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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
2
Fashion notes highlight Easter costumes adorned with intricate neckwear and decorative pieces. Features include black jet accessories, lace collars, bows, and hats like Victor’s bowler, with emphasis on feminine prettiness and versatile new novelties for teen wear.
Designers embrace a two tone gray palette across suits dresses coats and accessories. A gray wool suit with smooth shoulders a defined waist and single button jacket styling leads this season’s look while ker gray inset details add contrast.
Washable cottons return as a practical spring trend featuring dark and dusty shades. The new line highlights navy or black jack suits and len jon weaves. Textile sections showcase types, patterns, screen prints, and balloon cloths with emphasis on designer styles and education.
The article notes a surge in cape costumes and sleeve-less coverups as a spring trend. Descriptions mention navy capes with silver buttons and clasps, oxford gray variants, and matching prints on dresses. Designers embrace papercap style and plain tuners to complement outfits.
Cherie Nicholas weighs fashion rules for Easter ensembles noting silver jewelry harmonizes pastel wools and grays. Bracelets trend with sleeveless looks, earrings and hat ornaments match flowers, while plastics like lucite offer colorful sets. Handbags expand with drawstring styles, beiges, reds, and suede textures complementing soft coats and gloves.
A vintage stroke describes hats formed from flowers and straw. It notes forward tilted shapes, delicate headpieces, and soft rose tones. The piece highlights decorative flower adornments, ribbons, and chevron styling for timeless women.
Style notes highlight tiny ruffles and gay young dresses with orange yellow favorites. Collarless jackets trend for suits and white on color prints emerge. Fine straw hats with enormous brims appear in news, while Venus pink and navy outfits pair with black lacy hose for Easter ensembles.
Kathleen Norris argues faults in children can be remade through grace and deliberate effort, not fate. She contrasts scientific fatalism with moral growth, urging Americans to shed personal vices to build an honest, united world after peace. Jealousy, suspicion, and stinginess are said to be curable by conscious change.
The piece argues faults in children are not fixed and can be cured through conscious effort and grace. It urges eliminating personal hates and prejudices to build a honest, brotherly world and stresses sacrifices for others to help end the war.
A patriotic appeal urges daily family duty and moral reform as the nation faces postwar sacrifice. Mothers, households, and communities must foster love, honest marriage, Red Cross support, and youth guidance through prayer and example to curb delinquency and prepare for a safer America.
Birth totals climbed from 2,573,427 in 1941 to 2,202,906 in 1942 in the United States and from 255,317 to 271,981 in Canada. Infant mortality fell from 45 to 40 per 1,000 live births in the United States, while Canada’s rate dropped from 60 in 1941 to 54 in 1942. The United Kingdom saw 775,422 births in 1942, the highest since 1940, with infant mortality at 52 per 1,000, the nation’s lowest on record.
The United States bomber Liberty Bell, torn by ground fire with three engines out, crash landed near a southeast England town after attacks on Dieppe. Pilot Lieut. Keith Cookus of Bond Texas, bombardier Lieut. Woodrow Cole of Hollywood California, navigator Lieut. Campbell of Detroit, and gunner Sere. Herman Becker of Woodbury New Jersey faced a three hour rescue for three crew trapped amid flames with two dead. Eight survived.
Christopher Hill thirty something, 28, walks into Ozone Park station claiming seven years ago he helped rob a Richmond Hill tailor shop, making off with 22 dollars. He says his conscience bothered him and he now faces arraignment in Queens county court with bail set at 1000 dollars. Charles Leber was previously arrested, convicted, and sent to Sing Sing.
A 16 year old and a younger accomplice were taken into custody in Waseca amid burglaries. Authorities say the older youth served as lookout while the younger participated in looting businesses. The suspect admitted involvement and faces burglary charges. Police will investigate the broader scope of the sequence and any vehicle theft tied to the cases.
In a court proceeding, a man died by poison as his wife awaited his appearance. The article notes the husband Bergold, a navy lieutenant, and Desotny in a felony case, with details unclear due to damaged text. The verdict or implications of the death are not fully stated.
Mrs. Paul H. Files for divorce citing a tumultuous marriage. Testimony describes alleged fits and threats as he threw objects during meals and in the bedroom. She reports ongoing fear and lists disturbing incidents affecting daily life.
In Frankford Delaware a truck driver faced a jammed underpass obstacle when a key component stuck in the vehicle. After a few tense minutes of air release and careful maneuvering, the man escaped danger and avoided injury. Local responders assisted as the situation stabilized.
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