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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1963
Page
7
Readers dispatch about a girl imitating Ann Landers, with requests for advice on handling the copycat. The column answers urge readers to send questions to Ann Landers and explains she cannot act until an exact impersonation is identified.
A homemaker asks if body shape drives fuel requirements. Experts explain that taller, thinner bodies have more surface area and higher calorie needs, while shorter, overweight bodies have less active tissue and more insulation. Practical tips urge trimming fats and choosing main course satisfaction, plus exercise.
Advertisement announces pattern 560 for a 15 inch frisky donkey toy with gay print fringe mane and felt trim. Includes directions and transfer pieces with 35 cents price plus 15 cents extra for first class mail. Mail to Laura Wheeler Middletown Ohio Journal Needlecraft Dept P O Box 161 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011. Also promotes a 1964 Needlecraft Catalog offering over 200 designs for 25 cents.
Laundering and drying braid trims before sewing onto washable fabrics prevents shrinkage in finished items. Taking time to prewash trims avoids fit issues and keeps textures looking as intended.
Dear Heloise shares tips for saving milk by mixing fresh milk with nonfat dry milk, noting similar nutrition and better price. Other letters cover repurposing old T-shirts into baby towels and washcloths, using shelf paper as drawing paper, and making bow ties from neckties by altering a dime-store pattern.
Heloise readers discuss the high cost of handmade bow ties and suggest alternatives. Irene Zenker shares a travel tip using nylon stockings to keep dust and polish off clothes. Kitty O Gara offers a mildewed fabric remedy using buttermilk soaking followed by washing.
Dr. George Crane surveys Patsy Campbell a 14 year old Vincennes high school page who witnessed lawmakers lounging with shoes off reading papers and smoking cigars The piece argues for a respectful congressional image to inspire youth and uphold public trust while noting absentees may still work diligently in committees and offices
In Minneapolis Minnesota a hard of hearing man unveils a compact transistor hearing aid designed for ear level reception. The device weighs about the size of a sewing thimble and aims to restore natural hearing with low cost. Send name and address on a postcard to TelexDept for full information with no obligation.
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