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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
2
A guide to creating tasteful table settings with good silverware china and glass, using home made or remnant cloths. Emphasizes neatness balance and harmony with color choices for breakfast and luncheon, with practical tips on cloths mats napkins and easy cleaning.
A penny pinching widow sues a druggist for defaming her after a front window sign claimed she owed 111 20, the court ruling that privacy trumps truth in such public displays. A used car dealer faces a new trial after an attorney's remarks biased a judgment about a lemon sale. A boat rental case ends with the court voiding a sale for an as is misrepresentation. The ruling notes that a person may drink but cannot be so drunk as to be helpless.
Be Smart The softness and drapability of today’s tweeds plus color effects fuel a new street dress up in tweed coats. Intricate cuts and detailing define the coat sketched at right with self ties and large convertible collars adding fashion depth to casual tweeds.
Georgianna White reports her daughter June, 24, in a strained romance with Bill, a jobless suitor living at home. The mother fears June’s infatuation traps her in dependency and possible marriage before readiness, urging bold social steps to wake her up while noting the risk to youth and friendships.
Honolulu reports a guided missile officer argues the U S could put a rocket on the moon in a year with a billion dollars for research and might carry passengers. He notes rockets could launch within ten years and discusses fuel, acceleration, and safety for early manned flights.
Dewey Wilson, 51, was acquitted of armed robbery after 16 years of a life sentence. Convicted in November 1932 for a Belle Island holdup in 1931, the retrial found perjured testimony. Norwood, 8, had identified Wilson and later recanted via prison testimony in 1945.
Washington expects 15 million visitors in 1950 for the city’s 10th birthday and sesquicentennial events. The sesqui commission reports participation by all states territories and 40 nations with exhibits and pageants highlighting the free enterprise system. The plan includes the freedom fair at Anacostia reopening in April 1951 for seven months and discussions of a permanent international trade exposition. Buildings envisaged include Freedom House the federal building and the hall of states plus a Pan American center to showcase western hemisphere history and culture.
Ottawa report notes the orb spider uses a silk line as a rapid transit and hunting cue, a natural telephone system that zips from web center to hiding place when prey lands. It adds bees regulate air flow and heat for brood and honey, an early form of air conditioning in nature.
New York faces a severe water shortage as reservoirs dry and artesian wells fail. Experts warn supplies cannot be quickly restored and urge residents to conserve water for three years to reach normal conditions.
Two gay play pieces are easy to construct using a hand saw coping saw and screwdriver. The instructions describe cutting out wheels and assembling with simple hand tools.
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