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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
7
A home craft piece explains turning worn woolens into hooked rugs. It highlights a rose and ribbon chintz motif for a dressing table corner rug and suggests making designs to fit any room. The note promotes BOOK 10 with patterns for other rug projects and reupholstery.
A Western Newspaper Union report from Owen County Kentucky notes unusual contentment amid war time Britain and New Deal scrutiny. It highlights local leaders like Ruben H. Proctor guiding farm cooperatives, the 4-H program, Rural Electrification, and a tobacco program shaping farm income and opinions on government controls. Farmers praise AAA quotas, while concerns about price ceilings and federal interference persist.
A religious instruction brief lists the March 12 lesson subjects and selected Scripture passages as provided by the International Council of Religious Education under permission for use.
The Owenton Cannery, run by the county citizens cooperative under Owens Public School direction, is federally sponsored and built with federal state and town funds. Since last summer it produced 15 000 cans for home use and since mid September over 1 000 cans of meats and chicken plus rendered lard and sausages.
The school system ran a farm machinery shop that repaired over $4,000 worth last year and may have doubled that this year. Instructors provide repairs at no charge to farmers, with supplies paid by the state department of education. Owenton residents would shrug at labels like socialism, calling it rugged individualism.
In Owenton Kentucky editor M H Bourne credits federal aid from the PWA for water works and sewerage systems. He notes payments over years from water sales at 40 cents per 1000 gallons, with a descending charge later. Bourne criticizes graft under prior state contract methods and predicts Kentuckians will stay alert in crises.
Early talk of graduation gowns hints at a gift dress. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1941 offers a versatile option in sizes 10 through 20. The size 12 long dress calls for 414 yards of 39 inch material and the short dress 342 yards.
The garment serves as a base for multiple costumes. The jumper pairs with blouses or the jacket with sports skirts or slacks. A coordinating scarf elevates the outfit into a smart spring suit.
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