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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
4
A home storage guide suggests reorganization and simple construction to relieve crowded closets and shelves. Turn open colonnades into cups boards, close unused doorways, repaint furniture, and add cupboards, chests, and mirrors to boost storage in living rooms kitchens and bedrooms.
A vivid wartime montage contrasts patriotic resolve with mass media excess. References to night life and consumer culture fade as calls to action and sacrifice surge, culminating in visions of freedom and national unity amid evolving media and international tension. The piece notes U N moves to a new Manhattan skyscraper and Chicago testing video by telephone with Hollywood films delivered for a daily fee.
Seattle woman Dorothy Horowitz filed for divorce after her husband drafted a list titled the ten commandments of marriage. The rules demanded obedience, courtesy, and certain habits, sparking debate on equality and the true spirit of partnership.
In New York City a polygraph device records blood pressure heart rate breathing and skin resistance as a potential diagnostic tool for habitual criminals. Dr C J Ruilmann of the University of Tennessee reports 20 questions show that offenders often feel remorse while psychopathic personalities show little or no remorse and a lifelong character defect.
Lazy Actor John Barrymore described his quake experience in San Francisco in vivid terms. He woke to aftershocks and sought safety in a bath tub all that day. A soldier later forced him to pile bricks for two days amid the tremor aftermath.
A naval hospital orderly jokes with a doctor about an advancement exam. The questions reveal humor on gatekeeping and discipline aboard a ship as the orderly recalls a bedside remedy and a captain fainting on the bridge.
Mrs. Oscar Vik of Onawa Iowa is named Grand Champion cook at the Iowa State Fair for 1950 with more than 80 prizes added to her haul after her 99 first prizes at the Clay County Fair. She credits Fleischmanns yeast as best and easiest for fast rising cake and bread results at home.
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