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...heart-valve operation was one of its brightest alumnae: Mrs. Claire Ward, 29, of Newark. In the spring of 1948, Mrs. Ward was bedridden for months with heart failure; she could not even walk unaided to the next room. Today she holds an office job and does her own housework as well. Pressed as to whether she had any complaints, Mrs. Ward admitted that she feels a bit short of breath after climbing three flights of stairs...
...book cases, installed cupboards, coat racks and window screens. They have cut and hauled several cords of wood, started clearing a ski trail, piled, loaded and sold 4,000 bales of hay to help fill up the school's near-empty coffers. Meanwhile, they have also done their housework-cooking, cleaning and making beds...
...homes where radios were playing. The rules of the Torah and the Rabbinate strictly circumscribe the lives of their womenfolk, who must not sit with men, must cover themselves to ankle and wrist. After a rudimentary schooling, Mea Shearim girls stay at home to help their mothers with the housework seven days a week. They may not stroll about the city, dance, see movies, go swimming, or read non-religious books. When they are 17, the marriage broker comes around...
...cilindrero plays Las Golondrinas at the sendoff. He performs at dances for those who cannot afford to hire mariachis or fancy bands. When at midafternoon he shuffles into the big patio of a working-class tenement, children shriek, dogs bark, chickens scurry around, and women drop their housework to listen to his loud, lively songs. Then coins drop from some of the windows, and his partner scrambles for the centavos. Late in the day, dusty and tired, he finds his way to a corner cantina. "Do we make a deal?" he asks the barkeeper. "Why not?" says the barkeep...
...court last week Engineer Smith showed surprise at the Masons' complaints, explained that he was leading a normal bachelor life and doing his housework at night. As for the clocks: he needed them to keep time. The judge ordered him to pay the Masons $294, charged him another $2,800 for court costs. Said Smith: "There seems to be a frightfully antagonistic atmosphere around me." He would look for a nice quiet place in the country, he said...