Looks Forward To Clothes Of 1960
New York fashion writer notes that business attire of 1960 may resemble current styles but predicts simplifications. Designer Lee Simonson proposes minimal lapels and pockets, no vest, and cuffs removed, arguing nineteenth century features linger only as relics. He foresees gradual adoption over decades.
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New York
Lee Simonson
Theater Guild
George Bernard Shaw
Simonson
Simmonson
Simonsen
Oil Witching Seen As Fable In Petroleum Quest
New York dispatch says a 70 year search by the American petroleum industry to locate oil by non drilling means has faded. Engineers trust drills but still test sites like swamps and cemeteries, yet most wells now rely on subsurface knowledge. oil is found where drilling occurs, from Louisiana swamps to Texas riverbanks.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Sawmilla
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Funtington Beach
California
Texas
Think Oil Resources Ample For Ten Years
Oil statisticians in San Francisco estimate the United States now has enough oil to supply gasoline and industrial needs for ten years without price increases. In 1929 new pools contributed 36,709,000 barrels, as production rose from pools opened that year. Santa Fe Springs, Pecos County, and Bruner pool show notable gains, with Bruner producing about 170,000 barrels daily under heavy restrictions.
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San Francisco
United States
Santa Fe Springs
California
Pecos County
Tex
Bruner
Try Life Shoes Tanning Aims For Longer Wearing
A tanning process tested by the Agriculture Department could extend shoe life by 60 to 80 percent. Half soles from Shorthorn cattle hides worn by Washington mail carriers show chromium and vegetable tanning combined may yield better results. Chromium retannage lasts longer but absorbs water and slips in wet weather. lighter retannage makes soles thinner.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Washington Mail
Manion Named Superintendent of Great Northern Willmar Division
Ira E. Manion, appointed superintendent of the Great Northern's Willmar division, has served the railroad eighteen years in roles including yardmaster dispatcher and trainmaster. He previously worked at Kelly Lake and as trainmaster in Melrose Willmar Superior Crookston and other Minnesota and Montana locations. He succeeds J A Frogner who moves to Havre Montana. Willmar division covers Twin Cities Fargo route and branches to Aberdeen Watertown Huron Sioux Falls Yankton Sioux City. Ta Division HQs are in Willmar Sinn.
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Ira E. Manion
Great Northern
Willmar
Mr. Manion
Kelly’ Lake
Iron Range
Melrose
Minn
Superior
Wis
Sioux Falls
Yankton
S. Oak
Sioux City
Willmar, Sinn
Development of a satisfactory leather tanning method sought
A report notes thickness increases reduce durability and urges experiments to combine the strengths of different methods. It says a faster chrome-tanning process could rival chrome-tan tanning in speed, while forest depletion endangers vegetable-tanning sources like oak and chestnut, with chestnut vanishing.
Paris Show Portraits Invite Six Critics to Title
Kansas City painter Eugene MacCowan displays 17 works in Paris and lets six distinguished critics from Clive Bell Cocteau Douglas Fay Gide Mortimer name alternative titles. The exhibit contrasts six labels per painting and reveals divergent readings from The Aral Sea to The Champs Elysees and Any Wife to Any Husband.
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Paris
Mar
Eugene MacCowan
Kansas City
Kan
Latin Quarter
MacCowan
United States
Clive’ Bell
Elan Cocteau
Norman Douglas
Bernard Fay
Andre Gide
Raymond Mortimer
Aral Sea
Champs-Elysees
Spain and Portugal plan joint push on Iberian tourism
Spain and Portugal will act together to boost Iberian tourism after disappointing Seville and Barcelona expositions. Proponent Marais of Quentanar aims to channel American travelers via Portugal into Spain, with offices in the United States and South America. Lisbon backs improvements and a $5 million loan to upgrade hotels and roads.
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George Haladjian
Associated Press
Lisbon
Spain
Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
Seville
Barcelona
Americas
Marais of Quentanar
Madrid
America
France
Italy
United States
South
Amore
National Savings Bank
Tagus
Cacilha
Con
Modern ferry across the Tagus promises first class services
The article describes a new waterfront ferry with comfortable waiting rooms and a first class restaurant. A modern spotless boat has been commissioned to operate the Tagus crossing, signaling an upgrade in service.
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Tagus
Tree From China Thrives In U S
STATE COLLEGE Pennsylvania researchers report the tree of heaven imported from China may be the most aggressive foreign tree in the United States. Professor H J Lutz of Pennsylvania State College notes it competes with native vegetation in Pennsylvania and California, thriving on waste lands and along roadsides. He calls it a lucky survivor as native trees struggle to choke out foreign species. There are over 700 tree species over a foot in diameter on this continent.
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State College
Tree of Heaven
China
American Association For the Advancement of Science
H. J. Lutz
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
California
United States
Lutz Gays
Downed Naval Aviator Uses Parachute Sail to Reach Shore
PORT AU PRINCE Haiti Ensign Co Ward failed to qualify for Caterpillar club but his parachute worked as a sail when his naval scouting plane ran out of fuel. Forced down 19 miles west of Port au Prince he beached in a sheltered bay near Gonave island. The plane and pilot suffered no injuries and were later found by a rescue ship four days afterward.
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AU Prince
Haiti
Ensign Co
Ward
Here
Gonave Island
Battle of First Street Car Line in Berlin Ends
The world's first street car line in Berlin loses to motor buses after decades of service. Double-decker omnibuses replace the tram on the Lichterfelde Kadettenanstalt route following the line's 1881 opening as the first commercial electric rail.
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Berlin
Lichterfelde-Kadettenanstalt
End of Regular Line Brings Silence to City Streets
The regular schedule has been discontinued, rattling cars vanished from familiar streets, and the track and trolley wire were sent to the scrap heap signaling a lasting end to the once common urban transit.
White Eagle Oil to Build Filling Station in De Smet
De SmetMarch 15 Special The White Eagle Oil company will build a retail filling station here this spring. It will be located on b
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de Smet
White Eagle Oil Company
Large bulk storage station planned near Calumet avenue corner
The project describes a large facility to be built at the north end of Calumet avenue in the business section on a corner. It will house greasing and washing racks and is funded by a property purchase made last year for this purpose. The White Eagle company operates three bulk stations including one in De Smet. The White House was the first public building erected in Washington D C.
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Calumet Avenue
White Eagle Company
de Smet
South Dakota
United States
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Samaritan Hospital
Dakota Ave. Sc
Huron
Helen Sutherland
Comerford & Kooyman
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Washington, D. C
Dacotah
Rapid City
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