Silk-Linen Cocktail Dress Draws on Stainless Steel Auto Style
Maurice Rentner, famed New York designer, unveils a Italian silk-linen cocktail dream shown at the National Automobile Show in New York. The gown features a buttoned front with a decollete back, criss-cross straps, and twin streamers, inspired by the era of stainless steel and swept tail fin car lines. The show highlights top designers translating new car lines, colors, and trims into fashion for spring.
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Maurice Rentner
New York
Pruning Time Advised For Fruit Trees And Vines
Dick Pulse says prune fruit trees grapes and berries from now until growth starts to promote healthier plants and larger harvests. Young trees need four to six years of training with strong limb spacing while maintenance pruning benefits production and spray coverage. Ed Cott recommends starting when trees are planted and pruning annually. yearly pruning supports grape and raspberry crops. Publications USDA bulletin 1870 and Iowa State College pamphlet 214 offer detailed guidance.
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Dick Pulse
Hardin County
Ed Cott
Iowa State College Horticulturist
Cott
Usda Farmers’ Bulletin
Morrill Hall
Iowa State College
Ames
Towa
Iowa
Towa State College
Pulse
Christian Rural Overseas Program aids unrecognized Berlin refugees
The Christian Rural Overseas Program aids unrecognized refugees in West Berlin with food gifts to relieve despair and provide hope. Volunteers report ongoing emergencies, with 20,000 helped in three years and 80 percent of beneficiaries Protestant, while CROP delivers about 2,000 pounds monthly through Evangelical Hilfswerk.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Berlin
CROP
West Berlin
Germany
John Nolin
Des Moines
Evangelical Hilfswerk
Nolin
Church World Service
Day laborer deportation highlighted by permit denial
A day laborer, discovered to work without a permit as an unrecognized refugee, faced bureaucratic hurdles. Refugees note church food gifts arrive without lengthy paperwork or questionnaires, sparing them from formal processes.
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T Hom
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Junior Red Cross
Jong
Ideal Laundry
Eldora
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Bruces
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Crossan's Food Mkt
Feldora Herald-Ledger
Herald-Index
Clueland
Leuthold’s
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