Jun-04.pd - Local History Archives

GETTING AROllND Continued from page 2
Anyone who has ever tried to lose 10 pounds would
~ympathize with Robert A. Platt of Lincolnwood, Il~
linou. Mr. Platt, however, has had literally tons of
help in breaking the eating habit ever since he became
a member of PLAY, INC., a nonprofit organization. of
fat men meeting every Tuesday night in Skokie.
Through mass therapy the PLAY£I!.S have been able to
encourage one another to s~e a total of 2,400
pounds in their first year, without pills, exercise, or
starvation diets. Comparatively, 'Mr. Platt, who took
the pledge at 181 pounds-be now weighs 178-is
emaciated, and as the thinnest one in tbe group he
has become a conversation piece. A baker who weighs
in at 348 pounds claims he weighed more when he
was born than Robert Platt does now, and a 237-
pound process server says ht has lost more than Platt
weighs-which is perfectly true!
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Remember a little batch ot "businessies" we ran in
our April issue? They inspired L. Redig of Garfield
Height:>, Ohio, to further excesses, as follows:
How's the lollipop business? Taking a licking.
How's the dressmaking business? So, so.
How's the diaper business? Hitting bottom.
How's the bakery business? Needs dough.
How's the beauty parlor business? Cut and dried.
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Just in time for June comes this king-size romantic
story from Anne Myers Allison of Oak Park, Illinois,
about her former classmate, Mrs. Joseph Catalono.
When Mrs. Catalono, a widow, went to a church
conference for widows and widowers, she met a Mr.
Frank Infanger with whom she found she had a lot
in common. He had five children under 10 and as
luck would have it, so did she. Soon wedding bells
chimed and all 12 Infangers went house hunting in
Oak Park, where they found a roomy Victorian
house which had been waiting for a family such as
theirs. So he sold his old house and she sold hers, and
they moved into the new one and set up on a scale
that would do credit to a small !late!' Mrs. lnfanger,
a cheery size-IO blonde, now cooks 24 eggs for breakfast
in her roomy Victorian kitchen.
Continued on page 6
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THE CAR THAT MADE THE STATION WAGON BEAUTIFUL
At one time you had to sacrifice beauty to gain the extra room in a wagon. Over the years, Mercury led the way
in changing that. The room was kept, in fact increased (now 99.2 cu. ft. - just about the biggest there is). But
Mercury knew that with most owners the station wagon is their only car. It has to do triple duty ... as a family car, a
"dress-up" car, and a cargo carrier. Mercury made it beautiful ... luxurious inside. Just how beautiful you can see in rtil
the picture above. lINCOLN.MERCURY DIVISION ~ MOTOR COMPANY MERCURY ... The Wagan Specialist l!J