National Hat Week Prompts Race to Promote Hats Across Cities
A sweeping national hat promotion unfolds as retailers and manufacturers push a record campaign. Fashion shows and history laden displays sweep major cities including New York Fifth Avenue with展示 of era defining hats, while Roosevelt’s fedora note is humorously claimed.
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Martinsburg Tax Ruling Goes to Supreme Court
Continued from page one, the county circuit court certified its ruling to the supreme court for review. The tax had been made retroactive to July 1, 1948, the be-
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Supreme Court
President backs Western Europe defense aid plan
President outlines limited military backing for western Europe tied to Atlantic pledge. Nations eligible include Norway Denmark Italy and the Brussels pact members Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Greece Turkey Iran the Philippines Korea and non Communist China area also covered. Immediate funding of 125 million dollars starts the program rollout.
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Iran
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Korea
China
Navy players debut first cord uniforms in 1879 era claim
In 1879 the Navy football team wore tandly laced canvas jackets said to be the first cord uniforms. Eleven times Southeast Conference teams played in the Rose Bowl with Alabama supplying six teams. Lebanon plans a 20 year reforestation program to restore cedars once famous in ancient times.
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Hollywood titles may be renamed in tough economy
EDDA HOPPER fears drastic economic waves will prompt renaming of famous films such as The Best Years of Our Lives and The Long Voyage Home. She notes potential new titles like Nice Day and Ferry to Hoboken, plus Memo and Phifft. An American traveler’s postcards from Russia and other cities add a lighter thread.
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Memo
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Phifft
Wild word jumble hints at curious headlines and odd facts
A garbled mix of phrases recalls a variety of topics from sports pennant talk and World Series jitters to a traffic school at Yale and a strange animal description. The piece skims trivia, mispunctuated quotes, and oddities like a rhinoceros-sized creature and an ancient bird star atlas, all echoing a noisy newspaper page.
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Grafton page two highlights a city festival schedule
The article lists events for a city festival including a queen’s ball at the Elkins High School gym, a street parade with 32 fire departments, fireworks, choral concert, square dance at the MCA, and an open-air police band concert. Tomorrow features plug and fly casting, wood sawing, chopping contests, a Knight of the South Brameh Valley dancing exhibition, a Grand Street parade, the Princess Ball, and a midnight cabaret dance approaching a crisis. It also notes talks involving Harry M Moses and a plan to convert Townsville track into a non-profit under the Turf Association.
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Knights of the South
Coal miners idle as welfare funds halt deepen deadlock
The article continues from page one noting a potential bi cue in the contract deadlock. About 400,000 miners have been idle since September 19, two days after suspension of Welfare Fund payments. Ching told Lewis and operator groups he would convene a mediation meeting because the coal situation has reached a critical point.
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Derby Legacy Kept Alive Through War Years
Kentucky Derby remained a continuous annual event despite World War II travel limits. Churchill Downs preserved the turf classic, continuing the race through two wars and the wartime era, even as some derbies were held as streetcar events.
Try and Step Me By Bennett Cerf
An assorted humor piece notes Bennett Cerf and AKI in light satire about writers and clubs. The column references Mencken on puritanism and a nightclub opening with a pearl in an oyster gag, plus a near sighted chanteuse and a quip about happiness.
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Bob Sylvester
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