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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1951
Page
5
This article offers a practical Christmas plan focusing on enjoying the season. It advises decorating in stages, wrapping gifts imaginatively, saving wrapping supplies, and organizing a dedicated wrapping space. It also suggests creative packaging ideas using tissue paper, doilies, red ribbon, and festive stickers.
Creative methods for wrapping gifts and displaying greeting cards described. Tips include decorative wreaths from mats and holly, paper craft using colored starch and wax crayons, and making custom names on packages with ribbon and glitter. Also covers wall decorations like card displays and hanging stars.
A satirical piece by H. J. Phillips mocks federal tax hikes affecting everyday life from fishing plans to beer and gasoline costs. It follows a fisherman and friend Joe Burpee through a week of taxed expenses, ending with political quips about Rudy Halley and recent election humor.
Kathleen Norris condemns psychoanalytic labeling of children and warns that sending an eight year old to a psychiatrist erodes family stability. She argues for strong homes and shared values, noting a case of a rich family with a 17 year old stepson, an 8 year old stepdaughter, a grandmother, and a 28 year old psychologist. The piece challenges Freud and cautions against professional intervention replacing parental guidance.
The National Safety Council cautions that war-time use of synthetic rubber reduces stop and traction on snow and ice. University of Wisconsin tests led by Prof. A H Easton show natural rubber tires outperform modern synthetics by eight percent in stopping and 47 percent in traction on hard-packed snow, with ice gaps of 10 and 16 percent respectively. Even advanced winter tires offer little gain over regular tires compared with reinforced tire chains. The study defines three winter tire types: winterized, mud snow, and winterized mud-snow.
Laundry instructions and pattern order request urging sending 25 cents to Joan Stuart Box 424 Madison Square Station New York 10 for Petunias in Color Pattern No 389, with transfer and laundering details and requester’s name and address.
Mrs Jacob Veum of Hoople North Dakota proves a top cook by winning four major cooking sweepstakes and collecting four sterling silver trays plus ribbons. At the Greater Grand Forks State Fair this year she earned six first prizes and eight seconds while praising Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for fast reliable results in yeast raised foods.
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