Dear Abby column questions on sexuality wedding guest manners and church sermons
A reader asks how to tell if a man is homosexual and about a husband hiring a male secretary. Anonymous replies urge caution and reject stereotypes. Other queries discuss a wedding guest gift mix up and whether Rosie should return or share cake. A letter complains about a church sermon limit and wishes for daily prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Oy Heap
Anonymous
CPA
Abby
Rosie
N. J
Waukeen
Ill
Quips on editors browns and weights shuffle through prints
A collage of trivia and quips on copying, pencils, weights, dogs, and a note on the Mellons as America’s richest family. It mixes humor about editors and blue pencils with reflections on lightning, sharks, and name meanings.
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America
Mellons
New Daughter at Bower Home in Keota
Mr and Mrs Charles Bower welcomed a 6 lb 11 oz daughter named Patri Lynn on Oct 13 at Washington County Hospital. Grandparents are Walter Sieben Fred Bower. great grandparents Howard Bower and Earl Streigel.
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Bower
Paul Sievert Keota
Charles Bower
Washington County Hospital
Patri Lynn
Walter Sieven
Fred Bower
Howard Bower
Keota
Earl Streigel
Sigourney
Jerry Schrader
Charles Ralston
Bill Martin
Wellman
Clarence Wehr
Nora Wehr
Dorothy
Bob Wehr
Davenport
Harold McConnell
Joe Romine
Bertha Dunbar
L. C. Renfro
Helen Stoutner
Oskaloosa
Kathy Peiffer
Dennis Bishop
St. James Catholic Church
Linda
Barbara Renfro
Keokuk County Hospital
Brenda Pierce
Washington Ars
Renfro
Clayton Funston
Paul Sievert
Wellman Rebekahs meet October 14
The Wellman Rebekah Lodge held its October 14 meeting with Vice Grand Mrs. Alvin Acord opening. Noble Grand Mrs. Mae Marek was absent and 25 calls were made on members while 44 were made on non members. Several hospital visits and community notes follow, including attendance at the Cedar Rapids Rebekah Assembly and a panel from Ft Madison prison speaking at Asbury Methodist.
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Lida Rowe Sllman
Rebekah Lodge
Alvin Acord
Mae Marek
Noble Grand
Floyd Niffenegger
Dean Wade
Alta Berry
Robert Swartzendruber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Richard Yoder
Missouri
Marvin Yoder
West Chester
John Dale Yoder
Katona
Yoder
Fred Durian
Wellman
C. H
Cedar Rapids
Ft Madison
Asbury Methodist
Model locomotive built by John C. King for a park
Estherville resident John C. King has spent about four years constructing a 73 inch long steam locomotive and 24 inch high coal tender weighing 750 pounds. He plans to donate the finished model to a local park.
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John C. King
Estherville
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