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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
2
A debate in a 1946 family circles a daughter Prunella wearing shirt tails outside overalls and a loose shirt. The father condemns the look as unfeminine while the mother calls it a youthful fad and urges acceptance. He warns against labeling her Miss Hobo for 1946.
Crowd pleasers advertise all you can eat for 60 cents and beef pie for 30 cents. Planked steak is today's special amid a week of events including a concert boat races baseball game and a dance with sheepcake priced at $1.50 per person and beer free. A tailor promises suits with extra pants for $50.
The article recalls the loss of Perry's boat house and clam bar on the Connecticut shore once run by D. B. Perry and now closed after fifty years. It notes the lone son Ernie taking over before winding down, leaving no boats at the landing and a landmark ending by October first.
A Washington Bureau dispatch describes Bikini Atoll as a transformed American outpost with thousands of troops and modern facilities. It notes cost, atomic tests, and scientific studies on radioactivity and its effects on animals, with references to ships, a radio station, and daily life offshore.
Instructions 841 provide step by step directions for slipcovers to fit six chairs four foot stools and a couch. The guide outlines simple materials and techniques to cover seating furniture affordably.
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