Household tips and DIY ideas from readers
A collection of reader notes offers practical hacks from hair towel wraps to popcorn ball tricks. Tips cover darning with nylon net, early Christmas ornaments, glue storage in jars, dill pickles preserved on a sugar-c dill mix, garment ironing separation, drawstring hems, reused butter tubs as toys, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burnett
Heloise
Ruth Palmer
Julia McNaughton
Joyce Cox
Betty June
Lord Harlech's Family Dares Show At Wedding
London AP report notes Lord Harlech's children, Francis Alice Victoria Jane and Julian Orimby Gore, in bold attire at his second wedding to Pamela Collin. Guests included Princess Margaret, Lord Snowdon, and Harold Macmillan. Ralph D Collin gave away the bride, a Grecian ankle length gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Harlech
Pamela Collin
Francis
Alice
Victoria
Jane
Julian Orimby-Gore
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdown
Harold MacMillan
New York
Ralph D. Collin
Harlech,Sr
David Orimby- Gore
United States
Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Printed Pattern Eight Top Tops for New Year Fashion
Pattern 4809 offers Misses sizes 10 through 16 with variants including shells and collars. Price 4 dollars size 12. Add 65 cents per pattern for mailing plus 9 cents extra for first class. Send orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Ottawa Herald 243 West 7th St New York NY. Include name address zip size and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
West 7Th St
New York
N.Y
Namie
Women Find Wholesale Meat To Cut Costs In New York
Actress Gwen Verdon and two Manhattan housewives buy a hind quarter of beef wholesale to slash meat costs. They paid about $60 for a 173-pound share, trimming fat to about $1.35 a pound, far below local market prices. Each woman received multiple cuts and a plan to budget by shopping sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Sherr
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Gwen Verdon
Manhattan
Socialettes note on McLees family visits and wedding
Social items report Mr and Mrs Ivan McLees of Richmond visiting sister Mrs Jessie Crouch in Brookfield Missouri on Monday. Lena Rockers of Ottawa attended her granddaughter’s wedding on December 6 in Dallas Texas. Other attendees listed include Loren Wolken Clathe Sister Martina and Mrs Harold Taylor of Kansas City and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rockers Mr and Mrs Arnold Wolken Sr of Greeley plus Mr and Mrs Don Lankard Janet and Glenda of Garnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan McLees
Richmond
Jessie Crouch
Brookfield
Lena Rockers
Ottawa
Dallas
Tex
Loren Wolken
Clathe
Martina
Harold Taylor
Kansas City
Kenneth Rockers
Arnold Wolken Sr
Greeley
Don Lankard
Janet
Glenda
Garnett
Club Forecast Friday Seniors Gather at Youth Center
Gillian Myers prepares details for the Friday session of the Club Forecast at the Youth Center hosted by First Christian Church. Mrs. Roselyn Whirley coordinates activities for senior participants and local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillian Myers
CWF
First Christian Church
Roselyn Whirley
Vanilla flavorings and US imports rise this year
Shoppers add vanilla to weekly lists as a key flavoring. Vanilla beans come from a climbing orchid native to Central America and the Caribbean and are used mainly for flavoring with some fragrance value in perfumes. The United States typically purchases about two thirds of world vanilla exports, with imports reaching nearly 2.2 million pounds last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Caribbean
United States
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I.D.H
Earl Jolls
Sweet Charity
Robert Fosse
Central Park
Mrs. Sackheim
Gwen Verdon Fosse
Assmer
N. Main
UN NK — Cones
Cdinnerware Club
Ey As
Franklin Savings
East Park
Olathe
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