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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1968
Page
7
Heloise advises using portable music to boost teen study and chores, while readers share quick kitchen cake ideas a decorative hurricane lamp from odd glass and cups for emergency lighting. Readers praise the clever tricks and midcentury home hacks benefiting busy families.
A sales pitch promises a three dollar weekly rental with a buy option. The ad touts a recommended piano teacher for children and offers a return policy where the renter may keep the piano and apply rental payments toward purchase.
Sweden finished ninth at the Olympiad defeating France Germany Holland South Africa Denmark Brazil and Ireland while Greece placed 31st. In the Sweden Greece meeting Sweden won 70 international match points to 59 with Greece scoring a 15-imp pickup on one deal and Sweden earning 110 points on another.
A fragment from a crossword list shows clues including Public vehicle Pilaster Sloths Thing in law Beginning Choir chaplains Protu berance Antenna Lo with partial entries.
Events noted include the 1940 signing of the Selective Service Training Act creating the first peacetime draft, Shawmut renamed Boston in 1630, Louis XIV’s birth in 1638, Mexico’s 1810 revolution start, Antietam began in 1862, the American Legion 1919 incorporation, Hong Kong surrender in 1945, 10 years ago federal action on integration in Arkansas and Virginia. Five years ago Malaysia formed, and a year ago Hurricane Donia hit Virginia.
In 30 years since fluorescent lamps previewed at the 1939 World’s Fair and the Golden Gate Exposition, production has reached 235 million lamps annually valued at 330 million dollars.
A 1508 drawing by Leonardo da Vinci marked the first design for contact lenses though practical techniques and materials took four more centuries to develop.
Ann Landers answers readers on appearances, credit woes, and a medical secrecy concern. A Minot male criticizes curlers as disrespectful, a young couple seeks credit without references, and a Worried reader asks about confidentiality of VD records. The column offers practical, cautionary guidance.
Edna B 27 registered nurse joins a certified match service run by interfaith Scientific Marriage Foundation SMF. The program sorts cards by computer to couple compatible people in ten areas then conducts character reference checks before a blind date. Board includes notable faith leaders and boasts a low divorce rate.
Washington reports that about two in five engineers with bachelor degrees proceed to graduate work. The average annual cost of a graduate education to institutions is about $20 000.
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