Pattern Pattern for Summer Wear and a Diner Wager
An informal ad describes an inexpensive pattern No. 028 for a sweet quartet of summer outfits sized for a child with details on yardage and trim. A diner’s bill prompts a playful wager about the waitress and a note on the back of the bill hints at a humorous ad.
Notable figures in wartime careers dominate this week
A collage of profiles highlights George Ade as a modern fabulist, Theresa Bonney's rise as a photographer and academic, and L.B. Mayer’s ascent from salvager to MGM president. The piece notes Bonney’s Croix de Guerre, her wartime Libyan and Finnish assignments, and Mayer’s 1940 salary and career arc. Robert Breenan's wartime role and past pulp writing are also referenced.
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York
George Ade
Tron Hat
Theresa Bonney
Crowns
Syracuse
Sorbonne
Paris
Alexander Dumas
Miss Bonney
University of California
Harvard
Academe
Adolf Hitler
France
Vichy
Louise
America
Bonney & Co
International Picture Bureau
Baron Mannerheim
Finland
Easy Entertaining Ideas For Summer Desserts And Beverages
A homemakers column offers simple, economical entertaining ideas for summer. Desserts like Tropical Gingerbread and vanilla mousse are featured with easy preparations, plus crowd-pleasing beverages and tips for host-friendly dessert service during gatherings.
Dessert Bridge Menu and Cream Sponge Orange Chiffon Cake
Dessert menu features Devil's Food pudding with ice cream sauce and orange chiffon cake with a peanut brittle mousse option. Recipes detail cream sponge cake and orange chiffon cake steps, including gelatin custard filling and proper cooling, with a Western Newspaper Union release note.
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Western Newspaper Union
Hess Loyalty to Hitler and Washington Letters on Convoys
In Washington amid protests over convoys a radio columnist recounts Hess's loyalty to Hitler, his 1939 Reichstag moment, and the home front chaos. He notes letters to Congress influence debates, including categories of letters and the impact of spontaneous handwritten notes from voters. Keynes is profiled as a prophet warning about postwar financing.
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H Street
Washington
D. C
White House
Capitol Hill
Scotland
Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Hess
Berlin
Nazi Party
Herr Goering
Herr Goebbels
Britain
Reichstag
Germany
France
Poland
Kroll Opera House
Goering
St. Bernard
Fuehrer-to-be
Capitol
Congress
John Maynard Keynes
Mr. Keynes
Keynes
Lynn's party food tips from mother
The narrator recalls practical food hints from her mother including handling pecan meats by softening shells with boiling water, using melted unsweetened chocolate cut into pieces for better cake texture, and using rhubarb juice as a base for iced fruit drinks as a tea substitute.
Mosquito Tactic Aimed at Fire Plant Defense
FBI reports a plan using oil in water barrels around a defense plant to deter mosquitoes and prevent fires. Labor shortages threaten defense industries as Studebaker predicts one million people trained for defense jobs by June 30, 1941, with 325,000 already trained or in training by January 1.
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FBI
Oth. Studebaker
Flowery Slip Cover Transforms Worn Sofa
Bright new slip cover makes an old sofa look fresh and stylish. The booklet provides exact cutting and sewing details with diagrams for slip covers and chair coverings. It offers fabric and color tips and instructions to make your own slip covers.
Swift Report Echoes Through Time
A compact note reflects on speed and progress as a guiding force, echoing Vergilian themes of swift movement, travel, and growing strength with each advancing step.
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Vergil
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