Victory edition fashion book offers summer sewing patterns
Two good bets LAYSUIT and Jumper No 3514 come in sizes 10 to 40 with 3 percent yardage of 35 inch fabric for jumper and 3 percent of 39 inch fabric for playsuit. Smooth Princess Frock No 3054 in sizes 12 to 20 uses 3/4 yard contrasting fabric. applique included. Send 15 cents, or 16 with mail, to Serra Pattern Department, Daily Mail, New York.
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Serra Pattern Department
The
Daily Mail
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
We Women Advice Columns on Love and Morality
Betty Brainerd counsels two teen readers about a 16 year old in love with a married man and a 14 year old torn between two older boys. Brainerd condemns the affair, urges ending contact, returning to dating age-appropriate teens, obeying parents, and avoiding unwed motherhood, calling date with married men reckless and wrong.
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Bigamists
Fanton
Dunce
Bet Brainerd Receives Pen Names Details at NYC Address
Betty Brainerd submits both pen name and legal name along with full letters to 680 Madison Avenue in New York City. The correspondence records include the two identities and the recipient’s street address for verification and archival notes.
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Betty Brainerd
Madison Ave
New York City
New York
Law forces Cuban merchants to accept U S currency
A Cuban policy requires merchants to accept United States currency, banning refusals. The rule affects trade and daily transactions as shoppers and vendors navigate usable money in the economy. International observers note the measure ties to broader economic controls and sanctions context.
Washington county graduation caps flood two halls
The first Wash ington county commencement held last night at Clearspring High and the North Street Colored School saw 28 graduates from Clearspring, eight boys and twenty girls. Florence Mason, valedictorian, received the alumni $10 award. Joseph Rowland was salutatorian and George Shinham an orator. Awards were given by Philip Rauth, with remarks by Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis.
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Washington County
Clearspring
North Street
Philip Rauth
Board of Education
Benjamin C. Willis
Florence Mason
Joseph Rowland
George Shinham
Wade Huffman
Clearspring Reformed Church
Luther L. Hare
Lutheran Church
Clearspring High School
Horoscope Gemini predicts change and war era effects
The piece outlines Gemini traits including clever designs and public speaking talent. It notes a lucky wedding month but average prosperity for some marriages, public work for middle aged women, and wartime civic tasks. It forecasts inflation pressures, summer homes, social shifts, and a protracted World War II with Allied costs.
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Gemini
Mercury
United States
Demonstrations On Sugar Saving At Homemaker Meetings
Local Homemaker Club members will learn ways to save sugar with demonstrations and pamphlets on recipes to match sugar rations. Meetings run Tuesday through Thursday at Lincoln Way School Lap pans Community Hall Hancock and Dry Run group homes with hostesses and project demonstrators named.
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Homemaker Club
Homemakers Club of Halfway
Lincoln Way School
Rose Bailey
Logan Baker
Wm. Andrusic
Paul Fryer
H. P. Rowland
J. E. Bearinger
A. J. Highbarger
Lappans
Lappans Community Hall
F. Barnhart
Dr. Kemp
N. Barnhart
IX. Hart
R. N. Bain
G. W. Widmyer
Dry Run Homemakers’ Club
Wm. Bleyer
A. R. Cohen
Edgar Hayman
Grover Forsythe
Local Applicants Get Exams Today
Baltimore June 9 Lt E A McNear recruiting officer in charge of WAAC examinations announced 300 more women would take an intelligence test today as the Army continues its selection for Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps commissions. Prospective WAACs hail from Baltimore Washington Hagerstown and Cumberland. About 300 took Saturday’s exam with roughly 55 percent passing. Those who pass will face personal interviews then physical exams and 120 will reach final interviews. Ultimately all but 69 will be eliminated in the third corps area.
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Baltimore
E. A. McNear
WAAC
Army
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
Washington
Hagerstown
Cumbrland
Third Corps
Prophetic note on birth dates and future traits
The passage foresees that machinery such as airplanes and warships pale beside human loss, predicting that those born on this day will face unusual experiences and should guard finances. It states children born now will be fortunate in careers, with constructive ability and high mental potential.
Australia Wool Clip Near One Billion Pounds Yearly
A report notes Australia produces about one billion pounds of wool annually. It also clarifies that the Rocky Mountain canary is not a bird but a burro misnamed in some lore.
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Australia
Rocky Mountain
News of the Universe on Ancient Rulers and Coffee Plastics
The page recounts Ramesses II’s prolific progeny and long reign, notes lightning’s dual role in nature and electricity, and describes Brazil’s shift to coffee-based plastics via Polin’s process. It cites Faraday and Franklin anecdotes, then details a Sao Paulo plant turning 5,000,000 bags of surplus coffee into 350,000,000 pounds of plastics annually, with caffeine by‑products and economic cautions.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Christy Borth
Bobbs-Merrill
Hale
U. S
Herbert S. Polin
California
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Hamilton Corner
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of Mitty Store
Cuba
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Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
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Harry Elmer Toston
Samuel Ray Rhodes
Alice Frances Kreigh
Betty Murray Shirk
Geneva Salome Faith
Laura Mae Trumpower
Lucille Lillian Steele
Mary Jeannette Gossard
Miriam Elizabeth James
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General Brady Franklin Haines
Melvin Daniel Eby
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Erma Bendena
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Dorothy Luray Snyder
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Max Factor Hollywood
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West Washington St
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