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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
7
Canada limits luxury imports to conserve foreign exchange while permitting a gradual switch to artificial silk. Officials say six months of real silk stockings remain possible as Kingston plants start artificial silk yarn production to match look and wear.
A Brooklyn survey of St John’s College students finds the average college man’s ideal wife is charming and a good listener, attractive but not beautiful, average intellect, not overly intellectual, with a nice disposition and cooking skills. The columnist notes emphasis on pleasing the male and the motherly echo of a traditional wife.
Anne Norris, a wealthy college student, enrolls in a Midland University flying course with friends Georgette Parker and Tony Scott. After a dangerous date ends with a police chase, Captain Dick Douglas rescues Anne from pursuers, questions her judgment, and helps her return to safety as she contemplates testifying at the Villa Alpha incident.
Three piece classic costume for students with budget in mind. Plaid wool skirt with pastel shirt and velveteen jerkin suits college daily wear. Style No. 2742 fits sizes 12 to 20 and lists yardages for skirt jerkin and blouse. hat No. 2500 ordered separately. Send Twenty Cents for the pattern to Louise Lennox in Toronto.
A man helps a woman onto a fire escape before urging caution and offering help if trouble arises. In her room the woman, Anne, contemplates a grim fate and the line ends with To Be Continued, suggesting unresolved peril and the death of Tony Scott as future fear.
Pearl S. Buck warns democracy lives only if both sexes share privileges and responsibilities. She urges women to emerge from seclusion and participate in policy, linking equal rights to peace and global democracy.
Soft treatments arrive in mode with tied necklines and bodices. Casual handkerchief themes, tied waists, and sarong silhouettes drive easy finishes for sportswear and dresses. Millinery gains tied scarfs and printed brims while removable overskirts and two tone contrasts boost adaptability.
Style notes describe daytime outfits with gathered skirts and unpressed pleats, casual belts, and pockets at jacket edges. Sporty bodices feature open collars, high round necklines, soft shoulders with pique trims, and two piece frocks with ruffles and epaulet style details.
Sadie B. Chambers shares practical dessert ideas including Simple Baked Custard Junket desserts and applesauce variants. She offers recipes and serving suggestions, invites reader letters, and provides her Toronto address for responses and topic ideas.
Large U S stores surveyed over 38 million gifts from the previous year finding women receive about 32 of every 1000 gifts and men 12 with youngsters getting 30. Lingerie dominates women’s gifts including slips nightdresses housecoats and stockings while men receive many clothing items.
Railroad workers donate fine watches to the Golden Bomber Fund for a 100000 bombing plane for the RCAF. H Dubois at Windsor Station Montreal reviews 160 watches from Eastern Canada, with many of high intrinsic value to be sold as is rather than gold extracted. One watch dates to 1885 and was presented to J C Griffith by Canadian Pacific engineers in the Canadian Rockies.
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