Silk rustle returns as taffeta shines in summer vogue
British educators debate American class system in schools and universities. Oxford figures like Sir Michael Sadler criticize early promotion rules while Wright and others rise from humble beginnings to influence linguistic scholarship. New York fashion notes describe tafteta gowns with velvetlike soft fabrics, bouffant skirts, lace details and ornate trims returning to the era’s style.
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Oxford
Eng
Michael Sadler
University College
Joseph Jom
Wright
Yorkshire
Max Muller
Hortense Saunders
New York
Benéek
Oxford students cut spending as war economy hits tailors
Oxford youths buy fewer clothes amid postwar hardship. Three long established tailor firms shut down after decades in business as students opt for knickerbockers and one or two suits per season rather than multiple outfits. A Los Angeles note follows about a woman who saved coins for 19 years to fund court proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Ereres
Ban On Red Autos In Rio De Janeiro City
Rio de Janeiro prohibits private ownership of cars painted red or white as these colors are reserved for municipal use only. The ban aims to keep red and white for official city vehicles.
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Rio de Janeiro
Wealthy Scot Leaves Hawaii for Scotland for Haggis
A rich Scottish man, long in Hawaii, plans a 7000 mile voyage back to Scotland to pick sprigs of heather and eat a dish of haggis, signaling a return to roots and traditions.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Scotland
Strych Nine Poison Deaths Highlight Child Safety
A Metropolitan Life bulletin reports seventy accidental poison deaths among children ages one to four in its industrial line, with strychnine compounds causing twenty four deaths. Lye exterminators and kerosene also figure, across urban and rural regions in the United States and Canada.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Uniteds
Canada
Miss Mackay Takes Time to Fly Over All England
Elsie Mackay daughter of Lord and Lady Inchcape has taken up flying and purchased an air plane for private use. She holds a pilot license and has made many flights earning a reputation as Britain's most daring woman aviator. Her interior designs for steamships and shipboard suites arranged for the Reading voyage are among her notable works.
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London
Elsie Mackay
Lord
Lady Inchcape
Land
Lord Inchcape
Idia
Miss Mackay
Lady Reading
Bombay
Chinese Cooks Their Demand Grows in England
London see strong demand for Chinese cooks with many recruited from the United States. The trend reflects growing interest in Cantonese and other Chinese cuisines and the employment opportunities opened by English kitchens seeking skilled culinary staff.
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London
England
United States
Aging Wong Finds Work In Kitchen After War
A veteran Chinese cook in a San Francisco household recalls learning his craft and how the postwar era shifted duties. Wong explains he reads history and now chops wood each morning to prepare meals, reflecting the life of servants in American families.
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San Francisco
Wong
Gladstone
Cook Posed as Nurse. Baroness Paralyzed. Patient Died
An investigation found a cook assumed the role of a nurse to aid a baroness, and that a patient bled to death after inadequate care. The report points to careless treatment and neglect as the causes behind these tragic outcomes.
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London
Hag
SUTHERLAND TICKET AGENT LISTS PRINCETON AND NORFOLK NAMES
Rk C Sutherland of Princeton West Virginia listed as ticket agent with Norfolk Virginia based A G P A and W L Woody in an itemized railway or agency directory entry.
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Princeton
W. Va
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