Nation's Silk Stocking Run Drains Supplies
A major silk stocking rush swept the nation as stores across Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles and other cities imposed purchase limits. New York began Tuesday peaking Friday night, with stocks dwindling to a few days in many areas. nylon stock shortages and government replies followed while hosiery makers warned of stop production orders and cotton nylon alternatives were discussed.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Francisco
Los Angeles
New York City
State Street
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Agriculture Department
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Iceee Hee
Farm Women In N C Marching To New Gains
Raleigh dispatch describes North Carolina farm women advancing via Home Demonstration work begun in 1910 11 led by Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon. The piece recalls early efforts, county agents in 14 counties, and the push to organize farm girls and women across the state amid a history of political and funding obstacles.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State College
Jane S. McKimmon
South Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
Tennessee
McKimmon
Alamance
Catawba
Edgecombe
Gates
Granville
Guilford
Hertford
Madison
Houdini Helps Police Captain Foil Jail Escape Plan
Walter Winchell cites Houdini aiding a New York police captain facing dismissal after a daring jail escape. Houdini, locked in under police supervision, escaped by crouching under a desk and exiting unseen, later saying he did it as a human being not for publicity and leaving no newspaper account.
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Houdini
New York City
Houdinia
Olice Department
New York
Evolution of Rural Home Demonstration Clubs in North Carolina
A historical survey traces the early fund and labor system for pioneer farm women, noting 150 dollars yearly paid for two months work, while women labored year round. It covers Dr. See-man A. Knapp’s plan to train housewifely skills via tomato canning, the growth to fifteen southern states by 1933, and the social issues of farm income, diet and housing revealed by a 1934 Federal Housing Survey. It highlights rural education efforts, later school lunches, home beautification, clothing from flour sacks, and the rise of Randolph County women at curb markets. It concludes with Ruth Current at State College, Raleigh, redefining the aim of Home Demonstration Club work toward improved rural family life.
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Seeman A. Knapp
Farmers’ Cooperative Demonstration Work
Mason Dixon Line
North Carolina
Fang
Randolph County
State College
Raleigh
Ruth Current
Jane McKimmon
Mss Current
Mother Eve
Gary Cooper Tops 1939 Money Makers Salaries
Washington reports Gary Cooper led 1939 corporate salaries with 482,820 while Louis B. Mayer of MGM held top on the overall list at 697,048. The Treasury release shows the first 10 salaries over 75,000 from calendar or fiscal year reports, with many names and companies including Thomas J. Watson of IBM and George Washington Hill of American Tobacco Company.
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Washington
Gary Cooper
The
Treasury
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Universal
Columbia
Securities Commission
Louis B. Mayer
MGM
Cooper
Toa
Goldwyn
Paramount Pictures
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
F. A. Countway
Lever Brothers Company
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
James Cagney
Warner Brothers Pictures
John Ford
Argosy Corporation
Twentieth Century-Fox
A. A. Somerville
R. ‘T. Vanderbilt Company
J. C. Stone
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Knudsen
Office of Production Aanagement
Ford
XOE
Harry L
Bing) Crosby
Paramount
SEC
Universal Pictures
Edward G. Robinson
Warner Brothers
Daryl FL Zanuck
H. B. Wallis
Adolph Menjon
RKO
Flat Roach
Marvin E. Coyle
Charles F. Kettering
Charles E. Wilson
Edsel B. Ford
P. E. Martin
Ford Motor Company
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
C. S. Woolman
Hales and Hunter Company
Ilinois Corporation
Floyd B. Odlum
Allas Corporation
New Jersey
Sir Douglas Alexander
Singer Manufacturing Company
Walter 5. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Paul M. Hahn
C. W. Hill, Jr
Charles F. Neiley
Vincent Riggio
William 5. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
H. FE. Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Spyrous P. Skouras
National Theatres Amusement Company
R. T. Vanderbilt
R. T. Vanderbilt Company
Marine Corps Enlists Four Local Men for Training
A High Point youth and three from Denton were accepted for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. Thomas Lawrence Henderson, 20, of 311 Alfred Street. General W. Carrick, Jr., 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Carrick of Denton. and J. De Williams, 18, and James Robert Williams, Jr., 24, sons of Mrs. Julia E. Williams of Denton, were transferred to the Marine Barracks at Parris Island for training. A new type of automobile fire is air cooled by ventilating ribs on the walls.
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High Point
Denton
United States Marine Corps
Thomas Lawrence Henderson
Alfred Street
Elijah L. Henderson
General W. Carrick, Jr
G. W. Carrick
J. de Williams
James Robert Williams
Julia FE. Williams
Marine Barracks
Parris Island, D. C
Japan oil reserves for sixteen months claim
Secretary Knox said it was his personal guess that Japan had built up a war reserve of oil sufficient for fourteen to sixteen months of naval and military requirements. He noted the general impression was reserves could cover one to two years.
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Washington
Knox
Japan
Argentine asks Britain and Germany to tone down wartime propaganda
The Argentine foreign office, August 2, sent notes to both Britain and Germany urging a reduction in their propaganda activities in Argentina to avoid potential shutdowns. The move underscores Argentina's desire to maintain neutrality and curb cross-border influence during the conflict.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Foreign Office
Argentina
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Joan Wayne
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Linda Sarmell
Rita Hayworth
Walter Winchell
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Chapman
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Salem Street
Thomasville
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Sartin Dry Cleaning Company
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