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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
3
A fashion write up highlights pleating as a key design phase across fabrics and silhouettes. It spotlights items from all silk crepe and silk lame dresses to chiffon skirts, noting stitched pleats at necks, waists, and hips, plus bright color contrasts and modern silhouettes. Western Newspaper Union.
Fur capes are richer than in years past with full-length evening styles of silver fox strips from shoulder to hem, one piece using twenty full animal skins. Knee-length day capes use mink silver fox dyed red fox or moleskin, while shorter capes feature astrakhan nutria or broadtail. Day wear capes vary from straight hanging to lightly flared shapes.
Domestic weaves this year are as soft as chiffon with a silky finish and warmer texture for normal wear. Colors appear more flattering, breaking the old winter sobriety as women seek comfort indoors and out with stylish, cheerful fabrics.
Whiter silk blouses should not be hung to dry as this causes yellowing. Wrap them in towels while ironing to protect the fabric. If yellowing occurs despite precautions, use a small amount of whitening in the rinse water.
Fashion notes describe Paris women in black afternoon frocks paired with billowy white accessories, highlighting a sharp color contrast. The look is noted as flattering to many wearers and reflects contemporary style.
Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay gains a paved street funded by federal money for resurfacing its only road. The island’s isolation shapes unique customs including front-yard family burials, limited surnames, reliance on fishing and seafood plants, and a carless, canal-lined community of about 1,500.
In Clarkson near East Liverpool Ohio the Warrick family loses long held posts as the seventy five year old Clarkson post office closes. Clark Warrick served 35 years as the first postmaster and after his death in 1922 his brother Clem V Warrick served until the office was abandoned with rural free delivery and local industrial decline.
The article notes Tangier Island as a devout community with annual mid-summer camp meetings dating from 1800. It highlights the island church and the 1890 Tangier lighthouse at the southern tip, guiding the Tangier sound entrance with Watts Island lighthouse nearby.
Missionary educator Dr. Frank C. Laubach reports Moros in Dansalan Lanao backing a new Roman alphabet for literacy. He devised a lightning method to teach Arabic readers in 14 minutes, translating English classics for local press and a weekly paper called the Total or Herald.
Dr Theodor Lewald head of the German Olympic committee was urged to resign after Jeremiah T Mahoney of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States led a probe into Germanys pledges not to discriminate against Jewish athletes. Lewald, described as a Non Aryan Christian, is viewed as a screen to conceal Germanys flagrant violations of fair play.
A nineteen year old University of Manitoba agriculture student Jerry Twomey created an eight petal gladiolus using X ray electricity. His curious bloom stood out at the Winnipeg Horticultural Society show with support from Prof. F. W. Brodrick. Seeds from two varieties were crossed and sent to an electrical research laboratory in Sche.
In Schenectady, New York, scientists exposed a plant to 50,000 volts of X ray electricity. The electrical action on the chromosomes produced a unique change. The plant is tall with eight creamy white petals and 26 buds.
Germany's rebuilt armed forces are now led by General Ludwig Beck as chief of the general staff. He is hailed as a figure in the tradition of Moltke Schlieffen and Von Hindenburg.
Boris B Gordon, renowned portraitist, finished a long portrait of Senator Huey P Long from memory after studying his moods for a year. The painting, begun about a month before Long's assassination, was bought by Long's friends and will hang in the Louisiana state capitol at Baton Rouge.
Quick home hacks cover kitchen grilling, baking, ironing, furniture care, and decor. Olive oil loosens stuck paper, garnishes boost meat appeal, baked potatoes stay fluffy, palms avoid sun, linens ironed wrong side, kerosene wash cleans wood, beeswax fills cracks, egg white seals pie crust, neckties pressed with a cardboard insert, stucco surfaces benefit from light spray. Associated Newspapera WNU Service.
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