Jeanette MacDonald Models Varied 1930s Eveningwear
The feature catalogs Jeanette MacDonald wearing a cornflower blue negligee with a jeweled throat clip and single left sleeve, a white linen ensemble with wide belt and tassels, citron silk crepe pajamas, a manteau with antique gold embroidery, a pink fox collar wrap, a Persian inspired turban, a red leather trim Rough Rider hat, and a dusty pink beaded chiffon frock with a long train. The outfits mix negligee style, Western influences, Turkish and Persian touches, and bold color contrasts for formal and lounge wear.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Federal Reserve Chief Defends Spending Against Byrd Plan
In Washington Marriner S Eccles chairman of the Fed Board warned that drastic curtailment of federal spending could jeopardize democracy He opposed Byrds retrenchment plan and urged continued work relief He argued government spending has expanded income and assets and rejected dole substitutes for work relief Byrd urged budget balance and local relief transfers but Eccles defended debt and employment policies.
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Washington
Pi— Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia Democrat
Eccles
Byrd
Dole
Federal Reserve
Doles
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers’Associations
Séndier- Byrd
Mark Eccles
Twentieth Century Fund
Berryville
Senate
Marriner S. Eccles
Boston
Teams Prime For Orange Bowl Clash
Oklahoma and Tennessee each arrive in Miami as undefeated conference champions prepare for the Orange Bowl. Tennessee, 41 players, and coach Bob Neyland head to practice while odds favor Tennessee 14 to 5 over Oklahoma.
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Miami
Fla
University of Oklahoma
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Oklahoma
Radio Highlights New York Salutes 1939 With Expanded Air-Time
New Year's observance doubled MAGIC KEY airtime on WJZ-NBC and WEAF-NBC at 1 p.m. next Sunday with stage opera radio and world stunt talent. Includes short wave world roll and from airplane and fishing boat. Harold Ickes and Frank Gannett to discuss Do We Have A Free Press on January 12. NBC to summarize Pan American Congress. Tuesday tuning lists many programs across stations.
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New York
Wjz-Nbc
Weaf-Nbc
Fieal World
Are
America
Town Hall
Harold C. Ickes
Frank E. Gannett
Wjznbc
Old Home Town To Do Honors To Pair Of Coaches
In Kankakee Illinois Harry Stella and Allen Bergner longtime neighbors and 1939 Army and Navy football captains return as honor guests at a community banquet. The town plans to host the Army Navy classic next year but officials say the game will remain in Philadelphia for several years.
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Kankakee
Harry Stella
Allen Bergner
Stella
Army
Bergner
Navy
Too Much Balk For Georgia Tech
BERKELEY Calif Dec 27 Georgia Tech footballers prepared for the homeward journey today after yesterday's 13 0 defeat by University of California before 30 000 fans The techmen outsped and outsmarted the Bears most of the game but were slowed by Californias bulk Vic Bottari the graduating left halfback sparked two late touchdown drives and scored one himself
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Berkeley
Calif
Military academies swap drills for dance at Christmas ball
Washington reports the Army and Navy turned from the athletic field to the dance floor at the annual Christmas ball for West Point cadets and Annapolis midshipmen held last night.
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Washington
Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Examinations Open for U S Civil Service Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions including Examiner of questioned documents in Veterans' Administration Washington DC, Chief museum division in National Park Service, Chief Artist-designer and senior roles, Junior Meteorologist in Weather Bureau, Associate Physiologist in Bureau of Home Economics, Biometrician grades in Public Health Service and Treasury, and Assistant parasitologist in Bureau of Animal Industry. Full details from Herman Lee, Secretary, U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the city post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Veterans’ Administration
Washington, D. C
National Park Service
Dept. of the Interior
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Home Economics
Dept. of Agriculture
Public Health Service
Treasury Dept
Bureau of Animal Industry
Herman Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Raiders Enjoy Mud Scrimmage Ahead of Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech Raiders trained in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl with St Mary's on January 2. They romped through a two hour mud scrimmage yesterday then asked to repeat it but coaches vetoed the idea. The squad had Sunday off yet returned with high energy running a mile at the start of yesterday's workout.
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Dallas
Texas Tech Raiders
St.Mary’s
Raiders
Techs
Poisoned Bakui arrows gifted to University of Virginia
Miss Virginia Brand of Staunton donated a quiver of 28 poisoned Bakui arrows to the University of Virginia. Dr. Alexander Waddel will display the deadly items in the medical museum under glass. The arrows were coated with tetanus toxin and a sleep-provoking herb as witnessed by Brand in a secret Congo village.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Virginia Brand
Staunton
Belgian Congo
Alexander Waddel
Medical Faculty
Drug and Pharmacological Museum
Miss Brand
Kasai
Bantu
Governor-Elect O Conog Receives Baltimore Mayor’s Assurance
Governor-elect Herbert R. O'Conog gains an assurance from Mayor Howard W. Jackson that the city will not seek to influence any part of the upcoming 1939 Legislature.
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Baltimore
Herbert R. O'Conog
Howard W. Jackson
Bridegroom Dies from Fox Hunt Wounds in Massanutten Mountains
Buford Bell a 23 year old Page county bridegroom died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital after gunshot wounds from a fox hunting incident near Bixler's Ferry in Massanutten mountains. He was shot when his shotgun discharged against a rock. he was found unable to be moved for nearly three hours. Bell was hunting with his brother in law Buck Branner.
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Buford Bell
Page County
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Massanutien
Bixler’s Ferry
Bell
Buck Branner
Hampton Roads Sees Big Trade Rise in 1937 Commerce
The Hampton Roads Maritime Exchange reports 1937 waterborne commerce valued at 952 million dollars, a record excluding 1926, with 25,095,562 long tons handled. Coastwise movement remained a major share, and internal traffic rose 25 percent to 2,858,513 tons.
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Richmond
Hampton Roads Maritime Exchange
Hampton Roads
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
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