Velvet Dominates Fall Fashion in Cherie Nicholas Feature
Velvet fuels a sweeping fall fashion trend with luxury fabrics, velvet collars, and velvet skirts in Paris tailorings. The piece highlights college wardrobe ensembles, velvet plus wool outfits, and bold color pairings with black as a staple. It notes green, wine, and purple hues, velvet hats, and dramatic jackets, all reflecting Italian Renaissance influence.
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Paris
Lin
Mainbacher
Western Newspaper Union
Ready for School Coat Fashions Highlight Junior Miss
Cherie Nichols notes ready for school fall wardrobe trends for junior girls. A checked velour wool coat with slight hip flare and a coachman inspired double breasted cut features a fur powdered collar and hat in the same wool weave, creating a chic autumn ensemble.
Style Trend Bows of Ermine Grace Evening Shoes in Land
A fashion note reports bows of ermine replacing buckles on evening shoes in the land. The trend highlights refined dress and use of luxury materials in formal wear.
Drape Bridal Veil In Many New Ways
New veil draping styles for an early fall wedding reflect Renaissance influence with Italian Russian and Hungarian elements. Worth creates a wide tulle lace veil on wire, while Chanel designs a cap of tulle with dull silver embroidery and a silvered tor nade shaping the veil for a full sweep at the back.
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Worth
Chanel
Knitted Cellophane Gown Tops Evening Fashion
The latest craze is a knitted evening gown made from cellophane yarn. Originating in Palm Beach and spreading to New York and Paris, the glittering black cellophane creates a mermaid like fit. Knitted suits also appear in tailored styles with contrasting linings and distinct swaggers.
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Palm Beach
New York
Paris
Glossy Lace for Gowns Streamlined Lace Adorns Gowns
Glossy transparent lace is used for gowns in black navy and dark red. A pale shaded flower trims the corsage and mittens of the lace complete the dress.
Army Code Training at Camp Dix
General Holbrook urges C M T C cadets to apply the army code in civilian life. Emphasizes loyalty, firm but fair leadership, and impartial decision making. Stresses training employees to obey and execute orders promptly to build teamwork and moral fitness for future challenges.
Non Revenue Taxation and Wealth Redistribution by Beard
Prominent historian Charles A. Beard argues that taxation beyond revenue aims has long shaped wealth distribution in the United States. He notes Supreme Court upholds such taxes as constitutional and cites Roosevelt era proposals and the 1894 income tax effort as examples of using taxes to reduce fortune disparities.
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Charles A. Beard
Republic
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Revenue tax bill sparks lobbying over stockholder impact
Senator Warren Barbour argues against a bill he says would penalize millions of stockholders, urging delay until the next congressional session when the budget for the following year is set. He warns the measure could hinder recovery and threaten national credit among 10 million shareholders in 4,000,000 corporate holdings.
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Warren Barbour
New Jersey
Congress
Cotton policy and labor shifts impact export trade
George M Massey of Manchester Ship Canal Company argues that generous cotton loans and row rotations cut labor by 25 percent, reducing ginning work and increasing unemployment claims. He warns of spillover losses for rail, trucking, cottonseed products, and a sharp drop in export cotton carried by American ships from Gulf and south Atlantic ports to England.
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George M. Massey
Manchester Ship Canal Company
Gulf
South Atlantic
England
Popular Handbag Easy to Crochet
Readers learn to crochet a cream colored handbag in waffles stitch using Mountain Craft cotton. Package No 408 includes cotton, bag handles, and instructions, priced 40 cents with optional illustration for 10 cents, mailed from Home Craft Co. in St Louis Missouri.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. B
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Man made heat exceeds sun's surface temperatures
General Electric reports artificial heat from electric arcs surpasses the sun’s surface. Carbon arc lights in theaters and searchlights reach about 9,400 degrees F, while tungsten arcs and welding arcs show higher heat levels up to 13,000 degrees F.
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General Electric Company
Meat Consumption in 1934 About 21 Billion Pounds
The United States consumed about twenty one billion pounds of meat and lard in 1934, per the Institute of American Meat Packers. The article outlines the vast scope of the meat industry, from farmers and acres to packing houses, distributors, and nearly two hundred thousand retailers, highlighting profit margins and by product utilization. It notes everyday items may originate from packinghouse products and stresses the industry’s broad economic impact.
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United States
Packinghouse Byproduct Note Calls Out Sources
A fragment notes that the item is produced elsewhere yet remains a packinghouse by product. The line underscores the dual origin and material linkage, hinting at a broader supply chain dynamic.
Geese Rain Strands in Hungarian Town as Birds Die
Hundreds of wild geese fell from the clouds over Veszprem Hungary and were gathered by residents. Believed exhausted while migrating to warmer regions, the birds prompted a local rescue effort and cleanup.
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Veszprem
Hungary
Call Your Shots by Herbert Hoover Former President
Former President Herbert Hoover urges frankness from the administration. He says the people must be told which exact constitutional amendment would correct evils and prevent social maladjustments. He argues the time has come to disclose the specific words proposed for public consideration.
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Herbert Hoover
Ommon
Long Wait for Long by Wisconsin Editor
Ten year old editor chronicles F Huey Long missing four appointments with him. He doubts Long will make a good president as the politician and his secretaries repeatedly fail to keep scheduled meetings.
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Buster Hoefer
Wisconsin
Huey Long
Mr. Long
WNU Service
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