Gotham Goes Fashion-Forward with Spring Miniskirts
New Yorkers savor spring style as Manhattan residents embrace miniskirts and seamless nylons. Observers note the city’s sidewalks surge with fashion seekers while old codgers recall pre pantyhose era youth. The piece weaves social tone and urban chic through anecdotes from locals and a New York AP commentator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
Browning
Manhattan
Lowa
Des Moines
Fifth Avenue
Language divides England and United States in humor
The World Almanac contrasts British and American speech noting braces versus suspenders. It cites an imagined British reaction to an American news report on W. J. Bryan at the Scopes trial, with emphasis on thumbs in suspenders as a comic image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
The
World Almanac
W. J. Bryan
Scopes
Oil and gas well completions in Texas shift yields
The Texas Railroad Commission reports gas well completions for the year are up, with 85 oil and 35 gas wells drilled last week. Year totals reach 1,059 gas and 1,967 oil wells, versus 970 gas and 2,005 oil in the previous year. Seven oil and seven gas discoveries were logged, with finds spread across San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Abilene, Midland, and related districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
San Antonio Dist
Corpus Christi
Abilene
San Anonio Dist. 2
San Angela
Midland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poygsigex
Wedel
KK Mart
Wedél
Proctor
General Electric Compact
Charge II
GE Custom
Lucie
Speedway