Sailors Seek Directions in Athens During Shore Leave
In a photo at right, AF3c W. D. Bell of Jacksonville Florida and Pie J B Gaery of Galeton Pennsylvania ask directions from a royal guard during shore leave in Athens Greece.
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
8
In a photo at right, AF3c W. D. Bell of Jacksonville Florida and Pie J B Gaery of Galeton Pennsylvania ask directions from a royal guard during shore leave in Athens Greece.
A reader asks how to reseal wallpaper above a radiator without loosening. The answer attributes looseness to heat drying glue too fast and advises keeping the radiator cold during repapering. Suggestions follow for touch ups on white furniture and corner cracks with plastering and metal lath methods, noting a plasterer recommendation.
The passage notes a cultural practice in Bantu communities where a man with a large herd buries wealth by gifting or dispersing it among poorer relatives to avoid ostentation. It also mentions avoiding highly cultivated lands to prevent envy from chiefs, linking this mindset to the region's agricultural progress in South Africa.
18 inch diameter decorative table piece with pineapple motif offered as a holiday gift idea. Includes instructions and materials for building modern tables and stands, using simple tools and stock lumber sizes. Pattern 28 cents, order to Workshop Panery Service. Dinner 10 Bodferd NM.
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