Small business wins defense orders amid rising prices
Washington reporting on defense procurement shows small firms secured about 24.5 percent of defense dollars in the year ending June 1950 with 1,267,000 of 1,736,882 total orders going to small businesses. Purchases under $5,000 dominated, and essential items like lumber and clothing saw high small-firm shares. The Pentagon info office fielded over 20,000 inquiries aiding small firms.
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Odd Household Tips From Moleskin and Mirrors
Practical home hints include using moleskin on heavy ornaments and flower pots to prevent scratches, cutting old felt hats for the same purpose, painting springs to avoid rust marks on mattresses, and ivory cleaning with soap and water. A raw lemon salt rub helps when ivory pieces are glued, and broken mirrors can yield unbroken squares with bevelled edges. A starch paste cleans plaster statues by coating the surface, drying fully, then waiting a bit longer.
Good Lesson Mother and Pet Learn at School Today
Children in a classroom scene exchange playful banter about lessons and manners as a motherly figure observes the exchange. The dialogue centers on a pet nickname and the idea that schooling teaches proper speech and behavior.
Garner Woman Wins 35 Prizes At Iowa Fairs
Mrs Francis G Falada, of Garner, earned 35 ribbons for food entries at the Iowa State Fair and North Iowa Fair in 1950. She credits Fleischmanns New Improved Active Dry Yeast for faster rising and easy use. She enjoys trying new recipes as a hobby and says yeast helps produce wholesome, delicious treats for her family.
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