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Burns Fatal toBrookfield BoyMILWAUKEE lt;AP'—Charles Bruckner, 3, of suburban Brookfield died Monday in a Milwaukee hospital of burns sufferedApril 15 while playing with matches in a field near hishome.Authorities said the youngster's clothes were *et afire by a grass fire.JWomen DoingMowing ChorestMore and Moreiii■Golf widows are at least get- 1ting more exercise these days. *Perhaps it is one way for themIto let off steam because theirlt;husbands are playing more golf,i!but an estimated 24 per cem ofall lawn mowing will be doneSby women this year. This is 3 per cent more than last year and compared with less than 5 per cent 10 years ago. Weekend golf for the men has increasedin proportion.William R. Smith, president of a Georgia mower company• Snapper), says dealers across the country have told him that women will buy nearly 30 per cent of the mowers soLd this year. Ten years ago, men bought 95 iei cent of the mowers. I'Hie ladies, Smith says, are more interested in loiig-la»ting, ieasily operated mowers, notbargain basement varieties.Here is what to look for m buying a new mower, S m 11 h advises:1. The American Safety Assn. seal,2. Quick repair service and availability of spare parts 'because paging a husband on the golf course isn’t easy'.3. Decks deep enough to get rid of all grass cuttings, because clogging impairs efficiency and may cause stalling.4. Ball bearing wheels and “through axles to make mowing easier and eliminate motor-damaging wobble.5. Cutting height adjustments 11 without need of tools.
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Rhinelander Daily News and the New North
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US
Tue, May 21, 1968
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