Royal Family Embraces Ordinary Theatergoing Trends
Harold Hobson notes in the Christian Science Monitor how King George VI and the royal youngsters increasingly attend ordinary theater performances, choosing stalls seats over private box visits. The shift follows Victoria era patronage, with royals now socializing with regular audiences during runs.
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Margaret
Harold Hobson
Christian Science Monitor
Pathiepdast
Gyar
George VI
George
Atwater Inventor Rolls Out Lawn Leaf Chewer
Basil Strong, retired sales engineer, unveils a machine that sucks up leaves, pulverizes them with five rotary blades at 3200 rpm, and blows the chopped material back onto the lawn as fertilizer. It is being manufactured at 659 units daily and used at Kent State University Oberlin College and local parks.
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Basil Strong
Kent State University
Oberlin ‘College
Mr. Strong
Blow Up Hut for Stranded Airmen
A frameless cotton fabric four man hut uses a hand pumped air supply to erect quickly in Arctic conditions. It relies on 1.5 pounds of air pressure, is insulated by dead air between fabric layers, and withstands 100 mph gale force winds.
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Arctic
Ag Ho Ie
Modern Etiquette Pointers From Public Social Codes
A compact guide discusses street smoking by women and polite telephone tones. It covers whether a woman should smoke in public, how to request to speak to someone by phone, proper hotel signatory practices, adding postscript greetings, and whether a woman may light a man’s cigarette with guidance reflecting era etiquette.
Apple cake and cookies from TABLE TALKS era column
A collage of recipes and Q A notes from TABLE TALKS includes Apple Cake with Meringue and Fruit Cookies, Banana Doughnuts, and a doughnut variation. It also answers etiquette questions about sympathy cards, wearing rings after divorce, smoking in homes, and acknowledging wedding gifts.
New and Useful Home Tools and Appliances
A roundup of durable safe ladder designs offering nonconductive wood-aluminum hybrids and 다양한 extension sizes. Tip-Proof baby cups with weighted bases and disc fittings aim to keep fingers safe. Burn-Proof oven mitts claim zero hand burns, while a zipper that comes apart reduces clumping. A versatile hand saw combines layout tools and a protractor. British hearing aids promise five-year workmanship guarantees with compact minis. Flexible sunglasses claim adjustable temples and break resistance. Dormant spraying with fuel oil or kerosene carries 2,4,5-T for weed control, with testing showing crop safety and farm efficiency.
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Kendals
Sir John Hare
Windsor Castle
Balmoral
Betty Low Marbury
Betty Lou
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Helen
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Ohio
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Sally
Lamarith
Maker
Toronto
Penny
Ice
EMEA
Ly Harry
Haenigseri
Mabs
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Lees Grieg Ray Nadia
Afi
Dolcin Limited
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