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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
3
A Paris hotelkeeper laments empty rooms in a boulevard scene while recalling American visitors who paid bills honestly. The piece shifts through race, immigration, and Olympian ideals, noting debates on quotas and crime, and ends with a troupe of dispatches touching on European conflicts and political lines.
The sixteen year old Paul Nedley from Detroit won the National cherry festival pie eating contest in fifty seconds. He faced three Traverse City finalists who have eaten cherry pies all their lives in a tight national final.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ronald M. Howe and colleagues visited the United States to study practices. They noted American radio communication, time spent on major crimes, and a talkie film identification concept. Howe said England may not adopt some ideas due to legal constraints but found the experiments interesting.
If hoses sprout holes paint with roofing paint to last the season. Do not transplant peonies in their original soil. Replanting in new soil yields better blooms. When tablecloths wear thin cut outside into 12 to 16 inch squares and hemstitch to make napkins. For privacy paint screen doors with a thin coat of white so passersby cannot see in.
A Western Newspaper Union report explains how blood clots after skin abrasions due to fibrin in the bloodstream. In labs fibrin can be crystallized and dried into cakelike cottony particles.
A reflection on the joy found in artistic work and its impact on motivation. Without genuine interest and challenge, work becomes tedious drudgery. The piece warns against becoming like cattle driven by mere necessity.
The piece frames the rare Opah catch near Santa Catalina Island as a backdrop for advice on work fulfillment. It links economic returns and devotion to vocation, urging loyalty to one’s field and suggesting joy comes from serving others and sharing experiences.
The article explains placing asbestos sheets on oil stove ovens to trap heat, improving browning and fluffiness. It compares to old stove drums and notes risks of heat loss if the plate is left in place. Also mentions blanket covers and dotted muslin styles as summertime bed coverings.
The article cites Dr James W Barton discussing how overweight at ages fifteen to twenty endangers health and tuberculosis resistance as girls emerge into womanhood. It notes Lancet findings by Ellis and Tallerman and JAMA reports of di trophenol–related cataracts linked to heavy dieting.
Cute kitten motif designed for pillows or pictures, stitched quickly with eight cross stitches per inch. Includes 13 by 14 inch size, color chart, key, material list, and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern number and your details.
General Election Day falls on November 3 this year with nationwide holidays in most states. Alaska, Connecticut, D C, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio observe a half holiday and several Illinois cities declare it a full holiday.
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