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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
SHOW SHORT SKIRT
WITH SUMMER GARB

There are rumors TO the effect
that as summer advances, street
frocks and suits will be slightly
shorter. so that one must get after
calves and ankles that have thick.
ened.
II Is possible to buy anklets of
rubber that will reduce fatty accu.
mutations.
They can be worn at night Ger
tain exercises are helpful-high
kicking. running up stairs. lifting
up on the toes. Massage will take
of inches II It Is vigorous.
Make a bracelet Of the hands.
twist and turn and dig in. Rub up
and down with the fattened thumb.
During the treatment keep the skin
surface covered with borated tai.
cum.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Father Fears Children
Would Steal; Stays Four

Arad. Rumania.-With a sharp
edged az Joseph Szabo. a jobless
carpenter. hacked to death his four
children, aged two. three. FIVE and
six. and then cut his own throat
with a razor. The reason was
Szabo's fear his children might In
herit from their mother the i'm
pulse to steal, which landed her In
jail and brought shame to the fam
ily. He spoke to his neIghbors
about his intention but they did not
take him seriously. When Julia
Szabo, serving a six months SEN
tence. was told by the warden of
her husbands deed, all she said
was:
II stole because there was moth
ing to eat in the house and could
not see my babies starving. Now
there is nothing left for me but to
follow them"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Eat" and "EP"

In the United States. the past
tense OF the verb TO eat Is rarely
heard other than ate, pronounced
10 rhyme with late, gate, mate, says
Literary Digest. In England the
past tense appears indiscriminate-
ly as ate or eat, and In either spell
Ing It Is generally pronounced TO
rhyme with let, get, met. Occa-
sionally, the form ate Is pronounced
In England as In the United States.
and occasionally the form eat ap-
pears in the United States with the
pronunciation et.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
POULTRY
'FNIS
PREPARING POULTRY
FOR EARLY MARKET
Sell Lightweight Broilers
Soon as Possible.

In order for the poultryman TO
realize highest prices for his broIl.
ers he must have them ready for
market at earliest opportunity.
writes a poultryman In the Nilsson
ri Farmer Whether or not he sells
them al the weight OF two pounds
or larger depends upon market con
dltIons. In general with Leghorns
be should dispose OF the broilers
at the age OF twelve weeks or when
they weigh from 10 2.5 pounds.
with the general purpose breeds as
long as the market prices remain
steady he can well afford 10 keep
them until they are larger as they
will continue 10 make economical
gains and 10 improve In quality.
To secure satisfactory growth
the broilers should be fed the chick
starter mash throughout the entire
growing season. After the chicks
are about ten weeks old some grain
may also be fed. II will probably
be advisable 10 keep them In fairly
close confinement rather than 10 al.
low them free range. Access 10 rel
atively small yards. II the yards
provide green feed. Is desirable.
Brooder houses provided with sun
porches make satisfactory quarters
for feeding birds intended for the
market. Exposure OF the chicks TO
sunshine. feeding green feed. and
the use OF yellow corn viii tend 10
produce broIlers with bright yel-
low legs such as the market desires
There will be a smaller proportion
Of poorly feathered bare-backed
chicks n the chicks are provided
rOomy quarters and II the brooder
house Is kept as cool as possible
consistent with good brooding prae.
tices.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Four-Piece Ensemble Is
Entire Summer Wardrobe

The newest bright idea is the
four-piece ensemble, which really is
complete summer wardrobe. A
full length white wooden coat, a
two-piece white silk dress. white
wooden skirt and white silk
jacket are interchangeable pieces,
which are obligingly versatile and
deceivingly expensive looking. Add
a pair of white kid pu.Aps with sew
eral bright bows, two or three nov
city cotton blouses and a wide
brimmed, white straw hat to go
smartly through the entire summer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Toe Picking Habit

The toe picking vice often starts
innocently enough in the brooder
house. but must be watched so II
does not spread. II usually starts
when chicks pick at what TO them Is
simply a bright object that turns
out 10 be some little fellows toe
nail. Continued picking may cause
the skin 10 be broken just above
the toenail, and bleeding results.
After this, the rest is easy; more
picking occurs and more bleeding.
Many poultrymen darken the brood
er house for the first few days so
this habit will not start.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Observe Regular Habits

Regularity is one OF the important
factors In the successful manage
ment OF layers, doing the same
things at the same time each day
so that The hens come TO look for
.hem, and combining as many
chores as possible at one time so the
hens viii be disturbed as little as
possible. Cold. drafts and damp
ness can be fought only one way
and the way is to build a barrier
against them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
PROPERTIES

