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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1964
Page
5
Dear Ann Landers column discusses a 16 year old dating a 15 year old with strict parents who require a 1:15 am curfew and home checkins. The letter writer asks if the father should intervene. The reply notes the parents are responsible for the minor and urges the curfew be enforced.
Readers share practical home tips. Drain your hot water heater monthly to remove sediment and soften a plastic hose for easy unkinking. Then coil the hose for storage, saving wear and repair costs. Also shared are repurposing fabric and soap-saving bag ideas for kids and laundry.
A young nurse trainee writes that life feels dull and socially driven eating fuels mood swings. She plans a comeback by focusing on nursing and nutrition, asks for book recommendations and mental strategies to rebuild confidence and joy.
Tuesday events include Mayfield Fire Department at 7 p.m. Sheffield Street Fire MHS Band Association at 7 p.m. Central School United Cerebral palsy of Middletown at 7 30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Central School PTO at 7 20 p.m. BPOF Lodge 257 Elktones at 7 p.m. Elks Temple at 7 p.m. Legion Home FOE Lodge 5328 at 8 p.m. Eagles Hall 100F Miami Lodge at 8 p.m. Monroe IOOF Hall Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 p.m. Wednesday features Exchange Club at noon Manchester and Golden Age Club at 1 30 p.m. 24S Broad Al-Anon Family Group at 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 30 p.m.
Elizabeth Kathryan Cottengim seeks divorce from Robert M. Cottengim in the Common Pleas Court of Butler County Ohio Case No 9079 alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Respondent must answer by May 9 1964 or petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep. Deputy Charlotte F Hermann. Attorney Maxwell Finkieman. Brand unknown residence for respondent. Dates March 7 1964 through May 5 1964 listed.
A family with young children discovers a simple method using a stretched den hose for a creative home project. The approach emphasizes safety and practicality for DIY tasks around the house.
In a reminiscence Prof. X, one of the speaker’s psychology teachers at Northwestern University, recalls class in the original frame building Olg College. The professor used a seating chart to take roll and credit attendance based on chair occupancy.
Upperclassmen coerce freshmen into attending senior classes while lectures bore them. Freshmen sit and study as professors rarely call on students. Some linger in class and sneak out, using a window to the fire escape three feet above the floor.
A student recounts dozens of male peers slipping from a classroom to the fire escape while the professor writes on the board. He notes 32 seats empty by class end, and admits his own motive was to learn where professors focus their emphasis rather than virtue.
Readers accuse college faculties of teaching by dull lectures and heavy reading loads. The letter suggests drastic housecleaning, arguing many professors resemble high school teachers in the classroom.
Readers suggest ideas for reusing old New York materials. The column notes practical crafts and community projects, inviting neighborhood groups to repurpose archives, photos, and ephemera into exhibits and educational displays.
Mrs. D. Vigo describes placing a pastry board across the wash basin to serve as a convenient table for organizing bottles and jars while cleaning out a medicine cabinet.
An item describes faded artificial flowers sterilized with gold and silver spray paint to repurpose them as decorative ornaments.
A cooking tip suggests using stock as the curry sauce liquid and adding a few tablespoons of undiluted evaporated milk. The curry powder should mask any milky flavor, producing a smoother curry base.
Delicate gold artificial flowers offer charming decoration for gifts and can be pinned to a curtain to enhance decor. They provide a versatile, low effort accessory for gift wrapping and home styling.
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