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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Kathleen Norris Says: Three Unmarried Sisters Bell Syndicate. WNU Features. "We all liked Herald, and could share Margery's disappointment when he wrote from the South seas to break his engagement." By KATHLEEN NORRIS T HAVE three very at-- I tractive daughters, aged writes 29, 27- - and 23, Mrs. Baker of Illinois. Two are schoolteachers and one is head librarian of our public library. My only son was drafted five years ago, married the following year, and while he lives in our small town and everything is friendly enough, there is no especial sympathy between his sisters and his wife. He has two little girls who stay with J-- CONGRESSMEN OFF TO PHILIPPINES . , , Seven senators and representatives left Washington airport for a tour during which they expect to participate in the celebration at Manila marking Philippine independence. Left to right: Gen. H. L. George; Rep. Karl LeCompte R., Ia.); Rep. J. W. Robinson, D., Utah); Vernon Moore, secretary, Filipino rehabilitation commission; Sen. Hugh Butler, (R., Nebr.); Rep. Fred Crawford, (R., Mich.); J. Weldon Jones, President Trumans representative; Sen. Allen Ellen-de- r, (D., La.); Rep. George Miller, (D., Calif.); Sen. Owen Brewster (R., Maine); and Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo, resident commissioner of the Philippines. round-the-wor- ld us overnight occasionally. Otherwise we have small contact with his family. nice-lookin- g, oil-fe- affairs, books, music and household matters , such as canning and sewing. They enter various magazine contests, 'especially in verse writing. Their ages are 23, 27 and 29. The middle one was engaged to a naval officer, but he broke the engagement while ir the Pacific area. All the girls take a somewhat skeptical and humorous view of marriage disliking its worries, risks and problems. They were depressed by the long period when they Had to care for their invalid father. This mother thinks, however, that if one of them should enter a happy marriage, the others would be pleased, and perhaps follow suit. She asks Miss Norris how she can help to interest some desirable men. Miss Norris replies, rather startlingly, that the best course for her would be to do nothing. Perhaps these girls are best fitted for the single life. A marriage among them might be a mistake, and would very possibly destroy the present fairly happy situation. About three years ago, a young naval lieutenant paid marked attention to my middle daughter, Margery. Her sisters, Emilie and Barbara, found this rather amusing, but we all liked Harold, and could share Margerys disappointment when he wrote from the south seas to break his engagement. I believe she has recovered from this experience, but she has had no other admirer, and Bobs and Em have never had a love affair. I am writing to ask you if you can explain why, and also if you have any suggestions that will bring these lovely young women into the ordinary current of courtship and marriage? They are all dress well and hold good positions. They have many friends, if no especial intimates. Their father was an invalid until three years ago, when he died. Since then, ours has been a happy, busy household of women. We love our garden, put up apples and peaches and berries from our few trees every year, love books, enjoy good radio and record music, take a deep interest in each others daily re- city now, a lovely home, no money cital of events. We attend church, worries, a son and grandchildren, and the girls have a hundred small and three satisfied busy, useful activities of ironing, embroidering, daughters. Why go out of her way knitting, cooking, trying to win to bring in some element that, with prizes for contests of all sorts, writ- these girls peculiar upbringing ing poems for competitions and so may well upset the applecart once on. and for all? of Marriage. Some Like Single Life. Skeptical That they have a somewhat There are women who really like skeptical and humorous view of the independence, freedom, comfort marriage and motherhood is of single life. To be sure, there are natural; they see their friends bur- not often three of this sort in one dened with domestic cares, nurser- family, but here are three who, ies, husbands not always easy to with their mother, have evidently please, and they remember the ex- built themselves a snug and comactions and difficulties of their fapattern of life. They smile thers peculiar nature. Perhaps placent with superiority at the idea of a they are unconsciously too exact- mans dominion over and influence ing in their demands upon men, but upon, his wife, of the undeniable rethen men dont come near enough and fatigues of homeeven to be judged as possible hus- sponsibilities Ninety-nin- e and keeping bands. Margery now blames herself men out of a hundred would for her broken engagement, as she have no patience with them wrote Harold about the closeness of and their opinionated position, and the relationship among us all, the hundredth man would be of the and reminded him frequently that spineless sort that would fulfil their he was marrying the whole family. dreariest expectations of matriThis may have seriously impressed mony. a man at a long distance from home, If I were you, adoring mother, I a man who was not too well would accept the idea of their bacheloacquainted with his wifes people. r-girl status, improve upon it But I know, or I suspect, that with for a mountain or beach plans it would make all three girls happy cabin, new collections and hobbies, to have one of them marry well, pleasant ways of wearing Jiair or and a man in the group might bring designing frocks that will express in other possible husbands. As their their own individualities. Let the mother, I am completely content idea of attracting men go; try inharmowith this smoothly-runninstead to help the girls grow pleasnious household, but sometimes I anter, gentler, less assertive and suspect myself of selfishness, and smug. wonder where I failed them, if I Their fate is probably singleness. failed them. Please advise an ador- But accepting that 'idea, and working mother. ing from that angle, may well prove to be the bait that will draw them My advice to the adoring mother to truer and gentler ideals of wommay surprise her. I am going to ad- anhood, and so find for each one of vise her to let well enough alone. the three a wider happiness with a She has more than her share of feli- - real mate. nnered, d fire that blazed in four slips of the This air view shows tons of water being pumped into the St. George ferry terminal on Staten island. A number of persons were trapped in the buildings. Nine alarms quickly sounded, summoning every piece of apparatus available and three fireboats. LEAVE THEM ALONE widow with three ur. married daughters is concerned about them. She says they are attractive and well educated. Two are teachers and the other a librarian. They have a pleasant home in a small city. While they have many friends, they have few close ones. Since their father died, these girls have been interested in church A pleasant-ma- child-bearin- t g, INDIANS SELL OUT . . . The Cleveland Indians baseball team was sold after almost a week of negotiations and offers. Acceptance of an offer by Bill Veeck of Chicago and his associates was made by Alva of the Indians, for his former stockholders. Photo Bradley, shows, left to right, Joseph Hostetlerattorney for Bradley and now secretary for the new combine; Harry Grabiner, new vice president and treasurer, and Bill Veeck, new president of the club. . OWNER OF CROWN JEWELS . . . 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