Alibi and Responsibility in a Child’s Mistakes
Olive Roberts Barton argues the alibi habit harms children as parents model excuses. Readers are urged to teach taking responsibility, avoiding lies, and fostering honesty when errors occur. The piece also notes a birth: Phyllis Marie McMaster, May 30, with grandparents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman McMaster
Phyllis Marie
Harry McMaster
Athens
Route Three
Olive McAfee
Columbus
Mind Your Manners Test Your Knowledge
Answers to common social etiquette questions are given with guidance on teaching sons manners toward women. Key points: rise for older persons, high school girl rises to a married woman, address men as Sir or Mr, avoid marking library books, avoid marginal notes on borrowed books. Best solution suggests letting the son seat his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Bobby
Jack
Homer
Baths As Heat and Beauty Fixes For Summer
Alicia Hart advises daily cooling routines to beat heat. Lukewarm baths at night and body temperature showers in the morning soothe skin and aid sleep, with baths using crystals or cologne, plus lotions and perfumes. Regular bath brushing softens skin, while foot brushes prevent callouses. Wear suntan oil and keep a cool bathroom with light decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades
Adele Garrison presents a continuation where Bill teases Roderick about a past letter to Betty Gibbs as Junior eavesdrops. Roderick pleads for silence while Bill reveals juicy details, prompting a mix of shock and laughter among the family. Continued tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Roderick
Bill
Rod
Betty Gibbs
Betty
Hank
Katherine
Boys Gain Steadily Mill City CCC Camp Weighs Up
In Mill City Oregon the CCC camp with members from Georgia and North Carolina shows an average weight gain of one pound per month. The piece also notes etiquette rules from a 17th century guide and questions the use of thick bathroom glasses, advocating thinner styles for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill City
Ore
CCC
Georgia
North Carolina
P. S
Lunch of Cairo schoolboy eats bread ring street fare
Cairo Egypt schoolboy lunch consists of a bread ring sold by a street vendor. The doughnut shaped ring measures about six inches in diameter. In Newport Arkansas Melton Barker, Hollywood producer who discovered Spanky McFarland, will start work on a two reel comedy there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Newport, Ark
Preserving Strawberries for Winter Use
Simple guide to washing selecting and preserving strawberries for winter. Includes sugar ratios lemon juice processing times and sun drying methods. Also notes on preparing juice from less perfect berries and safe canning steps.
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Ike
Olive Roberts Barton
Mrs. Brown
Ranger
Jewels
Rona
Dainty
Cere
Jacobs
Optometrist
Mr. Jones
Princeton
Fla
James B. “Skeegie
Adele Garrison
Jill
Young Roderick
Bill Sarcastic
Rodias
Lystgate
E. F. Sells
N. Court St
Clyde Lewis
NEA Service
Gruen
VOGUE
Hamiltons
Elgins
Walthams
W. B. Drake Jeweler
Igrocer
Slim
Cornells
Pat
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