England Slow to Embrace American Shoes and Goods
A New York story notes Scotland backs US shoe makers amid Anglo American trade talks. British MPs mock tariff talk while acknowledging quality American products. The piece highlights cautious English consumer tastes, slow adoption of new styles, and the potential for education and advertising to boost US exports.
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New York
Scotland
United States
Ala Cordell Hall
F.A. MacQuisten
Burr
Northlands
America
MacQuisten
Britain
England
McQuisten
Clark
English Taste Barriers and American Influx Highlighted
A columnist notes Britons resist unfamiliar foods like raisin pie, arguing taste comes from experience. Meanwhile American ideas spread, prompting calls for discreet education to adapt styles such as clothing. The piece also mentions a social scene with Uncle Bunny, Judy, and Roger Farragut, plus a club election flap and entertainment rundowns.
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England
Jane Withers Stars in 45 Fathers with Monkey Gertrude
The Dickinson page notes Jane Withers as Judith Frazier a lonely girl shipped from Africa to New York after her hunter father dies. Her Spear and Gun club sponsors make Judy a ward. On the ship she meets Mr and Mrs McCoy ventriloquists and magicians who befriend her.
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Jane Withers
Gertrude
Jane
Judith Frazier
Africa
New York
Spear and Gun Club
Soie
Judy A
Judy
McCoys
Dark Horse at Possum Club Election Revealed
At a banquet in Mena Arkansas veteran Polk County Possum Club leader English Baker was reelected after a ballot fraud. The rival Aunt Persimmon A Packer was exposed as a female impersonator amid a tense annual gathering with about 600 attendees.
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Persimmon
Hal L. Norwood
Arkansas
Wack Carr
Mena
Baker
Ark
Polk County
Ouachita Mountain
Persimmon A. Packer
Coal research eyes liquid fuel hope for mining era
Researchers discuss liquefaction of coal as a potential motor fuel source amid rising petroleum costs. Government experts note efficiency limits and advise delaying gasoline-from-coal production for conservation while field tests compare costs with petroleum.
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Coal
Orno .Fieldner
Coal Mining Institute of America
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Fieldner
Will test new material to make mat highway
A new mat highway costing about 8000 dollars per mile will be tested on highway 76 south of Burlington. Evan Griffith, state highway director, says durability could cut maintenance costs if the material proves better under heavy traffic. About seven miles will be resurfaced on a six inch base of mixed sand, local clay and oil.
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Burlington
Evan ‘Griffith
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