Fingerprint checks reveal past crimes among job seekers
Washington authorities forwarded more than 10 000 fingerprints to the FBI to screen government job applicants. Among 4 908 civil service cards reviewed, 107 had prior prison terms and some used assumed names. Additional cases linked postal, robbery, and larceny histories to applicants and suspects. A Miami Beach hotel robbery suspect was identified after fingerprints matched from a prior application.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
St. Louis
United States Industrial Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
Miami Beach
Papaya Seen as Rival of Breakfast Grapefruit
In San Francisco a Hawaiian papaya may replace grapefruit as the top breakfast fruit if USDA and Hawaiian authorities succeed in protecting the crop. Efforts target the fruit fly with parasitic insects, larval treatments, and non fresh processing to enable export.
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San Francisco
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Hero of Arctic Rescue Seeks Flyer's License
Seattle, Wash. William L. Lavery, a 22 year old Alaska aircraft mechanic who aided in rescuing 102 Russians stranded on an Arctic ice floe in the Bering Sea two years ago, trains for a pilot license. He received the red and gold Order of Lenin medal and $2,500 cash plus 80 gold rubles for life. Lavery, born in Fairbanks, has taken part in several Alaska rescues and aims to become a transport pilot to serve in Alaska again.
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Seattle
Wash
William L. Lavery
Alaska
Bering Sea
Lavery
Fairbanks
Tippler Requests 30 Days and Receives 90 in Court
Michael J. Hurley, forty, pleaded guilty to over tippling and asked for 30 days in jail, claiming it would restore his health. Clerk Treanor of the Tenth District court countered with ninety days, insisting thirty would be enough.
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Tippler
Pawtucket
Michael J. Hurley
Treanor
Tenth District Court
Hurley
Trean_or
Faultlessly Tailored Spring Fashion Shows Masculine Lines
A spring fashion piece details dual style trends from tailored masculine looks to feminine gardenia-ready ensembles. It highlights man-tailored jackets, straight skirts with concealed slides, braid-bound edges, Chesterfield coats, and versatile wool fabrics suited for both sports and street wear.
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Western Newspaper Union
Long Net Cape
Multi color carnations on dark silk crepe define the new prints with widely spaced single flowers. Shoulder strap cutouts form a rude effect. The dotted net cape signals daytime and evening prints veiled with net or tulle. Superb jewels accompany the gown.
Schia Parelli’s Beret Accessories Debut
Schia Parelli introduces hold berets in place jeweled pins and trims hairnets with cabochons for evening wear. The designer blends velvet headgear with rhinestone accents to create coordinated accessories.
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Schiaparelli
Taffeta Pattern Raised by Rubber Impressing Design
The pattern on black taffeta fabric is being raised with rubber to form a decorative design for dressy wear.
New Hat Styles Show Varied Interpretations
Fashion notes reveal less uniformity in hats with Agnes presenting Bretons in grosgrain and rayon satin ribbons and slashed crowns. Talbot offers cute Flemish bonnets while Catherine de Medici and Reine Margot coiffures at Marie Alphonsine's feature crocheted rayon straw openwork and bright slit cellulose film weaves.
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Agnes
Talbot
Catherine de Medici
Marie-Alphonsine’s
New Colors and Materials for Women's Spring Shoes
New colors and materials are making spring shoe styles exciting. Mannish pumps strap sandals ghillies and peasant type shoes with heels of all heights appear in fashion's march. Cuban continental and boulevard heels offer graceful back views in built up and covered models.
Polka Dots Spark Spring Ensemble By Mainbocher
A navy crepe de chine polka dot gown with white dots appears in a new spring dinner ensemble by Mainbocher. The dress features red and white underarm seam accents and a wide waistband, paired with a fingertip mandarin jacket.
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Mainbocher
Paris Designers Promote High Waist Underwear for Gowns
Paris couturiers develop corsets with a distinctly higher waist to be worn beneath directoire style evening gowns showcased at recent openings.
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Paris
Directoire
Roomy Beach Pajamas With Yoke and Front Panel
Pattern description for Barbara Bell 1791 B showing a one piece yoke sleeve front panel beach pajama set. Includes large center front buttons Peter Pan collar self belt gathered waist for fullness usable in silk crepe voile percale gingham pique or linen. Sizes 14 16 18 20 40 42 with busts 32 34 36 38 40 42. size 16 needs 4 1 2 yards 39 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Barbara Bell
Moscow Bell Giant: World’s Largest Unringed 200 Ton Dish
Moscow claims the world’s largest bell called the Czar Kolokol weighs 200 tons and spans 54 feet in circumference but has never been rung. A fire damaged the bell’s shelter shortly after casting, cracking it beyond repair.
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Moscow
Cultivate Quietnes and the Color of Life
A reflective piece on inner calm and public mood. It contrasts temperament types from the simp to the promoter and notes luck, happiness, and the varied faces of people. It observes road policy in drivers and the social aim of teaching reason to boys while claiming life’s business is trouble and joy comes from escaping it.
Persian Kitten Cross Stitch Pattern 1148
Embroider a Persian kitten on a pillow or picture with a transfer pattern sized 114% by 13% inches. Includes material needs, stitch illustrations, color chart and key. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Dept., 82 Eighth Ave New York.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
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