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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Woman is struck speechless
when told she talks too much
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My husband and I
the evening, my friend came down-
went on a trip with his brother and
stairs with Emma and told us that the
his wife recently. Three days into the
child had wet our bed. Not wanting to
trip, while we were having dinner at a
make Emma feel bad, we said it was
restaurant, my sister-in-law yelled at
no problem.
me, “Shut up! You talk too much!” I
My friend did not strip the bed,
was stunned. Then my husband said,
offer to wash the sheets, or anything.
“I agree with her.” Words cannot
She hasn’t mentioned it since, and
express how surprised and hurt I felt.
didn’t follow up to make sure we
Jeanne
I do sometimes talk a lot when I’m Phillips were able to get the urine out of our
excited, but no one has ever said this
bedding and the mattress. I find this to
Advice
to me, certainly not my husband. The
be incredibly rude and inconsiderate,
next day I felt very angry, especially
but at the same time, what’s done
at my husband for siding with her against is done and there was no lasting damage.
me in public. I asked him to please tell me Should I say something to my friend, or let it
when we are alone if he has a problem with go? — Accident In The Bedroom
something I said or did, rather than embarrass
Dear Accident: Let it go. You should have
me. I feel betrayed and angry. What should I spoken up about your true feelings when the
accident happened. In the future, consider
do? — Angry And Hurt
Dear Angry And Hurt: Your feelings are purchasing a moisture-resistant mattress
justified. Your sister-in-law may have been cover for your bed and the one in the guest
frustrated at your verbosity, but she should room in case of “accidents.” It may reduce
not have attacked you at the dinner table. Her the “ick” factor if you’re squeamish.
“helpful criticism” should have been offered
Dear Abby: I have gone to my hairdresser,
privately and in gentler terms. The same is “Adrianna,” for regular haircuts — nothing
true about your husband, who should not fancy — for about three years. However, I’ve
have ganged up on you. What he did was heard about another shop nearby that gives
hurtful, not helpful. Both of them owe you haircuts for half the price, and they seem to
an apology.
do a good job. Would it be disloyal of me to
Dear Abby: My fiancée and I had a party. leave my current hairdresser? — Half The
A very good friend of mine came with her Price In California
4-year-old daughter, “Emma.” It grew late
Dear Half The Price: Adrianna would
and my friend wanted to stay for a while, so probably feel that way, but you are free to
we put Emma in our bed to sleep (the guest give it a try. However, I’ll offer one caveat
room was unavailable).
before you do: People usually get what they
After going upstairs to get Emma later in pay for, so don’t burn any bridges.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 10-11, 1917
Fifty deputy fire wardens armed with full
authority to protect property from incendiary
fires and working under a leader whose
identity is secret are to aid the local officers
in a campaign to prevent any damage to grain
or other property during the summer. The
arrangements for the special deputies were
made here today by Fire Marshal Harvey K.
Wells and Chief Fire Warden Jay Stevens.
The men came up from Salem for the purpose
of investigating the situation and during the
day they have been in consultation with
local officials and prominent farmers. It is
known that while there are some suspicious
characters here they are not numerous and
some of those here have departed because of
preparations made here for defense against
possible lawlessness.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 10-11, 1967
Pendleton’s Christine Marie Beach, who
took Seaside by storm Saturday and captured
the Miss Oregon crown, is now setting her
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
sights on Atlantic City and the Miss America
Pageant. The Umatilla County entry walked
off with the state’s top beauty honors on the
eve of her 18th birthday before a cheering
throng at the resort city. She is the first Miss
Umatilla County to win the coveted award
and has become the darling of the area by
doing it. The Jaycees are planning a big
Round-Up welcome Wednesday when Chris
returns to Pendleton following a whirlwind
tour of press conferences and television
appearances in Portland and Seaside today
and Tuesday.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 10-11, 1992
Athena Christian Church friends and the
community are raising funds to send the
Rev. Bob and Vicki Adams to Zimbabwe.
The couple’s son Nick, 21, plans to marry
a missionary’s daughter who was born and
raised in the African country. The Adamses
couldn’t afford to attend the wedding on Sept.
19, about 50 miles from Harare, Zimbabwe.
Colleen Rahn of Athena leads local fund-
raising efforts. Supporters must collect about
$4,000 to cover airfare.
Today is the 192nd day
of 2017. There are 173 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On July 11, 1767, John
Quincy Adams, the sixth
president of the United
States, was born in Brain-
tree, Massachusetts.
On this date:
In 1798, the U.S. Marine
Corps was formally re-es-
tablished by a congressional
act that also created the U.S.
Marine Band.
In 1804, Vice President
Aaron
Burr
mortally
wounded former Treasury
Secretary
Alexander
Hamilton during a pistol
duel in Weehawken, New
Jersey. (Hamilton died the
next day.)
In 1922, the Hollywood
Bowl officially opened with
a program called “Sympho-
nies Under the Stars” with
Alfred Hertz conducting the
Los Angeles Philharmonic.
In 1937, American
composer
and
pianist
George Gershwin died at a
Los Angeles hospital of a
brain tumor; he was 38.
In 1952, the Republican
National
Convention,
meeting in Chicago, nomi-
nated Dwight D. Eisen-
hower for president and
Richard M. Nixon for vice
president.
In 1955, the U.S. Air
Force Academy swore in
its first class of cadets at its
temporary quarters at Lowry
Air Force Base in Colorado.
In 1960, the novel
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
by Harper Lee was first
published by J.B. Lippincott
and Co.
In 1977, the Presidential
Medal of Freedom was
presented to polio vaccine
pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk and
(posthumously) to the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. by
President Jimmy Carter.
In 1979, the abandoned
U.S. space station Skylab
made a spectacular return
to Earth, burning up in the
atmosphere and showering
debris over the Indian Ocean
and Australia.
In 1991, a Nigeria
Airways DC-8 carrying
Muslim pilgrims crashed at
the Jiddah, Saudi Arabia,
international airport, killing
all 261 people on board.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
Tab Hunter is 86. Actress
Susan
Seaforth
Hayes
is 74. Singer Jeff Hanna
(Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
is 71. Ventriloquist-actor
Jay Johnson is 68. Actor
Bruce McGill is 67. Singer
Bonnie Pointer is 67. Actor
Stephen Lang is 65. Actress
Mindy Sterling is 64. Boxer
Leon Spinks is 64. Actress
Sela Ward is 61. Reggae
singer Michael Rose (Black
Uhuru) is 60. Singer Peter
Murphy is 60. Jazz musician
Kirk Whalum is 59. Singer
Suzanne Vega is 58. Rock
guitarist Richie Sambora
(Bon Jovi) is 58. Actress Lisa
Rinna is 54. Rock musician
Scott Shriner (Weezer) is 52.
Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin
is 50. Actor Michael Rosen-
baum is 45. Pop-rock singer
Andrew Bird is 44. Rapper
Lil’ Kim is 42. Rock singer
Ben Gibbard is 41.
Thought for Today: “All
men profess honesty as long
as they can. To believe all
men honest, would be folly.
To believe none so, is some-
thing worse.” — President
John Quincy Adams (1767-
1848).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE