Baby Sitters Exchange Proves Fathers make best sitters
In a Beckman series chapter the Lawrences founded America’s first Baby-Sitter Exchange in Hyattsville Maryland. Fathers as sitters show advantages and drawbacks with a typical roll call of 15 to 100 families. A dramatic incident with a Crulshank child and Jim Lawrence illustrates quick action and calm leadership, boosting fathers’ standing among mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 1. Bierman
Mnia
Mimi
Jim Lawrence
America
Weat Hyattsville
Ters
Hyattsville
Harrison
Tommy
Byattsville
Jim
Crulshanks
Crulshank
Bobby
Mrs. Cruishank
New Luggage Carries More With Less Weight
Mary Lee Thompson reviews a luggage show featuring lighter, more capacious designs. Items include built in tie folders, umbrella pockets, couture colors, and innovative features like Pax-rite dress carriers, staggered hangers, and separate compartments for laundry. Manufacturers such as Crown Luggage Mendel Leeds Rexbuilt present vivid, practical cases for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Thompson
Crown
Paris
Mendel
Amelia Earhart
Leeds
Shortrip
Rexbuilt
Baby-sitter exchange program shapes social ties
The piece notes how using a neighbor father as a babysitter relaxes households more than a mother does. Fathers break the ice with drinks and shop talk, while wives feel less pressure to spruce up. The broader community effect fosters intimate relations and practical business ties among families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Mimi
Bables
Kimberly
Charles
Rebekans to Meet at Syracuse Lodge Hall
The first fall meeting of Syracuse Rebekah Lodge 650 will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the lodge rooms at 258 Wolf Street. Mrs Grace Fairbanks, noble grand, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Rebekah Lodge
Wolf St
Grace Fairbanks
Noble Grand
After Forty Black Is Ideal With Beige Fashion Talk
A reader asks how to wear a beige shantung suit with pale blue eyes and gray hair, with advice on accessories and hair color. Experts suggest black or deep blue accents, a golden halo rinse, stronger makeup, and blue eyeshadow. options include a lace sheath dress with a three quarter coat and velvet for flair. Premature graying is discussed with scalp care, shampoos, and tints or rinses to blend gray while preserving hair shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edyth Thornton
Meoread
O. C
Stella HL
Mary Haworth's Mail Boy Friend Is Married
A 21 year old writes of a college romance with a 30 year old married man who returned to school for a degree. She learns his wife and child were present at graduation and confronts friends who hid the truth. After heartbreak she seeks new purpose, considering graduate study and social clubs to overcome loneliness and distrust. The page also mentions a church luncheon and beauty tip notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Haworth
Jim
Ing
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Tonara
Idaw
T—Susy Stores
Rebebans
YWCA
P. N
Colege
Cireles
Belle Isle Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Belle Isle Methodist Church
Grant Pringle
Walter Hudson
Milton Batt
Mabel Keller
V. LaPine
Dorskin
Deeskin
Tae
IRWER
Enna
Aloe
Bond
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