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'Teen' magazine ad spawns pen pal friendship that spans an ocean, more than 50 years

MASSILLON – Once upon a time, 12-year-old April Showers spotted an ad in "Teen" magazine seeking people interested in a pen pal. Showers, a fan of the Beatles, responded asking for a pen pal from ...
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Inside Seattle radio host's decades-long pen pal friendship with late novelist Tom Robbins

Solitude can be quite romantic, and if one spends too much time in the company of others, one finds oneself having only secondhand thoughts. It is a notion that could have appeared in one of his ...
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Pen pal program: Coloma 4th graders work on writing skills, form friendships with veterans

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...
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'Teen' magazine ad spawns pen pal friendship that spans an ocean, more than 50 years

Answering an ad in "Teen" magazine, 12-year-old April Showers was looking for a pen pal in Liverpool, England, the home of her favorite band - The Beatles. Liverpool resident Jenni Hughes wanted to ...