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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
6
The text advises pressing fabric along the grain rather than across the width to avoid stretching and sagging hems. For bias cut garments like skirts slips or nightgowns, iron on a slant along the B grain or straight of the material to prevent distortion. It also includes a proverb about a dog with many friends whose tail wags instead of its tongue.
Mrs Carl K Allen of West Monroe Louisiana shares how Faultless Starch saved time and effort in ironing. The letter touts faster starching and less ironing, claiming weekly savings of about seven hours and forty minutes per year and invites readers to try the product.
Spokane County Assessor Don H Thompson recounts a fishing trip where a two pound bass bit and hooked him. He ended up with the bass on the line as the fish defended itself and had to be cut free by a doctor to remove the hook from his thumb.
Mrs. Scott Marie Dyer of Tucson learns a WWI veteran Capt. Victor S. Byrne of Chicago plans to will his entire estate to her for her kindness decades earlier. Byrne, now ill and in Los Angeles, asked Fort Atkinson Wis police to find the Dyer family and relay his message.
X ray studies from the University of Illinois college of dentistry show that the head and facial proportions present at birth remain essentially unchanged through life. Under Dr. Allan Brodie, four day old nose length as 43 percent of the distance from bridge to chin remains the same for a 65 year old. bone contours and feature positions stay proportionally fixed.
The Glenn L. Martin Aircraft company unveiled plans for mass production of a 30 passenger twin engine commercial plane. A mock up was shown to newsmen as mass production was to start after the first completed plane completes its demonstration flight. The aircraft targets trunk domestic routes with a cruising speed near 300 mph and 250 to 700 mile ranges, offering fares below first class rail rates.
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports 1945 March of Dimes contributions totaling 16,589,874, over 50 percent above 1944. Basil O'Connor, president, notes 3,558 poliomyelitis cases nationwide as of August 11, down from 5,008 a year earlier.
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes handbags will define this season dress up. Handbags feature soft draping, goatskin, mock tortoise trim, and underarm styles with new pleats. Pouch bags in broadcloth and satin offer day to night versatility and fringe with sequins for party wear.
A fashion note highlights sheer lingerie blouses for fall wear. Judy Bond, a young college girl and stylist, debuts a batiste blouse while another Indiana rayon crepe style features a triple stitched V neck pearl buttons and French cuffs in white and colors.
The fashion feature highlights short cloth coats with fur trim and luxurious wool coats with borders that accent the flare hemline or front. Fur sleeves appear on belted wool shorties and black Persian details. Fur yokes and edge binding with Persian or beaver peltry show varied use of fur in coats and accessories.
A fashion note observes color contrast moving into formal gowns. A designer debuts a panel from the right shoulder to the floor hemline in lime and red against black, expanding the use of bold color in evening wear.
Sequin flower motifs on combs are popular hair ornaments and top sellers. Some are designer pieces for premier hairdressers and top-knot styles.
First Lt Audie L Murphy of Farmersville Texas earned the Medal of Honor for a bold stand atop a burning tank destroyer near Holtzwihr France January 26 He directed artillery and single handedly repelled a German assault saving his company from destruction Murphy 21 years old was wounded in multiple campaigns and holds a Purple Heart with two clusters
Navy reports that U S submarines in the last three months of the war sank 69 enemy vessels in the Pacific bringing total Japanese ships sunk by American subs to 1256. The latest period included 20 warships and 49 noncombatant ships with two submarines, one mine-layer, two minesweepers, two large sub chasers, eight special sub-chasers, four coastal defense frigates and one torpedo boat among the sinkings.
Treasury Secretary Vinson told Congress that a national income of 150 billion dollars would be needed to provide jobs for all willing and able to work. He said employment for 60 million people requires a 50 percent rise in purchasing power and a 10 percent boost in construction and investment above prewar levels, endorsing a full employment bill but urging private consumption and investment to ultimately sustain job growth.
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