Washington Columnist Recalls Impressions Of First Families
Washington columnist Ruth Montgomery discusses her 25 years covering the White House, recounts Roosevelt era press conferences, Truman and Eisenhower dynamics, Kennedy glamour, Johnson sociability, and Nixon years. She recalls Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, and a career spent reporting U.S. political life from 1944 onward.
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Washington
New York
Ruth Montgomery
White House
New York Daily News
International News Service
Hearst Headline Service
Roosevelt
Montgomery
Trumans
Nixons
Congress
Russia
Siberia
Pat
Mrs. Montgomery
Cuernavaca
Mexico
Robert Montgomery
Small Business Administration
Eisenhower
Hoover
Korea
Ike
Truman
Mamie
Jack
State Department
Home Workshop Pattern for Santa Figure and Letters
Ruth Wyeth Seka offers a life size Santa Claus figure to cut from hardboard or plywood, with actual size cutting and painting guides in Pattern 415. Includes chimney and 10 inch Merry Christmas letters for house eaves, mounting directions, and five large pattern sheets. Price 1.50 plus mailing from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept.
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Santa
Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept
P.O
New Windsor
N. S
Food Shorts on Pork Chops and Ready to Eat Meats
Pork chops center loin cuts are typically most expensive and desirable with meat on both sides of the T bone. Rib and center cut labels vary by shop, often with lower prices for rib end and loin end chops. Ready-to-eat foods cost more due to time, labor, and packaging, with meat as the main driver of price. Quality and meat amount vary among ready-to-eat items.
Socialettes around Richmond and distant visits noted
Rural Richmond hosts a family dinner with Elliott Valentine and multiple relatives including Kim Brittain Cathy and Bill Valentine. Travelers include Leafa Higdon visiting Oroville and Jessie Markham en route from Virginia to California to see Tom and Cathy Benton. A beef labeling discussion closes the item.
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Maude Valentine
Richmond
Elliott Valentine
Providence
R.J
Kim Brittain
Cathy
Baldwin
Bill Valentine
Jessie Markham
Virginia
California
Mrs
Tom Benton
Garnett
Santa Countdown Keeps Kids Guessing
In Dear Heloise style readers share simple charms to mark the season. A 24-piece candy tree, a 24-ball ribbon counter, and a dusting game with hidden buttons rally children for days until Santa arrives. Other tips cover iodine stain removal and keeping cats fed with indoor grass pots.
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Heloise
Santa Claus
Judith Young
Barbara Shinnick
Richard Zelenka
Barbara Kimball
Barbara
Mildred Bizzell
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LBJ
Home Workshop
Ruth Wyeth
Seca
Lacy
Miwa Jyruriler & Office Sugarruninn
Leafa Higdon
Oroville
Calif
Omar Hill
Don Koncak
Kansas City
Henry Feuerborn
Callie (Barnes) Pauley
Emery Frank
Quenemo
Princeton
Bessie Frank
Winlock
Wash
Robert Shire
Los Angeles
Wesley Shire
Norman Shire
Eva Turnham
Dewey, Okla
Kenneth Bowman
Owen Followell
S. Mulberry
Bankers Life
Nebraska
Caravan Club
Topeka
Violetta Clark
Kansas City, Mo
Floyd McCurdy
Cliff McCurdy
Williamsburg
Ray McCurdy
Brownell
Dick Gault
Rawlins
Wyo
Neal Forbes
Ervin Chambers
Oakdale
Dan Chambers
May Rogers
Wiseman
Ark
Forrest Bond
Elna Albright
Elidde Office Supply & Printing
Young Maen
Assmer
Betty Sparks
Butler
Sutton’s Jewelry
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