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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
6
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes suede becomes a staple for fall and winter, with coats, jackets, suits, dresses, and accessories in varied colors. The piece highlights suede outfits for women, school-age looks, and Western inspired ensembles, including hats, boots, and a fringed riding habit.
Fashion notes urge bright red corduroy as the ideal early fall jacket. College girls favor the stop light red color paired with a matching hat in the identical fabric for a coordinated campus look.
The revival of the pompadour comes as a surprise yet appears in hats and flattering curls. Fashion writers note men’s styles influenced by sailors returning from sea, shaping this season’s look with coifs and coiffures that flatter.
A description of toque and turban fashions arriving to suit both youthful and matronly wearers. The nabbed bonnets shift from pompadours to back of the head, offering a solution for those unwilling to wear wide brims. Milliners design hats that dip over the brow to meet current style demands.
Gold jewelry returns to fashion with refined detail for fall. New necklines, bracelets, pins, clips and lapel ornaments brighten smart black Jersey dresses and wool outfits without garish flash.
A New York designer shows a white high-heeled pump with fringe and lacing as decorative trims. The shoe features a toe lacing up the toe and down the back, a narrow fringe rim at the throat, and a straight fringe band below each crossed lacing.
Alice leaves home to teach in Boston, torn between a warm farm life and city dreams. She endures a quiet farewell from Ma and Myra, senses the ache of distance, and meets a Santa Claus like old man on the Woodsville platform who hints at shared journeys.
An elderly speaker recalls leaving home at twenty for the city, his failed search for wealth, and his longing for the mountain and family grounds. He plans to return tonight to the old place, while Alice faces a pull between a new life and familiar roots. The piece shifts to a community cooking column offering picnic and recipe tips from Eleanor Howe, including Grandmother's Ginger Cookies and a beef and beans menu.
Lorna Barber of the New York state college of home economics urges balanced diets for humans and animals. She notes calcium iron iodine and vitamins A B C D are essential. Milk cheese vegetables seafood sunlight and liver oil provide key nutrients for growth health and bone development.
Collier's explains the factors shaping a 16 inch coast defense gun shot. It notes range 26 miles for a 2100 pound projectile and shows wind and earth rotation influence. A 20 mph cross wind can push the shell 303 yards off course during 101 seconds aloft.
A brief observation notes that advancing up steep hills demands a slow pace initially to gain footing and conserve energy for the ascent. The idea emphasizes gradual effort over rapid bursts.
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