First Aid to the Ailing House Q&A
The expert says leaflets on tiling a drain footings and kitchen plumbing are not available. He recommends public libraries for handbooks and cites publishers Theodore Audel & Company Popular Mechanics and the Portland Cement Association for relevant bulletins on concrete work and plumbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore ‘Audel & Company
West 23Rd St
New York
Popular Mechanics
East Ontario St
Chicago
Portland Cement Association
West Grand Ave
New Gasoline Process Promises Abundant Fuel
The nation’s transportation industries, worried by the gasoline shortage, are assured of ample liquid fuel if enough plants use a new synthetic process from natural gas. The method is not expected to be widely used for several years.
Hermits Tell Tales From Hidden Rooms and Chests
A satirical medley recounts people living in closets shelves and cabinets since 1919 to escape a grim outside world. Each accounts for preferring confinement citing war prices inflation and noisy urban life. the tone mocks wartime psychology and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis P. X. Waffle
Woodrow Wilson
America
Monogram Patterns for Personalizing Linens
Pattern nct 5932 offers hot iron transfers for four complete alphabets and multiple size modules. Easy embroidery guidance highlights a personal touch for brides and homemakers seeking distinctive linens.
Young Dr Malone’s Actor Andy Becker Shifts to Radio Amid Stage Roots
Andy Becker, new on CBS as the Young Dr Malone, pursued medicine to please his father but switched to radio inspired by his mother’s love of theater. He began as a puppeteer at church bazaars, enjoys sculpting, sketching, tennis, and golf, and jokes about baby-sitting his own children. Cathy Downs knits fashion dresses after posing for a layout. Meanwhile, Variety Time spurs RKO to rush Make Mine Laugh, and Horace Heidt plans The Kids Break Through on Broadway. Patric Knowles ruins his Spanish in Mexico while filming The Big Steal by asking for sopa and receiving soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Becker
Dr. Malone
Patric Knowles
Mexico
Rko’s
Drowning Mystery on Round Pond Test of Detective Upshur
Inspector Ben Odell recalls Rod Upshur’s country stakeout on Round Pond when a river drowning prompts suspicions of foul play. Rod cracks the case by challenging a simple drowning narrative, accusing Herm and Punk Hallam of murder aided by misdirection about Pat Spencer’s boat accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod
Henry Graves
Jed Thomas
Upshur
Hallams
Spencers
Herm
Punk Hallam
Pat Spencer
Hisself
Pat
Hallam Farm
Punk
Jed
Thomas
Murder Scene on River Run Ends in Denial
In a tense exchange Punk Hallam and Rod dispute murder accusations after claims that Spence fell from a boat. Rod admits city habits clash with country ways as he questions the witnesses and the river bend with a fast current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punk Hallam
Rod
Spence
River Pursuit Ends With Guard Shooting Suspect
In a tense river chase, Officer Thomas drew a pistol and shot Punk Hallam in the shoulder after Punk leaped at him. Rod and two brothers, including Herm, were present as the gunfire stopped the assault and halted the escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod
Thomas
Punk Hallam
Punk
Herm
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A themed crossword with across and down clues covering general words and terms. Includes entries for figures like goddesses and mythic names as well as common objects, places, and actions across both sets of clues. Answer to Puzzle Number 85 referenced in next issue.
Answers to five World War era quiz questions
The questions cover flag salutes, Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight, Esperanto meaning, World War I bonds, and location of the Leeward Islands. Answers: 1 salute with right hand over heart, 2 Spirit of St Louis, 3 Esperanto is an artificial international language, 4 Liberty Bonds, 5 Leeward Islands lie between Martinique and Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
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Roger C. Whitman
Kellogg’s
Clarence M. Smith
St. Paul Avenue
Madison
Wis
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
O. Yancey
Yancey Laboratories, Inc
Little Noon, Arkansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Doan
H. J. Phillips
Elmer Twitchell
Pastrami Twitchell
Hitler
Vishinsky
Elmer
Thaddeus
Asa Z. Boogle
Stuffinbox
Truman
John L. Lewis
Olympia
Churchill Downs
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Journal of Commerce
Washington
Christ
Grace
Cowell
Spe
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Mez Gerhard
Cathy Downs
Allied Artists
Massacre River
RKO
Horace Heidt
Sandy Becker
Fiction
Ben Odell
Rod Upshur
Round Pond
Denmark
Great Lakes
Poe
Cem
He de Che
Leeward Islands
St Louis
Liberty Bonds
Martinique
Puerto Rico
U. S
Prince Albert
Floyd Mercer
P.A
Spai
J. L. Richerson
RB. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N.C
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