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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1960
Page
5
A bridge expert explains using indirect clues to locate the ace of hearts in a hand. By ruffing diamonds and forcing clubs through dummy, the declarer leads trump to dummy, then clubs to force East to show the ace of clubs, revealing West holds the hearts ace and guiding the contract plan.
Dear Mary Haworth letter from a reader engaged to an intellectual partner. The advice counselor explains that poor verbal articulation may hinder emotional closeness rather than the partner’s intelligence, urging self improvement and practice in expressing thoughts. It notes possible mismatch despite affection and suggests reading for perspective.
Dr. George W. Crane argues that Lora M. lacks practical money judgment despite intelligence and pension income. He criticizes American education for neglecting moral instruction sex ed and gumption, praising Boy Scouts and proposing hands on financial training and business internships for youths.
A promissory note inviting readers to gain comfort through Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Readers can read or borrow free at Christian Science Reading Rooms, or buy the book in red green or blue binding for five dollars, sent postpaid by check or money order.
An upbeat gardening column encourages women to enjoy yard work while emphasizing skin and hair protection. It advises using gloves and lotion, wearing a wide brim hat, and applying tanning product to avoid sun damage. The piece promotes safe outdoor routines and a new tanning lotion claiming a four to six hour effect.
Ida Jean Kain urges readers to follow a scientific slimming pattern that emphasizes smaller meals and constant exercise. The author cites Thoreau on progress, promises long life and health, and offers a revised calorie chart via mail request, aiming to help dieters reach a right weight without starvation or faddism. She notes readers’ success with summer-focused programs and the value of steady, modest portions and toned muscles to prevent fat rebound.
Newspaper ad for pattern 9208 featuring a wide sailor collar and pleated skirt for girls. Includes sizes 2 through 10, yardage for size 6, and 35 cent price with 10 cent extra for first class mail. Orders go to Marian Martin Middletown Journal Pattern Dept New York address. Catalog offer announced for fall and winter 1960 with over 100 styles.
The text notes apples oxidize and turn brown after slicing. It also describes a sun lotion that colors only the outer skin layer, is non-penetrating, and not absorbed by the body while providing sun protection against burning and peeling.
A colorful Ben Weather story recounts Dorothy Kilgallen at the Florida Flamingo Beach Club with entertainer Gary Crosby joining in on stage. The tale spans from beach to desert featuring travel by airplane and a quip about 2 500 bedrooms, ending with a note of the sheriff sale in Butler County and a divorce notice filed in the same court district.
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