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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
7
A column on changing domestic life and marriage challenges notes wives’ disillusion leading to divorce and remarriage, reflecting on infidelity, child impact, and social pressures. It includes letters from readers detailing experiences with divorce, alimony, and rebuilding families while questioning what choices bring lasting happiness.
A discussion on the wisdom of divorce amid infidelity and hardship contrasts with a wartime guide to home sewing. The article weighs personal byproduct of divorce against social expectations while offering practical fashion advice for budget conscious women, emphasizing multipurpose bolero suits and learning at sewing centers.
A reflective piece argues that true marriage demands forgiveness for faults and sins alike. It discusses a wife who retains the home and family after a husband's infidelity, stressing dignity, restraint, and avoiding the ruin of lives.
Guidance on selecting sheets to fit beds with an emphasis on tuck under margins. It notes typical mattress length of 74 to 75 inches and recommends allowing five inches for shrinkage and five inches for hemming to ensure a proper fit.
The dinner blouse features blush pink chiffon with star motif paillettes in black green and rose. Fall showings emphasize luxury fabrics and elaborate details from gleaming slipper satin to brocades lame and satin stripes.
Colorful fall dickies and vests double as formal tops with embroidery and cutouts. The collection features pink crepe halters with starfish sequin embroidery, high neck pink metallic ribbons, and embroidered net peplum pieces.
New kids jodhpurs arrive for kindergarten wear and as practical toddler garments. The design features swagger pockets and properly pegged silhouettes to replace overalls and leggings.
Merchants report gold as the top color for fleece coats shown for fall with strong demand. Camel tan remains favored, while brown and green follow in popularity.
Police discovered bloody clothes on the Delaware riverbank at Sandts Eddy and traced them to a boy who had killed a skunk to skin it for its fur. Authorities considered murder but noted the incident centered on animal hunting and disposal of garb.
In an unprecedented mercy rescue a navy blimp landed in Imperial Valley sand hills 20 miles northwest of Yuma to recover a parachuted pilot. Despite hazardous weather and a limited ground crew the craft delivered Ensign Porter and two rescue crew to safety while the pilot was dead.
Eyewitnesses recount Armistice day tragedy after the Cape San Juan torpedo attack in the South Pacific. 1,429 aboard. 48 rescued by S S Edwin T Meredith and a destroyer. sharks attacked exhausted survivors hauled from submerged life rafts amid oil slicks and screaming.
Acting Chief Elmer Nelson orders Sgt. Bert Luckey to stay on duty the night of the police dance citing safety concerns from last year when Luckey's artificial leg caused a panic. The 1943 incident saw Luckey's wooden leg loosened and roll across the ballroom injuring about 20 dancers.
In Prospect Park Zoo Brooklyn a year old Indian black buck named Joey teased a sister and was attacked by his father Black Rajah with 18 inch horns. Joey fled the 12 foot enclosure and broke both front legs before veterinarians ended his life with anesthesia.
Pattern No. 8622 offers a collarless princess dress in sizes 12 through 42 with a size 14 jumper and a jacket option. Fabric yardages listed as 2 1/2 yards for 39 inch fabric and 1 1/2 yards for the jacket. orders delayed due to high demand and wartime conditions with instructions to send orders to the given address.
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Liberia Monrovia equals a knot is a speed unit not distance. Ship traveled 20 knots. Deciduous. The United States paid 7 200 000. The junior officer says Aye aye sir. Ten. Every fifth cartridge is a tracer bullet leaving a visible fire trail aiding aim and starting fires. Philip Nolan. Retreads.
Practical hints cover ironing damp fabrics with hot water for faster penetration. A tip suggests warming ice cubes to remove sharp edges from a rubber icebag. If a flour bin leaks, melt wax into the cracks to seal. Wax on rocker bottoms prevents floor marking.
Quote reflects Jeremy Collier on honoring duty through courage to follow reason and conscience. Emphasizes dignity of human nature and the station assigned to individuals.
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