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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
8
Fashion notes praise silk as the premier fabric for elegance this season. Descriptions cover rustic Indian silk outfits, crinkled prints, and long silk coats in navy and black silks with matching accessories. Crepes, damask crepes, and taffeta receive emphasis as top choices for festive and sportswear, with details on textures, trims, and hats.
A fashion piece promotes a light rayon frock for hot weather. It highlights a shadow weave fabric, lace-like texture, washable and crease resistant qualities, in pastel and white tones with Swedish embroidery details.
Revival of dainty baby trims returns to summer dresses and blouses. Ultra feminine styles feature ribbons, beading, pin-tucks, and delicate edgings, adding a pretty, charming touch to both inexpensive washables and more formal wear.
The passage notes day and afternoon dresses that are straight and simple with plats for morning wear and draped for winterwear. It highlights hips lightly modeled, positioned down, and plain waists that are tucked and shirred for a clean, understated look.
Washington discussions split over a new yardstick for TVA and Bonneville, arguing whether low rates to expand consumption prove efficiency or if large scale generation serves as a government display. The piece notes Lilienthal’s push, Morgan’s criticism, and the broader ideological tension in New Deal circles.
In 1934 Maryland politics crown Governor Ritchie as party boss while Tydings tests strength with Radcliffe as rival. The piece outlines Ritchie's bid for a fifth term, Radcliffe's unexpected gubernatorial run, and eventual Senate victory, amid New Deal tensions and congressional scrutiny of anti trust inquiries.
A general knowledge quiz asks which state borders only one other state, why Great Salt Lake is salty, who laid out Washington, what defines a legal holiday, and which race is represented in Maine’s lower house. It answers Maine, evaporation with mineral residues, Pierre Charles L Enfant, a law designated exempt day, and Indians from Penobscot and Passamaquoddy.
The narrative traces rampant crime in San Francisco during the gold rush era, noting 4260 homicides and 1260 personal crisis reports by 1854, with violence peaking in 1855 at 585 deaths. It recalls the 1851 Vigilance Committee's formation to curb lawlessness and its reassembly by 1856 restoring order with over 8000 citizens serving on both committees.
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