Calendar Notes At Miller Jefferson Theater and Local Groups
Local listings cover coming film showings at Miller and Jefferson theaters with titles Moulders of Men Not So Nice Midnight Sun and Heavy Hikers. Social and civic notices include society visits donations to flood victims and club meetings with attendees and host addresses.
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Calendar Miller Theatre
Conway Tearle
Felix
Jefferson Theatre
Midnight Sun
St. Ann’s Society
D. N. Noon
Paris Fashion Industry Draws Eighth of City Population
An Associated Press report notes that about one eighth of Paris’ population works in the women’s wear industry. Designers, workers in dress making, shoes, millinery, perfumes and related trades total thousands involved in Paris shops and laboratories. The figures come from the dressmaker’s association.
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Hazel Reavis Associated Press
Paris
Dressmaker’s Association
Brown Favored in Fall Fashion Across Paris Showings
Paris fashion notes from major houses predict brown as a fall favorite in ruddy and dark tones. Worth uses brown with terra cotta highlighted, Patou features deep brown nearly purple, and Bernard showcases tailored suits in brown.
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Paris
Worth
Patou
Bernard
Taffeta Tulips Trim French Dance Dress in Paris
One of the new dancing dresses designed by Chantal features sand georgette crepe with inset two tone orange godets. A vivid arrangement of taffeta tulips decorates the shoulder, with one flower hanging downward to hip level.
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Paris
Chantal
Renewed Fervor for Printed Silk Vogue Paris Fashion
Paris designers begin the season promoting printed silk as a key trend. The revival targets women with bold patterns and luxurious fabrics, signaling a shift in collections and promotional campaigns.
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Vogue Paris
Nine Men Climb From Lowry Stations to Lead Railroads
A New York report recounts nine men advancing to presidencies of major railroads within a year, rising from station agents messengers and clerks to helm systems like the Nickel Plate Erie and Jersey Central. The piece notes origins from telegraphy to administration and cites figures such as Whitefoord R. Cole Walter L. Ross Lawrence A. Downs R B White George Hannauer A D McDonald Columbus Haille and others.
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New York
de Witt Clinton
Albany
Schenectady
Whitefoord R. Cole
Louisville and Nashville
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Harry M. Adams
San Francisco
Western Pacific
John J. Bernet
Erie Railroad
Bernet
van Sweringens
Bennet
Erie
William G. Berler
Jersey Central Railroad
Boston and Maine
George Hannauer
Hannauer
Terminal Railroad Association of
A. D. McDonald
Southern Pacific Lines
Houston
Texas
Lousiana
Missouri, Kansas
Columbus Haille
Dallas
Charles N. Whitehead
Whitehead
Cairo
Ill
Floral Silks Return as Summer Styles Rise
The article notes a growing assortment of new floral printed silks hitting markets and summer dress shops. Flowery silks echo last season, shifting away from early spring geometric trends that had seemed likely to dominate garden-inspired designs.
Length of skirts unchanged in Paris mid season
Paris mid season shows at the major fashion houses no change in skirt length. Day time dresses stay near the knees and evening gowns are only slightly longer. Some makers who lengthened skirts in spring have dropped the trend, with autumn possibly restoring longer hems by Poiret and Vionnet.
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Paris
Poiret
Vionnet
Buying Old Buttons Hobby Of Parisians
In Paris markets and fairs women search through counter rubbish for antique buttons. Valuable silver, gold and brass buttons plus amber and turquoise fastenings attract buyers. Dressmakers rarely supply the genuine articles, so collectors pay small sums for prized trimmings.
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Paris
Frocks of cretonne for informal wear in Paris wardrobes
Beach and sport dresses of cretonne ready for French women traveling to resorts for hot months. Washable cretonnes popular among mothers and children. New season idea features concealment elements in cretonne dresses.
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Paris
Moulders of Men at the Miller Today with Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle stars in Moulders of Men a major gangland drama at the Miller Theatre today with Tearle as a federal agent aiding a crippled youth and newspaper woman. The program also includes The Wisecrackers and a Felix the Cat comedy for a full Wednesday bill.
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Conway Teale
Conway Tearle
Actress Helen St. Clair Ends Life After Husband Refusal
Police say 28 year old actress Helen St. Clair killed herself by swallowing poison after her husband Arthur Frederick St. Clair refused to accompany her to a movie. Both are linked to the film colony.
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Hollywood
Helen St. Clair
Elastic Run Blouse Details Tie Bow Ends In Contrast
A description notes an elastic run inside the blouse, emerging at one side to form a bow tied with ends in a contrasting color, creating a distinctive finishing touch.
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Ed Bell
State’s Military Machine Grows Larger in Missouri History
Missouri has built a significantly expanded state military structure over ten years since World War I. From a small force of four infantry companies plus cavalry and support units, the state now maintains an air corps with notable figures like Charles Lindbergh, coast artillery with anti aircraft guns, motorized 128th field artillery, a tank company, and multiple departments and brigades based in Jefferson City and other towns.
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Columbia
Missouri
Middlewest
Air Corps
Charles Lidbergh
128Th Field Artillery
Ordinance Department
Adjutant General
Inspector General
Judge Advocate General
Medical Corps
Jefferson City
35Th Division
35Th
J. Joseph
Warrensburg
70Th Infantry
Pierce City
198Th Infantry
Missouri and Kansas National Guard Units 1916 Summary
The record lists Missouri and Kansas units prior to induction into federal service in 1916. units include Louis 140th infantry headquarters and medical detachment at Cautherville, 35th division air corps 110th observation squadron in St. Louis, 7th corps troops 208rd coast artillery anti air at Aurora, general headquarters reserve 68th field artillery motorized at Columbia, and 10th engineers at Kansas City. Before mobilization Missouri and Kansas had limited units: brigade headquarters medical department a signal corps one artillery battalion cavalry four infantry companies and naval reserve.
Edward Mackey Dies After Illness Following Operation
Tucson obituary notes Edward Mackey aged 62 a longtime baseball figure died here after an illness post surgery He played for the Kansas City Blues and the St Louis Cardinals shaping local and national baseball eras.
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Tucson
Edward Mackey
Kansas City Blues
St. Louis Cardinals
King Alleged To Whip Negro In Georgia Trial
Associated Press reports in Athens Georgia that testimony described whippings of enslaved workers by Dr W R King in Oglethorpe County. The trial centers on charges related to assault and punishment of Ed Clark a Black enslaved person and other escaped workers from local mills. Chicago civic plans seek 15 million dollars for improvements with 18.5 million in bonds approved yesterday.
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Associated Pres
Athens
Oglethorpe County
W. R. King
States District Court
King
P Ed Clark
Chicago
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New Madrid
Stanley P. Howard
Elmarine Avenue
Glenn Irvin
John Howard
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W. E. Hill
Jack Kinman
Jean Enloe
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Okla
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Kansas City
Council of Catholic Women
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State Vocational Educational Department
Bridge Club
Beaux
George and
Clifford Porth
Ashley Ewing
Adams Street
Joplin
C. B. Crafton
John T. Wolfe
John T. Clarke
Fletcher Clarke
Security Benefit Association
Maytag
Jeff City
Dubinsky Bros
ELKS
Franke Darro
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Laura LA Plante
Pat O'Malley
Lowry
Pas Donald
Geo. Hanmaner
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RBBS
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George Hannaser
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