Springdale with Mr and Mrs Dick Stephen of Eagle Grove Christy returned home and Mike Stephen accompanied them to spend the week Grandparents and other relatives visited stayed and dined with various families across the area confirming a busy social weekend with several local households hosting guests
Wilson family visits Crawfordsville in August gathering
Crawfordsville August weather fills the week with visits from the Wilson family of Anaheim and related kin. Tom and Terry Wilson stay with grandparents Jim Wilsons, joining reunions in Mt Pleasant and a West Branch picnic. Several Ames Des Moines Fairfield Waterloo Clinton households host and tour area points.
Dan Mayer Visits Parents in Keota and News Briefs
Dan Mayer of Des Moines returned to work after two weeks at his parents Mr and Mrs George Mayer with a neck cast from a fractured vertebra. The column also notes relatives traveling to Canada for a vacation and visits by several local families including the Kreigers, Jacobs, Longs, and Greens, plus 4 H club members earning blue ribbons in Sigourney Demonstration Day.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
Dan Mayer
Des Moines
George Mayer
Dan
Bernard Hahn
Dana
Tommy
Myrtle Robertson
Canada
Francis Kreiger
Blairsburg
Elmer Aller
Amy Williams
Noah Jacobs
Emmett Davidson
Stanley
Allan Bohr
Gregory
Keota
Return to Keota from St. Louis
Mrs. John Garner of Davenport and Mrs. Grace Parke of Keota returned to Keota on Saturday evening after visiting in St. Louis at the home of the Earl Parkes. In St. Louis they enjoyed many points of interest. The Garners stayed over night Saturday with Mrs. Parke and on Sunday they all attended the Eckhart family reunion held at Wellman. Mr. and Mrs. George England and Sandra of Oskaloosa were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Elizabeth Flanders. Linda Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Henry accompanied her grandmother Mrs. Hazel Dawson of Sigourney to Des Moines on Saturday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vail and family. They planned to leave today for Council Bluffs to visit in the Larry Vail home and return home later in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henry spent Sunday visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arel Larson at Blakesburg. Also visiting there were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larson and family. The Henrys granddaughter Marsha Walker accompanied them home and will spend two weeks visiting with them. Mrs. Max Waterhouse of Washington was a Thursday afternoon visitor with Mrs. Francis Romine.
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Floyd Stephen
Christy Stephen
Springdale
Dick Stephen
Eagle Grove
Christy
Mike Stephen
Adel
Kenny Lathrop
Steve
Mark
Joey
Oskaloosa
Daryl Baughman
Amanas
A. R. Noll
Keith Noll
Waterloo
Henry Buns
Stoffer Fisher
Crystal Lake
Charlie Moyer
South English
Joe Myers
Gaylen Ritchie
Cedar Rapids
Richard Scheibel
Janet
Washington
Doyle Palmer
Dave Winegarden
Bruce
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Walter Bower
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David Wright
Gilbert Sasss
Canton
Illinois
Richard Koenigs
Burlington
Charles Fladung
John Knotek
Hollis Sisk
St. Louis
Clara Fladung
David Flading
Margaret Davidson
Norman Waters
Fairfield
Wm. Davidson
Paul Harmon
Clinton
West Branch
Hoover Library
Roger Lucas
Marvin Lucases
Huffington
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Kathryn Suter
Iowa City
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Pandora
Cindy Thomas
Lee Leases
Debbie
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Carolyn Beenblossom
West Burlington
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Kenneth Beenblossom
Carolyn
Karen
Virgil Herings
Bloomfield
Keota
John Garner
Davenport
Grace Parke
Earl Parkes
Garners
Parke
Eckhart
Wellman
George England
Sandra
Elizabeth Flanders
Linda Henry
Junior Henry
Hazel Dawson
Sigourney
Des Moines
Danny Vail
Council Bluffs
Larry Vail
Lee Henry
Arel Larson
Blakesburg
Robert Larson
Mrs Omer Boshart Attends Dinner in Washington
Mrs. Omer Boshart attended a dinner at Captain's Table in Washington on Aug 6 with hostesses and guests including Mrs. Malcolm Marriot, Bruce Marriot, and W. O. Boshart. Several relatives visited, celebrated birthdays, and shared ice cream and cake. Additional gatherings at Knupp and Boshart homes noted along with other local visitors and hosts through Aug 10.
Fall Roundup opened by Warhawk District Boy Scouts
Iowa City leaders and district executives gathered at the University of Iowa Memorial Union to launch the Fall Roundup for the Warhawk District. Chairman Joe Klinsky outlined plans to boost Cub Scout Boy Scout and Explorer Scout membership across Johnson county and neighboring areas. The theme Follow the Rugged Road To Adventure underscored efforts to engage about 7,000 local scouting-age boys, with Uniform Day on October 1 as a first project and over 1,600 already active across the three program phases.
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Reserve Guard merger plan buried by House panel
The Pentagon's proposal to merge the Army Reserve into the National Guard was effectively ended by a House armed services subcommittee, which halted hearings and blocked legislative action for the year. Still, some senior members suggested Congress might accept a less drastic reorganization, though no White House action has appeared.
Army Reserve merger plan sparks congressional debate
The Pentagon expresses regret over a proposed Army Reserve reorganization that would merge the 300,000-member Reserve with the 400,000-strong National Guard. McNamara argues it would save $150 million yearly but faces uphill congressional opposition and requires preserving the Reserve as a formal unit.
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McNamara
Army
National Guard
Picture Framing Trend Offers Glass-Free Coating
Local ad announces a new plastic spray coating for custom picture framing. The finish is a glassless alternative promoted by Skip Renoux of Marshall Furniture, suggesting a durable, clear coat that preserves artwork while avoiding traditional glass.
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Skip” Renoux
Area Television Listings and Evening Schedule
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McCoy
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