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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union reports crochet and knit crafts become major gift solutions this season. Designers embrace handmade hats bags and scarves with chic appeal and low cost. Fran Allison created a striped crochet calot and bag while other projects include cuddly dog toys and crocheted jewelry sets for quick, washable gifts.
Fashion notes praise slim lines in American design with peplums ruffles and flares that keep a slender figure graceful. The article asserts the slim silhouette is advancing with evening skirts so narrow they require knee slits and daytime skirts with scalloped backs.
Separate suspenders for skirts are sold in college shops sportwear and neckwear departments. The pinked felt pieces feature fabric embroidery in bright peasant motifs with matching boutonnières of felt flowers. They offer a quick style boost for wool dresses and velveteen skirts.
Early arrivals showcase tassels in shoulder length turbans and calots and on beanies. Tassel epaulets and sleeve trims brighten classic jacket suits while single tassels add a playful accent. Glittering bead tassels glamorize evening wear.
National Farm and Home Hour reports a brewing conflict over defense labor policy. Key figures Senator O Mahoney and Representative Coffey demand facts on business favoritism while Knudsen Hillman led mediation produced pro labor outcomes. The Bethlehem shipyard and captive coal mines trigger a union shop clash, risking a broader strike and impacting defense and foreign policy.
A 1200 pound eight foot horn Texas long-horn arrives in Washington marking a historic debut for the wild breed. Washington correspondent George Stimpson pursued a true wild long-horn for three years amid shortages of pure specimens before finally bringing the rare symbol of America to the capital.
A collage of film industry anecdotes describes stage and screen pairings from Sioux City, Iowa stars to upcoming movies. Highlights include Jean Phillips and Macdonald Carey on a ledge scene, Bardier bomb sight drama, Arlen and Carlisle ice cream jokes, Ball of Fire with Barbara Stanwyck and Gene Krupa, and Betty Hutton’s screen debut The Fleet's In.
In 80 years the Civilian Conservation Corps has uplifted 100000 illiterates to basic literacy. The CCC offers the sole compulsory educational course. Farm operator net income for the first nine months rose one quarter versus the same period last year per the commerce department.
A 32 page booklet lists over 100 defense job types and places to register. It notes labor shortages in skilled metalwork and machine shop fields and that employers are hiring women and older workers. It covers training opportunities and age requirements, with sections on shortages.
Connie Boswell seeks release from a Thursday night radio show but will remain with it through 1941. Babe Ruth to appear as himself in a film about Lou Gehrig. Mothers of 200 RAF airmen to be Warner guests for Captains of the Clouds premiere. Eddie All directing Johnny Eager cast includes its star. Metro to feature Rio Rita with Eros Volusia in Rio de Janeiro dance sequence.
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