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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1950
Page
6
A long vertical word puzzle lists clues for numbers 1 through 58 covering definitions from Infold to Near. It mixes common English terms with foreign language hints and abbreviations, requiring cross fills for a complete grid.
Philadelphia AP reports the Supreme Council Thirty third Degree of the Scottish Rite allocated 1 050 000 for medical research. The northern jurisdiction covers areas north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. At the 138th annual session 152 Masons earned the order's highest degree, including Ralph L Grimes of Middletown. The note adds the U S produces about 40 million handkerchiefs annually.
Washington AP reports September data from the Census Bureau show both employment and unemployment fell as many students left the labor force for school. Employment slipped to 61,226,000, down 1,141,000 from August, while unemployment fell by 159,000 to 2,341,000, the lowest since December 1948. The data hint at a looming manpower shortage as defense expansion nears.
Washington scene recalls Veep Richard Barkley in a corridor chat with Senator Warren Magnuson about the Communist control bill. Magnuson teased how Barkley will answer voters on his stumping tour, and Barkley quips that the country has the ill after the President's veto.
On farms accounted for 349,000 of the decline in workers this month while non-farm employment was dropping 792,000. School-age persons accounted for virtually all of the changes, the Bureau said.
Penny Hazell describes a compact economical picture house suitable for snowy fir trees and sunny California. The layout centers a living dining area with a central fireplace, a practical U shaped kitchen, a handy utility room, two bedrooms, and a compact hall with linen closet. The design emphasizes no basement, easy access, cross ventilation, brick or white siding, and affordable blueprints available for purchase.
Washington NEA Service answers reader questions about reserve duty and family support. Topics include dependent allowances for parents, eligibility for officer candidate school, civilian engineer corps calls, volunteering for the Army, compassionate discharges, and status of former officers on inactive duty.
Advice on airing out a closed house after summer to remove absorbed moisture before heating begins. Open all windows from base to attic on dry days to prevent warping doors and walls. Do not air on humid days as moisture will enter the home.
Heat loss from steam pipes and warm air ducts amounts to about 25 percent if insulation is absent. The statement highlights the efficiency gain from proper insulation in heating systems.
University of Minnesota studies show that insulating a home with mineral wool in walls and ceilings at construction can save between 23 and 30 percent of a heating system’s cost.
Rupert Hughes narrates famous and obscure cases including Harry Oakes murder in Nassau and the Dr Waite poisoner saga. The reader laments Ray’s hidden wealth of titillating material in files notebooks and memory as the biography now published invites purchase.
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