Cotton Fabrics Rise as Top Fashion Choice This Season
George W. Robison, Hempstead County Cotton Industry Committee chairman, says 100 percent American cottons are more popular than ever. He notes new weaves, finishes, dyes, and Sanforized shrinkage of under 1 percent, making cottons durable, washable, and fashionable for beach wear and evening dresses.
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Geo. W. Robison
Hempstead County
Mr. Robinson
Cotton Industry Committee
America
Fab
Mr. Robison
Carrigan Tribute Highlights Quiet Virtues At Funeral
The speaker recalls Carrigan as a man of modesty and integrity who never spoke harshly or engaged in vulgarity. He contrasts the deceased’s gentle life with the pain of loss, invoking the phrase that “Nature might stand up and say to all the world this was a man.” The remarks honor the bereaved family and their intimate connection.
Remembering a lifetime of service and devotion
The tribute recalls Stuart Monroe a strong handsome man whose long life of public service and filial devotion touched Hempstead County. His wife and family are highlighted along with a career that reached a hopeful peak before his final rest in the local cemetery. His memory remains a beacon of charitable work and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Monroe
Hempstead County
Everyone Will Look at Legs in Silk Stockings Era
Betty Clarke explains the silk stocking scare reshapes fashion and urges women to prepare their legs with leg art lessons. She advises choosing appropriate shoes, regular knee and heel care, and greaseless lotion, noting the shifting focus to leg appearance.
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Betty Clarke
Pfeature Service
Tax Bill Shapes Up As War Economy Tests Curb
A wartime tax plan aims to raise 3.5 billion by new and increased levies on about 40 items. Automobiles, refrigerators, air conditioners, radios and washers face higher rates, with yields ranging from tens to hundreds of millions, but cuts in production could shrink revenue. The piece notes uncertainties as defense needs steer industry and prices.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Congressional
Senate
Office of Price Administration
Pan-Defense
How to Improve Leg Tone Through Daily Exercise
The article guides readers to measure thigh knee calf and ankle, track weekly changes, and perform posture and movement drills. It suggests routines like massaging, exercising, and back-to-wall checks to improve leg appearance and stance, framing it as a chic, practical effort.
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Moving Pictures
Defense highway funds fight splits party lines in Senate
Senator Hayden steered a vetoed 320 million defense highway bill through the Senate, arguing funds be earmarked for highway construction from relief dollars. Cabinet members debated distribution methods, with Ickes and Perkins opposing, while the plan eventually used population and mileage apportionment. A new defense highway bill to repair bridges and create access roads is in early consideration, expected to be smaller by about 100 million dollars.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Sen
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Senate
Hayden
Dern
Perkins
Interior
Tekes
Wallace
Ickes
Haydon
Theman
Tucson
Phoenix
Comptroller General
Warious Departments
Congress
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Kenneth Micellar
Roosevelt
Vandenburgh
Women urged to join war service drive amid staffing needs
The Auxiliary Territorial Service and women's branches of the Navy and Air Force seek large recruit surges. aims include 100000 by year end and 200000 by next summer, with reserves of older volunteers and rapid enlistment for women aged 19 to 24 already registered.
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A. T. S. ¢Auxiliary Territorial Services
Navy
Air Force
Leave-it-to-Sevin girls shift in war work drive
Authorities discover more idle women among the postwar labor groups, aiming to redirect registered but unused workers toward war jobs. Of 1.3 million women aged 20 to 24 registered, about 200,000 transferred, 80,000 in services, over 100,000 exempted, and 300,000 married or widowed. Nearly 3,000 warned they may need to move or lose benefits if refusing work.
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ALR. P. Post
Bevity
Begin
Secret Voyage chapter scene with Jim Mallory and Mary Larsen
Jim Mallory tailed Eric Forbes on a dark patio where Mary Larsen appears frightened by a cigarette case bearing initials. A tense confrontation unfolds over a potentially valuable relic linked to the Sonora voyage, while Mary recalls Bert Halloran and fears for her safety as rival players pressure her loyalties.
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Jim Mallory
Eric Forbes
Jim
Mary Larsen
Mallory
Forbes
Beautiful
Eric
Itark Rumpus
Mary
Anoother
Mallary
Parkes
Forbes Ign
Hammond
New York
Sonora
Bert Halloran
Jeffery Hammond
Sin’ Jin
Luis
Mary Larsa
Miss Larsen
Epg
Tye
Mr. Mallory
Can't Tell Coed What to Wear
Fashion items for college students spotlight fall looks from the AP Fashion desk. Details cover capeskin gloves, knee high to elbow stockings, wool garments, novelty hats, and leather toys alongside updated jumper designs and hot footwear. The piece notes a shift to long milady styles with practical outerwear as students prepare for the school year. A separate item reports the Federal Government hiring over 50,000 workers in Puerto Rico for defense and public housing projects.
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Amy Porter
Merry Hal
Miss Hull
Gondald
Hants
Puerto Rico
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Kim Phove
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J. R. Williams
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