Madame Alexander Doll Designer Defies Feminist Campaigns
Beatrice Alexander, 74, revered as the dean of American doll design, rejects feminist efforts to curb doll purchases. She recalls early work during World War I, notes dolls foster maternal instincts, and highlights her museum collections including the Smithsonian and the Museum of the City of New York. Her creations aim to educate through fashion, literature, and art, stressing that dolls should inspire active play and imagination.
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Aileen Abrahams
Associated Press
Dean
Beatrice Alexander
Philip Behrman
Mildred
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of the City of
Jace
Jenny Lind
Madame Alexander
Mary Cassatt
Paris
Cassatt
Ten say time is now a woman on the Supreme Court
The ten women members of the House of Representatives urge a woman to be named to the Supreme Court. They name Martha Griffiths and Charlotte Reid as strong candidates, noting the need for the best qualified person rather than tokenism, and citing support from women lawyers groups.
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Associated Press
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Julia
Butler Hansen
D-Wash
Margaret M. Heckler
R-Mass
Edith Green
D - Ore
Catherine May
R. Wash
May
Nixon
Shirley Chisholm
DNY
Martha Griffiths
Leonore K. Sullivan
D-Mo
SIU to Host Regional Industrial Relations Seminars
Southern Illinois University will host one of three regional Industrial Relations Seminars on January 21 with a second day-long session in Peoria on January 29 and a third in Chicago on February 5. The Irisis State Chamber of Commerce workshops aim to help businessmen navigate evolving personnel and labor relations challenges.
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Southern Wlingis University
Peoria
Chicago
Irisis State Chamber of Commerce
De Soto Grade School Adds Rooms Near Ready
Superintendent Leland Hubble announces new rooms at De Soto Grade School are nearly finished with classes held there this month. Chalkboards bulletin boards and the heating system remain incomplete as contractors provide portable heaters. The board authorized Hubble to order chalk boards and bulletin boards from Robinson Construction Co. Carmondale at a cost of 517 dollars.
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Leland Hubble
de Soto Grade School
Hubble
Robinson Construction Co
Carbondale
Realtor Institute Graduation Report From Peoria Meeting
Mrs Jerri Roca of Cherry Realty Co Inc Carbondale completed a Graduate Realtors Institute sponsored by the Illinois Association of Real Estate Boards. The Peoria meeting covered appraising growth patterns markets financing construction trading and advertising.
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Jerri Roca
Cherry Realty Co., Inc
Carbondale
Illinois Association of Realy Estate Boards
Peoria
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