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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
3
Reader asks how to preserve bare wicker after removing paint and how to clean waxed wormy chestnut. Advice covers removing paint remover with turpentine, finishing with spar or quick drying varnish or clear solvent wax, and cleaning waxed surfaces with specialized cleaners or a damp turpentine cloth followed by paste wax.
Some London tobacconists now stock women’s pipes with slender stems and small bowls. Though few sold, shopkeepers say cigarette shortages could push more women to pipe smoking.
The court split 4 to 4 on the issue but sustained that in the United States every person accused of crime is innocent until proven guilty and that the rights of the accused extend to counsel. Justice Black stated the prior rule requires prompt arraignment and forbids coercive interrogation. Dissenters were Jackson Burton Reed and Chief Justice Vinson.
Budget Director James E Webb told a senate civil service sub committee that top government salaries are too low. He urged cabinet pay to rise from 15000 to 25000 and said a 150000 annual presidential pay would be more acceptable than 75000. He also proposed a realistic presidential expense account and VP pay closer to the president.
President Truman told reporters at a news conference he will press again for congressional approval of the St Lawrence Seaway and power project. He cited repeated requests in his state of the union messages and called the plan one of the greatest engineering projects of all times. He noted New York's plan ties with Ontario hydroelectric efforts as part of the scheme.
Nation reels after two major hotel fires in Chicago. Victoria fire kills five and injures eleven, Hubbard blaze claims no deaths as guests escape. Amid disasters Costa Rica politics stir, potential U S response debated under Rio Pact.
Pattern No 8391 designed for sizes 34 36 38 40 46 and 48. Size 36 requires about 4 yards of fabric. Extra quarter yard requested for your copy. Free pattern printed in Fall and Winter Fashion issue with abundant smart styling.
Astronomers report 1948 AA may be a new minor planet or an old one reappearing. It will pass within about 140 million miles of Earth, with further study needed to confirm its status. Its next approach is expected in July, though details remain uncertain. About 1,500 minor planets are known as believed remnants of shattered bodies.
Practical tips include securing fabric patterns with small strips of scotch tape and repairing torn patterns. Suggestions cover packing lunches with soup in vacuum bottles, using cottage cheese with orange rind as a pancake filling, and choosing oyster cooking methods. Also advised are mending gloves with cotton thread, planning family reading spaces, and using leftover ham in scalloped potatoes.
Based on Accident Facts from the National Safety Council the lumbering and coal mining industries show high disabling injury rates per million man hours 59.74 and 54.46 respectively. The overall rate for all industries stands at 13.26. Days lost per 1 000 man hours were 7.96 in coal mining and 5.24 in lumbering versus 1.23 for all industries.
An old cough remedy suggests mixing two cups granulated sugar with one cup of syrup or corn syrup or honey. Add 2 1/2 ounces Pinex to a pint bottle and fill with syrup for a pint of medicine claimed to ease coughing and loosen phlegm. Money back if not satisfied.
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