Society Bows In New Fall Colors At Belmont Park
New York October 1 Belmont Park at Belmont Long Island hosted Futurity Day where autumn hues dominated outfits. Women showcased tailored wool frocks two piece suits and plaid accents in browns greens and blues with puff sleeves, wide belts, and white accessories.
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Belmont Park Track
Long Island
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Mary C. Whitney
Harvey Gibson
Diana Guest
Helen Whitney Bourne
Wright Brothers Memorial Nears Completion at Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk N C October 1 Nearly two years of work on a dune memorial to the Wright brothers approaches completion under Capt John A Gilman US Army Quartermaster Corps The 60 foot granite pylon rises from a 95 foot sand dune with a star shaped foundation and brass anchors A bust room and inscriptions honor Wilbur and Orville Wright and their 1903 powered flight
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Wright Brothers
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Congress
Wright Brothers Glider Work Highlighted at Kill Devil Hills
Historic note recalls the Wright brothers experimenting with gliders at Kill Devil Hills and later flying an engine plane from the hill. A 200 to 300 acre tract, donated by the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association, hosts a monument with steps to the dome and floodlights. The Federal Government will cooperate in a 1834 anniversary event.
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Kill Devil Hills
Wrights
Toric
Old Fort Raleigh
Roanoke Island
Virginia Dare
New World
Two Women Elevate to Editorial Posts in National Magazines
Kathryn Dougherty becomes president and publisher of Photoplay while Patricia Riley Foster is named managing editor of College Humor. Both say work is a fascinating game and stress reader perception of gender neutrality in leadership. Dougherty recalls rising from bookkeeper to editor and values constant commitment. Foster notes home life differs from office talk and credits her husband’s bond trading for shared linguistic interest.
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John 8. Tuomey
Photoplay
Joan Katherine
Patricia Riley Foster
Bookman
New York
Columbia University
John Lexsing Buck
China
University of Nanking
Pearl Buck Reflects on American Women and China
Pearl Buck, returning from China, says American women have not grown mentally independent, though finances may be freer. She notes women seek male approval, sometimes prefer home life less, and urges outside interests. Buck describes China’s educated women and liberal-minded men as signs of evolving roles.
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Nanking
Buck Cooke
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