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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
2
Old small rooms in homes, once used as dumping grounds, can be repurposed into pleasant daytime retreats or extra guest rooms. Remove clutter, wallpaper or paint, and use a sofa bed with compact furniture plus storage, lighting, pictures, or a mirror to create a welcoming, space efficient living nook.
The piece traces the term Blue Monday to a Pilgrim washday on a bleak Monday after Thanksgiving. It then shifts to home economics advice from laundry experts urging individual cloth collection, stain removal, mending, careful drying, and ironing to ease chores.
A nationwide warning urges farm families to fix hazards around the home and barn. Advice covers repairing steps and wells, securing wiring and flammable liquids, and penning livestock. The message stresses that most accidents are preventable with foresight and caution to keep homes safe and farms productive.
Extension foresters urge extreme caution as America faces about 210 000 forest fires annually. Farmers burning crop land near woods should plow around burn areas and avoid dry or windy days. Have tools handy and seek help if fire gets out of control. Care will prevent most fires.
Warnings note that home dry cleaning causes burns and disfigurement, fires destroy homes, and accidents arise from do it yourself cleaning. Advice urges using non flammable fluids, a suction washer, drying garments outside, and keeping children and pets away from the operation.
The Kent and Sussex Fair in Harrington Delaware opens at 5 00 p m Monday July 28 for its twenty eighth year with Joie Chitwood and his Hell Drivers promising a death defying show This five day event features speed horse and livestock purses a Governors Day parade and a large midway with 4 H and F F A exhibits and top entertainment including vaudeville and a 24 Rokyettes stage revue Admission for children under 12 is free on Children’s Day Tuesday and a schedule of races with $500 purses runs through Friday
The announcement emphasizes keeping patrons satisfied with full capacity and services until the next fair in 1948, aiming to ensure a smooth visitor experience and continued patronage.
Miss Martha Rittenhouse of near Ridgely, daughter of Rev and Mrs Joseph S Rittenhouse, was named to Bridgewater College Dean's List in Bridgewater Virginia for the end of the second semester. A grade of B or better in each class qualifies. Members on the list have optional attendance for the following semester.
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