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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
2
Fashion note highlights hats made from seersucker and gingham fabrics. Mentions matching gloves and dramatic bonnets, with ensembles featuring cottons, bold bows, and versatile combinations for summer wear. Notes new textures, accessories, and inventive hat shapes catching attention in fashion circles.
A new dinner dress line features cotton gowns praised for simplicity and flattering effect on women. The design pairs a glazed chine skirt with a dainty lingerie blouse trimmed with green velvet bands and a bow, offering an affordable yet stylish evening look.
The article notes white plastic handbags in new collections, with types forming the updated range. Black fabric bags pair with evening wear and smart pouches, while large patent leather briefcases suit papers and reports. Crochet cord accessories for women managing their own marketing are also mentioned.
A fashion note celebrates white toppers worn with white hats, claiming they suit every eress and print from corduroy to satin. The piece asserts white toppers and hats create a magazine ready look for all day wear in the season.
Designers pursue a slimmer line in dresses with refined styling, long waistlines, and princess effects. Shirrings through the midriff and versatile button fastenings aim to slenderize while offering chic grace and variety in coat dresses.
In Gresham Oregon a rooster from Clarinda Iowa crows at 2 a.m. on central war time, waking the Emery Peterson family. Peterson says he is unsure how to handle the bird as the early crowing seems tied to Iowa time.
A U S Navy crew recounts a bombardment mission north of Guadalcanal. During withdrawal the ship briefly fought its own shadow as it sped through a Japanese controlled island chain. The eerie encounter occurred under lightning and looming enemy installations.
Vice Admiral Arthur Lionel Snegge on the retired list spoke at Purley Surrey claiming the U boat menace is near a solution though he offered few details. He urged listeners to draw their own conclusions as he handed over a plaque related to ERIS Dardonyx adoption by Purley and Coulsdon residents.
LONDON Gen Sir Bernard L Montgomery of the Eighth Army, aged 35 and a widower since 1937, received two marriage proposals by the same post. He notes curiously that both came at once, in a letter to his mother Lady Montgomery.
Forteris Ontario residents bypassing rationing led Ottawa to revise 25 export rules. George H. Osborn, acting customs collector, said orders are in effect immediately prohibiting export of any food or other commodities rationed in the importing country.
Jack I. Nelson a Marine Corps gunner visits a Red Cross blood donor center in Washington to repay his debt with a pint of blood. He explains he was wounded in the Solomon Islands campaign, received a blood transfusion last August, and wanted to repay the Red Cross.
In Pueblo Colorado four year old Zelma Fox allegedly urged officers to act against a neighbor after seven calls reporting a child had struck her with a rack. On the last call Sergi Roy Harper asked what action she expected and she replied to retaliate with electrocution.
London’s transport system reduced ticket sizes in 1942 saving about 600 tons of paper. The London Passenger Transport board also reported salvaging 0 tons of old tickets and 300 tons of old records for pulping.
Kathleen Norris urges readers to lift their minds from self to the global good. War wounds families and homes, yet the cure lies in seeking safety and happiness for all, not just loved ones, and in embracing a higher, less personal resolve toward peace.
Mrs Neal discovers Anabel and Austin slipping away during a wartime supper but the pair are quietly joined by a minister who confirms their marriage. The scene ends with Mrs Neal overwhelmed by relief and fear as she contemplates the scandal and duty.
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