Modern Ladies in Waiting Scoff at Old Wives Tales
Nurse Beulah France in How To Have A Happy Baby urges rejecting popular superstitions and following medical advice for prenatal care. She emphasizes heredity at conception, independent fetal development, and practical steps: see a physician, visit a dentist, monitor weight, and manage nausea. The piece argues science guides pregnancy over myths.
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Hazel Bishop No-Smear Lipstick Claims Enduring Wear
Advertisers hail Hazel Bishop lipstick as having no smear wear or kiss off resistance. The campaign touts long lasting color that stays put through meals and smiles.
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YMCA Schedule For School Girls and Clubs
The YMCA offers a series of activities this week including swim times for school girls at 4:00 to 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, a dinner for the Professional Club at 6:15, and adult swim at 7:15. Thursday features morning bridge, St Hi Y teen time, Adams Club at 6:00 and Stardusters Club at 7:30. Friday hosts an 8th grade open house at 7:30.
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Anne Frank diary echoes in a teen’s search for guidance
Muriel Lawrence reflects on a teen named Carol who reads Anne Frank and questions a mother’s role, noting that fear, loneliness, and loss of trust shape how young people seek truth. The piece argues Anne Frank’s experience mirrors many children’s needs for guidance from adults during crises.
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Adenauer Urges West Unity Amid Red Protests in Hamburg
In Hamburg, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer addressed 7,000 Christian Democrats urging a stronger Western stance against Russia as hundreds of Reds jeered. Police arrested about 60 Communist youths during the rally, which followed Adenauer's return from a U.S. and Canada tour. He called 1953 the most decisive year of modern history and warned against Kremlin peace feelers.
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Shoppers Face Fine If They Fail To Report High Charges
In Buenos Aires police order customers to report grocer overcharges or face imprisonment up to one month and a fine of 100 pesos as part of Perons crackdown on profiteering and corruption.
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Juan D. Peron
TV reunion links Norma Webb to former Red Cross colleague
Norma Webb saw a familiar face on local TV in Memphis and within an hour met Free man May the new hospital administrator. Webb had saved May from drowning nearly ten years earlier, and they last met in Bari, Italy during World War II when both served with the Red Cross.
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Freeman May
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Shellac Seals Pots to Protect Woodwork
To prevent white rings from water on wood, apply a coat or two of shellac to flowerpots after watering. The shellac acts as a sealer and helps preserve the wood surface.
Fish in Mirror Tank Try to Form School with Reflections
In a mirrored tank some fish respond to their own reflections as if part of a school. The behavior highlights how social cues and grouping instincts can be misinterpreted in artificial environments.
Good Grooming Should Start Early
Vivian Brown offers practical tips for mothers to establish early grooming routines. Bath time should be gentle and enjoyable with soft cloths, soothing lotions, and careful handling. Daily gentle exercises and reassuring talk help babies enjoy bathing and look forward to the routine.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Baby
Shellac Coating Protects Kitchen Cabinet Wood
A coat of shellac on the interior of kitchen cabinets protects against steam and moisture and helps prevent deterioration of wood surfaces.
Ike urged to stand against halt of housing program
House Democrats pressing for more public housing urged President Eisenhower to take a clear stand against a Republican rider to bar new federal commitments after June 30. The session opened to vote on the first money bill of the 1954 fiscal year with housing as the central issue and a midafternoon showdown anticipated.
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Instruments recovered from Pompeii reveal ancient surgical kit
Archaeological finds from Pompeii include spatulas lancets tongs scissors eye instruments and other implements showing high technical quality. The items highlight medical practice and tool design in the ancient city.
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