The Willamina times., September 21, 1944, Image 9

THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1944
TIM ES. WILLAMINA. OREGON
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German Road Blocks Fail to Halt Allies
A quiz with answers offering ’
information on various subjects ?
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T h e Q ueationa
American coast is noted for its
exctdingly high tides?
1. Does Newfoundland belong to
Canada?
2. Was Abraham Lincoln over 6
feet tall when in his teens?
3. How large does a country
place have to be before it is called
an estate?
4. What name is applied to a
phrase or sentence which reads
the same forward or backward?
5. How long has the American
flag had 48 stars?
6. What bay on the North
T h e A n a w e ra
1. No. It is a Britisn colony, en­
tirely independent of Canada.
2. He reached his full height of
6 feet 4 inches at»the age of 17.
3. The bureau of census de­
fines a country estate as a farm
of 10 acres or over, with a resi­
dence valued at $25,000 or over.
4. Palindrome.
5. Since 1912.
6. The Bay of Fundy.
The Use of Fabric and Thread in
Decorating Homes of Tomorrow
B y R u th W y e th S p eara
CURTAINS OVER WALLS-
T E X T U R E D FU R NITU RE
C O VER IN G S-A DEQ UA TE
LIG H T IN G A N D SIMPLE
M O D ER N TA B LES
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together. And here is a decora­
tors’ tip for her—allow a hundred
and fifty per cent fullness if French
pleats are to be used at the tops of
curtains; and set the machine for
a long stitch for speed. Clip sel­
vages every few inches to avoid
puckered seams and hems.
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N O T E — You do not have to w a it fo r your
home of tom orrow to have the a ttra c tiv e
ceffee table shown in this sketch. I t is
easy to m ake from straight cuts of lu m b er.
A map. a fa vo rite print or a piece of hand
w ork m ay be placed under the glass top
to give a decorative effect. Ask for p a t­
tern No. 254 and enclose 15 cents. A ddress:
CLEVER
USE OF
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D E T A IL S
I F YO U are dreaming about re-
1 decorating after the w’ar — and 1
M R S. R U T H W Y E T H SPE A R S
Bedford H ills
New Y ork
D ra w e r IS
who is not—put this in your note
book. There will be a more lavish
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use of fabric in home decoration ,
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than ever before. There will be !
many new types of textiles and j Address ........................................................
many new weaves. Fabrics will .
be designed to wear longer and
to stay clean longer. A feeling of
Source of Immigrants
spaciousness w ill be obtained by
blotting out some walls with cur­
Of the 42.000,000 im m igrants
tains.
The homemaker who can sew a who came to Am erica from some
straight seam w ill save many a hundred countries in the past 30®
dollar for she may have curtains years, 15,000,000. or 36 per cent,
of any length, width or fullness : were from England, Irelan d and
merely by stitching straightwidths I Germany.
The German« «pend considerable time and supplies in erecting blockades which prevent the rapkl advance
of the Allied armies. The blockades had little effect as noted by rapid progress being made in France. Lett,
is a German road block alone the water front in St. Raphael, southern France. Another type of block, shown
at right, was used in Parta.
Chinese Soldiers Cross Treacherous River
ASK MOTHER, SHE KNOWS
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CLABBER GIRL
Chinese soldiers march to the front crossing the treacherous Salween river by means of a temporary
suspension bridge. The original bridge was blown up by the Chinese as a measure against the Japanese ad­
vance. All supplies for the Chinese forces in this district have to be earned by C
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dropped by planes. Increased transport planes have made it possible to begin to furnish the fighting Chinese
in the Salween river section with much needed weapons, food and other supplies.
Ship Loaded \\ itli Jap Death
Marine Commanders
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Rows of huge shells wind along the decks of a V . g. battleship as it
loads up somewhere In the Pacific preparatory to carrying out its assign­
ment of blasting Jap holdings. The inferno loosed by its guns cleared a
path for the landing forces, which were then able to send a landing party
ashore to capture the base.
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Lieut. Gen. Holland M . Smith,
commanding general of the Pacific
fleet marine force (left) and Lieut.
Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift,
commandant of V . S. m arine corps,
inspect a captured Japanese airfield
on the Orote peninsula, Guam.
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