Dear Abby Shopper's Blues Dear Abby column excerpts
A reader writes about awkwardness in men's underwear departments and asks why female clerks stock both sexes. Abby explains most men's undergarments are bought by women. Another reader asks about a trust issue with a mother-in-law insinuating infidelity. Abby advises not to pursue second-hand rumors. A blind correspondent recounts a Sears anecdote about a wife order and a humorous yet touching outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Register Guard
Eugene
Oregon
Sears
Buxton
Seattle
C. Davis
Creswell
Keota Social Roundup Includes Visits and Dinners
Keota residents report a busy period with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Grisham hosting in Washington the previous week, while numerous guests joined Mrs. Nettie Bishop for supper and other households entertained. Attendees include families connected to Sprague, Braun, Sonday, Altenhofen, Yoder, Walton, Hammen, Stoutner, and Miller, with travels between Keota Oskaloosa Washington and Cedar Rapids. Amy Williams and sisters Mae Miller and Delsey Earil attended a Washington wedding, Gary Peace and Connie Nordyke wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Green
Clara Fleenor
Bess Lantry
Nettie Bishop
Issac Sprague
Gene Martin
Benford Thompson
Patty
Grace Miller
Oskaloosa
John Braun
Iowa City
Patty Sonday
Ner
Bill Yoder
Ronnie Dill
John Weerman
Ellis Walton
Howard Bower
Carl Walton
Denny
Will Miller
Gene Hammen
Kim
Glen Stoutner
Leonard Greiner
Donna Yoder
Karla Dye
Cedar Rapids
Amy Williams
Washington
Mae Miller
Delsey Earil
Gary Peace
Connie Nordyke
Local notes from Richland and area communities
Local items report Frank Mayer’s outpatient visit at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City for a medical checkup. Nearby residents attend meetings, farm bureau tours, and hospital visits. Separate Pittsburgh rail transit plans involve the Port Authority of Allegheny County negotiating purchases to consolidate lines into a single mass transit system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Frank Mayer
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Ricard Caughlan
Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Lois Wade
Frankie Greeson
A.R. McMurrin
Adrian Bottorff
Clarence Seivert
Richard Harras
Bill Gillam
Guido Stempel
Milford Wonderlich
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Andrew George
Fairfield Hospital
Clarence Greiner
County Extension Service
Walter Bray
Fairfield
Highwy
Clifton Jones
Dwight Westercamp
Hedrick
House
Fae Reed
Faes Rest Home
Ollie
Jefferson County
W. R. Kime
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh, Pa
UPI
Port Authority of
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Death of Mrs. Joe Bell noted in Mission Texas
Mrs. Joe Bell of Texas dies. services held Tuesday at Wellman. Relatives from Mission Iowa and other locations attended. Christmas visitors included Ellis Bell, Diane and Linda Holmes, and John and Bob Duvall. Local families shared meals and holiday visits in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Charles Votruba
Joe Bell
Mission
Texas
Wellman
Ellis Bell
Mission, Texas
Ed Fiibig
Diane
Moline
Walter Duvall
Wayne Holmes
Cedar Falls
Knott
Washington
John Duvall
Linda Holmes
Christine Duvall
Bob Duvall
Earl McElroy
Buffalo
Iowa
Nelson Wood
Snavelys and guests visit in Ladora and area
Local social notes report visitors and travels from Ladora Iowa and nearby towns. Ralph Snavely visited Hugh Curfman home. Bill Ott and family spent time in Iowa City. Belcher and Swartzendruber attend National Turkey Convention in Louisville. Guengerich family back from Colorado. Harvey Kempf and Bob Jacobs noted in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Evans and Wiles connected to Fort Leonard Wood and Vietnam. Ayers family visited. Rhodek and Yoder relatives travel. Bringman and Elliot with Scott meet in Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Ralph Snavely
Hugh Curfman
Ladora
Bill Ott
Walter Ott
Iowa City
Lewis Belcher
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Louisville
Glenn Guengerich
Colorado
Bob Jacobs
Mercy Hospital
Harvey Kempf
Kenneth Ayers
Fort Madison
Lake Ayers
Gaylord Elliot and
Scott
Wapello
Professional Directory Listings
A compact directory listing multiple local professionals including attorneys Dr P L Etter osteopathic physician John W Lemmon optometrist and lawyers Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Stewart Shearer Day Bates Owen and others with office addresses and phone numbers. The items cover law firms abstract departments optics and eye care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day & Bates
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Rev McDermet Recovers From New Years Eve Toboggan Crash
Kalona residents report Rev William McDermet is recuperating from a injured left knee after a New Years Eve toboggan accident. The item also lists social visits and gatherings across Kalona including host families, dinners, and a Riverton bridal shower for Virginia Stransky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
William McDermet
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Lily White
Beverly Hills
Calif
Keota
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Charlie Grisham
Mary Aller
Clyra Knottnerus
Washington Concrete CO
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Mrs. Nelson Woodford
Kirksville
Francis Romine
John Hough
Bob
Nelson Woodford
Mrs. C. B. Godber
Time Loan, Inc
E. Washington St
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
Ira Morrison
South
Marion Ave
John C. Owen
West
South Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
D. D
Logan Jewelry
R. Q
Eastland
Journal
Rev. McDermet
Mrs. Eugene Way
Sherman Miller
Duane E. Yoder
Sarasota
Fla
Millers
Pinecraft Branch
Yoders
Homer’ Brenneman
Lillian Swartzendruber
Pauline
Mrs
Geneva Hooley
Lando Gingerich
Duane L. Yoder
Richard Gingerich
Kirksville, Mo
Ella Weaver
Kristen
Ken
Vernon Kinsinger
Marie Jackson
Edwin Knepp
Terry Spitzer
Anthony and
Bruce
Emma Yoder
Ed Beranek
Donald Beranek
Davenport
Mr. Beranek
Everette Prebyl
Roy Pewitt
Fred J. Miller
Clair Bailey
Harold Schenk
Mark
Riverside
Ivan Burkley
Harry Malichky Jr
Linda
Jackie
Harry Malichky Sr
Curtis Figgins
Jean
Virginia Stransky
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Daddy
Babs
Blondie
Dixie Dugan
BY Mevoy
Ad Striebel
Isomeone
Chic Young
Nanvuy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Hanks
Lot, Mister
America
Rambler American
U.S. A
Rambler
Ted the
Danny Kaye Show
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