Wash fabrics that stay fast color and shape in spring
Cherie Nicholas notes that modern wash fabrics offer fast color and non shrinkability, ideal for mothers outfitting spring dresses. She highlights sansorized-shrunk broadcloth, vat-dyed prints, Swiss voile florals, fairyspun lawn, gingham’s fashion rise, and party wear like cloque and organdie, urging shoppers to seek non fade and non shrink assurance.
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Mel
Mother
Big Sister
Western Newspaper Union
Ribbon Ruffles Accent Chanel Suit With Appliques
Chanel trims a dressy suit with tiny ribbon ruffles along the collar front and lower jacket edge and sleeves. A sparkling white gilet appears at the front while a gathered skirt features a row of ribbon applique. From Molyneaux, a rose jacket pairs with a brown skirt and brown revers and pockets.
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Chanel
Molyneaux
Hat shapes take lead this spring fashion
This spring the shape of a hat will be more important than trim. Straw hats spread in enormous brims in varied shapes like paddles and fans. Halo styles tie on with bands. doll hats in straw with veils remain. Felts with crown blocks and brims echo royal crowns, all in vogue.
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Sailor
Revival of the Baby Blouse Promised in Batiste Sheer
A notice notes an apparent revival of the youthful fashion item described as a baby blouse in delicate batiste and sheer fabric. The entry highlights a returning style once popular among young wearers, signaling renewed demand and retro appeal.
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Batiste
Sheer
Bheer Formality Embraces Silk Organdy Fashions
A fashion note highlights silk organdy as a preferred fabric for formal afternoon wear. It mentions various interesting variations and styles, suggesting versatility and elegance for refined occasions.
Skirts Aim for Shorter Length This Spring Trend
Fashion notes specify skirts should measure seventeen to twenty inches from the floor, marking a shift toward shorter silhouettes for the upcoming season. The guideline emphasizes a consistent length across designs and reflects broader spring style changes.
Cactus Jack Garner Seen As 1940 Presidential Boom
A long profile argues John Garner of Uvalde as the logical Democratic standard bearer for 1940. It highlights Garner’s plain living, financial independence, and conservative stance on New Deal policies, plus his influence in Congress and rumored harmony with FDR and Jim Farley. The piece cites polling shifts, Texas sentiment, and Garner’s reputation as a steady, shrewd leader.
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United States
Cactus Jack Garner
Alexander Throttlebottom
Mr. Wintergreen
Washington
Jack Garner
Congress
Capitol Hill
Texas
Elliott Roosevelt
John Garner
American Institute of Public Opinion
Emil Hurja
Jim Farley
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Mr. Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
House
Marvin Jones
Agriculture Committee
Milton West
Hatton Sumners
Judiciary Committee
Fritz Lanham
Joseph Mansfield Rivers
Harbors
Martin
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Morris Sheppard
Tom Connally
Hoover
Capitol
John N. Garner
Western Newspaper Union
Paul Works A Hard Field Lesson Text-Acts and Corinthians
Essay on Christian courage and ministry drawn from Acts 16 through 1 Corinthians 2. It contrasts worldly power with divine strength, urging believers to endure in difficult Corinthian mission fields. The piece emphasizes manly faith, God’s enabling grace, and the need for a soul-weighted gospel delivery.
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Paul
Athens
Corinth
Christ
Morgan
Bolero Ensemble patterns for spring summer wear
New Barbara Bell pattern designs offer a backless play suit with a matching skirt and a bolero ensemble for street and daytime wear. Patterns No. 1557 and No. 1731 cover sizes 12 to 20 with yardage details and trims. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago for the Spring-Summer booklet.
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Ricrac
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Dewey Leads GOP in Newsweek and Gallup Polls
Newsweek poll of 50 correspondents shows Dewey with 23 votes leading Taft 21 Bricker 3 Van denberg 2 and 1 undecided. Gallup survey of Republicans in late March: Dewey 50 percent, Van denberg 15 percent, Taft 13, Hoover 5.
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Newsweek Magazine
Dewey
Ohio
Robert Taft
John W. Bricker
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Gallup
Vandenberg
Taft
Herbert Hoover
College Hides Chestnut Trees From North Carolina Plague
North Carolina State forestry researchers in Raleigh nurture young chestnut saplings away from the blight sweeping the eastern forests. They hope distant plantings will replenish the species after the Asiatic Endothia Parasitica decimates 95 percent of NC chestnuts, with trees thriving 200 miles from the belt awaiting a future forest revival.
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College
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State College
New England
South
Blue Ridge Mountains
The
State College
Chestnut Belt
Navy Represents Second Largest U.S. Expenditure
Washington reports the navy as the second largest U.S. outlay behind emergency relief, projected at about 4 billion dollars by June 30, 1940. The navy's expense account totals 86 pages detailing equipment from livestock valued at 33 dollars to the aircraft carrier Lexington at 44 million dollars, with other items like agricultural implements and planes itemized. Since 1794 federal naval costs amount to over 16.6 billion dollars, about 13.0 billion spent since 1917 and 3.0 billion under the current administration.
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Washington
Navy
Uncle Sam
Curgo
Lexington
Lesson Subjects and Scriptures for May 7
Lesson for May 7 presents selected subjects and Scripture texts approved by the International Council of Religious Education. The material, used under permission, outlines topics and readings for congregational study and devotion.
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International Council of Religious Education
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Cactus Jack
Thomas Walker
Uvalde
Ross Brumfield
Ben Franklin
Mon Fenley
Federal Housing Administration
John Nance Garner
G. O. P. Favors
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
U.S
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D.enn
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newanaser Union
Lydia
Pinkham
Rousseau
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