COFFEE BREAK
Saturday, October 16, 2021
East Oregonian
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DEAR ABBY
Man resents wife’s life outside of home
Dear Abby: I’ve been with my husband
for eight years, married for one. Before
our marriage, it was just the two of us
doing everything together. He has a strong
distrust of people, and doesn’t have any
friends. We moved to a bigger city where I
found a better job and made new friends. I
go out with them occasionally, but when I
do, he is very rude and snide to me. When
I ask him why he’s mad if I go out with my
friends, he says, “It’s always been me and
you, no one else.” We fight every time I
go out. I’m tired of all of it. Do you have
advice for me? — Sick Of Explaining
Dear Sick: Yes. Recognize that you
married an antisocial, deeply insecure
and verbally abusive man. He views any
relationship you have with someone other
than him as a threat, so he is punishing
you for it. Also, recognize that his anger my fiance and I are “evenly yoked” and
and his need to control you will
willing to make a public procla-
only escalate. You may be “sick
mation of our faith.
of explaining,” but your husband
My fiance is not religious. He
is sick, period. I’m advising you
is willing to do whatever it takes
to make a discreet call to the
to make me happy and says he’s
willing to “take the hit” for me,
National Domestic Violence
Hotline (800-799-7233) because,
but I can’t stand the idea of seeing
at some point, you may need a
him uncomfortable on a day that
safe escape plan.
should be a happy one. How can
JEANNE
Dear Abby: I have been living
I back out of this situation with-
PHILLIPS
with my boyfriend, a stalwart and
out alienating my brother, who is
ADVICE
loving partner, for seven years.
the only immediate family I have
He proposed recently and, of
left? — Cringing In Colorado
course, I said yes. My brother lives in a
Dear Cringing: Thank your brother
large city, and because I had attended their and his wife WARMLY for their will-
church, I asked him if we could be married ingness to help you and your fiance, but
there. Now he and his wife need to talk to explain that the two of you feel a smaller
us in person to assure the ministers that wedding would be more appropriate, so
you have decided to elope. Many couples
do this, and it shouldn’t result in a family
feud.
Dear Abby: This is the time of year
when the leaves begin to change into their
fall colors. It is also when the media refers
to the people who come to look at those
colorful leaves as “leaf peepers.”
I don’t know how the term came about,
but trust me, no one is walking around
peeping like baby chicks. The correct
term is “leaf peekers.” A teacher I once
had explained it to our class this way:
“This is the time of year when the tourists
arrive to take a peek at our leaves when
the colors are at their peak.” Just wanted
to share, Abby. — Jay In Vermont
Dear Jay: Live and learn. Thank you
for explaining it to this dumb cluck.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
Oct. 16, 1921
From dollar dresses, dollar coats, dollar hats, dollar shoes
and dollar suits, to bargain specials which give ample oppor-
tunity for stretching the value of the coin, Pendleton stores are
oﬀ ering spectacular bargains for the ﬁ rst Dollar Day, which
began with the opening of shops this morning. Undismayed
by raindrops and threatening skies, shoppers, both men and
women were down town early today. “That old dollar bill has
sure put on a lot of cents since this time last year,” a Pendleto-
nian remarked. “I’ve got a hunch he’ll buy a good deal more
than a dollar’s worth of goods on these special events.” Added
respect for the dollar bill, which not so long ago was jeered at
as worth normally only about four bits, will be roused by the
oﬀ erings in the Dollar Day sale.
50 Years Ago
Oct. 16, 1971
There will be no cake, no ice cream and no celebration
as one 96th birthday is marked today, the day (coinciden-
tally it is also the ﬁ nal day of National Newspaper Week)
The East Oregonian becomes another year older. The initial
edition was issued on Oct. 16, 1875. Those were the days of
“personal journalism,” when a reporter was not expected to
keep his editorial comments from his news stories. Three
years later, for instance, it was reported that “Sheriﬀ Sper-
ry’s little boy is down with diphtheria. We hope in earnest
for his speedy recovery.” Principal news of the day reﬂ ected
times that contained less stress: “Apples are selling in town
at ﬁ ve cents oﬀ wagons. Retailing at from eight to twelve.”
Advertisements took up two of the seven columns on the front
page of the Oct. 16, 1878, issue, including one for the Union
Hotel at Umatilla that noted stages left the hotel for Pendleton,
Weston, La Grande, Union, Baker City and Boise City. The
hotel’s proprietor, Dave Horn, proclaimed, “This house is in
the best condition for the reception of guests.”
25 Years Ago
Oct. 16, 1996
A case of mistaken identity is frustrating local businesses
and auto glass repair customers. Northwest Windshield
co-owner Hank Schaﬀ eld said he’s received more than 15 calls
from angry customers since last week, demanding that he stop
soliciting business over the phone or asking why he missed a
scheduled service appointment. But the customers are venting
their anger in the wrong direction, Schaﬀ eld said. A mobile
windshield repair company based in Portland, Northwest
Auto Glass, has been calling Hermiston area residents for the
past several weeks asking if they have a windshield in need of
repair. Then telemarketers oﬀ er to pay a customer’s insurance
deductible to ﬁ x the glass. It’s the multiple calls customers are
fed up with, sometimes after 9 p.m.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On Oct. 16, 1859, radi-
cal abolitionist John Brown
led a raid on the U.S. arse-
nal at Harpers Ferry in what
was then a part of western
Virginia. (Ten of Brown’s
men were killed and five
escaped. Brown and six
followers were captured; all
were executed.)
