Hints From Heloise readers share quick home tips
Readers contribute practical advice on emergencies and daily tasks. Ideas include reusable frozen sponges in bags for first aid and cooling, keeping two sets of kitchen curtains for quick changes, using an aluminum ice cube tray to store small jars, and methods to extract foods from pouches without burns.
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Heloise
Social notes from Erie area residents and visitors
Erie community reports travel visits from Bruce Emmons and others to Oakland Sterling Independence and Emporia. Local clubs discuss meetings, lessons, prizes, and plans including a Neosho County Fair booth and a picnic at Gladys Fones home August 25.
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Bruce Emmons
Oakland
N. J
Kenneth Kimble
Chicago
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Erie Hdu
Max Teeter
Bill McKinney
W. E. Richardson
Lawrence Noakes
John Collins
Kate Wooster
Jean Pugh
Bert Long
Teeter
Pugh
Outdoor Can Heat Pork and Beans on Grill
The guide suggests warming pork and beans directly in the can over hot coals for an outdoor supper. Stir occasionally with a chop stick or wooden spoon handle to heat evenly.
Mortgage interest rates on homes rise to record highs
In June the average rate on new conventional home mortgages reached 6.07 percent, up from 6.02 percent in May. Rates for existing home purchases averaged 6.18 percent, with FHA and VA insured loans fixed at 5.75 percent. Regional lows and highs ranged from 5.59 percent in Boston to 6.60 percent in Atlanta.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
John E. Horne
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Boston
Atlanta
Fire on Louisville & Nashville engine ends with Madisonville crew
Diesel fuel caught fire aboard a Louisville & Nashville engine at Hanson five miles from Madisonville. Fire trucks could not contain it, and the engine sped along the tracks to meet Madisonville fire units, which extinguished the blaze.
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Madisonville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hanson
Woodson County Fair Opens With Parade and Games
The Woodson County Fair runs Wednesday through Saturday with a Wednesday parade at 1 30 pm led by Yates Center Rotary and Saddle Club sponsorships. Baseball and softball action continues with local Pony League and Babe Ruth teams, including Neodeska results and upcoming double elimination rounds.
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Woodson County
Yates Center Rotary Club
Yates Center Saddle Club
Yates Center
Parsons
Rick Lauber
Neadeska
Swimming class opens at Yates Center pool July 25
Ninety students from Buffalo Toronto and Piqua enrolled in beginner and advanced beginner lessons at the Yates Center pool. Ray Weide of Hiawatha spent Thursday visiting his aunts Mrs. Lillie Beine and Mrs. Edna Stockebrand.
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Clara Jeans
Independence
Harold Rowland
Don Lawrence
Sterling
A. F. Redmond
Alice Hester
Ozarks
Herman Simmons
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Ray Conway
Frederick Swan
Jill
Tom
Jim Torrence
Wichita
Jim
Royal Body Shop
Lex Copeland
Rockaway
N. J
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Nation
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F. P. Sigler
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Hairdressers and Cosmetologists elect new president
Gaines Pressley of Marietta Georgia was elected president of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association. A Hoover Institution drive seeks five million dollars to expand its work at Stanford.
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Gaines Pressley
Marietta, Ga
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Stanford, Calif
Stanford University
Hoover Institution
Chanute Tribune Formal Local Staff and Rates Listing
The Chanute Tribune announces staff positions including Dwight McCreight publisher and John Hovorka news editor. It lists advertising, circulation, and composing staff and provides subscription rates for various regions and delivery options.
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Chanute Tribune
Chanute
Kansas
S. Highland
Dwight McCreight
Dwight Wallingford
John Hovorka
Fay D. Clopine
Ben Nicholls
Dorsey Osborn
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