30 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
1
Betty McCoy struggles to find God amid life’s trials and the gift of spiritual hunger. Kathleen Norris cites reader letters praising belief versus critics who deny God, urging courage through middle age and New Year resolve to keep faith.
Emma pressures Walter into a hunting trip. He renovates a dusty shotgun, buys shells, and heads to a corn field for rabbits. A failed hunt ends with a shot that misses a live rabbit and a flat tire, underscoring Walter’s comic misadventure.
The Tempelhof drome incident inspired Lieut Gail Halversen to drop candy on a handkerchief parachute. Now Berlin shuttle crews drop about 1500 candy chutes daily, with the main problem a shortage of handkerchiefs for parachutes.
In a lively guide style, the piece highlights rhinestone jewelry as must have accessories for girls. Chokers, bracelets, clips, and brooches are praised, with tips on securing cameos and diamonds. The tone mixes playful fashion chatter with social schoolyard commentary and a dash of humor.
Mrs W J Cash who has been blind since birth gave birth to a 4 pound 8 ounce girl. The doctor said the baby was normal, easing months of worry. The couple, both blind, trusted faith over the physician’s warning and welcomed their child. The mother manages housekeeping and believes faith mattered.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports the 1947 per person U S income at 1323 dollars, totaling 5292 for a family of four. Per capita figures show New York 1781 and Nevada 1842, with eight states above 1600 and the District of Columbia. The low belt remains the South, Arkansas at 710 per person. This reflects a rise of 1380 percent since 1940, when a four person family averaged 2300 annually.
New York report tells of Mrs Petra de Rivera mother of 14 children who rushed at LaGuardia onto a plane believed bound for Puerto Rico then landed in London the next day she explained in Spanish the misflight and later returned to LaGuardia without paying the $630 fare seeking the next Puerto Rico flight she had been visiting her daughter in New York for six months
In Antioch California Vernon Beard fifteen kept eight thousand six hundred dollars hidden in a paper bag for a week. Police matched his prints from a juvenile file to prints at another burglary and jailed him. Chief Harry Boyer said the money came from a Wolfe home burglary and Vernon would be turned over to the state youth authority.
Mme Elanora Garnett arrives in New York from Shanghai to cut a slice of upper crust and designs dresses that stand out in Park Avenue. She critiques American women for seeking sameness at department stores, paying high prices, and leaving with similar looks. Her creations aim to disrupt the town's rarified couture scene.
Sewing Circle patterns announce Pattern No 1784 in sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 with 444 yards of 39 inch fabric. Pattern No 8391 covers sizes 34 to 48 with 475 yards of 39 inch fabric. Include extra copy of Fall and Winter Fashion and free pattern printed in the book.
Pattern offer provides a simple do it yourself project for modern sectional bookcases. No special tools or skill required. instructions, materials list, and usage tips are included. Send 50 cents for Pattern No 42 to East-Bild Pattern Company, Pleasantville NY.
A garbled excerpt weaves playful wordplay and a joke about a missing husband. It mentions a typist and a teacher, lists animals of the polar regions, and ends with a caustic bridge joke about finding a rod with a worm on each end.
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