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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
6
On the Sullivan Square platform a tense meeting unfolds as Rorty, a steady cop with a gun, awaits McHugh who plans to confront his past letter to the girl. The girl waits for the El train while an old woman feeds pigeons, all building toward a perilous confrontation.
Rotty avoids a crowd on a train then weighs down an elderly woman in a rush to catch a next train. He protests his innocence about a murder and explains he fled a setup after being accused, insisting he has reformed and is trying to clear his name.
In a tense transit scene, Matt and Kit evade pursuers aboard a crowded train to reach Canada, while Rorty, chasing a gun and a wanted man, edges closer amid a wary crowd of high school riders. A childlike briefing to buy the paper surfaces as a possible clue.
A reader facing a dense crossword puzzle prompts a preview of horizontal and vertical clues with solution hints. The next issue will feature the full answer key including common Latin and English terms for furniture, body parts, and geography.
The Fall and Winter Fashion issue offers extensive sewing guidance for home dressmakers. It features patterns 38 to 48 with size 35 yards of fabric, tips, free pattern, and a printed insert priced at 25 cents. Pattern No 8242 available in sizes 4 and 36.
Menu highlights a platter including cold sliced turkey beef or ham with assorted cheese potatoes au gratin molded vegetables slow spiced bears crisp celery plum pudding hard sauce and beverage.
A list of simple household tricks including sandpaper dampening to stop lint, drying heavy fabrics on padded hangers, waxed chutes for smooth loading, improvised sleeve boards, brush vacuum bags, rotating brooms, folding Scotch tape ends, grating burnt crusts from bread, Vaseline on umbrella hinges, and rust prevention for wall hooks.
The Nash family shop in South Hadley Massachusetts specializes in authentic dinosaur footprints for decoration. Opened in 1939 the store offers 15 track types from 1 to 23 inches long with prices ranging from 12 to 70 dollars.
Grease the pan bottom with butter to stop scorching milk. Stir water in one direction for poached eggs to keep them from spreading. Sprinkle chocolate chips over a warm cake after removing it from the oven, then let it stand and spread. Add nuts if desired.
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