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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
12
Practical guide for home storage of woolens and blankets to prevent moth damage. Emphasizes thorough cleaning, sealing in moth tight containers, and closet prep. includes washing guidance, drying, and use of cedar, moth balls, and naphtalene flakes. For infested homes, recommends thorough cleaning and professional fumigation if needed.
Summaries of court cases include a theater owner sued after a bottle dropped from the balcony during a sale stunt. The judge ruled the owner liable, noting selling pop in balcony should have been in paper cups. A truck crash case favored the girl plaintiff despite license issues. Other stories cover a singer's home lessons met with a stop order, and a humane bullfight proposal banned as a public nuisance.
Kathleen Norris column notes Buffalo housekeeping group urging Hollywood to cast natural, relatable women who can act. They critique stars for beauty over acting, praise male actors, and cite films where female roles were minor or miscast, urging firmer eye on real emotion and storytelling.
New York residents transform upper floors into lush gardens with shade trees, bird nests, and fountains hoisted by derricks. Costs range from $50 to $2,500 yearly for upkeep as residents like Mrs. Patt and Mrs. Fatt cultivate flowers high above Fifth Avenue. Photographers and artists also create penthouse studios with imported horticulture and decorative features while importing bird nests from Pennsylvania. Twelve stories above Park Avenue Mme Helena Rubenstein gardens in serpentine beds and matches her interiors with painted pots.
A long analysis of 1951 baseball season pace and pitching legends. Walter Johnson Mathewson Grove and Lefty Grove are praised for 20-win seasons and enduring greatness. The piece weighs era comparisons and recalls Ruth Gehrig Foxx and Hubbell in famed exhibitions.
Pattern No 1807 offered in sizes 11 22 13 14 16 18 and 12 includes a skirt needing 4 ½ yards of 35 or 44 inch fabric and a blouse needing 2 ½ yards. Send for the spring and summer Fashion issue filled with wardrobe ideas. Printed inside the boot pattern. 26 cents.
Questions and answers cover Thomas Jefferson as first secretary of state. Miners used canaries to warn of toxic gases. The Kentucky Derby is cited as the famed horse racing event. Richard Llewellyn wrote How Green Was My Valley. The Petrified Forest is in Arizona and established as a national monument in 1906.
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