Know Your Congressman and Democracy Work
Washington column urges voters to study congressional records beyond final votes, warning against trusting candidates’ promises. It highlights NC-PAC tips, recommittals, and how amendments reveal true stances, stressing vigilance and informed voting.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
National Citizen’s Political Action Committee
Nc-Pac
House
Lowell Mellett
Supreme Court Debate Highlights Battered OPA Outlook
Barbs from Bankhag frame the OPA as battered after congressional committee wrangling. The Supreme Court clash centers on a basic difference of opinion, a factor often seen as adding interest to debates and to horse racing alike.
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Supreme Court
Adoring mother urged to let well alone in three daughters
Kathleen Norris counsels a Illinois mother with three grown daughters to accept bachelor-girl independence. The advice suggests focusing on personal growth and shared hobbies rather than pursuing marriage, arguing singleness may yield greater happiness and harmony for all.
Sewing Circle Pattern for a Flattering Yoke Frock
Pattern No. 1527 offers a summer dress with wide shoulders and a fitted waist, in pink stripe or white eyelet with an oversize rie rac trim. Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. fabric needs 1 1/4 yards for main and 1/2 yard for yoke and sleeves. Also describes a simple dress for a young girl with brief cap sleeves and a full skirt and belt for back ties.
Leave Them Alone A Widow Seeks Help for Daughters
A widow with three unmarried daughters aged 23, 27, and 29 in a small city seeks guidance from Miss Norris on finding suitable husbands. The daughters, educated and active, favor single life and view marriage skeptically, fearing its burdens. Norris suggests doing nothing to disrupt their contentment and warns marriage could ruin their stable situation.
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Margery
Emilie
Barbara
Harold
South Seas
Bobs
Pacific
Miss Norris
New Bible Version Enters Best Seller Field
The Revised Standard Version of the New Testament sold about five hundred thousand copies since February and entered the best seller field amid debates sparked by conservative controversy. Theologian William Ladd of Berkeley Divinity School warned that readers want to read the Bible their own way without tampering.
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William Ladd
Berkeley Divinity School
Household hacks for shelves and painting timing
If you want to close up canned goods on shelves, fasten worn window shades to the top shelves and pull down to the desired length. For DIY house painting, let the first coat dry ten days before applying the second coat.
Window design note for kitchen casement opening outward
In building a kitchen casement window ensure it opens outward and the base sits at least a foot above the sink. This guidance helps prevent water intrusion and ensures safe operation.
Cleaning kit saves time moving through rooms
A basket loaded with soap, polishes, short handled brushes, sponge and lintless dustcloths helps speed cleaning as you move from room to room.
Game Meat Ready Flour Coating Method
The instruction explains placing meat pieces in a paper sack with a small amount of flour, shaking until each piece is evenly coated to prepare for cooking.
Guests sign the tablecloth for keepsake autographs
A dining custom records guests by having them autograph the tablecloth. Before the next meal, signatures are embroidered in outline stitch as a decorative remembrance.
One meatball gets extra zip with macaroni mix
A playful cooking tip suggests adding a bit of cooked macaroni to meatballs served with tomato sauce to improve flavor and texture. The note implies a simple kitchen adjustment to enhance a familiar dish.
Oyster shell in tea kettle prevents hard water scale
A note states that placing oyster shell at the bottom of a tea kettle helps stop the formation of hard water scale. The tip emphasizes using shell to keep kettles cleaner and more efficient.
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Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
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