Cynthia's Book of Fash ions in Historic Costume Display
Cynthia, a manikin, presents nine eras of dress from Egyptian to flapper, staged by Miss Doro thy Stoflet at Wilson High. Miss Stoflet, a former Ledyard, Iowa, teacher and Coe College graduate, created authentic garments and narrates each period with period music and a white plywood stage.
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Ynthia
Cynthia
Scarlett O’hara
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Miss Dorothy Stoflet
First Avenue
Miss Stoflet
Wilson High School
University of Hawaii
Miss Stofler
P.E.O
Miss Stoffer
Pa Delta Sorority
Stoflet
Wilson
Ledyard
Massa
Jeanie
Cohan
Book Talk Review of Night Duty at Hospital
A review notes Night Duty presents 24 hours in a hospital with rich medical terminology and the ether smell in the air. The piece mentions a head surgeon whose son serves with the RAF, and contrasts native land themes with hospital life.
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RAF
For Mothers Holt's Care and Feeding of Children
A concise review notes Dr L Emmett Holt Jr Johns Hopkins presents a complete answer set on child care from birth to childhood in an easy Q and A format. The 321 page work includes charts and an index aimed at solving common problems for young mothers.
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L. Emmett Holt, Jr
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Another Claudia novel by Rose Franken review
The reviewer praises Another Claudia as an updated continuation of Claudia and David after December 7 1941. It notes Claudia faces life changes while David serves, with warmth and insight, and comments on a remarkable maid character who elevates domestic life to fairy tale status.
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Miss Franken
Claudia
Dorothy McGuire
David
Naughtons
The Battle for Buenos Aires by Sax Bradford review
J S praises Sax Bradford's The Battle for Buenos Aires for solid facts and keen observation. The reviewer notes Bradford shows Argentina as pro democratic yet ruled by a corrupt aristocracy with Italian and German minorities. It highlights Bradford's analysis of failed propaganda and cautions about cultural misreading in radio outreach.
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Buenos Aires
Sax Bradford
Harcourt, Brace
AX Bradford
Argentina
Bradford
Americas
Berlin
Hemisphere
South America
Newspaper Dynasty Hundred Years by Kinsey
The work traces a century of newspaper history linking a major paper to the city it serves. It sketches the entwined rise of journalism and urban development, noting key figures, events, and shifts in coverage.
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Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Philip Kinsley
Watch Your Step Gardeners Are Green
A Cedar Rapids gardening feature urges novices and veterans alike to pace outdoor work to avoid sunburn and blisters. It highlights tool safety, protective hats, skin care, and recognizing poison ivy and poison sumac with medical advice for rashes.
Capsule Wardrobe Ideas for a June Bride
A June bride can assemble a five outfit basic wardrobe plus a few blouses and sweaters using a one color formula to minimize packing. Recommend beige to brown or light blue to navy palettes with coordinated accessories. Include a simple organza or crepe street dress, a lightweight wool traveling suit, snoods and bows, a two piece print dress, a shanting basic dress, and a tailored casual coat for cool evenings.
Choose Clothes To Match Your Coloring
Mardee Hoff, decorator-artist and model, urges dressing to complement coloring. She favors bold greens, warm golds, pale aqua, jungle prints, with honey-red lipstick to match vivid hair. When unsure, use a tea shade lipstick in harmony with the costume and coloring.
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Mardee Hoff
Mardee
Victory Garden Clothes Show Three Practical Uniforms
A display highlights three victory garden outfits. Left, an built-up bodice overall with wide shoulder straps. center, a long-sleeve smock and contrasting slacks. right, a farmerette uniform sponsored by the department of agriculture home economics bureau as standard farm work attire.
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Victory Garden
Home Economics Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pages of History
Louise Luz
Book of Fashions
Godey
Coe College
Kap
Joseph Medill
Charles H. Ray
Medill
Lee
Virginia
Lincoln
Grant
Mr. Kinsley
Chicago
Jessie V. Coles
University of California
University
Coles
Holt
M.D. Appleton Century
Rose Franken
Farrar and Rinehart
Knopf
Cedar Rapids
United States
Alicia Hart
Special Gazette
Westmorland
Sterling
J. W. Gaines
1St Ave
Brabbit-Taylor Music
King Band Instruments
Columbia Records
Music Appreciation Records
Cray Hair
America
Killian Company
Mies
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