Landing Place of Pilgrims Refuses to Die in Winter
Plymouth, Mass., March 1 AP Plymouth endures winter quiet as tourism fades yet town remains active. Snow blocks roads and rail lines but locals keep Plymouth alive with summer trade and by mobilizing a campaign to promote the town. A group aims to raise twenty thousand dollars for advertising to boost the Plymouth brand.
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Plymouth
Old Colony
Historie
Phaneuth
Sumer
South Shore
Ee Tire
Pymouth
Women Open Direct Sales Corset and Belt Business
To business women an opening to organize direct sales of corsets and belts. The advertised products retail from 7.50 to 12.50 with good income prospects, salary, expenses and commission. Communications held in strict confidence. Address No. 51021 this paper.
Wool Blankets From Oregon City Mills On Sale
Blanket offer for genuine pure virgin wool from Oregon City Mills. Limited quantity at $9.50 per pair, with plaid and plain colors listed. Usually $13.50, now promoted as a special price. Ready Tuesday morning.
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Oregon City
America
Plymouth Has Mills Rivers and Shrines Draw To Town
The town of Plymouth is promoted as a desirable place for permanent or summer residence and day visits to its historic shrines. Its major industry is the Plymouth Cordage Company with a North Plymouth plant employing about 2,000. Other industries include woolen and worsted mills, rag factories, foundries, rivet and tuck factories, print shops, and a ten year old company making battery zines and copper plates for photo engraving. Population was 13,176 per the 1926 state census, with little change since 1915 and distribution across several villages led by W Portsmouth and North Plymouth. Many mill workers are of Italian and Portuguese origin. The town’s landscape features extensive woodlands and numerous ponds, including Long Pond and Great Clearing Pond, with Long Pond offering landlocked salmon fishing.
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Plymouth Cordage Company
North
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Wsmouth
Plymouth Rock
Billington Sea
Long Pond
Crent South Pond
Great Clearing Pond
Fake solicitor probe widens in Bridgeport case
Police investigate a confidence game spread from Bridgeport to New Haven. A man posing as a club member visits homes and tells wives their husbands won radios, charging $5 for installation with promised electricians the next day. So far no Bridgeport victims identified.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Ely
Lirdgeport
Vets Insurance Drive Opens in Bridgeport
The royal branch of the Veterans bureau opened last night in the county courthouse to reinstate or convert World War government insurance. About 5 million dollars of lapsed policy value exists in Bridgeport, with a July reinstatement target. George J Freeman manages local operations and tonight’s opening may decide future hours. The Red Cross aids the bureau in veteran support and processing.
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County Court House
Bridgeport
George J. Freeman l l Lecal
The
Red Cross
Venus Bureau
Transfusions Fail To Hold Norwalk Youth
Norwalk March 1 William Heron eighteen of 11 Stuart Avenue remained in critical condition after transfusions. Doctors had resorted to blood replacement hoping for recovery. a pint was pumped in on Saturday with some improvement before a Sunday lapse left his condition weakening. Wallace Winnet seventeen of 29 Cedar Street donated the blood.
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Norwalk
William Heron
Stuart Avenue
Wallace Wiunt
Cedar Streat
Horan
Blizzard Strands Town as Horses Return for Errands
Residents in Newtown and Sandy Hook face travel delays from the blizzard with cars stuck on state roads and many turning to horses for essential shopping. Hawley High boys lose 17 to 11 to Milford, while a scheduled Congress High game in Bridgeport is canceled. Local events include Sandy Hook Public Library meeting set for Thursday and Rev Ekins addressing Bridges of Jewish Women at Scranton hotel on Tuesday.
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Wtown
Mar
Sandy Hook
Hawley Hilgh
Milford Hilgh
Congress High
Bridgeport
Neal Fridaell
Newtown
Flousatoute Valley
Sandy Hook Type
Silk Industry Boom by Cheney and New England Seeded by 18th Century Mills
The article traces the rise of the American silk industry from a cabin workshop to large plants in South Manchester Connecticut, highlighting Cheney Bros and Belding Co. foundations, early dyeing breakthroughs, and key figures like Ward Cheney and General Merrit Hemingway. It notes Boston Roxbury Dye House and Ipswich Mills as major players, with the United States now the world’s leading silk producer and consumer, valued at about 761 million dollars, with plants mainly in New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
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South
Manchester
Conn
Cheney Bros
Ward Cheney
New England
Connecticut
Belding Bros. and Co
Belding
Rockville
Merrit Hemingway
Watertown
Boston
Conrad Ziegler
Roxbury
Ipswich Mills
United States
America
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
American goods week boosts dollar buying power
Advertises American products week to raise buying power of the dollar. Promotes Skinner satins and crepe dechines as reliable silk options, both 36 inch widths offered at 2 dollars and fifty cents per yard.
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Skinner
Spring frocks priced at nineteen fifty on second floor
A selection of exclusive style spring frocks in georgette crepe and rich crepe dechines. Tailored yet filmy designs echo current notes with authentic silks and prints. The full-figure woman will find distinguished dresses priced at $19.50 instead of $25 and up this week on the second floor.
Silk Hand Bags Fashioned In Veratile Spring Styles
Fashion features silk hand bags with varied styles including flat envelopes and pouches in leather and silk. Clever fastenings, jeweled frames, petit point embroidery, and cut steel bead motifs enhance charm. Each bag includes coin purse mirror and lining. Prices range 2.95 to 18 dollars.
American woolens of style and real worth
Botany flannels and crepe mohair from Quaker City offered in spring shades. Fabrics include 54 inch woolens at 3 per yard and 40 inch crepes at 2.25 to 2.50 per yard. Bright 54 inch tubing wool in multiple colors, with dressyardage guidelines: 4 1 2 yards for short sleeve, 2 1 4 yards for long sleeve. Third floor front.
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Cheney
Quaker City
New Jersey
Silk Stockings On Sale For Made In America Week
Durable full fashioned silk stockings arrive in time for Made in America week. Featured styles include risle top and soles in newest spring shades. Prices noted at $1.50 and $1.85, highlighting exceptional value and finer material.
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America
Two Piece Suit Returns to Fashion in Spring Wardrobe
The article describes affordable smart two piece suits priced at $25.00 in tailored double breast ed style. Made from pin stripe twill or gabardine in light tans and greys, featuring notched collars and patched slit pockets, showcasing American woolens in a refined spring line.
Wool from sheep and U S industry history
The text describes wool grading by body part from sheep, notes U S leads in wool manufacturing, states Texas Wyoming Montana as top producing states, and recounts wool industry history from 1790 mills to spinning jenny and modern valuation of over 1.06 billion dollars with major producers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine.
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United States
Argentina
Texas
America
Wyoming
Montana
Pittsfield
Mass
Pretty frocks of silk for girls ten dollars
Gay silks in party or sport wear for girls ages eight to fourteen. Dresses feature lace or ribbon, kick pleats, or side pleated peplums. Full cut, spring styles in vivid colors. Also silk draperies and textiles offered in rose, gold, and blue with varied widths and prices. Third floor.
Made-to-measure suits at 37 dollars this week
Made to measure suits priced at 37 dollars with a similar offer on Yop coats. Customers choose fabric, model, and any tailoring details, with expert measurements and no extra charge for larger sizes. Extra trousers available for 3.50. Main floor rear.
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VETS
England
William the Conqueror
Rhode Island
Maine
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