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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1983
Page
23
A nostalgic columnist laments the limits of tight budgeting as unforeseen costs strike family needs from a $300 windshield to a $300 tooth. He jokes about penny pinching tricks and asks readers for practical solutions to stretch a $50 budget, noting the police and family reactions to mishaps.
The Wisconsin Assembly gave preliminary voice approval to a bill reinstating the ban on selling phosphate detergents for households. Rep. Patricia Goodrich criticized lawmakers who back other moral bills while backing the phosphate ban. Rep. Annette Williams argued the bill targets homemakers and is unfair to consumers.
Shifting to spring and summer clothes prompts sorting into worn and unworn piles. Tackle inventory with pencil and paper, separate on hold items for mending, and set aside pieces needing alterations. Decide what to sell or donate, consider consignment shops, and keep only clean items you will wear again.
Wanda Olson and Cherilyn Nelson of the University of Minnesota extension warn that clothes worn during pesticide application remain contaminated even after washing. They advise separate loads, hot water, heavy-duty detergent, presoak, clean daily clothing, and line dry, noting liquid concentrates require special care and that wash water should not be reused for subsequent loads.
The Trempealeau County extension homemakers announce their first antique doll and toy show and sale. It will be held Sunday May 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sts Peter and Paul parochial school with a $1 door donation for all attendees.
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