10 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
1
Easy to follow plan for scalable home book shelves designed by a homemaker. Three units vary in width and depth to fit living spaces and can be moved or expanded. Pattern 270 includes full size curved shelves, straight pieces with dimensions, and a complete materials list. Enclose 15 cents with name and address to receive the pattern.
Advertises dress patterns with details for Pattern No 8691 in sizes 12 to 20 and Barbara Bell No 1291 for sizes 12 to 42. Notes fabric yardage for size 14 short sleeves and jacket options, trim suggestions, and instructions to send 25 cents for Pattern No 8691 and orders during high demand due to war conditions.
Imm y Cagney plans work on Blood on the Sun after overseas tour as brother scouts scripts. John Wayne stars Tall in the Saddle in a non formula western with kiss scenes for Ella Raines and Audrey Long. Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy Lucille Ball film Without Love shoots with Keenan Wynn and Patricia Morison. Lois Wilson shifts from silent screen to stage and radio. Radio Hall of Fame expands on Air. Joe E Brown praised for morale boosting to troops. Other notes mention Dinah Shore Jimmy Durante Christmas Command Performance and The Big Sleep cast links.
Dr. Martin Williams notes per capita paper use among the highest in the United States, with 1941 figures showing 300 pounds per person and major shares in paperboard newsprint and wrapping paper. He predicts continued growth, especially in kraft production, possibly lifting total US kraft pulp capacity to 17 million tons by 1950, a 33 percent rise from 1943.
Revived early Victorian style features tortoise shell combs and pearl chokers. Shoppers may find Spanish tortoise shell pieces, pearl encrusted small combs, and decorative jeweled accessories. New fashion emphasis on high necklines brings velvet ribbon dog-collars back into style.
Fashion notes describe a small black suit with discreet ermine accents. The ensemble features ermine cuffs on sleeves and off-the-face hat trim. A youthful black suit appears with a snowy ermine collar and tiny ermine tail cluster as finishing touches.
A fashion note highlights armhole trimming as a stylish season accent. It describes a band of fabric, embroidery, beadwork, or braid passementerie as a refined finishing touch.
A Dutch Friesen merchant bought the wind over Count Dirkens’s estate for about 30000 and then demanded payment from all windmill owners on the property. He did not receive any payment, illustrating a whimsical money making scheme.
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