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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1942
Page
17
Fashion notes spotlight casual and dress coats for spring in soft tailoring and simple lines. Highlighted styles include wrap, double breasted camel hair, satin trim dress coats, and short navy looks with bold revers. Vibrant colors and pastel plaids set the mood for versatile ensembles.
Ripton bride Miss Buldred Hess and Ale Greiner wed Saturday at 2 PM in Ripton. Attendants Miss Iles and Emil Greiner. Dinner at 1110-211 tea room in Berlin. Greiner connected to Vermilion and Elyria high schools. Cock, 79, sentenced in East Ham shoplifting case to three months hard labor.
A 1920s style feature discusses deliberate contrasts in boys clothing for spring and summer. It notes outfits with coordinated coats trousers shirts and ties emphasizing intentional color and pattern clashes to appeal to youths and reassure mothers and girlfriends.
Miss Hazel Reed visited Fr Knox to see her brother Russell and called on Mrs Tuch Black of Elizabethtown Ky. Mrs A J Hutte called on Mrs Johinson of Lakewood who has been ill for several months. Mr and Mrs Charles Wack visited Mr and Mrs Wien Lang of Herea Friday. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs ALT Hulre were Rev and Mrs E Thompson Mr and Mrs Harold Crimbie and daughter. Rev Eugene Thompson spoke on Christ in this House. He sang a solo and, with a companion, led vesper services at the Elyria Home for the Aged. Mr and Mrs Clarence Hamer moved into the house vacated by the Gasdah family. Charles Spencer of Fairview will move to the Hamker farm.
Mrs Dale Whef entertained guests Tuesday for her mother’s birthday anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul M Johnston Miss Florence Rundie Elyria, Mr and Mrs Vernon Hundie, Boo Rundie and ate, Mrs Dale Wise, Rev and Mrs Matt, and family of Lakewood. Hospital news lists several convalescents and operations. WSCS met for dinner with officers and reports. many follow up events announced. The hotel in LaGrange is being remodeled into an apartment building with exterior improvements.
The page notes birthday anniversaries honored with cards and a church gathering led by Worthy Matron Eleanor Terrell, plus several social calls and visits. It reports an accident involving Alma Powers of Mt. Clemens, hospital confinement, and assorted family updates from Adrian Jackson’s enlistment to visits by relatives and friends.
Full length and jacket ensembles dominate this season with soft textures and simple lines. Sheer wool outfits in dark and pale tones feature long coats with matching dresses and crisp trims. The dress suit remains versatile, pairing wool or rayon crepes with jackets, while button-on-blouse pieces convert from one-piece dress to suit.
Spring fashion shifts to casual slacks for women with corduroys pastels and denims in navy gray and bright colors. Active wear features looser knit cardigans and matching sets while patriotic knits appear. A Women’s Society meeting in Thunday discussed fundraising and church renovations, with plans for basement and auditorium remodeling.
In 1942 fashion, utilitarian accessories dominate. Wool ties offer many patterns from stripes to paisley and wear well, while V necked sleeveless khaki sweaters appear widely. The sweater vest replaces suits, braces and garters harmonize with blue and brown suiting, and gloves and hats pair with covert and tweed. New wool and coconut straw fashions emerge.
Thirty adults and ten children attended the Belden Community Circle event hosted by Mrs F F E Schriver and Mrs Henry Schriver. A noon tureen luncheon featured a cake by Cora Heath, with greetings to several members and a plan to send a community news report on fundraising for soldiers.
Vincent Rich Wolfe of the Berea Children's Home will speak at the morning worship at The Incal Methodist Church on Sunday, March 3. Six children at the Home will sing during the service, and a special collection will be taken for the Home in addition to the regular weekly offering.
Fragmentary report notes a meeting discussing a free will offering for missionary work. The session adjourned with a date of June mentioned, but details and participants are unclear in the surviving text.
Teen fashion guides highlight spring outfits with pleated skirts and midy blouses, pastel tones, and plaid jackets. Boxy coats and soft tailoring echo current trends, with emphasis on comfortable shoulders and waistlines, while pastel plaids and nylon fabrics lead a varied display.
Forrest H. Markham joins the navy following his sons Stanley 24 and Darrell K in service. Mrs. Markham, knitting at home, says she is ready to join up herself.
A fragmented social column records visits and calls. Kathryn McMillan and her son returned to Lorain after a stay with Mrs Beena. Mr and Mrs Thomas Baldwin returned home after a few days with relatives in Ashland.
An advertisement argues that human body parts cannot be replaced and links constipation to nervousness. It cites J Ho Vass of Massillon Ohio who reports relief after taking World's Tonic, advertised as a liquid remedy without extra pills. The ad urges purchase at local drug stores.
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