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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1941
Page
3
Pattern No. 6925 offers a sunsuit overall frock and bonnet set for sizes 1 to 5 years. It promises simple construction and economical fabric use with a total of about 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch material and 3 yards trimming. Order details follow.
A fashion piece highlights tiny hats as the season’s trend with diminutive shapes and ribbon bows. White hats with wings or flower trims pair with white straw sailors trimmed in colorful flowers and Kelly green accents. Yellow stands out, echoed in bright yellow quills on gray felts and other neutrals.
Nylon dresses debut in reading store fashion sections with daytime styles in navy and gray, featuring geape shoulders and pleated skirts. A modern black with fall-over shirted jacket leads evening wear including dinner dresses and formal gowns with crisp full skirts.
Peter, driven by Sammy Jay and friends, stops shirking and cuts a bramble passage toward the Green Forest. He endures scratches and torn clothes as he finishes a safe exit to reach the Old Brier Patch, with Roddy Fox nearby and allies watching.
The feature notes big summer brims and over 60 smart suits in black pique. Tiered skirts shape the latest silhouette while summer prints favor rose and straw berry motifs. Yellow and green tones dominate, nylon fabrics debut for day and evening wear, and cepe and dolmac sleeves rise in importance.
Underbrim flowers fashion notes describe wearing bright yellow accents on oversized summer hats. Readers are advised to pin real flowers like roses and orchids, with mimosa sprays on the underbrim and black felt hats paired with tulle bows.
A collage of film updates notes Edward Arnold slimming for Nothing But the Truth and next leading The Devil and Daniel Webster double casting shifts after Thomas Mitchell's accident. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope plan Road to Morocco replacing Moscow. Ellen Drew eyed for The Silver Queen era, Ginny Simms signs with REO for radio and film work, Harold Winston helped launch Bette Davis, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sign for nine Fox pictures, plus Alice Faye Don Ameche Honeymoon in Havana and Dive Bomber casting.
A vintage note promotes a do it yourself slip cover to transform old sofas. It promises easy, stylish results with a 32 page book detailing cutting sewing and trimming for various chair types. Includes fabric color tips and instructions for making and applying the covers.
The record setting system spans 28 miles to move limestone from a quarry to a cement plant in Sweden. It uses 50 buckets that are filled and emptied automatically while towers rise 147 feet above water to clear ships.
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