Hand block printing in Britain thrives despite skilled-labor shortfall
William Holt, former weaver turned BBC broadcaster, tours a Mer ton hand block printing factory nine miles from Hyde Park Corner. Once fifty printers before the war, the factory now employs twenty four mostly elder workers. The craft endures in Britain as Europe declines and America vanishes, with block printers using seven years of apprenticeship to press each dye onto silk and wool along a long table, stretching and lining colors carefully as work progresses along the length of the fabric.
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William Holt
BBC
Europe
America
Britain
Holt
Merton
London
Hyde Park
Green Lawna
Dournermen
Hand Printed Silk Scarf From Merton Looms in Copper Blocks
The article describes the hand block printing process used at Merton for silk scarves. It explains coloring, copper pattern blocks, sycamore starting blocks, steel guides, and lamination to form raised designs. Workmen forge tools and dyes on site, then print, wash, and fix colors in the River Wandle area.
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Merton
London
Holt
Tad
Wandle
Hlolt
Queen Mary
Molt
Fie
NabLac Wins Laurie Cup In Gloucester Challenge Match
Mabine defeated Gloucester Buffers by 24 runs in the Laurie Cup clash at Gloucester on Thursday. Nablac dominated with 21 by G Weller and G Croker top scoring for Nabiac, while Gloucester’s J Smith and H Laurie contributed modest scores. Nabiac to host return leg next Thursday week February south west.
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Nablac
Mabine
Gloucester
Golden Gate
Nabiac
J. Smith
B. Weller
F. Easton
C. Croler
B. Fahey
H. Laurie
C. Holstein
Fahey
HR. Perrin
O'Neil
W. Thomas
Hithrey
J. Atking
L. Monro
B. Lullam
R. Atkins
C. Saxby
C. Middlebrook
H. Mason
C. Laurie
G. Atkins
Bretton
M. Lallam
C. Atkins
B. Laurie
Leahey
Monro
J. Banton
A. Mullens
Bith- Tey
B Atking
W. Rodway
B. Atkins
M. Holstein
B. Smith
Th Tal
That Hagen Girl at Majestic and Tarzan Mermaids pair
Majestic Theatre screens Warner Bros drama That Hagen Girl featuring Ronald Rea y and Shirley Temple in a moving small town story. The program also presents Stage Coach by Walter Wanger with Friday Saturday and Monday showings and Tarzan and the Mermaids starring Johnny Weissmuller Brenda Joyce in supporting, all delivering thrilling action.
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Majestic
Fador
Amee
Ronald Reay
Shirley Temple
Warner Bros
Hagen
Majestic Theatre
Pretender
Walter Wanger
Claire Trevor
John Wayne
Andie Devine
John Carradine
U S Funds Abroad Digest Urges Common Sense Investment
Digest writer Milo Perkins outlines key elements of Point Four as a U.S. foreign investment policy. He calls for competitive enterprise, reciprocal treatment for private capital, broad technical aid, investment treaties, and strategic material purchases, urging Americans to offer guided cooperation without pressuring other nations.
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U.S
Truman
United States
Milo Perkins
U.S. Board of Economic Warfare
Harpers
Perking
America
Perkins
Granta
US. Treasury
Lampedos
America Wluld
Soya
Nationa
Parkin
Debutante Margaret Rose Brightens Royal Image
The February Readers Digest profile portrays Princess Margaret Rose as a lively debutante who brings romance and color to Britain’s drab national scene. Her antics, dating, dancing, and jokes stir public interest while King and Queen view her charm with indulgence.
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Margaret Rose
Robert Coughlan
Life
Margaret
Queen Mary
Margaret Margaret
Milk in History How societies used dairy through time
The article traces how milk has fed young through history with domesticated goats and cows as key sources. It notes China’s limited milk use and reliance on soy for infant feeding, while some Arabs and Himalayan groups follow a lacto vegetarian diet centered on dairy, cheese, nuts, fruit, and vegetables.
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Man Ao
China
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