Sugar Policy and American Refining Industry Debate
Washington notes examine the PResident Roosevelts sugar bill aims to protect US cane and beet growers while stabilizing imports. The piece warns rising prices risk a 1929 style tailspin and argues for a low import quota to shield domestic refiners and workers amid foreign competition. Both federal departments and labor costs shape the policy, with industry and political actors pressing differing interests.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
House Committee On Agriculture
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Indus
Secretary of Agriculture
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
House Committee
Exotic Cottons Take Center Stage In Summer Fashion
Cherie Nicholas notes dazzling cotton weaves transforming wardrobes for daytime sports evening formals and lounge wear. She highlights oriental prints from Hungary and South America, pre shrunk fabrics that hold shape after washing, and versatile garments like nautical beach coats and cheerful three piece outfits.
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Far
Persia
East
India
Java
China
Hungary
Europe
South
Western Newspaper Union
Lace jacket complements Cherie Nicholas gown in fashion潮
This description notes a lovely lace gown with a matching jacket, a current fashion rule. Norman Hartnell designed the ensemble noted for crown events, with lace gaining high enthusiasm in London and Paris.
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Norman Hartnell
London
Paris
Romantic Jewelry Set With Sentimental Stones Featured
Fashion notes highlight massive bracelets and clip designs adorned with turquoises corals garnets topazes and seed pearls expected to dominate this season’s jewelry trends.
Separate Bolero in Lace Is Smart
One reason boleros are popular is their ability to dress up or vary a costume. Slip one over a simple crepe dress to achieve an attractive effect this year. Lace boleros in pastel shades and white offer varied looks with different colors.
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Cherie Nicholas
Polka Dot Theme Reemerges in Modern Fashion Trends
A renewed interest in polka dot patterns appears with plate sized and smaller dots, confetti specks, zig zag layouts, and irregular spacing. The style blends dizzy color juxtapositions such as red and blue in sportswear and uses silk crepe, sheets, and taffetas as primary grounds for the dot motif.
Tassels for Accent Lanvin Suit Features Square Box Pockets
The description notes a white suit with a swing jacket by Lanvin, highlighted by square box pockets and tassels. The armholes are outlined in gay woolen tassels, giving a distinctive decorative detail to the ensemble.
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Lanvin
Supreme Court and How It Works Shield of Protection
The piece recounts Milligan v. United States, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a military trial for a civilian charged with disloyalty. It emphasizes the constitutional right to a jury trial and warns against using military tribunals in civil cases. It notes the Court’s stance on due process and protection of civil liberties, referencing the historic decision and its broader implications.
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United States
Supreme Court of the
Lambdin P. Milligan
Supreme Court of the United States
Milligan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Washington
Miligan
Western Newspaper Union
Centenarian Marries for Seventh Time near Dardanelles
Hassan, age 127 and a peasant near Bigha in the Dardanelles Straits, wed his seventh wife aged 37. He boasts perfect health, a 10 year-old set of teeth, and plans to live at least 20 more years. He walks to town for groceries and credits abstinence from liquor and tobacco for his vigor.
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Hassan
Bigha
Dardanelles Straits
Hollywood Stars Speak On Screen Life And Plans
The piece surveys Roosevelts radio diction training at Selznick Studios, Carole Lombards busy slate, coronation films, Gloria Swansons career moves, and Gloria’s return to acting. It notes James Cagney era guild tensions, and updates on stars such as Joan Crawford Gary Cooper Betty Davis Joe E Brown James Dunn Ginger Rogers and Paul Muni with fresh anecdotes.
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United States
Selznick International Studios
Hollywood
Roosevelt
David Selznick
Gloria Swanson
Mazie” Kenyon
M-G-M
Gloria
London
Columbia Pictures
Weber and Fields
Jack Benny
George Burns
Eddie Cantor
George Jessel
Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Gary
Betty Davis
Joe E. Brown, Jr
Dixie Dunbar
20Th Century-Fox Pictures
James Dunn
RKO
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Paul Muni
Western Newspaper Union
Ask Me Another General Quiz Bell Syndicate
The item lists twelve trivia questions from a WNN Service feature covering topics from religion and government to transportation and geography. Questions include number of religious sects, Russia’s dictatorship comparison, first steel vessel, WWI US costs, sound film theaters, foreign debt payments, total government criminal justice and education spending, national park area, size of large bell buoys, English king’s crowns, meaning of poltroon, and which city is further north Paris or Toronto.
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Russia
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
United States National Parks
England
Paris
Toronto
India
A Coward
Incomplete 11-Item Quiz From Historical Text
A list of numerical claims covers topics from government structure to ships to crime. It includes figures on populations, military losses, finances, crime care costs, ship completions, and imperial regalia, with scattered references to Russia, Cunarder Servia, and Paris.
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William Bruckart
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Shield of Protection
Robert Mersil
STAR. DUST Movie + Radio
Virginia Valexx
Carole Lombard
Paramount
Carole
Selznick International
Fredric March
Prince and the
Mauch Twins
Carrie
Gladys George
Garbo
Spencer Tracy
Merle Oberon
James Cagney
Screen Actors’ Guild
Robert Montgomery
Jim Cagney
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Adlerika
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