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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
4
A collage of brief gags and remarks. A tramp asks for five cents of insect powder, a joke on language differences between England and America, a Londoners mishearing an owl, a radio convention sales ploy, and a lipstick shade named Dynamite.
The second chapter urged by the American Heritage Foundation cautions that the right to vote is powerful yet easily corrupted. It urges informing oneself, voting in all elections from local to national, and choosing among party, issues, or people while recognizing limits to complete knowledge. The piece notes literacy tests and poll taxes in some states and provides ordering details for the booklet.
Bey Hutton discusses her pride in being a mother of two girls and her preference for entertainment over acting. She notes the disparities she witnessed in childhood and hints at singing in night clubs if acting fades. Alan Dale leaves a radio show by rooftop route amid autograph hounds while Margaret O'Brien's City Girl project is canceled by mutual consent.
Puzzle headline presents a dense acrostic with clues for Across and Down. Entries include a mix of common terms and abbreviations such as wetness abbr, bead s, and civic terms. Readers fill blanks from given hints spanning animals, professions, and geography.
Mike Graham and Serena Wood navigate faults in marriage after Mike tries to curb her punctuality by adopting her habits. Over a year their dynamic shifts as Serena begins switching off lights and Mike’s plan backfires, revealing mutual illusions of perfection and leading to a fresh start.
National Farm Safety Week runs July 23 to 29 with a billion dollars in annual losses from accidents and fires. The guidelines warn to maintain clear walkways, secure ladders, shut down machinery before adjustments, avoid loose clothing, drive tractors safely, speak to animals, restrain bulls, follow traffic laws, lift with legs, use proper tools, treat injuries promptly, keep guns unloaded, avoid kerosene, no smoking in barns, and never swim alone or dive without checking depth.
A letter urges President Truman to revive a 1951 Washington Freedom Fair near the Lincoln Memorial. It contrasts American and Soviet life, proposing exhibits on cars, unions, voting, and labor, with Mindszenty and Siberian camps shown to underscore democratic values. The writer offers to help for a fee, tying to the California World Progress Exposition in San Diego of 1953.
An old newspaper note describes a labor-saving brush for housework. A 2 percent by 10 inch fibre brush is fitted with a wooden block at the top, measuring 1 and a half by 2 and a half inches, 9 inches long at the bottom and beveled to 7 inches at the top, with rounded corners, attached at both ends after planing.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns against chemical weed killers in home gardens to protect crops. It notes spraying is effective but risky for tomatoes and beans, and that manual hoeing or cultivating may save time and avoid chemical handling and cleaning.
The background for National Farm Safety Week is July 23 to 29. It notes 17,500 fatalities from accidents and 1,500,000 disabling injuries annually. About 35,000 buildings are destroyed by fire. The annual loss is about one billion dollars. The theme is Learn and Obey Farm Safety Rules.
Dainty circle skirt and peasant blouse pattern No. 8595 appeals to teen-agers. The easy sew-rite design covers sizes 11 through 18 with specified yardage for blouse and skirt, including fabric types and quantities.
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