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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
2
Exotic print details dominate this fashion feature, showcasing sheer white gowns with bouffant skirts and delicate bodices. The piece highlights portrait gowns, hand painted floral motifs, and new pique fabrics with large red rose patterns, offering style tips for modernizing white party wear.
Striped rayon jersey and new checked jerseys catch attention for service and comfort as well as looks. Women praise the fabric for cool wear and superb durability, noting how the stripes and checks tailor into chic gowns for town wear.
Separate jackets dominate wardrobe planning with boleros, boxy sweaters, and sleeved or sleeveless jackets. A pastel Solero over a black crepe dress shows color blocking and mix of fabrics like linen, pique, and satin.
A fashion feature outlines this year’s knitted dress with a smart box style. An attractive model with a low V neck and brief sleeves shows a simple, breezy summer option. A 1944 look returns with a slim silhouette and a dress that buttons at one side under the arm seam.
Parasol and glove sets featuring matching gay print designs are back in fashion this year. The new gloves echo the parasol prints, offering coordinated accessory options for those embracing the revived trend.
Cherie Nicholas notes smart black outfits dominate summer fashion with romance and mystique. From stumping textures to eyeleted sheers and versatile bolero suits, designers showcase chic, tailored details for day and evening.
Designers push whimsy with elaborate ornaments as a season trend. Smoods fascinators headscarves and lace mantillas showcase playful, picturesque styling. A fishnet scarf echoes the lace mantilla, edging a gay senorita's look with Venus pink trim and multicolored flowers.
The article highlights gingham dominance in outfits with white accessories and pale jackets. It notes raspberry sherbet as a bold summer color, sunback dresses with boleros, and fashion kids featuring pink roses on dresses or hats. Sachets and satin flowers serve as lapel pins, hair accents, and lingerie adornments.
Kathleen Norris argues that families must plan around fathers comfort and security as twenty million American women advance in careers while twenty million fathers face increased expenses, limited progress, and an unsettled home life. She notes husbands are often taken for granted, with rising bills and absent futures, while children and wives push ahead. The essay envisions a future where families support fathers as men return from Italy and try to rebuild.
War era column notes Father bears heavier costs as salaries hold, tear bonds and Red Cross demands grow while his son serves away. Mothers seek sympathy for wives and daughters and urge family to give Dad peace with quiet comforts like pipes, slippers, meals, and the car this Father’s Day.
A father retreats to radio and newspaper while three women push for tighter household economies amid rising costs and fear for Bill's safety. They discuss money for limited family outings, fur, hats, and car purchases as tensions flare over duties and expenses. Betty voices need for funds for a weekend trip and mentions debts.
Oil extraction from fruit kernels expands in Romania per Chemical Age London. Plans call for 20 000 tons of grape seed to yield 3 000 wagons of oil, 1 000 wagons of pumpkin seed to produce 270 wagons, with 100 wagons from melon pips. Tomato seeds with 20 to 30 percent oil also contribute. Plum kernels have long been used annually.
Milwaukee war story follows Capt Bernard Fein of the 32nd division as an army surgeon near Buna. He treats malaria cases, performs plasma transfusions and emergency operations under continuous threat from Japanese fire. Wounded soldiers receive care at a rough aid station with captured equipment and harsh jungle conditions.
Edward J. Tkach heads home to Minneapolis with a reduced muster-out pay and travel allowance but a bagful of food ration points. Doctors cited a tropical allergy. Tkach reports hay fever and hives when eating certain foods. He received 3,000 points on medical discharge amid confusion over losses and a request for police help in locating missing money.
The War Manpower Commission and the United States Employment Service will supply manpower replacements for the Great Lakes shipping industry. Richard Lo Shaw, regional WMC assistant deputy director, announced at a conference of WAC officials and management and labor spokesmen in Cleveland. Attendees included WMC reps from Wisconsin Ohio Michigan New York Pennsylvania Minnesota Indiana and Washington D C.
Mrs. Walter S. Franklin heads Red Cross hospital music in Philadelphia, noting classical and semiclassical pieces aid recovery while jazz and boogie woogie risk provoking nervous strain. Her occupational therapy meeting last night highlighted programs her group schedules across several hospitals.
Detective Lt Arthur Curtis reports a 12-year-old boy confessed to starting at least ten fires, seven in a single alley. Police say he skipped school 15 days in one month and has four prior shoplifting arrests. delinquency petitions will be filed.
Henry Hail aged 104 faced vagrancy charges in Denver but the case was dismissed after he presented Judge Joseph Neff with $82 saved for a pair of rainy days and his old age.
Eugene Heberg of Eugene Oregon sold his business and moved from Minneapolis in 1919. A former customer recently sent an $8 check saying the old bill had worried him for 25 years.
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