TV style on men from Uncle Miltie to Barrymore shirts
Central Press reports Milton Berle popularized Barrymore shirts after his TV appearance. Designer A Budd notes viewers imitate video fashion, prompting orders from across the country. Celebrities like Robert Montgomery and Jack Carter influence cuff links and belts as wives often drive purchase choices.
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Montgomery
Manhattan
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Army Tests Contact Lenses For Soldiers In Combat
The Army medical service tests at Fort Knox Ky to determine if contact lenses can give soldiers second sight. Trials aim to let riflemen tank drivers runners and others avoid old style spectacles in combat. Glasses break lose or reflect light making wearers easy targets in war zones. The amethyst note is unrelated folklore.
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Army Medical Service
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Fort Knox
Korea
Baytown delegates push for Trinity river bridge route
Baytown officials led a regional expediting committee in Austin seeking Highway 73 bridge construction across the Trinity and Old River. The group, including W T Busch and Nelson McElroy, argued for early completion of the short line from Houston to Port Arthur to ease congestion on Highway 90 and boost regional traffic.
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State Highway Commission
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Austin
At & Am
Baytown Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Houston Chamber of Commerce
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Market Street Road
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Liberty-Chambers Counties Navigation District
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Corps of Engineers
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Texas Highway Commission
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Lulu Curse of Drink Impacts Eight Piglets in Raid
Caldwell County deputies report eight piglets died after a 4,000 gallon moonshine still was raided and dismantled. The animals allegedly depended on the alcoholic swill for sustenance and perished when the supply ceased.
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Lenoir
N.C
Caldwell County
Good Manners Across Ages in Baltimore Omnibus History
The piece notes that good manners are thoughtfulness and sensitivity for others and applies this to both children and adults. It recalls Baltimore's 1844 horse drawn omnibus introduction and cites the Baltimore Sun praising its quiet appearance fine fittings and careful driving.
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Baltimore Sun
Inca Stonework Gap Feat At Peru Fortress
A fragmentary report notes an Inca fortress in Peru with precisely shaped rocks weighing over 200 tons each. The stones fit together so tightly that even a knife blade cannot be driven between them, highlighting advanced ancient engineering.
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