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BY ANNE ASHLEY
Q. How can I make a good
shampoo?
A. Add a small quantity of pul
verized orris root to a little
cornmeal, grtfund as fine as pos
sible. Sprinkle this well over the
scalp, let it remain for a few
minutes, then brush it out thor
oughly.
Q. How can I make lacquer to
be used for refinishing brass fix
tures?
A. By dissolving ten cents
worth of gum shellac in enough
alcohol to make a thin solution.
Apply it with a small soft brush.
Q. How can I remove tarnish
from brass?
A. Rub well with vinegar and
salt, then wash in soap and water,
and apply any good silver polish.
Q. How can I prevent left-over
crusts from becoming rancid?
A. When through baking, put
left-over crusts of bread into the
oven until the oven is cool. Crusts
treated in this way will grind
better and will not get rancid
nor stale.
Q. How can I clean the brist
les of the carpet sweeper brushes,
without harming them?
A. The bristles will not be
harmed if a coarse comb is used
to remove the ravelings and
hairs.
Q. How can I whiten clothes?
A. Soak them over night in a j
solution of one quart of water ‘
to one teaspoonful cream of tar
tar.
Q. Should brown soap be used
for washing flannels?
A. No; never use brown soap
suds for washing colored clothes
and flannel, as it usually con
tains resin and soda. Resin is in
jurious to flannel, and soda is
injurious to colored clothes.
Q. How can I prevent white
silk from turning yellow?
A. White silk should not be
washed in water that is too hot,
as it has a yellowing effect on it.
Q. How can I keep mice away?
A. Lay gum camphor along the
; backs of the closet shelves or any
; other haunts.
Q. How can I brighten and
| sharpen the knives of the food
chopper?
A. Take a piece of scouring
soap,or small bits left from the
cakes of scouring soap, and run
through the food chopper in the
same manner as a vegetable or
piece of bread. Then wash thor
oughly to remove all the grit. -
O. How can I remove scars
from pimples?
A. Scars from pimples can be
removed by bathing in a solu
tion of boracic acid and then ap
plying zinc ointment.
JEAN SAULSBURY
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Sauls
bury of Palmer have announced
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Jean Marie, to SPC William
J. Wade, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cope, also of Palmer. The
wedding date has tentatively
been set for March 10 at the
United Protestant Church in Pal
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MOOSE LEGION
PLANS QUARTERLY
MEETING JANUARY 28
Dancing and a lunch will fol
low the regular quarterly meet
ing of the Mt. McKinley No. 51
Loyal Order of Moose meeting
which will be held at Moose Hall
j in Palmer on Saturday evening,
January 28, according to Don In
galls, herder. The meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m.
A sizeable delegation from An
chorage is expected to make the
meeting, Ingalls said and initia
tion ceremonies will be held for
; new candidates.
All Moose members and their
ladies are invited to attend. Live
j music will be furnished for danc
’ ing.
mer.
The bride-to-<be attended Pal
mer schools and graduated from
Centralia High School at Centra
lia, Washington in 1955. She is
employed in the office of the Al
aska Engineering Associates. The
prospective bridegroom, a gradu
ate of Palmer High School, class
of 1952, is completing a tour of
duty with the U. S. Army.
1 HEW BABIES |
Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Boyle
of Sutton are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of a son,
Robert Lee, who was born at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
January 17. He is their fifth child
and weighed, seven pounds, six
ounces at birth. Mr. Boyle is a
miner.
DeLand
Mr. and Mrs. Nile T. DeLand of
Palmer are parents of their sec
ond child, a daughter who was
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital on January 19. She has been
named Terri Irene and weighed
six pounds, 13 ounces at birth.
Mrs. DeLand is the former Glor
ia Lepak and maternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Lepak of Palmer. Paternal grand
mother is Mrs. Helen Scott, also
of Palmer. Mr. DeLand is em
ployed by the Johnson Fuel Ser
vice.
Barry
Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Barry are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their third child and sec- |
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ond daughter, Anne Marie. She
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital January 20, weighing an
even seven pounds. Paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Barry of Finger Lake. Mr.
Barry is employed as a carpen
er.
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