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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
7
Pinafores return to the front row for class days this fall with new pleated styles and lightweight wool len over dresses. Jumper dresses without back fastenings are often called pinafores, as pinafores and jumpers spark interest in related fashions for the season.
Helen Liebert, a New York hat designer, shows a fall collection with off-the-face and forward tilted silhouettes and hand loomed American materials. Sally Victor, busy with Red Cross work, premieres a fall line for debutantes and Hollywood with clean cut pomp adour beaver felts in unusual shades.
Lee Hollister returns home to Circle V ranch to find Matt Blair dead by likely suicide. Virginia, Matt's daughter, battles pride and a planned marriage to Stanley Bradish as Stanley schemes to discredit Lee. A looming fire tests loyalties while Virginia contemplates punishment and escape.
Scrub potatoes and carrots not peel them. Simmer greens and vegetable scraps to make stock. Use cooking water in stock pot or gravy. Simmer bones for six hours for soap base. Grass stains respond to glycerine then soap. mud stains soak in cold water. Make a clothes dryer from an old umbrella by stripping, enamel framing, and hanging over the cooker.
F Webster McBryde of Ohio State argues influenza was epidemic in Guatemala in the 16th century. He cites three outbreaks in 1528, 1559 to 1562, and 1576 noted in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine.
Scarborough Junction Ontario Women’s Institute promotes turning wool scraps from socks and sweaters into bed covers. Twelve pounds of wool remnants sent to Northern Textiles in Chesley can yield a blanket for 3.00, saving 1.25. White or pastel comforters also require twelve pounds and cost 4.00, saving 1.50. Three blankets have been completed, one sent overseas to British evacuee children, two stored for aid to refugees and families in need.
A short verse expresses simple cottage dreams with lilac edging white houses ivy vines and flowers. The speaker envisions dormered neat homes with green shutters and climbing plants surrounding a door and window boxes.
Mint cool frock with beaded soft kimono top features uplift waist for a long hip line. Beginner sewing pattern guides a few hours work using soft voile or dimity. Pattern Style No. 2769 includes rever collar. sizes 36 to 50. yardage listed for 39 inch fabric. Send twenty cents to Louise Lennox, Toronto.
The article reiterates Food For Health advice from the Canadian Medical Association. It promotes buying in season and canned vegetables, using cheese as a milk or meat substitute, choosing cheaper meat cuts, buying in bulk, and understanding government grading. It also covers efficient cooking practices and a weekly budget for two adults and one child, with specific items and approximate costs.
Miss Chambers invites interested readers to send topics for her column and even pet peeves. She welcomes requests for recipes or special menus and asks writers to address letters to Miss Sadie B. Chambers at 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto, with a stamped self addressed envelope for replies.
Juvenile Judge Eugene Madden of Denver reports that vacations reduce delinquency as children engage in varied activities during the holidays. He notes Christmas and vacation periods show the lowest rates of juvenile misbehavior compared with other times of the year.
Curtains and draperies should harmonize with a room color scheme and window views. They temper light soften glass and woodwork and frame views while adding privacy. Patterned fabrics can repeat wall colors and establish a color scheme across spaces. Plain curtains may match plain walls or harmonize with rugs and furnishings. Two rooms can be in harmony with similar general color tones even if patterns differ.
England and Wales saw a record surge in marriages in 1939 as the Registrar General reports 21.1 marriages per thousand people the highest rate on record. December 1939 alone recorded 136 225 marriages versus 90 716 in 1938 amid wartime strain.
Population counts show women leading men by 1,161,000 in mid 1938 in England and Wales, highlighting gender imbalance in the demographic snapshot of that period.
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