Paris styles reveal fall winter coats and gowns
Paris release from the Heim house previews winter collections with long enveloping coats in soft fabrics, bold embroidery, and colorful ornamentation. Evening wear features the pirate and grande dame types with draping, pleats, and paillettes. Also notes a curfew probation for 18 year old William Insche of Athens requiring parental accompaniment after 8 p.m. for two years.
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Paris
House of Heim
Heim
Athens
William Insche
O. F. Rowland
Star Signals August 25 Birthdates July 1, 1938 notes
The column outlines zodiacal indicators for birthdates June 21 to July 21 and notes daily moods from morning to evening. It advises sociability and adaptability, cites favorable periods with authority figures in late December and late April, and warns of risks from fire or rash speech in January.
O Connor defends leniency with utilities amid NY billing clash
United Press reports Washington figure Join J O Connor of the House rules committee taunts critics who say he sides with utilities. He recalls New York City gas and electric firms threatening to cut his service after unpaid bills, noting they eventually paid. The piece also recounts Tumulty’s frank Senate lobby testimony and Minton’s gift of Cyrano de Bergerac with a note on philosophy.
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United Press
Washington
Choceman
J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
O'Connor
New York
Tmen
New York City
Joseph JP. Turnlty
Wilson
Senate Lobby Committee
Sherman Minton
Ind
Rostand
Bellamy Faces Fame and Famine on Hollywood Lot
Hollywood veteran Ralph Bellamy recalls a three month layoff in New York that nearly broke him. He found work opposite Ruth Chatterton, then landed 30 film roles and learned Hollywood can look different when you stay brave. Bellamy, from Chicago, has acted since 15 and claims 375 stock roles.
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Hollywood
Call
Ralph Bellamy
20Th Century-Fox
Helen Hayes
New York
Broadway
Studi
Chatterton
Bellamy
Ofrom Home
Chicago
The Nations Income Still Rises Despite Deficit
The nation’s income rose by five billion dollars in 1934 with an 11 percent gain, though still two thirds of 1929’s level. Early 1935 shows a further two billion increase, likely matching last year’s total. gains barely offset government deficits. Some individuals feel the uplift while others struggle. overall, morale improves as income grows.
NO THIRTY HOUR WEEK OPPOSED BY SENATE
The United States Senate voted against the thirty hour work week for interstate commerce by a large margin. The piece argues against a permanent six day work week and notes the current job famine and the need for revival of business before further reductions in hours.
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United States Senate
Postal workers to gain hours while pay stays same
The article argues for reducing weekly hours from 44 to 40 for mail carriers with no pay change, promoting substitutes to cover extra hours and adding more substitutes. It warns against closing post offices Saturday afternoons and Sundays, urging hiring more staff to maintain mail service as business grows.
Favorite Desert Island Books Shelves Big Names Endure
A reflective column questions ten books for a desert island and suggests enduring reads. It notes many choose Gibbon Darwin or Spencer as aspirational picks and muses on how leisure prompts limits and long cherished works. The piece mentions The Bible Shakespeare Darwin and Henry George as enduring options for deep engagement.
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Desert
Gibbon
Rome
Darwin
Spencer
Shakespeare
Cthbon
Henry George
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files August 22 1915
A reflective note recalls life twenty years prior from August 22 1915. It contrasts quiet evenings with a longing for new Charlie Chan books and suggests Lifes readers seek out books in busy weeks. It muses on human habits at home and on the island, and the pull of literature over routine.
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Journal
Charlie Chan
Huxley
Erie Man Hangs Self From Rafters in Shanty
Felix Sharks, 50, of Erie, was found hanging from a rafter in Walker's shanty near the Pennsylvania viaduct at State Street yesterday. Dr. Charles Leone, deputy coroner, ruled strangulation the cause of death after the body was cut down. Also noted, the State Literary Museum has acquired Kant notes and autographs of interest.
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Sort
Felix Sharks
Erie
Walker's
Pennsylvania Viaduct
State Street
Himtself
Charles Leone
Double Plow Invented in Wrightstown Wisconsin
A new plow design by Joan Nelessen features two shares, one raised to skim and shape ground while the rear digs deeper, enabling efficient furrow turning. Report from Wrightstown Wisconsin notes the device separates surface work from deeper soil, enhancing plowing performance. In Knoxville Tennessee, a humorous note about Jim Farley Junior the rabbit claims his teeth were clipped and his owner spared a scare as a veterinarian tended to the long teeth.
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Wrightstown
Wis
Joan Nelessen
Knoxville
Tenn
Jim Farley Junior
Jim Farley
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