Trouble with Small Talk in Suburban Dialogue
Albert Huffell endures social pressure at a party as his wife chides him for dull topics. She mocks his fixation on the Board of Education and urges witty conversation. He reflects that the core flaw of small talk is its very brevity.
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Albert Huffell
Albert
Board of Education
Oregon Trail
Mazie Applewhite
Rotary Club
Mazie
Mesta
Five Ages Shape Worry Clinic Message On Divorce Risk
Dr. George W. Crane explains five aging dimensions—chronological physical mental educational and emotional—to assess freedom from divorce. He notes emotional age drives many marriages to trouble and cites a reader asking how to avoid a broken home. He offers a 200 point rating scale for couples, with a stamped return envelope.
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Bert
New Quilt Is Treat in Summer
A light weight summer quilt uses cotton batiste and Dacron fill. Its outer and inner layers are washable, allowing easy laundering and quick reassembly. The quilt suits warm months and can be reused into fall for light cover.
Teach Children By Your Good Example
The article urges parents to model good grooming and hygiene to inspire children to imitate healthy habits. It notes children imitate actions such as washing hands before meals, suggesting parents demonstrate the behavior and add a personal touch by giving each child a persona.
Pompadour Pink Icing Cake and Dinner Menu Trend
Ida Bailey Allen praises Pompadour pink icing and a cake plan honoring Jeanne Antoinette de Pompadour. The recipe details a Pompadour Cake with gelatin filling, pineapple cherry layer, pink frosting, and a related dinner menu including cucumber ring pompadour and bisque.
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Ida Bailey Allen
France
Jeanne Antoinette
la Marquis de Pompadour
Louis the Fifteenth
Dear Mary Haworth advice column on gifts and interiors
A distressed reader asks why her fiance in Germany never sends gifts and how to address the issue without harming him. Mary Haworth bluntly labels selfish behavior, urges honest face to face talk on return, and cautions against mail nagging. In a second letter, B. D. seeks interior guidance for a cream and brown living dining space, with carpet color and wall hangings. Haworth recommends earth tones, room-size carpeting, and coordinated drapery choices.
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Mary Haworth
Germany
B. D
M. H. Mary Haworth
Crochet 3 Hats In Straw Wool Or Chenille Pattern 875
Crochet pattern 875 offers 3 quick hats in straw yarn wool or chenille with easy steps. Send 25 cents for pattern plus 5 cents extra for first class mail to Needlecraft Dept 178 Middletown Ohio Journal P O Box 169 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 11. NY. Include name address and zone. Look for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft catalog 1955.
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Needlecraft Dept
Middletown
Ohio
Journal
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Laura Wheeler
Cloths and Soapsuds Cleanliness Secret
The two key factors for cleaning success are clean cloths and clean soap suds. Dirty cloths spread dust, and using the same wash water for mopping floors and windows wastes effort.
Divorce notice in Butler County Ohio case 73108
Bryan Bowling of 606 Delaware Street Indianapolis Indiana must answer by August 6 1955 to Sue Bowling’s petition for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty filed June 20 1955 in the Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case 73108. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep Deputy Norman G. Grevey Attorney J Joseph Marr. June 22 29 July 6 13 20 27. Notice of Sale of Property Carlisle Local School District Warren County Ohio August 20 1955 10 00 A M at public sale premises two story frame house and frame garage Mount residence shore school lot Southwest corner Carlisle school lot Franklin Township terms cash sale day buyer to remove building reasonable time board reserves right to reject bids. BOARD OF EDUCATION LOCAL President Andr E Brandenburg Clerk
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Bryan Bowling
Delaware Street
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sue Bowling
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Norman G. Grevey
J. Joseph Marr
Board of Education
Carlisle Local
Carlisle
Warren County
Board Ofucation
Franklin Township
Carlisle School
Mount Ressence
Andr. E. Brandenburg
Snappy-Wrap Dress Pattern 9019 Misses’ Sizes 12 42
Quick wrap design 1 2 3 with waist tie suitable for shopping gardening and cooking. Features crisp cottons magic wash and wear nylons optional. Includes complete Sew Chart and details for sizes 12 through 42 and a 44 yard size 16 requirement.
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Marian Martin
Middletown
Ohio
Journal
Pattern Department
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
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