European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Odds amp ends Bachelor Superman better off flying Solo Erma Bumbeck Universal press Syndicate its always news when a Bachelor of Long standing gets off the dime and decides to take a Bride. The world was twitter recently when Clark Kent . Superman proposed to the daily planets Star reporter Lois Lane. Not since Prince Charles and Hugh Hefner decided to take their respective plunges has there been such a Flap. I knew people were waiting longer to get married these Days but 50 years get outta Here. I thought that kind of snap decision making rested Only with our Congress. To Tell you the truth i done to feel Good about this marriage. On one hand we have an aging crime fighter with one foot in the Krypton Ite. On the other we have an old reporter who will not Only have to jump Start her biological clock but who has the mind of a food processor. If Clark Kent takes off his glasses before climbing into the marriage bed Lois wont even know who he is i hate to say it but some people should remain in a single state. Personalities such As Smokey Bear Cathy miss Piggy and Warren Beatty Are better off travelling alone. Id hate to hear Barbie and Ken Are getting married despite the fact that All those Little Trousseau that would be snapped up by indulgent mothers could put this country Back on its economic feet. I done to want Mary Worth saying a a in a like to meddle in your life dear but my husband likes to eat dinner at 6.�?� i done to want to hear a teenage mutant ninja Turtle say a jeez my kid spilled Oatmeal on my Turtle com a or that mrs. Batman wore her husbands tights to aerobics and sprung a run in them. Somehow its unnatural for Superman and Lois to be arguing around about what kind of a phone Booth they want installed at the House so he can change his clothes a at amp to Sci or sprint. It would be like the Beauty and the beast giving Amway parties in their sewer. I can just imagine Lois Mother in All of this when she hears the news. A what do you see in this Man a a Mother he a faster than a speeding Bullet More powerful than a locomotive and Able to leap tall buildings in a single a a he a not Good enough for you a mom please. In be been waiting for his proposal for 50 a so we re not asking you not to get married. We re just asking you to myravanderp00lg0rmley if you have Welsh ancestors a and Many americans do a they probably passed along a love of music poetry drama a Dart but also cursed you with some common surnames and the problems inherent in untangling families named Jones Thomas Owen Ellis Price or Davis. According to . Hook in a family names How our surnames came to America a probably nine tenths of the Welsh population answer to Only 100 surnames and that sometimes Only a Hal dozen names were shared by 20 or 30 families. Knowledge of the history of Welsh immigration to America helps pinpoint when ancestors probably arrived. The first sizable immigration occurred Between 1680 and 1720. As Early As 1667 a congregation of baptists from South Wales founded Swansea on the Plymouth Rhode Island Border and in 1681 a group of Welsh quakers obtained a tract of some 40,000 acres in Pennsylvania. There was a mass emigration from Wales in the 19th Century caused by poor harvests in the old country in the 1790s, and Many moved to America during this period. Many settled in Pennsylvania and Ohio with later generations then moving West to Wisconsin in the 1840s. Some trudged on to areas of the Iowa Minnesota Border Northern Missouri or Eastern Kansas in the 1860s and 1870s. Many descendants of these families made the trek to the Pacific Northwest in the 1880s and 1890s. Utah also attracted Many Welsh settlers due to the mormons missionary work in Wales in the 1840-1870 period. If your Welsh ancestors came in the 19th Century they probably sailed from Liverpool England on a journey that took Between 15 and 20 Days. You can Check there for passenger lists if you know when they arrived in America but Arentt sure when they left Home. Welsh families who went on to the upper Midwest in the mid-19th Century probably landed in new York City took a Steamboat to Albany then went by Railroad to Buffalo where they caught a boat which took them through the great lakes and to the Racine wis., area one of the earliest Welsh Urban settlements in Wisconsin. There was a saying among the Welsh in America a the first thing a Frenchman does in a new country is to build a trading Post an american builds a City a German builds a Beer Hall and a welshman builds a churches were indeed Central to the Welsh Way of life and can be a great source for genealogical information on Welsh families. As Early As 1839 there were some 46 Welsh churches in the United states and by 1872 there were nearly 400. You will probably discover your Welsh families were baptists Wesleyan or calvinistic methodists congregationalists or mormons. Obtaining historical information about these churches in the localities in which your Welsh families settled will Lead you to the Church records which in turn will probably enable you to identify your Welsh families. Myra Vanderpool Grimley a former stars and stripes employee writes for the Loa Angeles times for the week of nov. 11 Scorpio oct 23-nov, 21 nip family problems in the Bud. Your Good cheer is contagious. Laughter is the Best Medicine. Catch up on world events. Become a specialist. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. 20 invigorate your creative artistry. Follow your dream of Success and make it happen. Don t offer cold shoulder to loved one. Be More heart entered. Capricorn dec. 21-. 19 make your cleanup Campaign a Joy ride. There s something therapeutic about breaking out the old vacuum and mop. Dust old problems from your mind in the meantime. Aquarius . 20-feb. -18 Complete old business before making new strides. Resume your fitness program. Turn on your unconventional Side. Finalize Holiday celebrations. Pisces feb. 19-March 20 your physical batteries Are restored from last week s taxing work. Accentuate self Confidence. Nurture loved ones. Don t forget to say a please Quot and Quot thank you Quot Aries March 21-april 19 visualize Long term goals. Your vivid imagination can be a secret Gold mine. Pay attention to the opposite sex messages abound but Don t get engulfed by emotions. Taurus april 20-May 20 get extra sleep. Stress builds up and can turn health upside Down. Make dietary changes if necessary. Sports offer diversions As Well. Spice up Domestic lot. Gemini May 21-june 20 Ponder new educational directions. Science literature and the Fine arts All attract you. Stop brooding about old romantic wounds. Put your Money on the future. Cancer june 21-july 22 balance career and family concerns. You can t soar to new Heights with weak foundations. Examine innermost feelings before embarking on new territory. Leo july 23-aug. 22 put business on ice and be a pleasure seeker enjoy outings with friends. When was the last time you went Bowling anticipate travel delays. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 dare to be different. Be a socialite during upcoming Holiday. Put private needs on hold leave extra time for fun and games. Be wary of strangers. Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 liberate yourself from Dull routines. Plan an unusual gathering with your buddies. Write in your journal. Pay special attention to finances. Copley news service november 11,1990 sunday to plus c Page 19
