Charming Practical All Day Dresses for 36 to 52 sizes
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept offers two dress designs in percale and calico. Buttoned Front shirt waist with flare skirt and crisp accents suits work and shopping. Large figure version emphasizes movement and a slimming blouse, with sizes 14 through 52 and yardage details for long and short sleeves. Send orders to Chicago address. patterns 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percale
Jersey
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker
Chicago
Ill
Bill Syndicate
Weekly News Review on Tax Measures and Farm Policy
In the lead up to the 1940 budget debate President Roosevelt faces tax measures and farm policy questions. The piece surveys deficits, debt, and proposals including a 10 percent one shot tax, bond tax exemptions, social security extensions, and farm subsidies as Congress plans how to fund armament and social programs. It also covers Japan’s Canton campaign, WPA corruption cases, wage hour law rollout, and Secretary Wallace's farm plans as the nation ponders next winter's legislative battlefield. Sally Clark, sister-in-law to John Roosevelt, announces engagement to George X. McLanahan with a December wedding planned in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Roosevelt
Congress
Aseness
U.S. Treasury
John
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
State Department
Francis B. Sayre
Federal
Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York City
Penonle
Sally Clark
John Roosevelt
New York
George X. McLanahan
Sherwood stars in Abe Lincoln drama and Met opera notes
A profile of Robert Sherwood lauding his Lincoln in Illinois portrayal and career path from Vanity Fair critic to Life editor, plus Metropolitan Opera notes on singers John Carter and Leonard Warren and a local New City farmer turned singer who auditioned successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sherwood
Bob-Bob-Robin
Bob - Bob - Bobbin
Weltschmerz
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln
Mr. Sherwood
Vanity Fair
Boston
Life
New Rochelle
Harvard
Tom Ruggles
Rome
Mary Brandon
Sutton Place
New York
Surrey
England
Alexander Korda
Anager
Edward .Johnson
Takena
Met
John Carter
Leonard Warren
Rockland County
N. Y
Metropolitan
Mr. Carter
New City
New York City
New York University
Mr. Warren
Bronx
North Woods
Columbia University
How the Expert Shoots A Rifle
The best shooting form requires a small hand and arm movement after the gun rests on the shoulder and cheek. From there, the muzzle direction is changed by moving the upper body while the gun stays in place against the cheek and shoulder.
Hanging Shelves Made From Spools A Victorian Revival Idea
A reader suggests spool shelves as a home decor idea inspired by Victorian trends. The article describes making sturdy shelves from wire and spools, painted to match room tones like peacock blue, with illustrated directions in Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator. It promotes books 1 and 2 on sewing and embroidery, pricing at 25 cents each, with a quilt leaflet offered free when both are purchased. address Mrs Spears in Chicago for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spears
Desplaines St
Chicago
Quote on Side of Case Reveals Limited Perspective
A brief remark notes that someone who knows only their own side of a case knows little of the other. The line emphasizes partial view and the need for fuller understanding in disputes.
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Creomulaion
Johnson
Joseph W. LaBine
White House
Japan
Canton
Hongkong
Chiang Kai-shek
Hankow
China
Chiang
Great Britain
Munich
National Labor Relations Board
Republic Steel
NLRB
Star Chamber
MLRAB
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Republic
NRA
Elmer F. Andrews
Austin
Texas
Puerto Rico
New Deal
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Democratic Party
WPA
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Chavez
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
George H. Earle
Joseph N. Pew
Moses I. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir
Steel
Jay Cooke
Joseph N. Grundy
Uncle Sam
Owa
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Morgenthau
By Lemuel F. Parton
York
Robert Sherwood
Nealer Des Moines Stove Repair Company
Fipr1 Products, Inc
Ise
Bes Moines
Eripttapa
Nepal
Lonphal
C. Boxana
Deb Moines
Alstributora
Belling
Western
Santa Fe
Denver
Cali
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Pinkham
Ary
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