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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
2
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas surveys practical school wear designed to handle rain, fog, and daily campus life. She spotlights a brown striped rayon jersey sweater dress with a tassled suspender dress, both proof that year round, versatile outfits can flatter while staying comfortable.
The latest fall fashions feature American beauty and Parma blue as standout colors while an all gray head to toe ensemble with only a touch of color via jewelry or a belt is described as the current trend.
AG signs promote a versatile sweater season with a display featuring a sweater fort and varied knits. The article notes all wool, cable-knit and sleeveless options in navy or black, plus bright blouses, plaid jackets and embroidered accents to expand a young shopper’s collection.
Real jewel ideas include miniature jeeps mobile guns and trucks crafted in gold. Each piece uses a tiny spring to reveal a hidden driver or gunner, making a clever decorative with practical function. Backcombs and side combs in shell motifs are planned in gold, while watches may hide in jeweled flowers and clips help hold necklines.
Cherie Nicholas surveys fall suit fashions bold and luxurious with fur trim and rich fabrics. Heavily styled costume suits revive yesteryear elegance, with tunic coats and tuxedo silhouettes dominating new colorways and versatile tones. The tunic coat fur borders, wide tunics, and coordinated accessories drive demand for blouses hats and jewelry to match the patrician suit tone.
Designers highlight watches as practical accessories for tailored wool outfits and knitwear. A pigskin strapped timepiece and a Mido sports watch illustrate durable, shockproof, radium dial, waterproof models with care instructions.
Pall fashions dramatize color with a jumper dress and elbow cape. Jewel-embroidered felt hats begin a new vogue while fur coats remain luxury icons. Plaid taffeta appeals to teen formal wear and hats are worn forward. Richly tailored costume suits signal a return of elegance in dress.
Kathleen Norris argues that marriages fail without a concrete plan. She urges couples to set shared goals such as debt reduction, home building, education, or family plans to lift them from daily discontent. She notes postwar success favors those who act now and highlights women entering new fields as part of the changing era.
Miss Norris says planning and working together keep marriages together. Aimlessness breeds disillusionment, while pursuing a concrete goal gives zest and purpose. Any plan helps, from saving for a house to debt payoff or children’s education, as long as it provides direction and stabilizes the union.
A family recounts deciding to change lifestyle after a troubling letter. They moved to a cheaper country home, reduced expenses, planted fruit trees, started a Victory garden, and tracked monthly progress toward a mutual goal. The letter's plea, dated the seventeenth month, ends with renewed resolve.
A magazine essay suggests wives use humor and clever pranks rather than nagging to influence husbands. Examples include placing grooming cues on the washstand and moving tools into paths or even lugging a lawnmower inside. It notes self-control and time as drawbacks and warns of losing a husband if fussing continues.
Remove spots with powder from thick materials like mattresses and upholstery by drawing out moisture. Use absorbing powders such as corn starch corn meal talcum salt magnesia powder and Fuller’s earth. Shake on wet spots brush away with a soft brush repeat until dry then press with blotting paper between layers.
In England a young girl named Geraldine, living near the Nye's Annihilators airfield, shares her name with a veteran Marauder bomber. Mechanics Brindle and Neal credit the nickname with good luck, noting the aircraft survived 38 attacks with few minor hits. The crew plans visits and gave Geraldine an Easter outfit. Her baby brother was christened Martin in honor of the crew.
In Pittsville Wisconsin Peer the Great, a pet woodchuck of George Yetter near Pitsville, has become domesticated and enjoys farm life. The woodchuck, named Peter, was found as a baby near Castle Rock, raised on lettuce and ice cream, and now roams the yard, plays with a rubber ball, climbs the stairs, and befriends the family dog while the house cats keep their distance.
In Monaca Pennsylvania a dispute between Frank Lyons and Joseph Theamas ended with Lyons dead from a broken jaw and fractured skull after a punch on the street. Theamas, 27, a Welch worker, is charged with murder after Lyons allegedly called him a slacker. Lyons fell and struck his head on the curb.
A Colonial colonel causing a stir with a flamboyant camouflage helmet plumes blushes when asked about his headgear. He learns the helmet was designed by a woman who also served as a soldier, revealing a surprising private life connection.
SHREVEPORT La Neighbors sought an injunction to stop Franke Minard s rooster from crowing but Judge E P Mills dismissed the suit saying chickens help fight wartime food shortages and a rooster is necessary to the wellbeing happiness and increase of a flock of chickens The rooster kept crowing as neighbors planned an appeal to a higher court.
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