Good Taste Rules for Teen Girls in a Parental Debate
A 15 year old rebels against parental limits on appearance. The piece advises teen girls on hair, makeup, perfume, skincare, and diet to fit social expectations and avoid reputational harm. It cites Lord Chesterfield and invites readers to consult Anne Hirst for guidance at Box 1 122 Eighteenth St New Toronto.
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Lord Chesterfield
Wise
Anne Hirst
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Dot
Cattle Selloff Foreshadowed Amid Farm Household Turmoil
A farm diary recounts selling milking cows to a buyer, with an anxious morning as the truck delays. The author weighs pastoral living against modern amenities while noting the cows’ welfare and the suspense of a major change to the farm's future.
Bananas and Planes Highlight Oddities in Local News
Five year old Susan Morgan of Pontchatoula Louisiana has eaten nearly 20000 bananas since age three and may reach 70000 by age ten prompting eight dollars a month from the Welfare Board for bananas. Doctors hope the condition ends by fifteen. West Coast builders created ultra light planes one even tethered to a manhole cover. The Fly Cycle was flown like a horse. Loving’s Love flew 2200 miles to Jamaica in seventeen hours. In Sky Harbour Maine two builders used a baker’s oven to shape a plastic bubble cockpit.
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Susan Morgan
Ponchatouia
Louisiana
Morgan
State Welfare Board
Susan
Loving
Love
Detroit
Neal Loving
Jamaica
Sky Harbour
Maine
Build It Yourself Aeroplane Craze Takes Off Across the Nation
A Build It Yourself aeroplane movement grows with 1200 members in the Experimental Aircraft Association based in Milwaukee. Groups form coast to coast and abroad, with plans for sport racing and home built ships. The Civil Aeronautics Administration oversees safety from garage to air.
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Experimental Aircraft Association
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Korea
Paul H. Poberenzy
National Guard
Poberenzy
Norman G. Bluhm
Cleveland Group
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Where is the ideal location for a farm home
A rural piece weighs highway life versus quiet country living. The author muses on dust from gravel roads, visibility after dust, and the comfort of a tree shaded farm with a stream. A nearby elderly couple keeps cattle and free range hens for eggs.
Adorable baby sewing patterns a 1955 Needlecraft ad
Ad encourages pattern 760 for 6 month to 18 month babies with flower embroidery and teddy bear designs for boys. Includes tissue pattern transfers directions and state size. Send 25 cents for Laura Wheeler Catalog 1955 and 25 cents for the book with new designs. Provide pattern number size name and address to Box 1 128 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ont. Print plainly.
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New Toronto
Eighteenth St
Laura Wheeler
Doughnut recipe alerts readers to fry and glaze method
Doughnut twists rise on floured sheets then fry in hot shortening until brown. Drain on paper and coat with cinnamon sugar or a warm vanilla syrup. Yields three dozen. dough may be cut with standard doughnut cutters and fried.
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Fleischmann
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