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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
15
Anne Adams introduces Pattern 4509 a matronly dress with a scalloped lace edged collar and cuffs a back and front action free design and a panel skirt for shaping available in sizes 34 through 46. The ad promotes a companion Pattern 4500 and a book offering sewing instructions with a 15 cent pattern price and 25 cent book and pattern combo.
Radio highlights list various station codes and personalities including WLW WHAS and Amos 'Andy. Mentions Ireland of the third century and a menu of foods. Notes New Zealand South Island as the world’s 13th largest island with about 44 500 square miles.
Pattern 2561 from New York offers a square motif suitable for cloth scarf or needlecraft. Includes instructions, stitches, and fabric directions, with a simple joined string design. Address requests and return name for patterns at Eighth Ave, with payment of ten cents.
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