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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
5
DEAR MARY HAWORTH: How much responsibility should elder siblings owe when a younger sister leaves home to pursue music in a larger city. After parents died Sara pursued a musical career with support from Dan and Tom, and Tom acted without his wife's knowledge, provoking Mrs. Tom's anger.
A vintage sewing pattern note urges readers to send 25 cents for pattern 9396 from Middle Town Journal 91 Pattern Dept. The piece also includes a lengthy reader advisory about Sara, a young woman seeking ongoing family support after parental death, described as immature and dependent, with expert guidance suggesting self-reliance and psychiatric counseling.
A small note describes a daily fortune telling puzzle by letter counts and key numbers. In Dallas Oregon a blind Boston terrier named Buzzie, aged 14, was buried with Sportie his seeing eye dog companion, who aided him in town life.
An unexpected blast demolished a 450000 ton railroad bridge on Lincoln Way West. The explosions shook the West Side neighborhood minutes after detonation, part of a highway construction project and carried out without prior warning.
Old favorite graham cracker shell gets two dessert twists. One uses sugar honey pears baked with a meringue topping, the other creates a lime gelatin with ginger ale and grapes folded in, set on a cracker lined dish and chilled.
An old advertisement touts embroidery patterns for kitchen decor with bird and fruit motifs on towels curtains and textiles. It promotes pattern numbers 662 and 544x6 inches, instructions charts photos and directions, urging readers to send twenty cents to a Brooklyn address and request illustrated designs and a free scrap quilt pattern.
Breakfast lists orange and grapefruit juice French toast with butter or fortified margarine jelly or syrup coffee milk. Luncheon includes tomato juice toast ed peanut butter and chopped vegetable sandwiches canned prunes cakes tea milk. Dinner features oxtail stew with vegetables mashed or baked potatoes enriched soft rolls green salad grape lime mold coffee milk.
A mixed jumble of household advice covers cleaning leaves with velvet scraps, folding handkerchiefs, crushing chrysanthemum stems for water uptake, using a toothbrush to clean gloves, repurposing lipstick holders for pins, and nail polish remover for tile cleanup. The Cleveland Board of Education unanimously rejected Mrs Norma F Wulff for a fifth term as president. Notices announce the estate of Estella Fern Lantis and Ethel Higgins named administrator with creditors to file claims within four months.
A close cropped girl can transform a short hairdo by adding matching hair pieces. The pieces can conceal short curls, form chignons or spiral knots, and be taken apart to braid for different effects. The photos show a simple transition from short to formally styled hair with a pinned twisted chignon.
Middletown society editor City Peg Rosing will interview a TWA airline hostess at a Middletown Aviation Club dinner at Peerless Pantry in Miamisburg. Local group meetings include Eagles 6, Middletown Co operative Club, U S National Guard drill, Cancer Clinic at Middletown Hospital, and more with times listed around 7 to 8 p.m. on various venues. other items cover PTA meetings, a school speech, Ahepa, Blythe Williams Post, and engineering society. A separate item notes Norwalk’s traffic record of 578 days without a fatal accident. Divorce notice for Willard M Hayes filed by Katherine Mayes in Butler County. court dates set for January 29, 1949.
A silver-haired widow who left school after high school and rose without a husband has reached the United States Senate. Her success proves women can win political office on merit and hard work, inspiring others to pursue public service through personal qualities like personality, sociability, and dedication.
A parent addresses teen phone usage by setting a fixed call duration limit. Emphasizes fairness and respect for all family members, suggesting rules to balance rights and responsibilities in household communication.
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