Today I came across a hidden gem of a story, an unbylined piece that ran on page 6A of The Anniston Star in Alabama on October 9, 1972. I present it here, in its entirety, until the Star makes me take it down.
Article About Lonely Man Results In Birthday Party
T. W. Laine was not alone on his 67th birthday Sunday. Nineteen people attended a birthday party for the man whose profile in The Star Oct. 1 revealed him to have been lonely and almost friendless since he moved to Anniston.
Sue Freeman, Linda Carmichael, Ann Williams and others organized the party, and the American Host Inn donated a party room for the people who expressed concern about Laine.
They brought gifts — socks, handkerchiefs,…
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