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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1945
Page
2
Fashion note by Cherie Nicholas discusses formal gowns featuring a chic two piece silhouette. Descriptions note lightweight fabrics and refined detailing with pockets integrated into the design. The piece comments on styling and fabric choices, alongside contemporary execution.
This guide explains how women can fashion festive stole scarfs from any material. Start with a scarf print, add embroidery or beadwork, and line with bright contrasting fabric. Accent with spangles on lace or sheer fabrics for evening wear.
The description notes skating outfits featuring a short checked wool skirt with a wool flannel shirt and jumper vest, a youthful look with a short wool skirt and white bell-aop jacket, and a cable-stitch sweater paired with a trimmed skirt, all praised for appearance.
The latest skirt styles feature pleated and gored forms plus dressy draped designs with bow tied waists. These skirts emphasize fashionable tailoring and a refined costuming look for this season.
Cherie Nichols discusses blousé silhouettes brightening wardrobes. She notes bold animal and bird motifs, printed patterns, and refined touches with color updates for dressier collections. The piece highlights immediate appeal and stylistic versatility for women’s wear.
A three quarter length coat crafted from South American lamb in soft gray tones gains attention in fashion circles. Its design features a deep arm hole and mandarin shoulder, enhancing its versatility for late midseason wear and stylish appeal.
A jewelry section notes rising interest in pierced ear earrings this year while coats feature embroidered pockets and long tassel trims for a dressier look. Eyelet ruffles decorate teen frocks with gingham dresses showing decorative petticoat ruffles. New York stores display evening shoes and bags made from heirloom Paisley shawls, sequined in multiple colors, paired with a turban to finish the ensemble.
Reading a wartime letter from Kathleen Norris reveals a family torn between duty and longing. The writer laments scarce news, yearns for home, and urges mothers and wives to craft a welcoming welcome home, not just cheerful notes, but plans and spaces for reunion.
The article argues that fighting men need morale boosting from letters from home and warns that constant complaints about shortages, travel woes, and scarce eligible companions can harm spirits. It urges fewer gloom laden messages to avoid adding to the front line burden and homesickness.
A column urges families to support returning servicemen with real plans and funds. It contrasts a practical saving goal of a thousand dollars with affectionate letters, noting boys coping with war stress and the rewards of stable work. It includes tales of anxious parents and devoted sweethearts balancing love with restraint.
The plumbing industry announces a china bathtub designed to resist sudden hot and cold changes. It looks like fine china, is easy to clean, and resists acids and scratches. The tub is flat bottomed and shallower than a familiar tub after extensive research and development.
The Gambier Bay escort carrier fought three Japanese heavy cruisers in the Leyte Gulf amid heavy shelling. About 70 crewmen, including Commander Fred Berries, spent 42 hours on rafts after the ship was sunk. Captain Walter Viewg of Elmira guided efforts to lash rafts together and rescue men as the destroyer escort. rescue fears and misdirections complicated the ordeal.
In Tacoma Washington an elderly hunter, known for killing rabbits, was hospitalized after a violent incident with a knife. The man, described as reclusive, was attacked while cradling a rabbit, causing a fatal wound. Authorities note the event followed a long habit of hunting and skinning rabbits for meals.
Captain Clarence F. Luten of the 1st Battalion Texas infantry, Amarillo, Texas, led a daring river crossing in Leyte Territory. While clad with a Tommy gun between his teeth he swam to attack Japanese positions, supporting Pvt. Herbert J. Bate and another scout who moved upstream. The action killed three machine gunners and pinned the pillbox fire, continuing a bold assault by his unit.
State police said a deer hunter died after a bottle placed on Fred Santiman's head was struck during target practice. Leonard Palmetier fired at the bottle, missed, and Santiman, 30, died from a head wound. Palmetier, 34, and two other hunters were present. no charges filed yet.
U S army authorities set up summary courts for American soldiers speeding on English roads in heavy trucks and jeeps. Offenders are held up to 40 minutes and can be fined as much as two thirds of their net monthly pay, according to The Evening News.
Patricia Sturgeon in Chicago received a letter from Melvin Pelig a Coxswain and carrier crew member and boyfriend containing 7200 sweet words as described in a local gossip item.
A New York broadcast from a German radio commentator to Nazi troops on the western front claims Germany faces shortages of wheat corn and sugar. The remarks reflect wartime supply concerns and echo Allied accounts of rationing pressures.
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