Leather Decor Emerges As Important New Trend
Leather leads as a key home décor trend at the Leather in Decoration show in Chicago. About 40 new designs debuted, winners included Yale Barge for a woven leather rug, Ray Robins and Albert Andrews for a leather and walnut lounge chair, and Jack Lenor Larsen for Coins in a Fountain leather. A mildew proof leather and leather floors in cow hide tiles and leather panels with brass were notable innovations.
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Yale Barge
New York
Burge
Ray Robins
Albert Andrews
Jack Lenor Larsen
Alice Beck
Lancaster
Paul Laszlo
Los Angeles
Washable cotton dresses require colorfast components
Readers learn how to choose sewing accessories that withstand washing. Experts advise colorfast thread and bindings, rustproof fasteners, rustproof zippers with color-fast tapes, and washable linings. Pelion stiffening or nylon nets offer washability, while buttons and belts need careful selection to avoid damage.
Mother Of Six Has Triplets In Wisconsin
In Superior Wisconsin a mother of six children including twins born last year, gave birth to triplets Monday at St Josephs hospital. The two boys and a girl are the children of Mrs Floyd E Conway wife of an unemployed painter. Hospital attendants reported all three babies were doing fine.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Floyd E. Conway
Attend Gift Show In Dallas This Weekend
Lawton attendees include Mr and Mrs Doug Fife Mr and Mrs Henry Howell Mr and Mrs J D Fowler and Mr and Mrs Jack Raulston visiting Dallas Sunday and Monday for a gift show event.
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Lawtonians
Dallas
Doug Fife
Henry Howell
J. D. Fowler
Jack Raulston
Money Problem Stalls Farm Bill Debate In Senate
Washington The farm bill debate stalls as the Senate argues over committee spending for the year. Sen Ellender says action may come Friday amid fierce fights over price supports and other provisions.
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Elsender
Knowland
Calif
Haseen
Louisiana Democrat
Keep Insurance Records Straight VA Chief Declares
VA Lawton office head Edwin Hobbs warns that many GI insurance death cases fail to identify beneficiaries. He urges policy holders to notify the VA of their chosen beneficiaries and to record any changes, including reinstatement after lapse or conversion to permanent plans.
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Edwin Pebbs
Lawton
Hobbs
Boy Scouts of America Founded February Eighth 1910
The Boy Scouts of America were founded on February 8 1910 establishing a national youth program. Founding organizations and early leaders shaped its growth across communities nationwide through the 20th century.
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Post Chaplains Speak To Club Lions Observe Brotherhood Week
Two Fort Sill chaplains Lt Col John Brown and 1st Lt Maurice Arnow spoke to Lions Club during a Monday lunch at the Hotel. Brown described 12 years of global chaplaincy service while Arnow urged world and individual tolerance. Stowe, Leva and Lions president Hugh Bish attended along with guests Audrey Jester Harold Mulligan Clyde Wright and Bill Philip. Paper drive set for March 4.
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John Brown
Maurice Arnow
Lions Club
Lawtonian
Charley Wade
Father Brown
Arnov
Ben Leva
Brotherhood Week
J. J. Stowe Jr
First Methodist Church
Bob Gilbert
Rev
Stowe
Hugh Bish
Lions
Civic Club
Audrey Jester
Altus Lions Club
Harold Mulligan
Clyde Wright
Bill Philip
Thornton outlines plan to curb farm surplus at Oklahoma A&M
Thornton a Republican spoke to Oklahoma A&M College agriculture students arguing world hunger stems from poor distribution. He called the farm program half socialism and half free enterprise and urged removing politics from farming policy. A former Colorado governor proposed a six point plan including a world food bank, a bipartisan farm program, flexible price supports, a national soil bank, and an economic survey to determine who profits.
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Thornton
Oklahoma A&m College Agriculture
United States
Stillwater
Okla
Colorado
Dan Thornton
World Food Bank
National Soil Bank
Iran Agrees To Buy U S Farm Surplus Commodities
Washington reports Iran will purchase about 12.1 million dollars of U S surplus farm goods paid in Iranian currency. The deal covers 1.8 million bushels of wheat, 11 million pounds of butter oil, 6.6 million pounds of edible fats and oils, and 1.1 million pounds of butter.
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Agriculture Department
Americans over 65 lack own income base at 36 percent
About 36 percent of Americans aged 65 and older have no income of their own. The figure highlights financial dependence among seniors, with impacts for social programs and retirement planning.
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Hamilton
Elgin
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Osborn
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Folger
Folger’s Coffee
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