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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
3
In St Louis a five year old boy named James Clayton Jr. can lift 100 pounds to his waist and 50 pounds overhead. His father, an amateur weightlifter, began teaching him last October. the child weighs 45 pounds but handles the heavy weights with no difficulty.
Mrs. Homer L. Pearce of Kansas City, 34, who lost her voice while warning a child in 1933, spoke for the first time in five years after psychiatrist Dr. John Lyon used sodium amytal to lower her defenses and elicit speech. She initially communicated by writing and lip reading with family.
Katherine Norwood an 18 year old from Lexa Arkansas had an open safety pin swallowed nine years ago removed from her lung at Temple University Hospital. She had no symptoms until a few weeks ago.
Hartford reports a Connecticut scientist investigates facial expressions to determine if people favor the left or right side when grinning. The study aims to map whether smiling shows a consistent lateral bias across individuals.
GENEVA N Y Jesse J Johnson has no desire to trade his automobile for a new streamlined model. He has operated the same car since 1914. The engine has never been out of the chassis. The car has never been in an accident or towed. It uses kerosene headlights and the original brass radiator. Johnson says he gets about 27 miles per gallon.
In Priziac Brittany a farmer found an old shoe filled with gold coins. The plow unearthed a furrow of coins dating 1860 to 1891 attracting many diggers. No other gold was found. the loot allegedly hidden by a burglar who died in prison decades ago.
London reports the Garden of Eden in Mesopotamia will be irrigated after irrigation projects by the Iraq government. The Gharraf river area between the Tigris and Euphrates will receive a regulated flow from the Tigris floodwaters stored by a barrage 1,500 feet long with 56 gates.
Stephen Ludwick aged 68 was killed in Sonia Michigan when a pipe he was pulling from a well touched an electric wire. William Baker, the homeowner, was hurled several feet by the shock in the same incident.
DANVILLE PA A man walked into the jail and told the sheriff he had been sentenced to five days. He offered no further details and remained in custody as authorities reviewed his claim.
Houston buffs begin a heavy five day home stand at Buffalo Stadium starting August 13 with a Sunday double-header against Oklahoma City. The slate includes two game bargain night, two more double-headers against Tulsa, and a three-game series with San Antonio. Centennial Night on August 15 features Baseball's 100th Anniversary ceremonies.
A Victorian era cooking feature promotes varied sandwich ideas for summer meals. It offers guidance on bread freshness, butter texture, fillings, moisture retention, and bread variety, plus recipes for Raisin Orange, Banana Butter, Mayonnaise Sandwich Loaf, and Hot Peanut Butter sandwiches with bacon.
A recipe excerpt describes a sandwich spread with mustard sugar salt milk eggs vinegar lemon juice butter cream cheese pimiento olives chopped pickle and green pepper. It also covers a savory filling of American cheese dried beef and tomato soup ground together to a moist paste that stores well in the refrigerator.
Eleanor Howe writes a practical tested recipe column offering macaroni meals suitable for family menus camp cookery and informal buffet suppers with inexpensive easy options.
A broad pitched appeal offers a new cook book featuring over 125 recipes favored by men. Readers are invited to send 10 cents to Feeding Father Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to receive a postage prepaid copy released by Western Newspaper Union.
Old time advice covers polishing tins with vine gar, saving paraffin from preserves, using a pipe cleaner to clean teapot spouts, and scraping creams before disposal. Tips include adding corn syrup to pint jars to prevent sugar crystallization, kerosene to brighten bath fixtures, and peeling apples or vegetables with minimal waste using simple halving and chore ball scrubbing.
Higher Effect Interior decorators state deep ceiling colors raise perceived height rather than lowering it. A new technique mirrors sidewall paper onto the ceiling about 10 inches, creating an optical illusion of greater height.
A Washington column argues John L. Lewis’s attack on Vice President Garner marks a political turning point. It details Labor’s backlash, possible shifts in Democratic support, and the potential impact on Garner’s viability as a 1940 nominee amid New Deal forces and Southern conservatism.
In a small town store a striking, inexperienced girl applied for a job. The boss trained her at the cash register and told her to record every sale. He watched as she repeatedly checked the till, reporting no sale in many cases.
A reflective line emphasizes that thoughts shape actions, actions form habits, habits build character, and character determines destiny, attributed to Hall.
The tests show Camels burn 25 percent slower than the average of large selling brands, yielding extra smokes per pack. Camels also kept ash longer than other brands in the same study.
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