Rugs and home tips from Heloise readers
Readers share practical housekeeping ideas including flattening rugs with leftover starch, protecting table leaves with fabric covers, nesting cups in a round bowl, masking tape to prevent rust stains, outdoor thermometers for kids, sewed playpen pad covers, freezing half packages of vegetables, and using chair or bath mats for children. The tips emphasize simple, low-cost solutions and everyday ingenuity.
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Heloise
Sume Mer
S. E. Urban
Heloise readers discuss kitchen gap storage idea
A reader shares a tip for covering the gap between stove and counter with masking tape about one and a quarter inches wide to prevent items from falling through. She invites other mothers to share whether they think the idea is good.
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Heloise
Hal Boyle Learns By Opening His Mailbag
New York AP column reveals a mailbag snapshot of mid century curiosities. It notes America’s 20 million teens, women’s rising wealth, widow and child life insurance payouts, baker’s dozen origin, chimpanzee communication limits, early European rail skepticism, cab fares, Eleanor Roosevelt’s honorary degrees, almond market forecast, firefly mating cues, folklore quirks, dream omens, ear burning signs, and a lip tattoo system for thoroughbred identification.
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Hal ‘Boyle
New York
America
Henry VII
New York City
Philadelphia
Chicago
Denver
Los
Plans for Ottawa district meet and Kansas Missouri conference
Mrs Ernest Sink presided at the Eagles Auxiliary meeting in the hall Thursday evening and announced that the district meeting will be in Ottawa Oct. 18. It starts at 2 p.m. with a dinner following. Plans were discussed for sending representatives to the Kansas Missouri conference Oct. 23 in Manhattan. Mrs Dick Hamm received the mystery package. Announcement was made of a covered dish dinner and games at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 and a chili supper at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29.
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Ernest Sink
Eagles
Ottawa
Kansas-Missouri
Manhattan
Dick Hamm
Club Forecast Friday Senior Club at Youth Center
Senior Club and the Royal Neighbors meet Friday at the Youth Center for an afternoon program. Members plan social activities, games, and refreshments, inviting attendees and neighbors to join.
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Royal Neighbors
Five homes from a single 300 foot Redwood tree
A West Coast Redwood towering 300 feet yields enough wood to construct five homes. The finding highlights the tree’s massive size and the potential scale of timber supply from a single specimen.
Elm Grove Club Plans Year After Luncheon
The Franklin County Medical Auxiliary announced planned programs for the year following a luncheon at Mrs David G. Laury's home. A joint Entre Nous and Beta Gamma session will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Elliott Hall First Baptist Church with Evan Wright from the Food and Drug Administration speaking on Quackery.
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Franklin County Medical Auxiliary
David G. Laury
Elliott Hall
First Baptist Church
Evan Wright
Topeka
Food and Drug Administration
The Origin of Honeymoon From Norse Tradition
The wedding journey became known as a honeymoon from a Norse custom. Each day for a month after the wedding the couple drank mead, a honeyfermented beverage, to invite luck and health.
Socialettes at Colbern's Luncheon and Club Plans
Socialettes Baxter members dined at Colbern's Thursday. Mrs. Don Martin and Mrs. Harlan Page received secret pal gifts. Mrs. Royce Gragg to lead devotions next meeting and Mrs. John Sink to be recreation leader. Mrs. Byron Mohr to host. Wycoff Community Club hosted by Mrs. W. Bromert Thursday with visitors Mrs. Duane Stout, Mrs. F. Drake, Mrs. Roland Bromert. Merle Christeson led devotions and Earl Farris presided. Both won contest prizes.
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Wycoff Community Club
A. Bromert
Duane Stout
F. C. Drake
Roland Bromert
Merle Christeson
Earl Farris
Elm Grove Club Plans and Christmas Gift Exchange
Eleven Elm Grove Club members met Thursday with Mrs. Andy Reed in attendance were Mrs. Reed's daughter Mrs Harold Myers and her children twins Melody and Darren and Chadis. Myers Melody and Darren helped serve refreshments, Mrs Swank led devotions and business. Many boxes of cards were sold. Members drew names for the annual Christmas gift exchange. Mrs Fred Thomas received a mastery gift.
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Elm Grove Club
Andy Reed
Fred Thomas
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