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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
8
Joan Charters navigates high society and aviation fortune as Scott Lanning courts her with marriage plans while Jim Charters laments a failing prototype. Reporters chase a dramatic LA airport meet as Joan weighs love, risk, and the famous Charters luck.
Joan learns that Jim Charters, renowned pilot, dies when his plane bursts into flames during a test flight. The shock hits her as headlines flash, revealing a life filled with courage and charm, and a decision she must face in the months that follow.
Fragmented ad copy describes a transfer pattern of motifs for home crafts. It mentions a 6x9 inch pattern, frustrations with stitches, and materials, inviting readers to send ten cents to Syracuse Herald for pattern 25668 from the Needlecraft Department at 2 Eighth Avenue, New York.
Instructions from the Home Institute at Syracuse Herald Journal describe weaving a decorative jacket for a glass using cardboard forms raffia and crepe paper. Readers are guided through cutting a bottom circle a circular form sizing windings through evenly notched top, weaving from center bottom over and under warp, shellac drying, and finishing with edge filling and a second shellac coat. A 15 cent booklet titled Beautiful and Useful Articles You Can Easily Weave offers complete diagrams and additional projects.
The article presents a hoard diet approach urging calorie cutting to lose weight. It claims 500 to 3,000 calorie reductions daily yield weight loss, with examples like omitting bread or breakfast jam. It warns to preserve protein and vitamins while noting daily nutrient intake and avoiding excessive fat. A Twenty-One Day Diet claims 1000 calories daily for 30 pounds in three weeks with vitamin notes.
A reader essay debunks the idea that women constantly send mental signals with their eyes. Helen Rowland argues vanity masks insecurity, noting men assume they look fine while women seek adulation. She cites photos and self‑doubt, claiming confidence, not vanity, governs a woman's allure.
Fashion notes highlight time out on coats with removable fur collars for varied wear. Enamel bracelets feature rhinestones and daisies with a tin watch centerpiece. Spring prints include Mendelssohn Spring Song motifs in white or black with red. Millinery revival shows detailed hand-work in summer hats and a net model with embroidered pique trim. A white satin gown offers corsage drapery and red embroidery accents.
A reader asks how to handle a disruptive lunch group in an office and suggests gradually exiting the habit by alternating venues or bringing lunch to study. The column also covers a bride’s satin dress choice for a mid summer wedding and proper courtesy in helping a gentleman with his coat, noting etiquette rules for on duty staff and general politeness.
Pattern 4567 offers women sizes 34 through 48 with 20 inch fabric and 2% yards required per size. Send 15 cents for this pattern to Patten Department Syr acuee Herald Journal. Additional 10 cents for the latest pattern book.
The column warns wives to inspect their own behavior and suggests drastic shifts in mood, dress, and home life to influence husbands. It warns against nagging, controlling conduct, and overbearing tacts while outlining provocative tactics that could drive a spouse away, concluding with a reader question about kissing and a brief answer.
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