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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1957

Page

7

Can You Purchase Better Figure With Exerciser

May is no time to be overweight and out of shape. But alas, when it comes to buckling down to reducing, there is considerable inertia toward taking brisk action. Many of you are writing to inquire if passive exercise taken on expensive machines is effective. Will such a course help to reduce excess pounds and slim down measurements. Anything that prompts you to take slimming action is a step in the right direction. These machines are helpful for they stimulate circulation. Some machines work toward posture realignment and others contract muscles. But on the weight score, there is no magic in the machines. Nothing can help you lose excess pounds unless you also cut calories. However, from the psychological angle, paying for improvement may curb appetite and fattening foods. Calisthenics at gym or home boost mood and tone muscles. Posture exercise aids natural raild exercise. Leg swinging can slim hips but calories must be cut. Don’t assume deluxe machines replace personal effort. Even with a million dollars, you must cut calories. Send stamped envelope for an illustrated exercise leaflet for a slimmer midriff and stay slim for life. Address Ida Jane Kain, care of this newspaper. Post card requests cannot be answered.

Ida Jane Kain

Worry Clinic Advises Yes-But to Save Sally’s Future

Dr George W Crane offers a sales psychology style plan for Sally N a Virginia college freshman urged by her worried mother to steer her romance with an unemployed ex serviceman toward practical steps. He suggests emphasizing schooling benefits and common future children to deter impulsive elopement.

Dirty Work Requires Gloves for Gardening and Household Tasks

Gloves give a firm grip with crepe outer surfaces and seeded inners for perspiration resistance. They protect manicures during dirty work and should be washed inside and outside with warm soap, then air dried after blotting moisture.

Slight-Figured Woman Frets Over Bust Emphasis

Dear Mary Hayworth replies to a reader aged 24 who feels unattractive due to a flat chest after childbirth. She asks for non surgical ways to gain a rounded bust as magazines and films glorify large bosoms. The column notes cultural fixation on outsize figures and offers supportive guidance.

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Dinner Bell Chef Reveals Potatoes Poll Results

The Maine Department of Agriculture poll among homemakers in New England New York and Canada ranks baked Maine potatoes first in popularity followed by mashed hash browns or pan fried French fried and others. A new potato puff recipe is proposed along with a fish dish and vegetable stuffing ideas.

Maine Department of Agriculture New England New York Canada Maine

Tuesday and Wednesday Meeting Schedule Itinerary

A condensed list of local meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday includes YMCA Sertoma Club at 6 30 p m Manchester Hotel South Middletown Fire Department at 6 30 p m 1108 Forrer St Mayfield Fire Department at 7 50 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Amanda PTO at 7 30 p m Lemon Monroe Band Boosters at 7 30 p m Miami Valley Post 3809 WIW at 7 30 p m 1208 Reynolds St Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory FOE at 8 p m hall SPEBSQSA unknown time Legion Sportsman Club membership at 8 p m club St Johns PTA at 8 p m church basement Miami Lodge IOOF at 8 p m Monroe IOOF Hall Wednesday YMCA Board at noon Room K YMCA Golden Age Club at 1 30 p m Civic Association National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry at 7 30 p m Armory Blythe Williams American Legion Post at 7 30 p m headquarters Knights of Columbus at 8 p m K of C Auditorium Highview Encampment OOF at 8 p m Monroe IOOF Hall Golden Helmet Post 7230 VFW at 2 p m 63 S Main St Order of Ahtepa at 8 p m Nelva Center American Legion Post 218 membership at 8 p m Legion

YMCA Sertoma Club Manchester Hotel South Middletown Forrer St Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield Street Amanda Pto Lemon-Monroe Band Lemon-Monroe High Miami Valley Post WIW Reynolds St Batalion Armory FOE Hall Spebsqsa P. m. Legion Sportsman St. John’s Miami Lodge IOOF P. m Monroe Golden Age Club Civic Association National Guard 107Th Armored Cavalry Blythe-Willliams American Legion Knights of Columbus Highview Golden Helmet VFW S. Main St Order of Ahtepa Nelva Center American Legion

Miami graduates art on display at library

Work by three Miami University graduate students will be shown in Miami's library for about ten days during the annual exhibition of paintings sculpture and other work by faculty and seniors of the School of Fine Arts. The graduates are Ronald Hinson formerly of Cincinnati Ohio Donald Ill and Sterling Cook Oxford.

Oxford Miami University Miami School of Fine Arts Ronald Hinson Cincinn Nati Donaldi Ill Sterling Cook

Window For Hats Help Box Window Trick

A simple hat choosing tip suggests cutting a small hole in a box and lining the interior with cello wrap to create a viewing window for easier selection. The method emphasizes a practical, low cost approach to organizing hats.

Hong Kong Star Returns to San Francisco Home

Patricia Joe Wong also known as Chow Kwan Ling, a leading Chinese film star from Hong Kong, returns to her San Francisco home with husband Wong Chiu Mo and daughter Sandra. They are welcomed with civic events as they plan to study film techniques in Hollywood and revive traditional theater in Chinatown.

San Francisco Patricia Joe Wong Pacific Chinatown Patricia Joe Chow Kwan Ling Hong Kong Crown Colony Wong Chiu Mo Sandra America Old St. Mary's School J. K. Park St. Mary’s School High School of Commerce St. Mary's Grandview Theater United States Wongs Hollywood

Modern paints and wallpapers washable with soapy suds

Homemakers are advised that most contemporary wall paints and wallpapers tolerate washing with thick soap or detergent suds, offering a simple cleaning method for common household surfaces.

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King Prctures Syndicate George W. Crane The Worry Clinic Sally N Virginia Sally Jhan Mary Hayworth Ida Bailey Allen Tor Florence Nightingale Hong Kong Star U.S Folger Metgiat J. A North Main Norris John Dobrozsi, Jr Insurance Agency
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