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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
2
Cherie Nicholas highlights a fashion mood of stark white and simple lines. All white frocks and linen textures emphasize sophisticated simplicity with modern princess models and easy laundering, earning appeal for brides and attendants alike.
A fashion note describes a surge of huge brimmed hats this spring and summer. Two models illustrate the trend: a black horsehair hat with a pleated crown and a wide brim in two tones, and a white straw hat with a rough surface and a broad brim suited for summer days.
Evening wear trends move to back-buttoned closures across dresses blouses and skirts. Self fabric buttons are large and closely set creating seamless looks. Designers highlight back fastening as a modern sleek feature increasing with long torso overblouses and waist detailing.
The piece describes an eager movement in hat fashions with an emphasis on new millinery designs. Hats are described as more head turning with veils, flowers, ribbons, plumage, and a poetic richness, signaling a new era of stylish, expertly crafted headwear.
A new lily variety named stepha notis appears as a rival to lilies of the valley for bridal bouquets and headdresses. It suits brides with long streamer effects and intricate flower arrangements, offering a stylish alternative to traditional wedding adornments.
Lace dominates summer millinery and accessories with Dutch bonnets, half hats, and lace pinafores. Detachable fronts in black or white lace pair with crepe dresses, while tunics, lace shawls, and fantasy stockings in bright colors update coordinated outfits for festive and everyday wear.
Mary Lou, a Seattle schoolteacher, faces a crisis as her mother, married to 26 year old Tony after divorcing Mary Lou's father, threatens suicide if aided by her daughter. The letter asks whether to stay near the farm with her father or remain with her mother to support her through a second divorce, with the columnist urging steady weekly visits to the farm while keeping ties to her father.
A well-dressed young woman models a street length button-on skirt of solid aqua linen-textured spun rayon. She wears a matching one-piece front-buttoned top with a floral trailing pattern in pink rose and fuchsia on an aqua background. The neckline is deeply round at the front and low at the back.
A fashion note suggests enhancing a slim crepe frock with two removable tunics at the waist in matching lace, bright or pastel tones. Add removable crocheted or knit sleeves for quick style changes and stock interchangeable pins featuring dresses in taffeta, prints, or plaid edged with black lace. The clover pinafore now appears in black sateen or crepe with floral head painting.
Mary Lou faces a moral bind as her mother, after a costly divorce from Mary's father, marries a younger foreign-born man named Tony. Now penniless, the mother seeks divorce and a cramped life with Mary Lou, who prefers a modest farm with her father and his young wife. Mary Lou believes teaching and farming aid the war effort as well as factory work.
The article advises choosing lean cuts with minimal bone to maximize protein and nutrients while rationing remains limited. Save bones for stock and trim mings to flavor dishes. render fat for cooking.
A Kansas City court session granted divorces at a rapid pace with 20 minute cases ending marriage ties from one week to 15 years. About 9 percent of complainants were worth pursuing, mostly under 30, with few dramatic charges. Most were default dismissals. many women wore rings, others kept engagement bands, and maiden names were often restored. By noon, four divorces were granted in under two hours.
A Navy blimp crew rescued Marine Capt. Frank B. Baldwin after his plane collided midair with a second Marine craft near Santa Barbara. Baldwin parachuted into rough seas as 33 mile per hour winds lashed the area. Pilot E. R. Haynes is reported missing. a special rescue harness and blimp crew supported the dangerous recovery.
In Wilmington a drunken sea captain on a New York vessel brandished two revolvers and opened fire on his crew off a South Pacific island. The naval guard returned fire, killing Captain Carl L Larsen after he shot at natives and crew members. The ship had sailed from San Francisco and stopped at a small island before the incident. Witnesses described the captain firing on crew and natives as the guard paid with deadly force.
Officials reported items ranging from screws to a dismantled tele device were found at the home of ex sailor Ber Biezunski. The 53 year old pleaded in arraignment and posted bond of 3289. A naval intelligence officer testified that a large quantity of government property was recovered from the home including shovels utensils brass hinges silverware rubber bowls electric fans and blankets.
In Topeka Kansas native tom toms aided army engineers to construct an airfield in the Pacific theater. Col OB Walsh deputy engineer of the Sixth Army explains the process as a synchronized rhythm guiding workers. Walsh now hospitalized at Winter General.
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