The Honorable Uncle Lancy and Campaign Plans
Aunt Olympia reshapes Shires into a campaign hub for Senator Laney and his rival Wilkie. Helen Adele and Len Hardesty become entwined in a political plot using Olympia’s network, as the family readies for a nationwide press spotlight.
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Olympia
Aly
Alencon
Parte Slopehire
Oly
Wilkie
Faney
Faney Individual Woo On the Astuteness of His Wife. Her Tamer Tiaype
Adele
Olymma
Sena
Dave Cooper
Ae Eee
Gabriel
Ae Soquissoes
Iowa
Jek Landis
Brick
Congress
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Enea
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Ieee
Allott
Ges
Len Hardesty
Len
Sweet
Ancle Laney
Shires
Bite
Limpy
Hilda
Martin
Cozy Rest
Happy Home
Old Mill Meadows
Cece Dodd
Dave
Aunt Olympia
The Senator Campaign at Shires and Garden Party
The piece follows Senator Slopshire and Aunt Olympia as they host a large garden party for election year supporters at Shires. Family intrigue, social rounds, and campaign tactics mix with rival Wilkie’s moves, church outings, and the subversion hearings capturing headlines.
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Shires
Helen
Olympia
Wilkie
Dame
Len Hardesty
White Satin With Lace Accents And Diamonds For Wedding Gown
Fashion notes a season lean toward white satin for brides with varied silhouettes. Ivory satin gowns feature Alencon lace and diamond accents while organza, net, and marquisette fabrics appear for attendants. A princess look with tiara and cross pendant completes the bridal image.
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Marquisette
Union
Stages Screen Radio Hails Williamsburg Backlot
Virginia Vale recounts Columbia filming The Tree of Liberty in Williamsburg Virginia with Cary Grant and Frank Lloyd directing. Weather delays and a rain soaked scene at Raleigh tavern interrupted by wind and cameras as actors from William and Mary served as extras.
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Columbia
Williamsburg
Rockefellers
Cary Grant
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Richard Carle
Frank Lloyd
James River
Grant
Virginia
Warner Brothers
Martha Scott
Joan Fontaine
Aunt Olympia's Shires Estate in Maysville Heads State Politics
Chapter seven describes Aunt Olympia praising Shires, a senatorial estate near mares, with Maysville as the hub for Republican and Democratic state committees, seen as an ideal political location.
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Olympia
Shires
Mares
Maysville
Slopshire Campaign Gathers Pace Under Governor Pressure
In August the Slopshire for Re election campaign moves with a packed travel trailer and a meticulously planned itinerary. The governor’s aggressiveness spurs activity as Aunt Olympia watches over the campaign girls ensuring rest and meals amid dust stained trailers and dew.
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Olympia
White feather trend enhances hats in season
The article promotes white quills and feathers as the key touch for fashionable hats. It highlights white accents on navy or black straw hats and suggests gray felt casual hats trimmed with white feathers for a modern look. The pictured black straw hat demonstrates the dramatic white feather effect.
Organdy Necklace Brightens Dark Dresses With Floral Detail
A new floral necklace features starched white organdy flowers edged in red, strung on a rolled organdy band to brighten a dark colored basic dress and serve as a jewelry like accessory.
Paris Coats Show Fullness at Back in Spring Styles
Paris unveils spring coats with varied cuts including fitted and flared backs. Designs feature movement in the rear, plaits, and a new flat front bloused back waist. Capes appear, mostly straight, broad shouldered, long enough to cover the gown.
Dark twill coats emerge as spring favorite styles
Dark twill coats lead the season with fitted lines while looser backs appear. Frocks beneath feature printed crepe jersey and wool, and the palette highlights navy blue black milk chocolate gray cadet blue and sand beige.
New Silhouette Emerges With Slim Skirt Fashion
The newest silhouette features a slimmer skirt paired with a browsed top in coats or frocks. Spring skirts remain gently flared below a long torso with an incurved waist shaping the overall line.
Hill to Cover Roosevelt Convention This Summer
Edwin C. Hill, once called Teddy Roosevelt’s unofficial cabinet member, will again cover a Roosevelt convention this summer as Franklin D. Roosevelt seeks a third term.
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Edwin C. Hill
America's Star Reporter
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Hill
Rough Rider
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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