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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1937
Page
38
A 1938 fashion note discusses skirt length trends with official 14 inch hem height above the shoe sole and rising hemlines since 1928. It cites Mrs. Marcella Heathman as an example and notes Paris fashion forecasters compare skirts to the stock market, forecasting fluctuations without certainty.
Wanda Montz surveys the almanac as a long standing American reference, noting its origins in New England, fame via Benjamin Franklin, and its role as a household guide for planting, weather, cooking, and astrology. The piece highlights memory tricks, jokes, zodiac signs, and the steady marketing by patent medicine firms as millions receive free annual almanacs and forecasts.
Musical composers gain a typewriter with letters replaced by musical notes and fractions. Shift bars control note spacing above and below the scale, and false notes can be erased. The device speeds composition and will be shown at the Leipzig fair.
Frankfort AP reports Warden James Hammond transformed Kentucky's 2900 inmate state prison by militarizing its regime. Military units formed, a parade and flag ceremonies became daily highlights, and discipline plus structure reduced disorder. Prison schooling now draws 1500 inmates.
Pennsylvania earns funds from selling motor vehicle and liquor license lists. George G. Hatter buys motorist names at 8.33 per thousand and 2.35 per thousand for new permit names, securing a near monopoly on the motor list while the liquor board offers a non monopoly list for a small fee. Other firms have bid since 1929 law allowed sales.
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