Paris Designers Debut Fall Styles Echo 1920s Fashions
Paris designers unveil fall collections with Oriental motifs and flapper echoes. Balmain showcases mandarin coats and high necklines with silk fabrics and chicken wire belts. Rochas folds in looped hems and fringe while Desses favors shortest skirts and somber tones. New skirt innovations include lasso and flying kite designs emphasizing asymmetry.
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Rosette Hargrove
NEA
PARIS
Orient
Pierre Balmain
Balmain
Jean Desses
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Broadway
Kansas City
War Orphans Scholarships drive aids colleges during war
Bridge players discuss the War Orphans Scholarships program as colleges across the country offer aid for education. A notable hand led to a big swing, with North South achieving six spades doubled for a plus score of 1660 and a 2460 point swing overall.
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War Orphans Scholarships, Inc
East
West
North
Growing good dahlias and delaying chrysanthems bloom
State College horticulture expert Robert Schmidt warns against overfertilizing dahlias with high nitrogen fertilizer and recommends a 6-8-6 mix every three to four weeks during bloom. Roots should be dug after frost, stored at about 50 degrees in sand or peat, and kept moist to avoid drying. Chrysanthemums respond to day length. blackout or bright midnight lights can delay or force flowering, with outdoor plants showing similar seasonal patterns.
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John H. Harris
N. C
State College
Robert Schmidt
Schiidt
Schmidt
Canned Meat Sales Surge in U S Markets
Chicago report notes canned meat sales have risen about 200 percent over the last decade per the National Meat Canners Association.
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Chicago
INS
National Meat Canners Association
Twig growth indicators for tree health study
Davie tree expert B. L. Brittain explains that year by year growth is read from the rings in a tree trunk. By tracing each season’s growth, observers can determine whether a tree is improving or declining over time.
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Boston
INS
B. L. Brittain
Davie
Trade balance relief for Australia in ten months to April
Australia posted a favorable trade balance of 342.4 million dollars for ten months ending in April. Exports for the year rose 3 percent while imports surged 23 percent. Britain supplied 224.4 million dollars more in imports, and the United States cut imports by 86.4 million dollars.
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Melbourne
Tms
Australia
Britain
U. S
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Marcel Rochas
Rochas
Rocas
Madeleine Vramont Laur
William &. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
Wachovia
Trust Department of Wachovia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Twig Business
Belk-Stevens Co
Seersucker
Dimitis
Belk- Stevens Co
High Points
Daniel McCarthy
New Hyde Park
N. Y
Catherine McCarthy
Joan. McCarthy
Germany
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