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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
3
This collection of home advice covers repairing leaded glass windows with flexible cement, sealing porches, damp doors, and damp concrete floors. It offers methods for reattaching cracked leads, painting decks, and using canvases for water sealing. It also provides guidance on wood finishes for wooden bowls and attaching curtain rods to cement blocks.
A Gallup style poll reports U S youth opinions on school dress codes, vacation length, and wartime planning. Majority of boys and girls support skirts or slacks in school with slacks favored by 59 percent of boys and 55 percent of girls. About 70 percent of boys would study to be airplane pilots in school, while girls show interest in technical training and later work in war jobs or prefer completing academics first.
The article explains peanut oil filling crucial wartime roles from explosives and glycerine to food products and soap. It details record peanut plant crops, crushing processes, and byproducts like peanut meal and peanut flour, highlighting oil production’s shift due to Pearl Harbor and oil imports cut by Japan.
The bride sits at the head of the table with the groom beside her. The best man stands on her right and the maid of honor on his left. In many family events the mother of the bride sits at one end and the bride’s father at the opposite end.
The page presents five famous quotes and asks readers to identify their authors. Quotations include expressions on complaint imitation liberty health happiness and the influence of great men.
The piece details seven U S army decorations including the Medal of Honor for bravery above duty, the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism, the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service, the Silver Star for gallantry, the Purple Heart for wounds, the Soldier's Medal for non combat heroism, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for aviation heroism and achievement.
Miss Abbie Condit explains star lore and practical ways to learn the night sky with a family, including using a pin chart, indoor star sessions, and library resources. It guides locating the North Star, Dippers, Draco, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus, and suggests eclipse times and inviting neighbors for a star night.
Wash your hair in rain water if you live in the hard water districts. Work up a grand lather with a pure soap. Massage the lather into the scalp. Rinse again and again. Hand-dry the hair, sun it thoroughly and brush well.
It It It Was Said by: Jane Austen Charles Caleb Colton Daniel Webster Leigh Hunt Thomas Carlyle. A list of prominent 18th and 19th century figures with lifespans is presented.
At Midland Army Flying School Texas two bombing cadets fine tune a twin engine bomber while the pilot tests throttles for a night mission. The glowing propeller tips come from St Elmo fire created by static and dust. Night training helps U S air aces sharpen aim for Axis targets.
A religious education page outlines the August 23 lesson plan with selected scripture texts. It notes content chosen by the International Council of Religious Education under permission and provides subject headings for study.
A lesson on Jacob's family flaws and God’s grace as he flees Esau. The narrative highlights a revelation of God’s grace, Jacob’s realization of divine greatness, and recognition of God’s goodness. It ends with Jacob’s vow to devote a tenth and a call to personal faith in Christ.
A pattern catalog note offers a transfer pattern for a chair back and arm rests with cut work. It describes lazy daisy stitches and a bowl of flowers in gay colors as a project and invites orders by mail.
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