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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
6
Fashion columnist Cherie Nicholas urges budget sewing as a stylish solution. Readers are guided to pattern choice materials and local sewing centers for affordable tips on drape, color trends, and easy machine-made details like embroidered motifs and molded dress forms. The piece highlights rayon jerseys velveteens and laces under a color war from black and white to bold jewel tones.
Officer Tuttle and Ken Johnson race to a Wainwright estate after a murder. Harris the butler is accused, but Tuttle reveals a screen hole evidence trick and deduces the killer's inside job. The pair drive to headquarters with Tuttle crowing about his read-the-papers method.
A shift in mood turns rain into a fashion moment with bright capes coats and trench styles. White blue and red rainproof fabrics frame cheerful outfits as red boots and satin coats with jeweled buttons add glamour to the wet day.
A new women’s magazine notes college co-eds braiding hair in a country cousin style with earrings. Sixty inch pearls on Sloppy Joe cardigans top outfits, while cowboy boots plaid sweaters lime yellow shirts corduroy jackets the V neck sweater and knee length argyle plaid socks define the campus look.
The piece describes shaping a full skirt from bright red net, paired with a snug red jersey bodice. It features a defined decolletage, shaped sleeves, edged seams, and a waist accented by a single row of sparkling red sequin beads.
A sweeping look at how pointed-toe shoes and high French heels shaped fashion from the 11th century onward. Royal courts popularized both styles, with extreme heels reaching up to 20 inches in the 1600s, causing ongoing discomfort for wearers.
A vintage guide invites hosts to dessert only gatherings after luncheons with broiled Banana-Apple Rings, Banana Oatmeal Cookies, Krispie Cream Roll, Orange Ice-Box Cake, Chocolate Mint Tarts and related recipes. It includes ingredient lists, steps, and serving tips to impress guests.
Lynn suggests seasonal color schemes for luncheon desserts and decor. Pro poses include white with silver or gold and combinations like green white gold blue white gold or white red green. Elaborate schemes use violet emerald gold blue red, centered in a floral centerpiece. Bridge place cards can be flowered paper chrysanthemums with tilted cards, white cards with painted or candy flowers, or pine cone and evergreen decorations with tiny silver ornaments on cards.
The menu features Tomato-Pea Soup, Breaded Veal Cutlets with Riced Potatoes, Broccoli, Molded Ginger Ale Salad, Broiled Banana-Apple Rings, Cookies, and Beverage. A recipe is included for home chefs to follow.
Planning a career may lead to opportunities in U S Civil Service with multiple grades in office jobs. A Junto Stenographer can progress from starting pay of 1400 to senior and principal levels through successive steps. Training in a profession may allow a start at 2000.
The notice promotes Civil Service paths from mechanical trades to professional fields like medicine and law. It mentions starting as a Helper Trainee, earning while learning, and postal service entry as a letter carrier with potential advancement to postmaster. A 32 page booklet details jobs, pay, tests, and how to apply, with an order request.
A collection of aphorisms concludes that some follow their chosen vocation without wealth, courtesy yields returns, setting matters for gems of thought, direction matters for go getters, anger only reshapes a cat’s arch, make the best of fate, and minds work only when open.
A brief quotation from Elbert Hubbard emphasizes that youth must develop resolve and loyalty. It urges quick, decisive action and readiness to carry messages, shaping character beyond mere book learning. The line frames courage as a form of service and personal discipline.
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