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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
2
Plans describe a modular 4 by 8 to 8 by 12 foot backyard structure assembled from 4-foot units. Outside sheathing uses asbestos cement board to save lumber. Includes material list and step by step instructions with numbered illustrations. Pattern No 51 offered for 50 cents from East-Built Pattern Co. Pleasantville, N.Y.
The director of a secretarial school says well trained secretaries have good marriage prospects due to close work with men. They need not dress expensively but should remain crisp, avoiding flashy nail polish, skimpy skirts, seductive necklines, high heels, gum chewing, short sleeves, or jangly jewelry.
An advertisement urges constipation relief with Kellogg's All Bran. It recommends daily use in milk with water, and offers double money back if not satisfied after a ten day trial by returning an empty carton to Kellogg in Battle Creek Michigan.
A collage of postwar society notes features Mrs. Andrei Gromyko at the Colony restaurant, Walter Sherwin merger chatter with Gregg Sherwood, Eisenhower greeting crowds at the Paramount, and Lennox Willkie rumor plays. Stamps with Gottwald and Tocatsky spark debate as jokes fly about catering. Barbara Nunn wins a Hollywood lead after a tough audition, while Manhattan vignettes capture cabaret quips, street scenes, and cinema buzz.
Reader asks about adding a vertical matin bar to a sash to create two smaller panes and reduce breakage costs. Answer advises taking the sash to a millwork shop for grooving to fit the bar or having a competent carpenter do it if no mill is nearby.
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