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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1942
Page
7
Fashion notes praise lace as a versatile winter flourish across outfits. Modern lace varieties suit informal to formal wear, with oak leaf patterns, Chantilly lace, and velvet ensembles paired with bows, wraps, gloves, and evening accessories for festive events and social gatherings.
A new twosome in daytime dress pairs a wide colorful peasant belt with a matching crown band for felt hats. Also offered is a laced front corselet to brighten simple wool outfits with gaiety and chic.
Tiny backs of the pompa dour worn with hats gain fashion appeal. Milliners design headwear that shows the hair beneath. A new veil trick envelopes a tiny hat in Chantilly lace to form a back voluminous snood, protecting hair yet revealing it through lace.
Fashion notes extol wearing multiple lapel jewelry pieces at once. Sets of 10 bright enamel pins with tiny jewels offer floral, beetle, bug, butterfly and hummingbird designs, while single pins appeal to collectors like charms for bracelets or necklaces.
The article advises viewing the face as a picture and using hats as a framing line. A black felt hat can roll up to create a peak enhancing a square face, while a creamy beige felt and feather hat complements skin coloring.
Nancy Walker stars in Best Foot Forward and will report to Metro studios after the show ends. The piece notes Mary Sheppard shifts to film in What About Daddy, Robert Benchley juggles Out of the Frying Pan and Take a Letter Darling, and mentions new contracts for Louisiana Purchase stars Jean Wallace and Lynda Gray. The column adds dog spotlight for Asta and a quip about Myrna Loy and Nelson Eddy.
Infant David James who was carried by Marlene Dietrich when she fell and broke her leg has resumed acting in Rosalind Russell’s new film with Fred MacMurray now carrying the baby on set.
Charles Laughton appears on a radio program with Milton Berle showing a Forty-niner beard and a month’s growth of hair for RKO’s Turtles of Tahiti. He hints at future dance skills learned for It Started With Eve and a new picture and performs the hula during a rehearsal with Shirley Ross playing Aloha Oe on the piano.
Jack Benny’s NBC show routines nicknamed him Buck Benny persist as his nickname. The rest of the cast continues to address him only as Buck Benny.
William Shirer hosts after broadcast discussions on international affairs. Ann Shepherd from Joyce Jordan publicizes at a New York hospital and now has downtime as an intern. Irene Rich takes a Metro lead in Just Between Us. Babe Ruth signs to play himself in The Life of Lou Gehrig.
In a wartime diary passage Eleanor Roosevelt recalls the Capitol moment when President Wilson’s warning echoed in 1917. She describes long hours, preparations, and a shift from diplomacy to urgent civilian defense work with LaGuardia and regional directors.
State defense council plans a central office in Sacramento with two branches in San Francisco and Los Angeles to coordinate defense. Local council of defense sets up a volunteer office and guards are placed at strategic bridges while fund-raising and preparations continue.
A small group of Adaman club members trek nine miles from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak to ignite a New Year fireworks display. They endure 40 degree below zero temperatures and winds as high as the peak’s 14 110 feet as twenty foot snow drifts pile up. Each man carries food and his share of fireworks for the midnight show, a gruelling but enjoyed tradition.
A century ago in 1842 the United States faced a high national debt of over 13.59 million dollars and widespread influenza. Notable events included Charles Dickens visiting the country and the Horatio Greenough statue of General Washington being placed in the Capitol.
The article notes 1942 marks 450 years since Columbus discovery. World War II limits celebrations but hints at honoring the navigator. It recalls Joaquin Miller, describing Columbus facing a dark hour before a new world emerges and a dawn of hope for 1942.
The piece notes the United States lags in New Year timing, as Father Time brings 1942 first to other continents. California residents wait three extra hours, with time zone differences placing the new year at 7 a.m. eastern, 6 a.m. central, 5 a.m. mountain, and 4 a.m. Pacific.
Early Scots believed a random Bible open on New Year’s day could reveal a person’s happiness or misery. A finger placed on the page guided reading of the whole chapter, which was interpreted as a forecast for the year ahead.
Government career opportunities are outlined with pay scales for multiple grades from Junior Stenographer to Principal and paths in medicine law and mechanical trades. The Postal Service offers entry as a letter carrier with advances to postmaster. A 32 page booklet details many jobs, pay, tests, and application instructions.
A reflective note praises naturally cheerful people who calm and cheer others through their actions. The author blesses kindly souls who lift those around them, urging gratitude for their positive influence in difficult times.
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