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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1951
Page
4
Dorothy Dix counsels sisters overburdened by a controlling mother. She notes gendered double standards, urges fairness, and suggests mothers rarely acknowledge daughters' effort while women face fatigue from office labor. She condemns marrying young without independence and warns against unsuitable romances.
The article advises airing pillows daily by removing cases and fluffing to remove dust. It recommends applying a thin coat of shellac before using breed and vegetable boards to prevent discoloration and deter liquid penetration that could damage wood fibers.
Boston brides to be enroll in a Bride's Course at Franklin Square House to learn home repair, cooking, woodwork, budgeting, and housekeeping. Instructors from the hostel teach repairs and crafts while residents gain skills for future home life and independence. One student notes the course aims to teach her husband things he would not learn otherwise.
A kitchen window idea uses bright dish-toweling as curtains with a note about simple washing. It suggests making an inexpensive mail from leftover wallpaper and clipping shapes with pinking shears, then waterproofing with shellac.
San Diego dispatch reports America's Pacific Fleet expanding rapidly as mothballed cruisers destroyers landing craft and aircraft carriers rejoin active forces. Rear Admiral Edward C. Ewen highlights carrier air power flexibility and mobility, noting jet planes operate in cold weather and helicopters are here to stay.
A few blocks from Eddie Ewen's office anchors the Essex, the Navy's latest carrier, fully renovated at a cost of 40 million dollars and now beginning shake-down cruises. The flight deck is enlarged to handle heavier jets and features the heaviest launching devices and arresting gear. The beam has been widened by eight feet. A notable novelty is an escalator to move pilots from below to the flight deck.
The modern Navy relies on heavy aircraft and a large reserve fleet in San Diego. About 150 ships of cruiser size and smaller have been pulled from mothballs and activated recently, saving taxpayers money. Demothballing preserves roughly 5 billion dollars in ships and supports training for new crews with four week refreshers.
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