Textile Mills Struggle to Fill Surging Orders in 1937
New York reports show textile firms at peak activity with prices rising and orders backed up for months. Mills operate at capacity since summer, some refusing new orders while demand persists from higher consumer purchasing power and potential price rises. Wool imports expected, no cotton shortage, as mills run into 1937 second quarter.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Arthur Deffe
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
United States
Australia
Pacific
Deffe
Ray Bell
Association of Cotton Textile Merchants
Two Can Live As Cheaply Association Forms at Oregon
At University of Oregon, Howard Kesslar and Reinhard Knudson launch the Two Can Live As Cheaply Association to study how married students can cut costs. The group aims to organize 127 married students, promote social activities, share experiences, and develop cooperative buying, with associate members for busy spouses.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
Howard Kesslar
Kesslar
Reinhard Knudson
Oregon
Social Security Act old age benefits explained
A summary of how old age benefits under the Social Security Act work. It covers who qualifies, wage account rules, disability and death provisions, tax costs, and the effect of continued work after 65. It notes that farm domestic casual and some other workers are excluded and explains monthly pension amounts and eligibility rules.
Horse Retired at Thirty for Aid To Courtship
Fort Worth reports a 30 year old horse named Dan, once faithful to Mr. and Mrs. Rice during courtship and their 1911 church wedding, after a 1918 accident and later sale. Reunited two months ago with the couple, Dan will retire on a farm near Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Dan
Toys Update for 1937 Christmas Trends in Chicago
Chicago reports show a brisk toy market as Santa’s 1937 lineup leans toward streamlined electrified playthings. Dark-haired walking dolls, growing quintuplets, and doll houses styled with miniature radios reflect Paris fashions including swing skirts. Garage play sets, tiny streamlined trains, bright or dimmable headlight cars, and airport layouts appear among new ideas. Scottie dogs remain popular. calico mamma dogs have calico pups.
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Chicago
Santa
Toy Department
Dionnes
Paris
Sales Tax Baby Born in Salt Lake City
A nine pound boy born in Salt Lake City is touted as the nations first sales tax baby. Father Roy Tygesen of Arthur Utah carried a cigar box of coins to pay hospital bills claiming every tax paid filled the box. Hospital staff counted 69 dimes 320 nickels and 1302 pennies in the box as the couple began naming the child to reflect Utahs 2 percent sales tax.
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Salt Lake City
Roy Tygesen
Arthur
Utah
Tygesen
Edward VIII Coronation Ring Ready for King England
London workmen craft the coronation ring for King Edward VIII to be worn on his betrothal finger. The ring, a gold piece set with diamonds and rubies, follows tradition of a new ring placed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the coronation. It will be kept for life and broken up at death.
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London
Edward VIII
England
Canterbury
Edward
Britain
New Champion of the Air Emerges in Radio Race
Eddie Cantor loses top radio audience to Major Bowes Amateur Hour as Jack Benny rises to the nation’s entertainment apex. Benny and Mary Livingston moved across sponsors and time slots, winning listeners with humor and musical interludes. Bowes remains a strong second, with Cantor slipping to third per Path finder surveys.
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Eddie Cantor
Eddie
Major Bowes
Jack Benny
Benny
Mary Livingston
Bowes
Pathfinder
Hearing Over Sight On The Train Conversation
Two students discuss their senses aboard a train. One asks if the other can see a distant barn and a fly on its roof. The reply: he can hear the shingles crack when the fly steps, but cannot see the insect.
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Social Security
Whitewright Lumber Co
Whitewright
VO Tlallalltath
Aunt Betty
A. F. Nossaman
First National Bank
Sledge
Luther Gordon
L. LaRoe& Co
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