11 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
1
A pattern description for Barbara Bell 1975-B two piece tailored frock in tweed velveteen flannel or wool crepe. Jacket blouse with bodice detailing and pockets, full circular skirt, collarless neck line, sizes 12 to 20 with busts 30 to 38 inches. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
Quick frozen foods allow berries in January oysters in June and chicken or turkey anytime. They are harvested and frozen near the source to preserve flavor. A homemaker profits from less kitchen work and menus from Easy Entertaining. Recipes include cream gravy asparagus with lemon butter sauce red raspberry shortcake French fried shrimp deep dish blueberry pies and shortcake biscuits with New Fashioned Fried Chicken.
Fun party planning guide promises step by step help from planning to serving a meal. The booklet Easy Entertaining provides menus and recipes for Valentine luncheons receptions and children’s parties including teen groups and toddlers. Send 10 cents to Eleanor Howe 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to obtain a copy for your kitchen library.
The column previews next week's tips by Eleanor Howe on planning and preparing delicious meals. It promises guidance on tender flaky pastry roasting meats to proper doneness and seasoning soups and sauces for health and happiness.
Practical household hints cover lamp shades with tin, straining sugar, generous coffee measures, repairing leaks with paraffin dipped cloth, using leftovers, cooking tips for browning, egg substitute in pumpkin pie, serving cold foods, removing ink with a match, and dating canned goods to rotate stock.
Adeleine Carroll receives fan letters from French children living in a chateau amid air raid fears. A Brighton Belle replica train scenes in My Son, My Son! with extras, not soldiers, as Edward Small struggles with war constraints. March of Time film on Guam is delayed by appendicitis of cameraman Victor Jurgens, who is operated at sea and films civil and military life on the island. Four Wives proves a worthy sequel to Four Daughters and Kay Francis may play a glamorous mother in It’s Date, while Norma Shearer could join Escape’s mother role with a rewrite. Patsy Montana and her brother on rival radio stations broadcast at exactly 6 15 each morning. Dave Elman’s Hobby Lobby costs him about 35 dollars after feeding fish to a seal, revealing pricey New York restaurant fish costs.
A Boston publisher learns to place telephone numbers in all ads after discovering a restaurant’s missing digits hurt New Year reservations. He manages 80 salesmen for reference books priced in hundreds of dollars and finds phone inquiries yield higher conversion. Children often write for booklets but rarely call, so adding contact numbers cuts wasted effort and costs.
A veteran executive risks tunnel vision by concentrating on internal details, while the key role of the advertiser is to provide the outside view. The piece argues that retail stores banks and other public-facing enterprises possess marketable stories that can lift sales when properly told, a contrast highlighted by noting writers from the country often see city life more vividly.
Robert Montgomery heads to England to shoot more scenes as Pinocchio nears February release. A title change for Send Another Coffin is now Slightly Honorable, per Western Newspaper Union.
The term cigarral in Spanish meant an orchard or garden and described a gift of home-grown tobacco. Hosts said Es de mi cigarral to indicate origin, but outsiders heard it as the item itself. It shortened to cigarro and then to cigar, while cigarette comes from the idea of a small cigar.
Ed Haislet advocates amateur boxing as a core high school program backed by the Minneapolis Star-Journal. He urges helmets and thumbless gloves, notes scientists style training, medical oversight, and eight count rules. Boxing is presented as a disciplined, healthful sport with potential to develop coordination and character.
Simple crochet afghan for novices using two color tones. Worked in single crochet with ribbed herringbone texture. Pattern 6505 includes instructions, material list, color schemes, and a photo illustration. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. at 259 W 14th St New York NY for the pattern.
Collier's notes curious facts: top executives paid annually by some firms, a 235 dollar tax on a 15 dollar alcohol drum for non hospital or lab purchases, and a New Jersey Navesink station lighthouse lens boosting 2400 candlepower to 9 million visible about 25 miles. It also cites varied state workmen's compensation laws covering ailments from flat feet to bedsores.
Ned Day explains spot bowling requires confidence in delivery and proper approach. true spot bowlers avoid looking at pins until release, while head pin players focus on pins after aligning a line from pocket to a chosen spot. Some bowlers mix both methods by watching the spot and pins simultaneously.
A brief quotation about resilience credited to Goldsmith stresses rising after each fall as the measure of true glory. The line emphasizes perseverance and steadfast recovery despite repeated setbacks.
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