When Clocks Stopped in the California Quake Tale
Bryan Carlock of Bloomington Illinois recounts surviving the Los Angeles quake on March 10 1935 as clocks stopped at 555 and his family fled a collapsing building. He was injured by a nail in the leg while escaping and later sheltered in Lennox with other survivors.
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Bryan Carlock
Bloomington
Bryan
Long Beach
Calif
Lieut
Chester Linton
Sis
Saya Bryan
Chester
Broadway and
Linden
Lintons
City Hall Park
Lennox
Los Angeles
France
Slowest Written Works and Shenandoah Valley Figures
Collier's Weekly notes the Acta Sanctorum progresses at a crawl with 48 years of interruptions and a 1975 target for 35 000 biographies by Belgian Jesuits since 1600. In the Shenandoah Valley, Gen Robert E Lee after the Civil War led Washington and Lee University at Lexington. Stonewall Jackson arrived with 10 000 troops as 60 000 invaders pressed the valley.
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Collier's Weekly
Matching Lace Trims Silk Sheets
Fashion column describes two lace trimmed silk sheet gowns shown as ideal dress-up outfits for social events. Notes lace color matching to fabric, monotone color schemes like spruce green or beetroot red, and redingote styling with lace inserts. Highlights gray silk marquisette dress with lace insets and blue poke bonnet as coordinated accessories.
Many Colors Seen in Coats for Fall in Paris Fashion
Coats in Paris for fall are described as short, elegant, and made of fine fabrics or ribbons. A French designer introduces a velvet ribbon jacket in vertical strips with apple green, old blue, chamois, pink, and orchid hues worn over black Chantilly lace. Another jacket weaves red and blue grosgrain ribbon into a woven pattern.
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Paris
One-Piece Blue Linen Dress by Schiaparelli
A morning wear ensemble features a pale blue linen one piece with a coarse weave paired with a flame colored linen jacket and a halo style blue bonnet trimmed with a flower band. A pale green linen two piece suit and a rose pink crepe blouse complete the laid out lineup.
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Schiaparelli
Matching Hats and Heels Popular at Midwestern Clubs
Matching headdresses and heels add a gala touch to summer outfits seen at smart Midwestern country clubs. Dusty pink frocks pair with beige turbans and ostrich skin pumps for a popular look, while white ensembles use paisley print headbands and matching heels for accents.
Smart Sheer Wool Dress Delights in Autumn Bridge
Cherie Nichols describes a midseason dress solution in sheer wool for warm to cool transitions. A dusty rose frock with snowy pique features pleated sleeves and skirt, a high crown, and a tailored silhouette signaling rising fall fashion.
Ever Normal Granary Foe or Friend in Wallace Farm Plan
The piece analyzes Secretary Wallace's ever normal granary concept as part of his farm bill proposals. It argues the plan aims to stabilize supplies and prices by government stockpiling, but risks price suppression and market fear, with weak production control and uncertain international effects. It also notes Democratic leadership changes in the Senate and critiques of the plan's complexity.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Wallace
House of Representatives
Department of Agriculture
United States
Russia
South America
Mr. Wallace
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Tugwell
House
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senate Democrats
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Alban Barkley
Kentucky
Robinson
Senate
Unio
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Hoyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Gibbons
By Cherie Nicholas
Western Newspaper Union
Cherie Nicholas
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C, Res
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