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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
3
The fashion feature showcases apron fronts on day and evening dresses, with detachable ties that convert simple gowns into dressed up looks. It highlights polka dot silk, red white and black prints, bouffant gowns with lace and embroidery, and playful appliques.
Farm Topics discusses producing and feeding high-quality hay to lower livestock costs. It notes alfalfa clover and soybean hay have fertility value of $8 to $9 per ton and that quality hinges on maturity leaves color and aroma.
Marion Weeber designs a miniature cadet cap lapel piece for smart suits. The enameled craft features rhinestones a real feather tuft and resembles a West Point style cap aimed at distinctiveness and vogue in coming months.
A quaint fashion trend of evening pinafores returns in lavish materials. Designers reinterpret the old style into elaborate gowns for upscale events.
A reason for wedge shoe popularity is comfort with strong instep and ankle support and a firm base for walking. New versions use scroll cut outs to lighten their look and feature elasticized serge or gabardine fabrics often paired with patent leather or kid. They are light and cling to the foot for a snug fit.
White linen-weave straw hat with black ribbon ties the simple look. A Homburg style in white pique features a deeply creased crown and rolled-up brim also banded in black ribbon.
Readers note a surge in tailored taffeta daytime suits featuring moire faille and engaline fabrics in navy and black as designers unveil new silk outfits.
Extension forester Parker O Anderson of Minnesota University Farm explains a new tire tube method using zinc chloride to treat green fence posts. Posts absorb preservative in eight to twenty four hours, making common woods last like cedar at about six cents per post.
Donald Hatfield of the University of Minnesota says game on farms can be a valued return like oats or beef. He envisions farmer sportsman cooperatives across states such as Michigan Ohio and Iowa to protect landowners and expand hunting areas with a per unit hunter cap and modest fees to fund improvements.
The piece cites dairy guidance noting one ton of grain per cow annually. It reports farmer bankruptcies reaching a two decade low last year. It offers a DIY tip: if a cold chisel head enlarges, grind edges to fit the haft snugly.
In a featured sketch Miss Fixit shows how she transformed an old rocker into a desk companion and painted a desk blue to match. She crafted blue velvet frames for enlarged photos and hung them with red ribbon. The full transformation appears in Sewing Book 5, available to readers for 10 cents. Betsy will return next week with more attic magic.
The quiz asks who delivered the first famous orations called philippics. It asks which Bible verses are the longest and shortest. It probes Suomi as another name for a people. It inquires about the best sailing on a merchant ship and jury service in states. It defines a pessimist as a person always telling troubles. It asks where Arabic numerals were first used and if sailboats can outrun the wind. It questions quota exemptions for natives and Muscovy as the ancient name of a country.
The list covers figures and terms from history and religion, biblical verses, national nicknames, a legal phrase, jury rights by state, a self description, a geography item, a sailing fact, a regional list, and a country. It includes Demosthenes, Esther, St. John, Suomi, donist, grouch, India, wind sailing speeds, a regional Americas list, and Russia.
Instructions cover halved grapefruits with hollowed sections for strawberries and honey, ceiling cleaning with aluminum and vinegar, refrigerator moisture risks, brass tray cleaning paste, lingerie tinting with pastel dyes, carrot additions to fruit salads, mashed potatoes and rice tips with cream of tartar, and storage advice for flour.
A father and son visit a bazaar charity sale where a girl sells kisses. The boy earns a dollar by kissing her and returns proudly. The father asks if he caused a scream, and the boy confirms he kept the dollar, implying the kiss was memorable.
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