15 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
1
Merry Day enjoys a seaside vacation as a bronzed young man named Terry Thornton appears on the shore. The two exchange light chatter and names, with Merry noting her reluctance to start the day too early. Mrs White confirms Terry summers nearby at a cottage row, a fact that complicates Merry’s plans.
Merry, living in the city, learns to swim with a strict 10 year old tutor Bobby and a playful 10 year old boy. Terry, a fisherman, invites her on trips but cheers her progress from the shore as she conquers the water.
A man explains that engaging conversation hinges on matching others interests. He advises: learn the other person’s interests by listening or asking, acquire knowledge on the subject, and show genuine interest. This makes you seem irresistibly engaging.
Kathleen Norris presents Mary Carter, a widow, who fears her son George will marry Louise, a 31-year-old widow with two small children. Norris advises Mary to meet Louise's family and to move from her ideal bungalow, allowing the couple to start anew, while Mary withdraws from the maternal role.
Answers provide geographic coordinates for Smith County Kansas and 39 degrees 50 minutes North 88 degrees 35 minutes West. Australia’s former name New Holland. U S drugstores fill about 250 million prescriptions yearly. The smallest bird Mellicuga Minims a tiny hummingbird. Brahma is the supreme Hindu god with four heads.
A missionary new to the Cannibal islands asks where his predecessor is. The cannibal chief replies that the predecessor has taken a trip to the interior, implying a grim fate without details.
Mary Carter, a widowed mother of one, harbors deep affection for her son. Her disapproval grows as George plans to marry another girl. The piece argues jealous mothers should recall their own past loves and accept that children eventually form bonds with new partners and lives.
In Los Angeles the nation’s oldest blue baby, Don Fegenbush aged 32, was discharged from Children’s Hospital after a lifesaving operation that bypassed a pinched blood vessel to restore oxygen. Once an invalid, his physician reported he can now wait for the future.
Maude Morlock, consultant to the United States Children’s Service, argues the nation lags in providing trained homemaker services for families when mothers are absent or temporarily unable to help. She cites a survey across England, New Zealand, New South Wales, Sweden, and Denmark, noting America has only begun to develop trained homemakers to take over maternal duties.
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