Children’s encyclopedias get child input in redesign
Editors of Britannica Junior consulted 800 children from grade schools before printing the new 15 volume set for fourth to ninth graders. The revision features larger type, updated illustrations, clearer maps, and stage-set photos by Norman Bel Geddes. Articles address ice cream, animal sizes, and common child questions about hobbies careers and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Yust
Norman Be Geddes
Britannica
Flour Cookies Save Wheat With Soy And Oatmeal
Two USDA recipes show how to use soy flour and oatmeal in cookies to help save wheat. Sugar cookies mix soy and all purpose flours with sugar eggs vanilla and bake at 350. Oatmeal drop cookies blend flour oatmeal fat sugar egg cinnamon milk soda nuts and raisins then bake until golden. Also includes tomorrow's menu items such as grapefruit juice cereal and beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Department of Agriculture
Office Nurse By Adelaide Humphries
Janice Hilary, an efficient young nurse, works for Dr. Eric Holbrook while Miss Willows foreshadows doom for any woman who loves the doctor. Ben Archer returns from overseas in love with Janice, amid hints of forbidden longing, marriage, and a never-ending duty to the man she serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Hilary
Eric Holbrook
Betty Jane Coxe
Miss Willows
Miss Hilary
Ben Archer
Janice
Mrs. Holbrook
Dr. Holbrook
Auer
Narth
Pattern 9261 Promises Teen Style and Popularity
An ad-like notice outlines sewing pattern 9261 for teenage sizes 10 through 16 with a Wonder Whirl skirt and new yokes. It details yardage, contrast fabric, and a request to mail orders to News rn al, Inc. plus a Marian Martin Pattern Book offer. The excerpt blends into narrative dialogue involving Janice and a dinner invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News Rnal, Inc
18Th St
N. Y
Marian Martin
Introduction etiquette for describing spouse
The guidance contrasts two polite forms of introduction. The wrong approach is to label the spouse as Mr Jones. The right approach is to introduce the spouse simply as my husband without adding a title or surname.
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Joan Jones
Mr. Jones
Smart Fall Suit Noted In Office Attire
A fragment notes a smart fall suit worn to the office today. The brief mentions nothing more concrete about the wearer or event, leaving the description as a simple remark on attire observed during a workday.
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