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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
11
Dear Ann Landers offers guidance on revising a ten year old will after a spouse’s death and ensuring grandchildren are provided for. The letter warns readers to update estate plans and consider personal finances and future family needs.
The piece argues that lack of exercise causes back pain obesity and fatigue and advocates a 30 minute daily walk plan. Citing President Nixon and James Lovell it urges readers to start gradual brisk walking then progress to jogging with medical clearance.
The column outlines daily guidance for each sign from Aries to Pisces with cautions on actions, judgments, and focus areas. It notes the reader is versatile, ambitious, and magnetic, like Meriwether Lewis and Hayley Mills, and mentions a Veterans Administration research program addressing aging.
An old Middletown Journal needlecraft ad promotes 1974 catalogs and pattern books. It highlights knit and crochet designs for children and adults, listing prices from 5 to 75 cents and mail order details to Laura Wheeler in New York.
Dear Heloise offers using automatic light timers as silent wakeup tools to avoid disturbing others when someone needs to rise early. The column shares reader questions on odors in a bureau, musty scents from camphor, sun drying, and drying methods.
An elderly crafter, age 74, shares difficulty threading a crewel needle. Vision strain impedes passing fine yarn through the needle eye, prompting questions about easier methods or needle options to ease embroidery work.
On this date August 17 1940 Britain faced a total blockade announcement by Germany. Other items note Cromwell beating Royalists in 1648 1786 Davey Crockett birth 1786 1863 Fort Sumter bombardment 1943 Sicily control 1945 Petain sentence commuted five years ago Maddox presidential bid and GM price cut. Birthdays Mae West John Hay Whitney FDR Jr. thought on history.
The Consol Synthetic Fuel Process converts high sulfur eastern coal into clean burning liquids tested at Library Pennsylvania and Cresap West Virginia. OCR says fuels would initially cost more than imported oil but could become economical. Consol spokesman calls the announcement most significant amid the energy crisis.
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