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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
2
Cherie Nicholas notes pinafore styling reshaping sun dresses for women and girls. Mothers and daughters wear jumper and pinafore frocks alike in sheer cotton seersucker with paisley borders, beadwork, and eyelet accents.
A new 1944 sweater dress features a blouse of sheer black lace over flesh color chiffon. The midriff treatment is a distinctive modern styling technique with a rayon crepe straight slim skirt and a pert peplum.
A fashion note previews two series of bare midriff Celanese rayon jersey sleep and leisure wear. Bright flower patterns on white background decorate long pajamas with bolero, midriff shorts with a dirndl skirt, and a one piece nightgown. Interchangeable pieces offer multiple outfit possibilities.
The article notes a wide array of white accessories popular this summer including hats in white lace and large brim styles, white suede or kid leather shoes, and gloves in short or long styles. It emphasizes a strong trend toward white from hats to bags and gloves across outfits.
The fashion scene favors the blouse and print skirt pairing for summer. Young wearers embrace the two piece look with bright prints and varied necklines while mature styles feature tailored skirts and draped fronts. Lingerie blouses and Mexican inspired tops complement the new prints for a versatile, colorful wardrobe.
Amateur sewers can craft a hat and bag from waffle pique or check fabric using a simple pattern. Cut seven circular rosettes four and a half inches wide, stitch to form two inch rosettes, center with decorative flat buttons. No pattern needed just measure and reference the pictured guide.
Fadts and Fancies highlights color co-ordinations for suits and dresses with new accents. Sterling or gold finish anklets show off modern style with monogrammed tags. A filmy mesh black ceiling fabric by the yard features whimsical butterfly patterns for party wear.
A Seattle reader writes Kathleen Norris about a troubled wartime marriage. The husband, a widower with two marine sons and a younger love interest, spends time with a tenacious young girl, while another 11 year old remains in the mix. The writer, anxious for sleep, asks for guidance to cope with family stress and service-family sacrifices. Norris offers reassurance that she can cope and that every family member is needed.
Advice column outlines a wife coping with a husband who favors a 17 year old girl connected to his office. The columnist urges the wife to focus on the returned marine son and to lavish attention on her husband, suggesting the affair is a passing phase and can be soothed by care and games to ease the burden and restore happiness.
A wartime guidance letter advises shaping home life to support returning servicemen and their families. It emphasizes patience with teenage girls, polite training for Leslie, and full adaptation for Jim junior, including radio, games, and social norms. It notes universal female sacrifice and speaks to hopeful resilience of injured veterans achieving success.
The Painter and Decorator reports a new Mixematch line where chairs, buffets, and tables come in varied finishes. Finishes include brown black white Pompeisa red green yellow and turquoise with a lacquer coating built up in several coats to create a tano like effect. A seasoned decorator selects the colors.
In Kruger park a naked giant black man, famed as master of beasts, was captured after five years roaming the forests. Rangers tracked him through snares and animal killings, culminating in a leg fracture and nocturnal escapes. He admits lion meat was his favorite. the judge ordered mental examination.
Vivicillin, a penicillin derivative, credited with saving a nine year old boy with a ruptured appendix who could not be operated on due to hemophilia. Statement from Wellhouse Hasp Burnet mentions living enzymes in mold form and other components. Dr. Hans Enoch, 47, a German physician, is one of the experimenters. The Times notes London newspapers reported the drug could be produced cheaply in cities.
ELRRART, IND Captain Maynard White reports during home leave that elephants are not hard to obtain in India. He saw a store window ivory elephant priced at 100 rupees and suggested smaller specimens may be cheaper inland. He advised an Indian contact about avoiding a large specimen while contemplating export to the home front.
In Abilene Kansas George Bright, serving as commanding officer, assigns himself to oversee sheep shearing among 200 native sheep left unshorn after two years of Japanese invasion. He notes a need to rectify the backlogged wool work and the task falls to the officer among his men.
Carlisle Pennsylvania workers repairing the county jail left tools overnight near Jacob Radl or Radle. He sawed his way out and left a note suggesting no harm to others. Authorities investigating the escape and seeking Radl’s whereabouts.
An unknown horseman charged through a hotel dining hall in Lakeport, scattering patrons before fleeing. The incident disrupted the event as bystanders described a swift, startling exit leaving investigators to search for the rider.
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