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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
2
Thousands of women in Washington and across the nation stood in line to buy elk stockings amid soap tensions and gas shortages. The piece notes women’s wartime unity, the impact of silk mill closures, and mentions farm fires and Ohio cooperative fire protection efforts as local responses.
Doylestown Mr and Mrs W C Edwardes of Clinton announce the marriage of their daughter Edna Elizabeth to Howard C Brubaker of Barberton. The ceremony was held at the Lutheran Church in Doylestown on Saturday August 9 with Rev George W Dittmar presiding. Bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Edwards and best man Bur dett Brouse. A reception followed at the bride’s home for immediate families. the couple will reside at 135 Sylvester St Barberton after a motor trip.
The new Washington National Airport touts a state of the art electric bulletin board showing instantaneous plane movements within 200 miles. Meanwhile chick hatchings in early 1941 rose 25 percent over 1940 and 24 percent above the prior 1939 record for January to June.
Home economists design outfits for farm factory and home makers. The first coverette for farm chores features a surplice front, seersucker for cooling ease, and a sash tie. A coverall apron and a one piece coverall offer protection and ease for active work. A shower proof cotton outfit and jumper slack suit suit defense work, with a simple utility apron. Garments aim to be easy to make wash and iron and will appear in pattern books and stores.
A 1941 column argues that public notices are essential in democracy. It notes laws on notices are numerous yet sometimes insufficient as life grows complex. The piece stresses vigilance to strengthen official advertising as a core democratic principle.
This article urges amateur photographers to use high shutter speeds from 1/200 to 1/600 second to freeze fast action in sports. It suggests adjusting angles, following the motion, and keeping the subject centered to achieve sharp images with blurred backgrounds. It also advises practicing poses and continuous shooting to convert missed opportunities into strong photographs.
A photograph shows student airmen from Canada Australia and New Zealand at Canadian air training schools under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The program trains thousands of pilots gunners and observers at about double the initial pace with 116 establishments, costing an estimated 824 million dollars over three years. Canada provides 531 million and 80 percent of the students. About 1,500 trainees are Americans and 600 American pilots serve as instructors. The R C A F maintains patrol planes across the country and at sea.
An ad style passage blends recipes for spiced apple butter and muffins with a health claim about prostate trouble. It touts TON JON No. 3 Herbal Kidney and Bladder medicine as aiding nature to correct urinary issues in men, while interleaving cooking instructions and product promotion.
A six day camp meeting in Kentucky drew a throng of about 30 attendees. The event is described as the largest gathering of its kind in the AMECPiCuu Lisswrys lineage.
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