In 1793, during the French
Revolution, Marie Antoi-
nette, the queen of France,
was beheaded.
I n 19 3 4 , C h i n e s e
Communists, under siege by
the Nationalists, began their
“long march” lasting a year
from southeastern to north-
western China.
In 1962, the Cuban missile
crisis began as President John
F. Kennedy was informed
that reconnaissance photo-
graphs had revealed the pres-
ence of missile bases in Cuba.
In 1964, China set off
its ﬁ rst atomic bomb, code-
named “596,” on the Lop Nur
Test Ground.
In 1968, A mer ican
athletes Tommie Smith and
John Carlos sparked contro-
versy at the Mexico City
Olympics by giving “Black
power” salutes during a
victory ceremony after they’d
won gold and bronze medals
in the 200-meter race.
In 1978, the College of
Cardinals of the Roman Cath-
olic Church chose Cardinal
Karol Wojtyla to be the new
pope; he took the name John
Paul II.
In 1984, Anglican Bishop
Desmond Tutu was named
winner of the Nobel Peace
Prize for his decades of
non-violent struggle for racial
equality in South Africa.
In 1991, a deadly shoot-
ing rampage took place in
Killeen, Texas, as a gunman
opened ﬁ re at a Luby’s Cafe-
teria, killing 23 people before
taking his own life.
In 1995, a vast throng of
Black men gathered in Wash-
ington, D.C. for the “Million
Man March” led by Nation
of Islam leader Louis Farra-
khan.
In 2002, President George
W. Bush signed a congres-
sional resolution authorizing
war against Iraq. The White
House announced that North
Korea had disclosed it had a
nuclear weapons program.
In 2009, agricultural oﬃ -
cials said pigs in Minnesota
had tested positive for the
H1N1 virus, or swine ﬂ u, the
ﬁ rst such cases in the U.S.
In 2017, Army Sgt. Bowe
Bergdahl, who had been
captured and held by the Tali-
ban for ﬁ ve years after walk-
ing away from his post in
Afghanistan, pleaded guilty
to desertion and endanger-
ing his comrades. (A mili-
tary judge later decided not
to send him to prison.)
Today’s Bir thdays:
Actor Angela Lansbury is
96. Actor Peter Bowles is
85. Actor-producer Tony
Anthony is 84. Actor Barry
Corbin is 81. Sportscaster
Tim McCarver is 80. Rock
musician C.F. Turner (Bach-
man-Turner Overdrive) is 78.
Actor Suzanne Somers is 75.
Rock singer-musician Bob
Weir is 74. Producer-director
David Zucker is 74. Record
company executive Jim Ed
Norman is 73.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
PENDLETON
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
Sunday Service: 9am & 6pm
Tuesday Kingdom Seekers: 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm
We offer: Sunday School • Sign Language
Interpreters • Nursery • Transportation • & more!
Pastor Dan Satterwhite
541.377.4252
417 NW 21st St. • Pendleton, OR 97801
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PendletonLighthouseChurch
Solid Rock
Community Church
140 SW 2nd St Hermiston, OR 97838
541-567-6937
Worship Service: 11:00AM
Sunday School: 9:45
Pastor Wilbur Clark
Redeemer
Episcopal
Church
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
PendletonPresbyterian.com
Sunday Holy Communion: 9am
Wednesday Holy Communion: Noon
M-F Morning Prayer 7am on Zoom
Worship Services On Facebook
10:00am Sundays
All Are Welcome
Community
Presbyterian
Church
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
First Christian
Church
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
215 N. Main • Pendleton
In Person worship Sundays
at 11:00am
Office Phone: 541-276-5358
Hours: M-F 9:00am-1:00pm
201 SW Dorion Ave.
Facebook.com/PendletonPresbyterian
OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR
www.graceandmercylutheran.org
Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided)
Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School
Check Out our Facebook Page or
Website for More Information
541-289-4535
Pastor Weston Walker
Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA
(First United Methodist Church)
191 E. Gladys Ave. / P.O. Box 1108
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
The Salvation Army
Center for Worship & Service
Sunday Worship Service
9:30 - Sunday School
10:30 - Worship Service
Wednesday Bible Study
5:30 Family Fellowship Meal • 6:00 Bible Study
COME AS YOU ARE
150 SE Emigrant
(541) 276-3369
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
N.E. Gladys Join
Ave & Us
7th, Hermiston
541-567-6672
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ON OUR JOURNEY WITH JESUS
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FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
in Mission for Christ LCMC
Sunday Worship.........9:00 AM
Bible Study......10:15 AM
Red Lion Hotel
( Oregon Trail Room )
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