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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
8
A Western Newspaper Union release promotes mercerized cotton crochet dresses as versatile year round wear. The article highlights fashions that fit both social occasions and everyday life, with details on zippers, pockets, belts, and lacy cool fabrics suitable for summer and autumn.
Quoting Edith Head top Hollywood designer predicts lavish fall winter styles with romantic fabrics. She foresees no fixed skirt or coat lengths, urging individuality. The era of uniform fashion ends as silks brocades velvets and embroidery dominate.
Women buy smart mid summer coats and suits made from rich air fabrics. The fashion appeal is strong, with Bengaline and similar fabrics featured in the season’s forward looking collections. The look is described as durable through the frost season.
A white silk chiffon evening dress with red polka dots dominates fashion notes. The gown suits country club wear and starlit city nights with music. A halo red toned hat complements the kid belt tied with a fabric bow. The bracelet features a new bubble glass with prismatic colors.
Review highlights the B film Five Came Back from RKO produced by Robert Sisk. Despite a low budget it delivers strong story, capable cast led by Joseph Calleia Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie C Aubrey Smith and Chester Morris with solid dialogue and direction by John Farrow. Also notes radio gains Alec Templeton and Conrad Nagel enhancing talent while March of Time screens The Movies March On praised.
The lesson highlights obedience as a God ordained principle for right living. Jehoshaphat is praised as a True Worshiper and Wise Educator, showing how obedience to God leads to blessing, national strength, and personal spiritual renewal, with emphasis on family, law, and education.
The quotation reflects Sir Thomas Browne pondering wisdom beyond human comprehension, contrasting what we conceive with what we fail to understand, suggesting humility before divine wisdom.
A brief religious note emphasizes proportioning strength to need and dedicating effort to God's work. The wording reflects a devotional cadence inviting faithful support and daily service as a spiritual posture.
Mrs Spears shares methods to repurpose worn dress skirts into summer cotton cushion covers and winter silk covers. Instructions include edge stitching, pattern division, and assembling two-book offers with clear order details for readers collecting Sewing for the Home Decorator and Gifts Novelties and Embroideries.
A gold plated silk fabric described in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry uses a gold salt impregnation that decomposes to leave pure gold on the fiber. The process costs about $3 per yard, allows gold recovery at wear-out, and the garment was recently exhibited in England.
Practical home tips from a vintage guide cover refrigerating oils to prevent rancidity and reading canned food labels for slice counts and useable contents. Trellises should be one to two feet from walls to allow air flow for spraying. Leftovers like rice or macaroni can fill green peppers or tomatoes, with peppers cooking twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
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