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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
10
A reader seeks guidance on winning a reluctant suitor and another on delaying marriage to gain skills at home. The columnist advises playing it cool, focusing on his needs, and using time to learn housekeeping before marrying, while noting practical home management helps sustain relationships.
A Munich group named the Club of Giants has formed to aid tall men who stand six feet seven inches or taller. The club’s first chairman exceeds the minimum by an inch and the tallest member is seven feet. The piece notes a high concentration of tall people among the Batutsi in Ruanda Urundi, Belgian Congo.
A field report traces baling trends from tougher hay curing to widespread custom baling. It notes excess baling wire and twine waste, reuse ideas from rope to porch mats, and shifting value of items like chicory, tin cans, and cattails as old practices meet new sprays and uses.
A vintage ad describes crochet roses on a large doily and small doily patterns in No 30 cotton with pattern 751. It invites 25 cents to Box 1 128 Highteenth St Ned Toronto Ont and requests name and address. Also promotes Laura Wheeler 1954 Needlecraft Catalog with 4 complete patterns for 25 cents.
A prizefighter dined with a companion at a large Times Square area restaurant and paid the bill with a five dollar note then slugged a waiter. Onlookers recalled his remark that he would dine there again tomorrow while the judge questioned him.
The Crusade for Freedom launches balloons from continental bases to spread millions of posters detailing ten demands of captive people under the Communist regime. Posters with gummed backs can be posted quickly and unobtrusively in public places. A school scene recalls a pupil challenging a speed-of-light myth with a sharp retort about downhill votes.
Icing on a cake contrast collar pattern 4887 offers a large back collar halter look for ninety degree days. Size 16 ensemble requires 4 yards 35 inch fabric plus 4 yards contrast. Includes illustrated instructions and simple sewing steps. Send 35 cents to Box 1 128 Highteenth St New Toronto Ontario.
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