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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
5
Fashion note from Cherie Nicholas surveys a chic summer lineup featuring rayon crepe and jersey dresses but with versatile fabrics like shantung calico and sharkskin. Dressmaker technique shapes styles from two piece suits to princess silhouettes, with black shantung and polka dot trims leading the trend.
A short feature notes six year olds embracing flowers in hair instead of ribbons. It describes matching miniature bouquets of snapdragons carnations and sweet heart roses carried by girls for gifts to traveling soldiers and loved ones. The piece emphasizes flowers brighten outfits and that looking charming is a duty.
Despite color fashion waves many women favor black and white ensembles. The look features a black and white print dress with side drape and pleated frill, a pleated collar, a black straw hat with white gardenias, and patent leather low heeled pumps and a matching bag.
Lace fashion gains attention as government lists avoid it. Navy lace suits stand out for day wear, while white or wheat tones offer versatile dressy options, with long-torso jackets and pleated skirts enhancing a slender silhouette.
A new fashion trend centers on a blouse crafted from the finest black lace. Pair it with a black satin or taf feta skirt for daywear and a diaphanous pastel chiffon skirt for evening elegance.
The nations largest radio stock company backs the WPBs weekly program Three Thirds of a Nation airing Wednesdays on the Blue network.Produced with Hollywood Victory committee and the Associated Actors and Artists of America it uses Southern Californias resident performers. Castings draw from 10000 plus screen stage and radio actors. Tone family Franchot and Jean soon at the same studio. Franchot signs a Paramount contract for four films in two years. Jean Wallace Tone already there. Ann Harding returns in Metro mystery Odor of Violets with Edward Arnold in the lead. Donna Reed also in Metro lineup. Chester Conklin appears in I Married a Witch. Priscilla Lanes gowns worth 17 pounds to be melted for Ambulance corps wiring and dental plates.
Marlene Dietrich wears the recovered jewels in Ellery Queen Across the Atlantic, with Margaret Lindsay and William Gargan in the cast. Director James Hogan arranged a jewel collection, while Dietrich lent the gems. Disney’s Bambi uses real child giggles from ice cream fueled amusement to capture spontaneous laughter.
Adolphe Menjou polices script girl details on set and matches cigar ash across scenes in Syncopation. Claudette Colbert signs a three year RKO deal for one film yearly and will star in Pearl Buck’s China Sky. Santos Ortega takes over Bulldog Drummond, while George Colouris tours with Watch on the Rhine.
Robert Preston proves adept as a machine gunner on location with Wake Island. Victor McLaglen of Powder Town pitches a 40 foot tank to the war department, veteran of Boer and World War I. A new war correspondent strip will draw on William L. Shirer’s Berlin days. Joan Edwards of Your Hit Parade wins three pools guessing ten hit numbers. Mary Martin keeps laying hens while other stars seek unusual pets.
A patriotic appeal from Western Newspaper Union urges equal sacrifice on battle and home fronts. It stresses farmers and factory workers sharing the burden, opposing wage inflation, and warns rural voters against labor racketeers while urging proportional pay and longer hours where needed. It ends with a cautionary note on speed and tire safety.
At a 1918 press conference Railroad Administrator McAdoo described laying a short track segment that enabled switching cars between trunk lines, reducing transport distance by several miles and illustrating the efficiency under government operation during the 1917 18 war.
J Henry Smythe Jr the Philadelphia born Penn graduate known as the G O P Megaphone Man leads a dramatic national Flag Day plan. He envisions a 50 foot flag atop the Washington Monument with newsreel coverage and a July 4th follow up flying UN flags from the monument shaft.
A homemaking note by Ruth Wyeth Spears suggests using a sturdy wooden box as a base for a decorative stool. Fill with moss or horsehair, cover with washable fabric, and repurpose worn draperies and bedspreads for upholstery. Readers are offered BOOK 8 for 31 ideas with full directions.
Armies from Army to Coast Guard historically salute with visor raised. Camel cigarettes dominate Service Store sales and are the preferred gift in cartons. Local dealers promote Camel cartons for service members nationwide.
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