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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
7
A young woman asks Dear Mary Haworth for guidance as her parents oppose Louis, whom she loves but who lies about his past. The advisor warns that age and deceit threaten a marriage, urges reconsideration, and suggests counseling or pastoral help to resolve the conflict.
Glamour for short hair offered by Bernard Az Guro, famed hair stylist, suggests flip-soft natural hair paired with versatile hair accessories. Net ceilings become eyelash veils or outward visors, and flower accents add color and adjust silhouette. Plan arrangements in advance, use wreaths to follow wave lines, and place small flowers to conceal bare spots at the ears.
A light cooling dessert from Ruth Wakefield of Toll House details a cranberry sherbet served over sponge cakes with lemon filling, plus a creamy option. Ingredients include jellied cranberry sauce, lemon rind, orange juice, sugar, and beaten egg whites or whipped cream. Also includes a simple chocolate sauce for ice cream and a quick breakfast and supper menu featuring turkey, stuffing, gravies, and salads.
Ruth Millett surveys two women dining downtown noting common patterns. One arrives late apologizing for home or office woes. They debate menu choices and substitutions while discussing dieting, desserts, and social scrutiny. An office or housewife will dish out a verbal critique as the others arrive. Each pays separately amid a debate over the check.
Janet, a witty actress, helps her friend Ellie heal after a breakup with Ben Mallon finding quiet love with Ellie. A tangled triangle forms as Ellie contemplates marriage, while Janet weighs a career path and the ideal of partnership.
A bored TOR teenager is advised to use summer time for creative pursuits. Start a scrapbook with family photos, stage a room makeover, experiment with hairstyles and makeup, try sewing, plaster modeling, or poetry, and pick one to develop into real work. The piece encourages active, self directed projects to make leisure meaningful.
A light exchange unfolds as two women meet for lunch and spar over who pays the bill. One promises to leave the tip, the other presses for a different approach, and at the door a missing glove or package prompts a quick return.
Harold Calvin WPFB newsman recalls being first on the scene when a B-50 bomber crashed near Lebanon Ohio last month. He aired the full story eight minutes after the flash and at 5 30 PM, praising Middletown local news coverage and his on air style. Calvin also notes past coverage of a Columbia Missouri murder case and a touching Stop the Music jackpot moment for a needy family. He worked for the Columbia Missourian and KFRU before joining WPFB in 1949, with early morning news sponsored by the Central Store. Calvin is Missouri graduate, WWII veteran, and active in American Legion VFW and Junior Chamber.
Fern Troutvine hosts Listen Ladies a WPFB program offering free publicity for school lodge church and social events next month. Publicity is sponsored by Fenzel McQuonough Jewelers Lewis Drugs and Central Meat Market Middletown.
Tex Laurens dramatic western ballad singer joins WPFB JAM BOREEE as a featured star. Pauli Ff Braden announces weekday 6 AM to 12:30 PM shifts with JAMBOREE sponsored shows. Laurens, U S Army veteran of the 759th Engineers, wrote fifteen songs and resides in Middletown with wife Jo Berta and children Johnny and Judy Lee.
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