1945 FREE crochet HAT pattern

 1945

This is from a 1945 crochet book.

I hope if you enjoy this free pattern, I would be extremely grateful if you'd visit my book site and purchase the entire book with all the patterns!

Price: Cheap 

LINK TO BOOK:

1945 HATS & ACCESSORIES  

The time it takes to scan, format, and download the entire book is crazy.  I hope enough people will find it worthwhile to work on some awesome vintage projects!

If you don't want to be "cookie cutter"...making all the ordinary things that you see online...take a leap and create some of these 1940s patterns!

I would LOVE to see a completed project!

1940s George Hurrell, Photographer to the stars

So, these were in a trunk of vintage newspapers & magazines that I acquired YEARS ago. They all have tape around the edges, like they were framed at some point in time.

Based on my limited research, these may have appeared in an Esquire magazine.

Stunning photography!

Sally Who?

She has the "girl next door" look.

And this one could easily pass for a modern "selfie", but in the 1940s....not an everyday image

1941 Mussolini sick neurotic old man

From Time magazine, June 9, 1941

I needed a good giggle this morning before work.

The picture above references Mussolini in 1922 as "cocky" when he and his newly organized blackshirts took Italy.

The article reads:

After more than 18 years of dictatorship, Mussolini is no lusty athlete, as newsreels have so often pictured him, but a sick, neurotic old man of 57.  He has had stomach ulcers for years, has used no meat, tea, coffee, hard liquor or tobacco.  There is a suspicion abroad that both his heart and brain have been affected by syphilis.  Coincidence-seekers have even connected his reported ailments with European events, viz:

When Germany took the Rhineland Mussolini had an attack of ulcers.  When Hitler conducted his blood purge Mussolini began losing his hair (and he has grown bald since then).  When Hitler grabbed Austria, Mussolini had a heart attack.  When Germany and Russia signed their Non-aggression pact, Mussolini was fitted for glasses (and he does wear glasses now).  When Germany invaded Poland, Mussolini couldn't sleep.

Whether these reports were true, certain it is that no official explanation has ever been given of his abrupt withdrawal from Italy's Army maneuvers in August 1939.  During the weeks of crisis that followed, Mussolini espoused a strange new policy:  silence.  He has broken silence publicly only nine times since then, and those speeches were short, bitter.  Last month he failed to make his habitual appearance on the Palazzo Venezia on the anniversary of the birth of Fascism.

1941 Apple Festival Queen Shenandoah XVIII

From TIME magazine, June 9, 1941

Her Majesty Queen Shenandoah XVIII receives the royal crown from Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., able young Director of Priorities in the Office of Production Management.  Proud and honored is comely Mollie Foulkes Lee to be chosen the eighteenth Apple Queen in the traditional ceremony of the Shenandoah Valley.  This elaborate pageant is held each year...just as the pink and white apple blossoms unfold their rare beauty...to celebrate the blessings of the coming apple crop in this green and fertile valley.

Queen Shenandoah XVIII, in real life beauteous Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee, descendant of one of the old South's most aristocratic families, poses with her court amidst the blossoms in the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival held annually in Winchester, Va.

Regally ensconced on her patriotic throne, Queen Mollie smiles at the 50,000 excited Apple Blossom Festival guests who throng Winchester for the Fete.  Over 1200 youthful actors took part in the spectacle highlighting the two-day program at Handley High School.

His Excellency, James H. Price, Virginia's popular governor, chats amiably with Princesses Elizabeth Ann Davis and Lois Elaine Kibler, among the prettiest of Queen Mollie Lee's court...as balmy breezes gently sway the Shenandoah Valley apple blossoms.

At the Queen's Ball, genial, smiling Benny Goodman clarineted his way into the hearts of many a glamorous southern belle.  Entertained by The Benny and his world0famous orchestra, guests to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival kicked and cavorted and Virginia Reeled till the wee small hours of the morning.

A Princess and a Cadet obviously enjoy the mellow melodies of Benny Goodman and his orchestra.  Princess Jane Giesen from Bradfort, Va., dances with Cadet L.G. Chase of proud Virginia Polytechnic Institute.  As the last musical strains died away - Festival guests made a beeline to local "eateries" for a steaming bowl of taste-tingling Heinz Soup and a snack.

Making a visit to Heinz Vinegar plant at Winchester, Queen Mollie learns that apples, just like those to which the Shenandoah Festival pays homage, are used in preparing sparkling amber-clear Heinz Cider Vinegar and spicy Heinz Apple Butter.  Wine-red, firm, juicy, perfectly shaped...these apples are pressed for their pure juice which is made into vinegar and aged in wood like fine old wine.  When it reaches the peak of flavor, this vintage vinegar is bottled...ready to give zest to salads and greens.  Ask your grocer for Heinz Cider Vinegar today and see how the tangy goodness of ripe, red apples adds life to your favorite salads.

1941 Compulsory Female Training - Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

Uniforms for Defense Workers
Utility apron, working nurse, air-raid warden, dress uniform for air-raid warden, canteen dress, working nurse.

