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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
7
An argument that paint ads should reflect true home life as the average housewife handles painting tasks. Humorous scenarios include dragging refrigerators, climbing ladders, answering endless phone calls, and dealing with kids, pets, and household chaos while painting the kitchen walls.
Creative woman style note describes a tucked bib shortwaister flattering the figure. Pattern No. 8398 with photo guide fits sizes 38 to 50, bust 42 to 54 inches. Send 65 cents for first class mail. Sue Burnett Troy Record address 1150 Ave of Americas New York 10036. Print name and address with zip, style number and size.
A four month UPI survey in Holland finds about 70,000 passenger cars or 3.5 percent of the total are unsafe. The results accompany pending legislation for compulsory periodic inspections of all cars.
The custom of giving cigars at a birth began in Europe in the seventeenth century when cigars were rare. The gesture expressed a profound gratification at welcoming a child and sharing a treasure not replenished until a ship returned from the New World.
A parenting column discusses how excessive approval can distort a child's sense of self as eight year old Marian longs to be valued for more than chores. The piece urges parents to watch for overpraise and to foster genuine understanding and cooperation in friendships.
Peggy Iglauer of St Louis found Geri Weiss her roommate at Jackson College Medford Massachusetts. In conversation they learned their fathers had been roommates 25 years ago at Ohio State.
Selecting a Christmas card can be traumatic yet rewarding as 100 million households prefer photo greeting cards. Use snapshots taken during the year or staged for the season, with tips on props lighting background and framing to create personal Christmas greetings for loved ones.
The Heart Bulletin reports Dr. Robert L. Van Citters at the University of Washington traced coronary disease in over 400 steelhead trout across five years. Upstream spawning fish showed 95 percent advanced disease, while ocean fish remained largely unaffected. The column links fish findings to possible reversibility and urges child health measures: weight control, reducing saturated fats, regular exercise, and not smoking.
Between fall 1969 and spring 1970 one million tons of soot from smoke stacks will fall on United States cities and towns, according to William H. Bohn, vice president of a firm specializing in air control systems.
Oslo UPI reports that Norway's population, 3.7 million in 1965 as per official figures, is forecast to grow to 4.7 million by 1990 according to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance forecast.
London UPI reports Fireman Raymond Thurrell was fined $24 after his engine en route to a fire collided with a car. The incident prompted safety and unit response reviews.
Colorful touches lift meals for children and adults. Slice red or green pepper into creamed chicken and sprinkle paprika, dill, or parsley over mashed potatoes rice or cauliflower. Garnish plates with parsley carrot sticks or celery and serve lemon wedges with fish or veal cutlets.
The United States faces over 2 million dropouts with 675000 new ones yearly. William J. Worrell of the Pilgrim Book Society urges reading as a path to staying in school, backed by the U.S. Jaycees and the American Library Association Young Adult Services Division. The campaign promotes a 50 booklist to be distributed to teens, parents, counselors, and detention centers, with prices for paperback and hardcover editions and distribution through libraries and schools.
The Chester Weinberg spring collection commentary noted several hemline looks. A printed release at the show argued that fashion moves beyond hemline hangups while stressing the right length for the wearer and how proportion guides choice.
The Harvey Berrn collection for spring features pale colorways including pineapple yellow, clover pink, bashful blue, muffin and macaroon for beige tones, and moonstone for off-white.
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