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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
7
Salvage millinery from old hats to create neckwear and adornments. Use silk roses and violets with velvet ribbons as neckliners, pins on fur scarves or ascots, and refresh petals over steam. Velvet leaves on pearls, hair ribbons, and eyeleted necklines extend life of faded hats. Think before discarding hats.
Holiday picnic ideas and prep tips for keeping food cold overnight. The piece suggests prep the night before, wrapping sandwiches in wax paper, chilling in refrigerator boxes or towels, and packing chilled drinks and foods for a morning trip. Suggested fillings include chopped cheese with chili sauce, chicken with celery and mayonnaise, deviled eggs, sardines with tomatoes and mustard butter, and bologna with horseradish on rye.
Mix potatoes with celery onion and almonds and fold in cooked vegetables without mashing potatoes. Whisk sour cream mayonnaise vinegar salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables, toss lightly, chill overnight if possible. Garnish with lettuce, pack lettuce separate with ice for crispness.
Breakfast includes sliced bananas and strawberries shredded wheat enriched toast butter or fortified margarine coffee milk. Luncheon features hot tomato bouillon with rice crackers enriched hard rolls cheese squares oatmeal cookies tea milk.
Spring buyers are offered water powered scrub brush attachments for windows screens and porches plus high reach extenders and splash guard bristles. New upright and tank vacuum cleaners use disposable bags for easy cleanup. Liquid masking tape speeds painting by protecting glass panes and drying in ten seconds. A synthetic luster finish coats wood or metal without priming, and a clear plastic protective spray promises lasting shine and resistance to tarnish water oil and alkalis.
A youth advises handling parental questioning by volunteering plans before going out, to reduce cross-examination and strengthen trust. Nancy answers about a girl dating four months who wonders why the boy never voiced his affection, noting actions matter more than words and that the class ring signals commitment.
A social observation notes women shift from pleasant at home to unlikable in crowds. Descriptions include Stoney-faced Sisters Showers Suspicious Ladies Mamives Lookers Complainers Grim Girls Haughty Hannah Mean Mamas. In private, many are nicer, but in crowds behavior changes.
A 17 year old girl writes of extreme jealousy toward her steady boyfriend Tom and fights sparked by dreamt infidelity. The guidance notes jealousy as a sign of early emotional insecurity from infancy, urges psychological help, and outlines digging into fear feelings to purge residual anxieties harming adult relationships.
A reader asks how to act when meeting a woman who caused a breakup between families. The adviser urges politeness, avoiding talk about the son or the incident, to prevent further quarrels and maintain proper manners. Nancy will respond to questions in the newspaper column.
An English ballet dancer sues Sabu the elephant boy over paternity. Brenda Marian Juliet, now in London, seeks at least 500 dollars monthly for eight month old Michaela and 1,000 dollars already spent on care since the child’s birth in Dublin on September 12, 1948. The case cites meetings in London during Black Narcissus and a longer engagement that ended when she returned to England.
Advice for hosting summer guests suggests letting young visitors pitch in with chores to feel at home. Plan simple meals and buffet style outdoor meals to reduce effort and keep social events informal and enjoyable. Encourage guest input on activities and arrange easy introductions with older friends through casual gatherings like tea or a backyard picnic.
The preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 20. Sabu, a 25 year old East Indian man, married Marilyn Cooper, 20, last October 20. Cooper appeared in the film Song of India in a minor role.
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