Practical Household Tips From Older Guides
Tips include storing eggs between 32 and 45 degrees and protecting surfaces when not in use. Warm water can help gloss paint flow, and a rubber jar ring can temporarily replace a broken vacuum belt. Check wet walls for faulty flashings and inspect exterior walls for holes, and use muslin in a kettle to prevent lime buildup.
Ash Tray Negligence Cited in Waste Basket Fires
Carelessly dumped ash trays are identified as a common cause of fires starting in waste baskets, prompting reminders on safe disposal and vigilance in public and private spaces.
Colossal Chinese Funeral For Wu Pei Fu In Peking
The war lord Wu Pei fu received a monumental funeral in Peking on January 24 1940 described by Collier s. A catafalque carried by 80 pallbearers was flanked by six bands. Mourners burned life sized paper replicas of belongings including his automobile and private theater stage to accompany him to heaven. Hundreds of paper items were crafted by 200 workers over seven weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wu Pei-fu
Peking
Collier’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ira Eaker
Army Air Forces
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee
Milady
Gardiner Johnson
F. W. L. Tydeman
YALE
Paul Walker
Wheaton
Ill
New York Knickerbocker
Walker
Warren G. Magnuson
Dem
Wash
Senate
Washington
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Capital
Byrd
NEW Vet Organization
Oren Lehman
New York City
New York
Veterans’ Organization
Veterans For Better Government
America
Gretchen Merrill
U. S
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Frank J. Wilson
Secret Service
Wilson
Granddad
Vincent Auriol
Jean Claude
Jean Paul Auriol
Grace Moore
Copenhagen
Denmark
Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Miss Moore
Gils
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
GOP
Senate Labor Committee
Joseph T. Ball
Rep
Minn
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Schwellenbach
Prexy
University of California
Robert Gordon Sproul
Sproul
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Arthur W. Wermuth
Hill City
S. D
Maynard B. Weaver
Denver
Wermuth
Michigan State College
Joyce” ‘Lliker
Detroit
Arsela Weicken
Helen Holm
Lansing
Alberta Powers
Ann Arbor
Corrine Dixon
Elaine Healey
East Jordan
Barbara Wright
Saginaw
Gloria
Leclercq
Teaneck
J Dolores Sullivan
Wayne
Joan Faust
Shamokin
Jo Jane Zimm Zimmerman
Traverse City
Virginia Annas
Suzanne Silvercrays Stevenson
George 8. Patton Jr
U.S. 3Rd Army
General Patton
West Point
Rotary
Paul P. Harris
Rotary Club
Chicago
Rotary_Internat tonal
Ney la
Scott’s
Meru Pee Ren Lake
DR. Caldwell
WNU