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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1941
Page
5
A fashion note on plastic shoes offering flexible comfort and clear beauty for day and evening wear. New brighter colors, pastels, and integrates with suede, kid, and fabrics plus snakeskin trims create chic designs for town and sports wear as spring palettes expand.
A fashion note describes an elderly woman wearing a black crepe or faille outfit featuring inset trimming of clear plastic. The material supplies comfort and elasticity over the instep, with a comment on using the same model for a southern resort.
Fashion preview notes navy remains dominant across formal town fashions with new Airforce blue, greens in lime to forest shades, and bright reds. Beiges and browns pair with navy or black, while accessories feature bold contrasts like yellows and spicy greens for a lively spring look.
The S. E. Cooperative Electric Association files a petition with the Iowa State Commerce Commission seeking a franchise to erect and maintain poles wires towers and other fixtures for electric transmission across public lands highways streams and private lands in sections 32 and 33 of township 74 north range 8 west. A hearing is set for April 8 1941 at Hotel Kirkwood Des Moines. Objections must be filed in triplicate five days before the hearing with authority to act. Dated March 5 1941 Des Moines Iowa.
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