Home Demonstration Week Highlights Homemaking Roles
National observance spans April 29 to May 5 with programs to bolster home front defense, share homemaking skills, and showcase appliances. Rural women survey resources, while Sleep Show and Leather Goods Week promote bedding, footwear care, and lasting purchases.
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Rural Teachers Leaving Small Town Schools
Rural teachers increasingly leave due to indifference and poor conditions. Low pay is not sole cause. inadequate social life and hostile attitudes push resignations. Successful Farming notes unions and parent teacher groups can address problems, urging cooperation and specific discussions with parents and boards.
Teachers Seek Normal Community Life Near Schools
Rural teachers face harsh room and board search in small towns near their schools. Homes are modest, shelter scarce, and many endure a collective social stigma. Yet individual teachers long for personal friendships and active club life beyond the classroom.
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Nebraska Rural Safety Project Wins Traffic Engineering Award
The state reduced rural highway accidents by 91 percent in one year at a dangerous intersection by removing an unnecessary signal and adding stop signs and warnings. J Edward Johnston of Lincoln received first prize for the entry in the 1950 competition by the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies.
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Sinatra stars in hotels and TV but NY stage stays untouched
The piece surveys RANK SINATRA fresh from Florida with a tanning glow and strong showbiz drive. It notes his CBS TV show and radio work, a Universal film deal, and his praise for Jimmy Durante. It also covers Virginia Mayo’s Arizona ranch plans and a traffic safety study highlighting seven 1950 projects and a 1951 competition open to engineers and officials.
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Danny Wilson
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Jimmy Durante
Lover's Quarrel Ends in a Small Town Wedding
A teen girl and her older sister's quarrel over a photograph triggers a near break up. The pair mend after Clyde admits hiding the image behind the piano and vows to marry Becky, leading to a wedding at last.
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Crossword Puzzle Acros Clues and Down Entries
A dense list of crossword clues with across and down entries covering broad topics from geography to language. The mixed puzzle includes horizontal and vertical hints such as Inland set Asia flat-topp hill Hawaiian island god of the underworld anger and various short definitions. This item presents a grid-like reader activity rather than a narrative event.
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Crossword Clue Fragments Support Fourth Caliph and Child
Readable crossword fragment lists last week’s answer 38 39 and 40 with clues for the fourth caliph little child and river in Rus Turk terms. The text notes mammal related term end with smooth or 8mooth suggesting a fill word.
Grassroots Taxpayers Bear RFC Fraud Costs
The piece argues the Reconstruction Finance Corporation graft and mink coats for White House staffers show systemic political corruption. It contends indictments may be sought but convictions unlikely, listing past investigations that faded after initial publicity and predicting directors will be rewarded with lucrative jobs.
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Airplane Weathervane Delight to Children
A miniature wind driven airplane weathervane captures children and adults with its spinning propellers in a gentle breeze. The item is described as a fair and easy craft with pattern 210 and cutting guides for all parts, priced at 25 cents.
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