Dear Ann Landers,
always thought it was narrow-minded and mean of you to take such a strong stand against lonely-hearts adver-tisements. I changed my mind today when I read the Nashville Banner. It seems a man named Henry Joneson of Tomahawk, Alberta, Canada, answered an ad in an agricultural publication. The woman who was looking for a companion was Ada Wittenmyer, age 37. Henry, the 50-year-old owner of a 900-acre ranch, was lonesome and thought Ada sounded "interesting." He didn't realize his letters and checks were going to a prison until District Attorney General Kenneth Atkins called and told him that Ada had just been convicted of poisoning her fourth husband. She was already serving a 25-year term for poisoning her third husband-a wealthy Oklahoma rancher she had met through another lonely-hearts ad. Atkins said that when he told him the news Mr. Joneson said, "Oh, Lord." I hope you will print this letter in your column, Ann, as a warning to others who are lonely. And please accept my apologies for my previous attitude. -Nashville Reader

Dear Reader,
Nothing I might have said could have had the impact of your report. I checked it out with Nashville, and every detail was on target. Thanks for the backup.