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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1960
Page
4
A reader writes of losing ten pounds in one week on the 1960 slimming plan in the column Stay Slim for Life. She notes ongoing losses, improved mood, and clearer skin while facing coworkers’ ribbing and adjusting to changing shifts.
Dear Mary Haworth uses a personal problem about thinning hair and the option of wigs to restore confidence. The page also carries a court sale notice for 3203 Morgan Street Middletown Ohio, Lot 47 Home Acres, Lemon Township with a $4,250 bid, set for April 27 1960 in Butler County.
A report notes Austrian law under the 1812 code granting husbands sole heads of households with control over residence children and wives. Separately, Butler County Ohio invites sealed bids by May 6 1960 for cleaning painting and repairs of the Court House with bid bonds and a 100 percent performance bond required.
The letter from a mother describes a nine year old boy Richard who dislikes school due to frequent moves and falling grades. Dr Crane advises treating schooling as a game using flash cards for reading and arithmetic to boost confidence and speed of recall and suggests parental involvement to make learning engaging.
Ida Bailey Allen extols green onions or scallions as bright spring garnish and flavors for salads potatoes and broiled dishes. She shares two recipes Green Onion Soup and Baked Whole Onions with steps and ingredients and hints for other dinner ideas and a plant-forward menu.
Time honored Monday wash day fades as jet age appliances speed laundry. Modern automatic washers and dryers promise cleaner clothes and home textiles while cutting laundry time from a day to an hour.
Alfred Sheinwold uses a bridge hand example to warn South against greedy play. West leads four hearts, South wins with queen, declarer must avoid a spade finesse to prevent a bad outcome. The piece reinforces a simple rule: not every finesse should be taken.
Peiping radio says Red China opened a 158 mile railway from Chengde to Peiping crossing the great wall. The line connects north and northeast China and passes through 20 tunnels.
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