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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1928
Page
5
Aug 23 News Service describes Cine fashion lines for winter with elongated silhouettes. The slender look features pointed heels, diagonal tunics, long coats, belts and sloping seams. Skirts narrow at hips then flare, with draped backs and fluttering drapery, using velvet, taffeta or lace.
Rare visit by Lord Irwin touches Berar Amraoti Indore and other towns. Viceroy welcomes with pomp and ceremony as discussions focus on national issues and reforms during the tour.
The Tenth Annual Convention of the State Department of the American Legion will be held in Newburyport on September 6 7 8. Lieut Colonel Frank W W Snow says plans are complete and Newburyport prepares for thousands of delegates and friends. Salisbury Beach is official playground for the delegates, with a monster clambake and military ball at the Ocean Echo Ballroom and Oceanic Ballroom facilities.
A large turnout of bands and drum corps from Haverhill Fitchburg Milton Worcester and more will compete in a parade and contests at the Newburyport convention. The State Department aims to boost interest with a 100 percent Legion member band competition and a fife and drum corps contest. Governor Alvin Fuller will address the gathering and past state department leaders will attend to aid discussions.
Alva T. Lumpkin of Columbia S C elected Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at a Milwaukee session marking the Diamond Jubilee of the Supreme Lodge. The eight day meeting drew representatives from all states and provinces with more than 800000 members and 6000 lodges. The convention urged active lodge programs, with over 2 million dollars given to relief and lodge housing, and more than 4 million in insurance paid to widows and orphans.
A 1920s comparison notes French and English trains running at 56 mph or more with many shifts faster than U S trains, which average under 60 mph on long runs. It cites the Philadelphia to Atlantic City cannonball run of 60 miles in one hour, and US crack trains averaging 40 to 50 mph, with some 45 to 60 mph schedules. It contrasts European trains’ compact cars and higher speeds with American drawing room comforts and tea onboard.
The report notes $120,000,000 in protection for Pythian families and ledger assets over $22,000. Other items mention Knights of Khorassan to poet Princes of Syracuse and the fraternity’s growth as it adjusts to practical fraternal service.
The readable fragment hints at a travel related pun involving tea and seating but the passage is garbled. It mentions a traveler and references casual phrasing about comfort, trains, and a pun on doughy or paste. No clear event or names emerge.
Fashion notes describe fall gowns with side dipping skirts and left-side hems. Designers Worth and Talbot showcase violet brocade and multi tiered satin frocks with side folds and beaded trims. An evening ensemble features black lace, ruby velvet collar, and silver beading. A Jenny beige and gold lace dress highlights right-side flare and left-side dip.
The Board of Registrate of Voters will hold sessions in Concord at Town Hall on August 2 from 7 to 9 PM and October 22 to 24 with additional West Concord sessions on August 28 and October 23, all from 7 to 9 PM except October 24 noon to 10 PM.
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