Texas Battleship Launched At Newport News Yard
The battleship Texas was launched Saturday May 14 at Newport News Shipbuilding Company. Sponsor Miss Claudia Lyon, daughter of Cecil Lyon Texas Republican National Committee man, attended. The new Texas measures 675 feet, displaces 28,000 tons, with 21 knot speed and ten 14 inch guns.
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Texas
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Claudia Lyon
Cecil Lyon
San Marcos
New York
New York Navy Yard
Truth About Shoplifters in Atlanta Revealed
Mary Reynolds Carter explores motives and methods of shoplifting in Atlanta stores. She recounts store experiences from managers and detectives, detailing how items vanish from shelves and the clever schemes used by thieves including a white woman and a trio of African American suspects. The piece notes varying motives from money woes to vanity and discusses intensified store surveillance and policing.
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Mary Reynolds Carter
Banc
Young
Bia
Kilchmy
Cole Automobile Ad Emphasizes Service and Style
A vintage Cole advertisement extols the car's self starter, reliable service, and beauty. It touts ten million dollars in invested capital, double guarantees, and features like dynamo lights and demountable rims. The copy urges demonstrations by Cole representatives and nationwide service.
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Cole
Shoplifters Lure Halts with Hats and Furs
A Memorial Day hat theft exposes a broader pattern of shoplifting across north side stores. A woman slipped a cerise hat into a paper bag and fled as clerks chased shadows. Detectives found silk dresses and kimonos at her home, prompting talk of kleptomaniacs and economic pressures driving theft.
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Candler Building
North Side
Schooner Alvena Faces Sandstorm Off San Diego
A schooner named Alvena arrives in San Diego after a voyage from the Columbia River, its deck buried under an inch or more of sand. Captain Abramhamson led the crew who appeared exhausted from a desert-like trip after seventy five days at sea.
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McCall's Magazine
Offihers
Alvena
Columbia River
Abrahamson
San Diego
Cal
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