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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
3
Dr Jogoro Kano, an IOC member, moved the Tokyo 1940 Games from August 24 to September 21, prompting concerns among American college athletes who must miss classes. Some sports authorities suggest relocating the Olympics to London, Helsinki, or another site.
Former child star Jackie Coogan appears at a hearing with a $500,000 check from Metro studios as part of his earnings accounting suit. He seeks an accounting from his mother Lillian Coogan Bernstein and stepfather Arthur Bernstein for profits from four films made when he was a child.
Arthur H Meyers of Middletown New York recounts a 1921 trapping expedition in northern Alberta where his partner Stan Sumpter was found dead after a bear trap fatality. Meyers freed himself from a spike trap using a file from his pack and trudged to safety, though he lost his partner and endured severe leg injuries.
The porcupine relies on its quills for defense rather than speed or senses. It carries between 20 000 and 40 000 daggers, each highly poisonous and sharpened. Barbs extend when the quills enter warm flesh, over a thousand on each quill acting like fish hooks.
Oman and Muscat Oman describe a small Arab principality at the southeast Arabian peninsula. Muscat serves as capital and the Sultan receives subsidies from the government of India.
The Luquillo range in Puerto Rico is described as a tropical virgin forest with dense jungle life, including a wide variety of trees, vines, and shrubs.
Collier's Weekly notes that a lone traveler or settler who is sick or in danger may cut a telegraph wire to summon help. Linemen locate the cut using electric instruments, sometimes hundreds of miles away, and rush supplies including food water and first aid.
The federal Constitution was ratified at Charleston South Carolina by a convention of delegates from May 12 to 24 1788. The vote stood 149 to 73 and the convention was called by the South Carolina legislature.
A Seneca quote discusses true happiness as self-sufficiency. It praises those who endure by their own strength, warning that reliance on props can lead to a fall.
Light hearted summer fashion patterns offer easy to sew outfits for home or weekend trips. Key designs include Slacks With Bolero and Topper and The Adorable Dirndl with sizes 12 to 20 and yardage details. The Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book features 109 designs with simple sew charts, available for 15 cents from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
Simple tips cover preserving bananas by juice or lemon to prevent browning. Buttering raisins keeps them from sinking in cake. New curtains can be let out easily after laundering. A salt bag prevents stickiness on griddle cakes. Do not grate cheese for macaroni. use a grinder to avoid small fragments. Odor control by sealing leftovers in a jar. Cornstarch prevents icing from running. Save pickling syrup for roasting flavor. Grease pans and paper when baking.
A column ponders gender roles and marriage dynamics with satirical quips about wives wearing the trousers and the risks of divorce suits. It skewers perceptions of affection, money, and romance, noting shifting views on love, lipstick, and partnership.
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