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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
3
Simple to assemble bird house and feeding station using hand tools. Includes printed pattern with full size parts, color decoration guide, and directions to trace and paint. Send 20 cents for Pattern No 10 and Feeding Station Pattern No 9 to Hild Pattern Co Pleasantville NJ.
A guide covers filing metal to dislodge filings, ironing wool with a dry or steam iron over a pressing cloth, beating egg whites cold then warming, using a cotton bag over a broom head to sweep walls and ceilings, washing the bag in hot soapy water, and sanding surfaces by folding paper over a small wood block for painting preparation.
Al Snyder, after a decade chasing the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown on Citation, vanishes in a Florida Keys fishing trip when a sudden gale swallows his boat. Citation remains ready to race, with Jones brothers considered among potential successors, but Snyder's fate leaves a career cut short and fate's sudden turn stark.
The piece questions who will win the majors while noting past champions like Keiser Worsham Ferrier and Jones Hagen. It argues today’s golf has too many tournaments and too little cross era dominance. It also briefly shifts to a vignette about Yogi Berra’s memory and character.
Washington faces a politically charged spring as election year tensions mix with world affairs. President Truman projects calm at the White House amid debates on Palestine, Marshall Plan, and military prep. Congress eyes stronger defense, selective service, and possible universal military training. The House approves a large agricultural appropriation, with most cuts tied to school lunch funding.
The text poses trivia style prompts asking nine questions about geography history biology and religion. It then provides fragmented location data for Smith County Kansas and a list item about New Holland and a claim that all U S drugstores fill about 250 million prescriptions yearly.
A compact quiz covers Mollisuga Minima a hummingbird about two inches long weighing under one two hundredth of an ounce. It notes Brahma in Hindu belief as having four heads.
A missionary newly arrived at the Cannibal Islands asks where his predecessor went. The cannibal chief quips that the predecessor had taken a trip to the interior, framing the response as a grim, darkly humorous remark.
Maude Morlock, adviser to the United States Children’s Service, says the U S lags in trained homemaker services for families temporarily without mothers. She notes the U S ranks second among England, New Zealand, New South Wales, Sweden, and Denmark in a survey.
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