Create a Family Hobby Room On A Budget
Families can convert attic or basement space into a recreation room with minimal cost. Plan carefully to hide utilities, finish walls with paneling or wallpaper, and choose durable flooring like concrete painted or wood over concrete. Use existing furniture and involve family members in building a space suitable for games, music, hobbies, or small performances.
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Duty as Guide for Family Life and Maturity
Kathleen Norris argues duty is the backbone of civilization and family life. She explains duty encompasses everyday acts for the common good and helps marriages endure, urging a young wife to view duty as a constructive force rather than a burden.
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The Reader's Courtroom Sketches a Jury Case Mix
A defamation suit by an 18 year old stenographer over a ski outfit bought in her name was rejected as the letter about late payments targeted her directly. A 76 year old man injured himself after a train halt lost his balance and sued for damages. the court ruled he was at fault for standing up too soon. A carpenter injured his leg. the doctor’s admitted carelessness was outweighed by witnesses claiming he was usually first class. A rail passenger with a hernia sued for damages. jurors debated a large verdict but the judge ordered a new trial after improper jury deliberations.
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Be Smart Jersey Blouses Show Modern Separated Styling
The piece highlights jersey blouses as essential separates with bold color contrasts and sewed-in stripes. It notes how a clean stripe creates a backdrop for a decorative choker and describes a tailored look suited for wear with a suit or separate skirt.
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Military officials discuss selective service plan to cut recruitment
Bayonne New Jersey Brig Gen A A Kessler Jr outlined a wartime mobilization concept to rely on selective service with no recruiting. He spoke at a National Security Industrial Association conference on logistics and unified service planning. The proposal aims for optimal manpower use through vocational training labor priorities and war housing while coordinating civilian and military authorities.
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Corn Cob Potholder Pattern No. 5907
Amusing practical potholder knitted as a corn cob in yellow and orange wool. Simple, quick to make several in one evening with green leaf trim and hanging loop. Send 20 cents, name, address, pattern number for complete directions.
Drainage Dilemmas In House Sewers
The reader suspects a clogged vent causes frequent stoppages despite tree-rooter work. The answer notes insufficient pitch in the horizontal soil pipe can trap grease and sediment, suggesting re-laying as a fix, and doubts a vent clog. It adds installing a grease trap from the kitchen sink and periodic cleaning as another solution.
Home accident deaths reach 35000 in 1948
In Chicago report, home is the leading site of fatalities with 35,000 deaths in 1948. Falls caused 18,200 deaths, burns and explosions 6,000, mechanical suffocation 1,800. Over 25 percent occurred in bedrooms, with yards and kitchens also hazardous.
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