From TIME magazine, June 23, 1941

National Affairs

Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

If boys are drafted, why not girls?  Mrs. Roosevelt sees no good reason why not.  Since the beginning of the depression she has often discussed with the President a cherished plan: drafting U.S. girls for a year of compulsory service.  Last week, like other citizens of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Roosevelt registered for voluntary civilian defense, and brought up again her plan for compulsory female training.

Compulsory as Mrs. Roosevelt's plan would be, it would not be drastic.  The draft would be only an extension of the girls' compulsory education.  Drafted girls between the ages of 18 and 24 would be placed on the same footing as men, given the same subsistence, same wages.  They would learn switchboard operation, nurses' aid, hospital work, buying and preparation of food, automobile driving, map reading, sewing, budgeting, as well as such mechanical skills as they wanted to learn.  Most girls would put in their year at home, would leave home only if they wanted some kind of training which they could not get at home (and if their parents were willing to let them go away).

When the draft bill was being planned last year, Mrs. Roosevelt kept telephoning the President from her Val Kill cottage to urge that her draft-women program be included.  If you are going to mobilize and train a nation, she argued, why leave out half the nation?  But the President knew, and said, that no Congressman would touch a bill containing compulsory training for girls.

Two months ago Mrs. Roosevelt brought up her plan in the Ladies' Home Journal.  It did not evoke overwhelming enthusiasm. In fact, most comment suggested that it scared the daylights out of U.S. men.  Last week, after registering as a defense volunteer, Mrs. Roosevelt went to Manhattan, there, at Mayor LaGuardia's request, examined prospective uniforms for volunteers, confessed "to a little confusion in thinking about uniforms before being entirely certain what work is to be done in them."  In short, although no one in the Government, from the President down, supported her in it, she was still set on getting U.S. women into the draft.

1940 Danville, VA Car Dealership contest

The Swanson Car dealership was looking for a new slogan, so they asked the public for help.

First prize in 1940 was $25 cash!

They were located at 115 N. Market St., Danville, Virginia.

I tried to find them on social media with no luck.

Great image of their dealership.

1944 Greenville, SC Local Soldiers serving during WWII

I am hand transcribing this information in the hopes of getting this one page of newspaper into the hands of a family member of one of the people mentioned in this article.  This is the second of four columns.  Time only allows so much typing per day.

It was published June 6, 1944 in THE GREENVILLE PIEDMONT newspaper (Greenville, SC).  These are soldiers that served during WWII.  Thank you for your service.

My end goal is to get this page of the paper into the hands of a relative of someone mentioned OR maybe if a business still exists that is advertised....get it to the owners.  It's only 1 page, so I can only get it to one person.  But my wish is that the paper will be treasured and preserved.

The page in which all this information is included is also the front page of the paper.

This is a small scan of part of the front page

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Invasion today found many Greenville area soldiers stationed in England and probably taking part in either active or supporting roles.

In response to radio invitation that names of such men be reported, the following had been given The Piedmont at press time:

Cpl. Samuel B. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. SamEvans of 2 Central Ave, Greenville

Pvt. Samuel G. Reese, whose wife, Mrs. Vivia Wiggins Reese, lives at Greer

Sgt. Jackson T. Ramsy, son of Oscar H. Ramsy of 419 North Main St.

Pfc. Frankie Fosco, Mrs. Stella Fosco, wife, 53 Second St., Woodside.

Cpl. William Long, Jr., Mrs. Louise Long, wife, Mauldin.

Cpl. James Nelson West, son of Mrs. M.L. West, Rt. 3, Simpsonville

Maj. Waldon F. Woodward, son of Walter F. Woodward, 614 E. Washington St

Tech. 5th Grade Harry C. Pearson, Mrs. Martha Pearson, wife, 409 West Ave

Pfc. Henry Earle Alewine, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Alewine, Taylors

Cpl. Couglas Owen, son of Mrs. C. E. Owen, 4 Blake St. Dunean Mill

Pfc. Clarence M. Traynham, Jr.  Mrs. Eileen Traynham, 37 Moody St.  Monaghan.

Pvt. Rolly J. Hall, Mrs. Gladys Hall, wife, Syle St. Dunean Mill

Cpl. Charles Hallman, Mrs. B.I. Hallman, mother, 6 Waccamaw Ave

Pfc. John C. Beck, Mrs. Ruth Ann Beck, 7 Elizabeth St.

Cpl. Goerge Parker, son of George S. Parker, 5 Rutherford St.

Pvt. Harry Bridges, son of C.D. Bridges, 114 Ware St.

Sgt. Herbert Henderson, son of J.N. Henderson, Rt. 6

Staff Sgt. Guy N. Keisler, son of Mrs. O.W. Sutton, 8 Morningdale Dr.

Seaman Second Class Jack Muriel Harden, son of W.T. Harden, Rt. 3, Easley

Capt. M.D. Harden, Mrs. Bula Harden, Central.

