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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
6
A fashion piece urges women to select colors based on individual skin tone hair and eyes rather than following trends. It notes the difficulty of finding perfect color in ready to wear, praises sewing for fitting fabric to proportions, and advises choosing hues that suit personality and complexion.
The article urges careful color selection based on personality, age, and community. It explains how complexion, hair and eye color influence choices, advising to deepen eye color, avoid vivid tones for tinted hair, and favor soft pastels with minimal makeup in good light.
Kathleen Norris argues Christ should be in United Nations conferences. She urges global prayer, citing Christianity as civilization’s core force and condemning secularism, war, and oppression. She says prayer could unlock solutions and that 40 nations would benefit from brief, shared devotion.
A restaurant cashier is cleared of liability for alienating a married man’s affections while a gossip case ends in a slander ruling. A 196-pound man’s theater seat collapse leads to a verdict against the owner, and a homeowner’s swearing in public triggers a breach of peace conviction.
Be Smart. Sheath silhouettes fade as pencil slim lines come and go. Youthful women cling to the flowing bouffant for formal wear. The season showcases rich fabrics. From current collections two designs appear: black velvet with ecru lace on the skirt and red velveteen with black lace overdress.
Fort Dix New Jersey reports a surplus of tenors in the army while baritones and basses are scarce. Capt. B H Copeland, in charge of special services music, explains the youth of recruits skews voice ranges and notes many soldiers leave service before deep voices develop. The program aims to train about 50 soldiers to teach others to provide soldier entertainment with at least one barbershop quartet per unit.
Dr Robert E Holser of UC Los Angeles compares a giant electrical system to the sun as a generator thunderstorms as batteries and earth ionosphere as a condenser. He says about 1000 thunderstorm batteries maintain the earths negative charge and notes Wilson suggested the idea. He links peak storm activity after noon over South America and Africa with maximum earth charge and potential weather forecasting impact.
In New York the spread of rubber masks among ordinary people draws comment from psychiatrists. Masks allow anonymity and transform wearers into strangers, pirates or glamour figures, with sales hitting about 100 daily. Designers Ward and Hagemann report strong demand since last May.
LA. The Mayan woman may have altered her life during revolts. She likely acquired new pottery as fashions changed, a key to archaeologists. Dr. Brainerd notes pottery shifts aid dating Mayan sites, though changes were less frequent than modern fashion.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a home workshop hobby piece with mentions of Brice Ze and Ordes. The readable parts suggest a feature on wooden crafts and a historical hobby setting, but crucial names and details are incomplete.
A vintage ad promotes Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco as ideal gifts for the holidays. It urges buying cartons or tins and customizing with a personal message on the built in card. The piece emphasizes convenience, affordability, and festive packaging for easy shopping.
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