Dear Abby Reshuffle and a Troubling Family Secret
A reader recounts a fractured marriage after discovering a husband finessed time and finances through campus life. Abby suggests caution, honesty, and boundaries to protect trust, while a second letter reveals a daughter-in-law facing a threatening confrontation over a past infidelity and a heart condition risk.
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Abby
Double Sheets Shirts Leave Roo
A fragment notes double sheets shirts leaving roof. No clear names, places, or events identified.
Dear Abby and community notes from Washington Iowa 1964
A collage of letters and local items includes readers asking Abby about nursing in public and dating norms, plus Washington Pals club meeting notes with members, talks, demonstrations, refreshments, and plans for charity and 4-H camp. The page lists staff, publication details, and mailing rates.
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Washington
Rita Fuhr
Mary Lechner
Penny Hampsher
Madrid
Cheryl Woods
Linda Rich
Mrs. Fuhr
Peggy Rich
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Gruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Iowa
United Press
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Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations Mail
Walter Rich family at birthday dinner
Crawfordsville reports a family birthday dinner at Captain's Wable for Mrs. Rich and Steven. Other items note Mrs. Jessie Hammond’s return to Beauchamp Nursing Home, a Tupperware Open House hosted by Mrs. Chester Spangler, and surgery recovery of Chris Krueger at University Hospital Iowa City.
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Walter Rich
Captain’s Wable
Rich
Steven
Jessie Hammond
Vernon Fletcher
Beauchamp
Winfield
Burlingen Hospital
Chester Spangler
Jesse Stout
Chris Krueger
Myral Smiths
University Hospital
Iowa City
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