Saturday, 10 May 2014

Life April 9 1951 Page 14

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS 
continued on page 16
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS CONTINUED 
Sirs: 
No wonder the crew cuts wow 'em! Witness these views of Pvt. Gerar( Gaudet before and after crew cut. 
E. L. MATTHEWS
Starke, Fla. 
BEFORE &AFTER 

Sirs: 
I am very curious. Just what did Carol Channing look like before she got that silly looking haircut? 
CPL. DON WENCLAWSKI, USMCR 
Camp J. H. Pendleton 
Oceanside, Calif.
UNCUT CHANNING 

$100,000 FIND 
Sirs: 
The cancellation on the envelope in which Mrs. Lincoln's letter was enclosed ("$1.00 Fee Turns Up a $100,000 Find," LIFE, March 19) has an interesting history. In those days there were no "cancelling machines" so our post office forebears cut designs in the tops of corks and used these as "rubber" stamps. Some philatelists make a specialty of collecting just such old cancellations of varied designs.
EDGAR L. DIMMICK, M.D.
Dunmore, Pa. 
OLD CANCELLATIONS 
CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 . 
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There goes the DIRT-fast!
BORAXO GETS OUT DIRT PLAIN SOAP CAN'T REACH  Being a "handy man" is sure hard on hands . . .
Don't worry! Just wet hands and pour on a little Boraxo . . . 
In 30 seconds, even fingernails are shining clean! 
®BORAXO CLEANS dirty HANDS
Nothing like Boraxo to get hands cleaner quicker! Its special Borax-Soap Formula gets out even the toughest ground-in dirt in seconds! Yet it's gentle and mild as fine toilet soap. Makes the children really like to clean-up grubby hands and knees. Pleases mother because it leaves her hands so soft and smooth feeling. No wonder Boraxo is the American family's favorite powdered hand soap! Get a couple of cans.. . one for the bathroom, one for the kitchen. . .at your market, grocery or drug store, today.
ANOTHER FAMOUS "20 MULE TEAM" PRODUCT 
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GOOD... any old time! 
CHEEZ-IT 
the cracker with " that swell cheese flavor 
America’s largest selling cheese cracker
A DAINTY CHEESE CRACKER
Sunshine Biscuits. INC. 
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Laura Mae Life
Blouse washes like a Hanky!
check on chick
Sanforized checked shirt.
Red or blue 
Sizes 32-38, $1.98
At your favorite store, or write: 
M. SERMAN & CO., 1407 BROADWAY, N. Y.18 
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The average price of a new home then was $9000 about 2.56 times the yearly average wage of $3510. Which was about 2.34 times the price of a new car $1500. Today?

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