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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
3
A simple sofa idea uses an old cot as the frame and loose cushions. The project requires easy slipcovering and wallboard or plywood to frame the structure. The note explains materials and shows a sketch. BOOK 9 offers more furniture transformations and sagging-spring repairs. 15 cents postage for copy.
Captain Herman Wall of the signal corps took close-up photos of the Normandy invasion despite severe injuries. His pictures reached headquarters by air in record time, aiding the D-day effort while Wall was removed to northern England and left on the critical list. Wall, a former Hollywood photographer, survived and recovered.
Teens are offered salvage ideas for worn sweaters including transforming long sleeves into sleeveless tops and socks, converting pull-ons into cardigans, using back sections as vests, and ripping yarn to reknit. The piece also shares teen poetry samples and advice on makeup and hair to appeal to male peers.
A humorous tale centers on Herman Schmidt who loves a good funny story. He laughs best when telling it, but his old cronies display solemn faces as he notes that jokes lose their punch in translation. The piece highlights how humor shifts in language.
A deep blue mascara creates a soft shadow on lashes and blue eyeshadow enhances any eye color. One blue perfume named Mystery and Charm adds intrigue. A dark blue lace dinner gown completes the bluesy night harmony for a stylish evening ensemble.
The Wisconsin Dells attracts geology professors, students, and about 100000 visitors yearly to study glacial rock formations. Notable sights include Witches Gulch Stand Rock and Cold Water Canyon in the Upper Dells. The Stand Rock Natural Amphitheater hosts nightly Red Men war dances and rituals during July and August.
A cab near Pennsylvania Station carried a world champion forgetter who left 27200 in hundred dollar bills on the seat before walking away at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. The taxi driver found the money and turned it over to police. Under local law, the funds belong to him if unclaimed after six months.
Civil Aeronautics Board member David E. Postle says America's skyways need straightening into two-way boulevards fed by local routes to handle postwar air traffic safely. He cites 300 pilot and cargo applications and 500000 private planes by 1950, urging electronic traffic control and abolition of current civil airways.
Old Drive, a famed Reynolds county coon dog, was trapped for ten days in a limestone cave near Monterey Missouri. Forty men and boys tunneled through the cliff to reach the animal and feed him with grease-soaked rags on a pole.
A brief piece encourages war workers to take a vacation such as a camping trip or hiking to renew energy. It stresses staying in trim and emphasizes personal hygiene including daily soap and water washups to maintain health and beauty while away from home.
Mrs. Lillian Roth, of Tulsa, sent $2,000 in stock certificates with a salesman years ago. A stranger recently returned $2,000 in twenty $100 bills, leading Roth to believe the salesman must have had an honest wife.
Sewing Circle patterns promote Princess Charming teen age dresses in ginghams checks or flower prints. Pattern No 8662 fits sizes eleven to eighteen with size twelve short sleeves needing 3 3 4 yards of 39 inch material. High demand and wartime conditions delay filling orders for popular patterns.
Practical household hints include adding jam to cookie dough for freshness and using an old clock in a sick room to track medicine times. Also mentioned are paraffin on a sticky window cord, a cork as a handy receptacle, and warming a metal jar lid to loosen it.
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