Pfc. James C. Goodwin, Mrs. Louise Goodwin, wife, 6 Hampton Ave

Sgt. W.H. Griffin, Jr., son of W.H. Griffin, Sr., 6 Hampton Ave

Capt. Richard V. Magill, Mrs. Kathryn Magill, wife, 103 W. Stone Ave

Staff Sgt. Haskell Goodwin, Mrs. Evelyn Goodwin, wife, 210 Webster St.

Sgt. R.W. Trotter, Mrs. Mildred Trotter, wife, 105 Lois St

First Lt. Samuel D. Norris, son of Samuel M. Norris of Piedmont

Sgt. John A. Sherrill, son of Mrs. Louise Sherrill of 6 Howe St

Master Sgt. Edward O. Chambers of 6 Howe St

Pvt. Chesely L. Griffin, Jr., son of Chesely L. Griffin of Dunean

Pfc. Ralph W. Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maude Ginn, 9 11th St., Judson

St. Sgt. Claude Leach, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Leach, 29 11th St, Judson

Lt. William B. Timmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.Y. Timmerman, 211 W. Croft St

Cpl Alvin J. Harper, 233 N. Laurens St

Sgt. Robert E. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Brown of Easley, Rt. 2

Sgt. Stephen L. Kondwros, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Kondwros of 10 Jones St

St. Sgt. Jack McDonald, whose parents live at 13 Jones St.

Pfc. Hillard E. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams of 54 Seventh St. Woodside

Master Sgt. Edwin E. Crenshaw, son of the Re. and Mrs. G.E. Crenshaw of 837 W. Washington St

Cpl. Robert L. Flynn, whose wife lives at 110 Lavinia Ave

Sgt. James C. Apkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Apkinson, Sr., of 121 Ware St

Pvt. Everett James Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.A. Hester of 1 Seyle St. Dunean

Pvt. John B. Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Hicks of 45 Seventh St. Woodside

Pfc. John C. Dill, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dill of 18 Wright St, American Spinning

Cpl. C. J. Scott and Pfc. Heyward P. Scott of 17 Sullivan St.

Cpl. H.D. Hutchens, whose wife, Mrs. Ouida Hutchens, lives at 341 Jones Ave

Cpl. Charles Davis, whose wife, Mrs. Thelma Davis, lives at 610 Petigru St

Pfc. Ed. G. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Terry Henderson, lives at 610 Petigru St.

St. Sgt. Marion G. Clardy, son of Mrs. Hattie Clardy of 19 Townes St.

Cpl. James Ernest Bishop, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bishop, Sr. of Route 1, Piedmont

Coxswaim William Joseph Brown, son of Mrs. W.A. Brown of 314 Arlington Ave

Pvt. Willis Pepper, whose wife, Mrs. Edna Pepper, lives at 46 Fourth Ave, Judson

Tech. Cpl. Robert B. Hellams, Jr, whose wife, Mrs. Edith Earle Hellams, lives at 15 Whitsett St, Greenville

Cpl. William J. Long, Jr. whose wife, Mrs. Louise Shealey Long, lives at Mauldin

Pfc. Robert L. Simpson, Jr. Whose wife, Mrs. Esther Phillips Simpson, lives at Piedmont but is now employed in Greenville

1st Sgt. Joseph A. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Janie Viola Webb Henderson lives at Travelers Rest, Route 1

Sgt. Pete J. Pleicones, whose wife, Mrs. Grace Pleicones, lives at 518 West Washington St

Pvt. Charles Ozell Purvines, whose sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, lives at 119 Church St. Ext, Sans Souci

T. Sgt. Sam A. Hunt, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Hunt, Sr., 102 Augusta Place

Pvt. Marcus I Hester, son of Mrs. O.W. Hester  55 Sirrine St.

Cpl. Andrew A. Anastos, son of Mrs. Elex Anastos, 1005 West Washington St.

Cpl. George L. Zalants, son of Mrs. Zalants, 1005 West Washington St

Cpl. Paul Turner, son of Mrs. W.E. Turner of Rt 5 Buncombe Rd

St. Sgt. Wilton L. Rodgers, whose wife lives at 24 Beattie St

Pfc. James H. Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Alexander of 15 Woodside Circle

First Sgt. William O. Bosworth, whose wife lives at 401 Pinckney St

Cpl. Henry H. Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs H.V. Taylor of Slater

Tech. Sgt. William M. Hackney, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Hackney of 422 Pendleton St

Sgt. William Riley Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.F. Taylor of a500 Washington Ave

Staff Sgt Ashley E. Butler, son of Mrs. Ashley A. Butler, 3 Parkwood Dr.

March 5, 1946 Russian Spy Ring Newspaper article

With the internet behind their wings, I guess they are just upping their game these days...but as this article details, we have had issues with Russia for decades.

This article is from my personal collection of vintage newspapers & clippings. This was in the Tuesday, march 5, 1946 edition of the Detroit Free Press.  Front Page.

Nicolai Zabotin appears to be the ring leader.