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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
8
Washington reports that officials of the Federal Board for Vocational Education study untrained women entering staple industries. Mrs. Anna Burdick's exhaustive report notes about 12 million women wage earners nationwide with 2.4 million in mechanical work lacking proper training.
An ad touts a pure food medicine claimed free of alcohol and dangerous drugs. It asserts sixty years of safe use for coughs colds and as a body builder. The promotion emphasizes health benefits and long history.
Three top generals in the regular army are being groomed for the Secretaryship of War in Harding's cabinet. This marks a break from precedent which favored civilian appointees. Major General Hugh L. Scott previously served as an interim War Secretary.
The ranking officers Pershing Wood and Edwards vie for a top post. Pershing would consider a call to service if offered, Wood is viewed as a strong candidate and potential chief of staff, while Edwards gains backing from New England politicians and governors amid past promotion debates.
Frank S. Adams 68 died in a Boston hospital after being taken ill at a meeting of the New England Milk Producers Association where he was elected president. He led the Maine Department of Agriculture markets division and headed the Maine Farmers' Union. he had been endorsed for agriculture commissioner.
Charles R. O Connor federal prohibition director for New York said no permits will be issued for withdrawal of liquors by holders of certificates of bonded warehouses pending Washington interpretation of the Streator decision.
Miss Ruth Stickney, president of the Chevron Society at Boston University College of Secretarial Science, advocates modest skirts with hems well above the knee. She suggested an eight inch distance from the shoe top, using a high topped shoe as the basis, a length deemed daring in earlier fashion.
Miss Stickney argues skirt hems should start six to eight inches above an Oxford shoe for street wear while shorter gym styles may be acceptable. About 400 members of the Chev ron Society back her guidance though some nonmembers risk wearing slightly shorter hems. Miss Josephine Broadbine of Winthrop is noted as wearing a length just above the approved range.
More than 258 million dollars worth of surplus army ordnance material was disposed of in the last fiscal year according to a report by Major-General C. C. Williams. The report notes falling market prices and tight money conditions are delaying sale of the remaining stocks and that final closing out, originally set for December 31, will likely slip.
Arthur E. Jones a 56 year old Malden carpenter and father of four will marry Mrs Arthur G Nowlin 56 a widow and four year housekeeper for Jones The couple announced their engagement two weeks ago after a four year courtship and plan to wed tonight
In Jamaica Plain, ex police officer Maynard Smalley was found guilty of assaulting a local woman while being arraigned on a separate charge of breaking and entering the William O Connor shop on Aug 24. The session also involved seven other former officers in related larceny and break-ins.
A police force member will be arraigned today on charges similar to those already faced. The article notes Webster is involved andExpected to enter a plea, with details pending.
Refrigeration and meat handling relies on rapid cooling in railroad cars, branch houses, and trucks. Without skilled use of this system, fresh meat under sanitary conditions would cost more or be unavailable except near livestock centers.
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