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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
6
Question asks if rubber tiling or linoleum can be laid over a rough sub-floor. Answer says rough sub-flooring with gaps is unsuitable as a base. Recommend laying down plywood or hard fibreboard to create a smooth, rigid base before installing floor coverings.
The best remedy is to re plate the chairs at a neighborhood plating shop to restore appearance. Cleaning away rust can help but won’t restore the original chrome. A rust remover from auto stores can soften the rust before replating.
Fort Worth Texas reports a B 36 non stop 9100 mile flight with a 10 000 plus pound load proving round trip capability from North American bases. March 2 at Carswell Air Base marks another nonstop flight by the B 50 Lucky Lady around the world.
Archaeologists uncover a long avenue at Luxor lined with sphinxes bearing human heads hidden under pavement for 1,750 years. The route connects Karnak and Lizeror temples and was built by Amenhotep II, with ram-headed sphinxes marking its edges.
U S geological survey field party has studied uranium in Florida light phosphate deposits since 1947. Geologist J B Cathcart disclosed at a Tennessee symposium. The Florida area spans about 2 800 square miles across Highlands De Soto Sarasota Manatee Hardee Hillsborough and Polk counties with geologists from India DC and 15 southern states attending.
The piece notes baseball and golf fire up fans but lack the young stars of earlier eras. It cites aging icons like Musial Williams DiMaggio Boudreau Snead Mangrum Nelson Demaret and Sarazen and interviews Gene Sarazen about aging in golf. It contrasts high school bonuses with fading youth talent and reflects on focus legs ambition and concentration.
In Des Plaines area Roberta Lee Mason, 14, saved her four younger siblings from a house fire and was honored at an $18,000 dream home dedication in Chicago. About 40,000 spectators along the highway attended after a national display of support including messages from the President’s secretary and labor officials. Roberta, recovering from severe burns, cut the ribbon and received a gold key as dignitaries spoke. the project funded by donors and built by labor unions.
Wheatland Oklahoma resident 90 year old Charlie Weiche says a plunge into a 20 foot well and hour plus in icy water cured his ailments. He credits the experience for curing heart trouble a backache and a cold.
Sam Hedge, a 60 year old Chicago grandfather, said he was knocked dead for joy when 30 year old Viennese beauty Fraulein Getta Rauch accepted his marriage proposal during a $25 transatlantic telephone call. He described the call as worth a million dollars and recounted her first words of love amid wire trouble.
In Sacramento California a lost four year old boy named Dickie Sharrah gave his name and home when a police officer used a gruff line to compel him to speak. He said I am Dickie Sharrah. I live at 1015 Arcade Blvd.
Create the Williamsburg style window valance with a full size pattern. No carpentry skill required. include step by step instructions, numbered drawings, and a list of materials. Send 2 cents for Pattern No. 27 to East-Bird Pattern Company, Dept. W, Pleasantville, NY.
The article notes medieval bread varied with scarcity using oats millet horse beans chickpeas white beans sawdust and even fish ground into flour. It highlights scarcity driven cooking methods and non grain grain substitutes used in Scotland India and by dietitians of the era.
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