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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
3
A reader complains Abby set a bad example by sharing pierced ears, Abby denies it. Debates include a 15-year-old dating a 23-year-old, a divorcee using a former husband’s name, and Catholic birth control beliefs. The column weighs advice on honesty, legality, and faith.
Des Moines Dietetic Association representative recalls Gov Hughes led Iowa Women's Traffic Safety Conference. Highlights education, seat belt use, and milk's role in preventing osteoporosis. Notes mixed beliefs, motivation strategies, and parallels between traffic safety and lifelong milk consumption.
United Press International reports that about 34 million American families will buy Christmas trees. The industry has shifted from Canadian sources to U S forests and tree farms across states, with deserts in the Southwest also cutting millions for nearby cities. White balsam fir remains top in demand, followed by blue spruce and Scotch pine, which accounted for 21 percent last year, while pinon gains California shipments.
Oklahoma City wholesalers report the mistletoe market has nearly vanished as buyers shift to artificial varieties. A spokesman notes his firm no longer stocks live mistletoe and demand has dwindled over five years, though the kissing tradition may endure with plastic branches.
Washington UPI reports that humans share the global food supply with animals. Georg Borgstrom in The Hungry Planet estimates the living mass of registered livestock equals about 15 billion people, while about 3 billion people exist on Earth.
A collection of homey recipes and small kitchen tips including Gingerbread, Mexican Spaghetti, a shrimp ham sandwich spread, Grace's Caramels, and Date Pudding. Also notes that rickshaws remain popular in Hong Kong with time-based fares about ten cents per five minutes.
A new crop of whole nuts enters markets as varieties like almonds Brazil nuts chestnuts and filberts become scarce after Christmas. Buy unshelled nuts free of scars cracks or holes and avoid bargain lots. Store in tightly sealed containers in the refrigerator or freezer to prevent rancidity. Black walnuts are a noted exception to interchangeability in recipes.
A Danish greeting is explained as A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The piece lists multilingual Yuletide phrases including French Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee, German Frohliche Weihnachten, Italian Buon Natale e Buon Anno, and others with notes on pronunciation left to the reader.
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