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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1945

Page

3

Bulletin Board for Juniors or Seniors Pattern 267

A usable bulletin board project for juniors or seniors with decorative top and bottom trim. Includes era or composition board, black paint finish, and illustrated decorations with stencils requiring no special skill. Color guide provided. send 15 cents with name and address to request Pattern 267.

Anne Aires

Tractors Supplant Horses Across War Period Findings

Government data show tractors and other machines steadily replace work animals on farms since 1920. About 1.7 million tractors and 2 million farm autos now aid cropland, with tractors supplying roughly half the draw bar work though only about 30 percent of farmers own them.

Department of Agriculture

Grain feeds for horses and mules vary by region in 1942

In mechanized farms animals relied mainly on corn and oats for concentrates. Corn accounted for about 55 percent of total concentrates and oats for 37 percent. Regions with heavy corn use included the South east and along several rivers, while New England and northern plains fed more oats and less corn.

Southeastern Delta States Pacific Coast Mountain States Appalachian and Texas Oklahoma Ohio, Cumberland Potomac Pacific States New England Great Plains

Telephone Bridge Benefit War Era Charities

Phyllis Belmont describes the Telephone Bridge as a popular postwar fundraiser. Hostesses host home games with fixed admission and prizes, collecting funds for charity while each party covers its own costs. Highest local score wins a house prize and the overall top score wins a grand prize.

Ledger Syndicate WNU

Copy Cat Aspires to Emulate a Silver Screen Idol

A person strives to mirror a film star's every facet his walk talk hat and style He imitates the actor attempting to perfect a poised demeanor Yet he overlooks the value of being himself and contemplates a truer path to selfhood over imitation

Gay Gadgets and fashion trends clash in 1950s style

Analyzes changing wardrobe norms with contrasts like sweaters versus tucked dresses, socks versus feminine hosiery, and sports wear versus dressy outfits. Advocates smoother, more flattering styles for women and presents the era's fashion tensions between conservative and modern looks.

Jitterbug jewelry ideas for students fashioning tiny treasures

In a playful guide, students are urged to craft wearable pieces from everyday items. Suggestions include stringing pen points into choker necklaces, drying orange and lemon peels for beads, and making a fob picture frame from a match case for a lapel or belt pendant.

O.A.O

Jabberwocky Daffynitions and Wordplay

A playful slang glossary defines quirky terms and faux phrases. It explains bootlegger as a date swapper and offers humorous twists on common expressions.

Gift Apron Pattern No 5802 Promoted in Sewing Circle

A charming red and white polka dot cotton gift apron trimmed with a green edged band is offered. Send 16 cents, name, address, and pattern number 5802 to obtain complete pattern and finishing instructions.

Household Tips From A Previous Era

A quirky collection of improvised hacks advises using a large soda bottle as a substitute rolling pin for non husband tasks. It suggests cutting ironing board fabric on the bias to prevent wrinkles and washing rope around a washboard with a stiff brush for cleaning.

Splendid Cough Relief Mixes Easily at Home

Quick cough relief recipe with no cooking needed. Mix 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water to make a syrup, then add 2% ounces Pinex to create a pint of medicine. The preparation promises throat relief, easier breathing, and sleep, with money-back satisfaction.

Minute Make- Ups By Gabrielle

A brief feature from Ledger Syndicate highlights Gabrielle’s minute makeup tips and beauty routine in a concise WNN segment. The piece showcases quick, practical ideas for everyday grooming and personal style updates.

Gabrielle

Brother Reunites With Sister On Pacific Island

Seattle officers report a Coast Guard shore patrol reunion when Clifford Derosia Jr. spotted his sister Ruth walking toward an out of bounds zone on a distant Pacific island. They had been separated for 19 months after his Leyte service and her transfer from an Australian base.

Seattle Wash Pacific Clifford Derosia Jr Coast Guard Ruth Leyte

Hybrid trees grow twice as fast as natural timber

A wartime timber shortage prompts faster wood production through hybridization. US Forest Service researchers crossbreed poplars birches ash maples and oaks to yield plants two to three times faster than native species with Maine studies showing hybrid poplars grow rapidly when cuttings are planted.

America United States Forestry Service Maine

Restaurateur Posts Sign Then Loses His Coat in Theft

Lawrence Massachusetts restaurateur Samuel M Freedman hung a sign reading we are not responsible for property lost or stolen and later found his own coat missing from near the sign indicating the sign did not deter theft.

Restaurateur Lawrence Mass Samuel M. Freedman Freedman

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