Woman's World Sewing Guide Tackles Sleeve Fitting
Amateur and experienced sewers face common garment fitting issues with sleeves. The article stresses careful pattern placement, straight of grain alignment, and patience for long sleeves. It notes shoulder elbow and wrist joints shape the sleeve and urges testing with a patio and accurate darts for elbow movement.
Fashion sewing tips for hats sleeves and pockets
The article advises on pastel wool hat trends with net swathed turbans and frothy crochet, plus sleeve fitting guidelines with padding, shoulder balance, and raglan pad shapes. It covers waistline joining, inner belts, elastic waists, and pocket construction with cardboard patterns and edge finishing.
New Vegetables Add Variety For The Home Garden
During the war home food growing was vital to supplement resources and now aids in lowering prices and shipping food to ruined countries. New varieties like Golden Midget dwarf sweet corn, Bounty tomato, white radish, and midget muskmelon appear in seed catalogs, all suited for small plots and quick yields.
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North Dakota
Rutgers
Minnesota
Minen
Spiecite
Give Up Pamela Adopt Case Sparks Moral Dilemma
Kathleen Norris, in a feature, chronicles a Toledo letter from Janet Warrison asking guidance on a troubled home. A 5 year old girl Pamela would be surrendered to the care of a neighboring family, while the parents debate adopting or creating more children.
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David
Janet Warrison
Toledo
Ann
Pamela
Mammy
Philadelphia
Bob
Janet
Isotopes Aid in Cancer War
The U S Atomic Energy Commission will provide radioisotopes free to qualified American cancer researchers. Dr Shields Warren said the program expands already ambitious cancer studies by supplying more isotopes beyond iodine, phosphorus, and sodium. Isotopes, produced in nuclear reactors, offer a potential substitute for radium in cancer research.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Program
United States
Atomic Energy
Shields Warren
Commission
Division of Biology and Medicine
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Mending a Marble Table Top With Reinforcement
A marble table top broken across can be permanently repaired only with reinforcement. Use plasterboard or a board strip inside the frame. Edges are cemented, pressed, and a plaster of Paris mixture is spread on the back. After hours of hardening, the marble is placed back.
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