Lawrence Girl to Be In National Contest
Marlene Davis, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Raymond Davis of 860 Elm St, will represent Kansas at the national Negro Shrine beauty contest in Detroit August. She was selected May 27 to represent Keran Temple No 38 of Kansas City after graduating from Lawrence High School. Davis, a Rock Island Railroad chef, won a one week all expenses paid trip to Detroit after the Kansas contest at Summer High School auditorium. She will compete against 47 state representatives in the final event. Davis also gave a dramatic reading and modeled wear in the Kansas City contest.
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Rock Island Railroad
Her Knitting Patterns Turn Hobby Into Cash in Standish
In Standish Maine Eleanor Mead found knitting could pay. At eighty she began selling patterns and earning more than a hobby. Her work attracted buyers and steady income, redefining what retirement hobby could mean.
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Eleanor Mead
Ink inventor Dr Ink helps moms with spilled ink tale
Galen Sasler known locally as Dr Ink invents a fast drying permanent ink that fixes blotters and resists washing from fabrics. He recalls calls from mothers whose children drank ink and advises milk and stomach pumping if needed while noting ink remains permanent on paper and washable from other materials.
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Galen Sasler
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Experimental paint medium showcased with flexible properties
The article describes 30 paintings on canvas masonite or paper using a new medium developed by Bob Goodrich Chemical Co and Albert Jacquez. It notes the medium can dry without cracking, flex like rubber, and be used as pillow tops or chairbacks as well as frames. List of exhibitors includes Edward Chavez Ethel Magafan John McClellan John Pike Reginald Wilson and Earle B Winslow. The color materials mix well with vinyl and oil and are expected to dry quickly.
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Hopossbhie
Bob Goodrich Chemical Co
Albert Jacquez
Edward Chavez
Ethel Magafan
John McClellan
John Pike
Reginald Wilson
Earle B Winslow
Parliament stalls plan for fixed mufflers on motors
In Paris an anti noise push urged all motor makers to equip engines with permanent mufflers. The proposal was rejected unanimously by the French parliament, ending the effort.
Flatiron and Oven Ignite New Painter Tools
New York visitors at Schoneman Galleries watched artists from Woodstock demonstrate vinyl based pigments used like oils. An iron served as a tool to harden colors in a new medium, while no actual oven was present.
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