DEAR Mrs Post: What do you
- think OF q lined envelope In sta
tionery used by men1 II seems I'm
possible 10 fnd an unllned envelope.
which does not permit the writing
10 show through
Answer: They are perhaps not
Objectionable. II plain. but they are
really more suitable FOR women. II
yoo DO not write on the back page
the ink can't show through
Ny Dear Mrs Post: ! know a
young man land his family very
we'll This person has asked me
10 20 as bis guest TO the Worlds
fair In Chicago with him and his
twenty.two-year-old sister. Is his
sister a sufficient chaperon TO keep
people from talking about usi
Answer: You cannot properly let
him pay your railway fare and your
hotel bill Aside from this, you
might perfectly well 20 10 Chicago
when they 20. and OF course 10 TO
see the fair with them and take as
many meals with them and 20 to
whatever places OF amusement they
invite you.
Dear Mrs. Post: have been TAX.
INK girl out for the greater part
OF two years We always have 10
take her mother and sister tor bothl
with ns. no matter whether u Is 20
the movies or FOR a ride In my car
and ! might add az my expense.
I have complained 20 the Eirl and
she says II Ike her as much as
pretend. won't mind. What. II
anything. Is there left for me TO dol
Answer, Thirty years ago her be-
havIor would have been conven-
tional Today II is so unreaSon-
able as 10 suggest that she likes
Jour car and the movies more than
she does you- In your place,
would tell her frankly that one man.
two girls and an older woman Is not
your idea OF pleasant party. II
she still Insists on including her
whole family. would transfer my
attentions 20 another girl
Dear Mrs. Post: received a post
card from a friend who is away on
her vacation. The card has no salu-
tatiou and close. and ! felt hurt
about this coldness. until some one
told me that none were intended
for postcards II this trueI
Answer: Cards. like telegrams.
are public messages. Therefore.
they never have q beginning, nor do
they have more than the most abb
breviated signature possible al the
close
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Drink Makes Him Dizzy;
Doctor Wonders He Lives

Bridgeport, Conn.-George Semi
son. thirty-fve, told an emergency
hospital physician he could not
understand" why he had a head
ache and dizzy spells after drink
ing a highball composed of bay rum
and alcohol. The doctor, after
pumping out his stomach. said he
couldn't understand why George
was alive.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
MYSTERY OF CHILD
GANG is SOLVED
BY WOMEN POLICE
% Youngsters, Between 7 and
IL Years Old, Seized
in Cologne.

Cologne. Germany. 49, Cologne's
British-trained female police have
just broken up a highly organized
and effective juvenile thief band
which had baffled the law for
months.
A total OF % children, ranging
between seven and twelve years old.
have been arrested. They probably
win be sent TO juvenile detention
homes until they are nineteen.
The parents, II they are respon-
sible for their children's actions,
will be punished most severely.
The police have not yet established
who inspired the thefts. but the
simplicity and ease with which the
unique scheme was worked point
strongly 10 some adult master
mind"
Process Is Explained.
The process. explained by Frau
leln Marianne Pfahl. commissar for
the female division. was as follows:
One OF the children would enter
the shop designated to be robbed
and ask for a cigar box for fret
work, or perhaps for a cigarette
picture card. The shop door was
purposely left slightly ajar and
while the shopkeeper was getting
the box or card from the back
room a second child entered and
hid under the counter.
The door being ajar. there was
no bell-ring 10 announce his entry.
The first child received his request.
ed box or card. left the shop and
the shopkeeper went about bis
business.
The second child. having located
the simple cashbox with which
most German shops are equipped.
emptied II az a favorable opportu-
nifty and returned 10 his hiding
place A third child entering gave
the second his chance to escape.
The third requested also some sort
OF gift and left openly.
Suspect Wrong Person.
BY the time the theft had been
discovered the children had long
since disappeared In most cases,
moreover. suspicion fell on the
wrong persons. usually those living
in the house. and as the shopkeeper
did not wish TO charge them the
thefts remained undetected for
some time.
The thefts occurred all over town
and the authorities have not yet
discovered what became OF the pro-
ceeds.
The female police organized Au.
gust /. 1923. during the British oc-
cupation OF the Rhineland. under
the supervision OF Commandant Al
len OF London. Their purpose at
that time was TO round up prosti-
tutes and undesirable women.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
she sat quiet q minute.

SDe A1t gulel minute
-Oh. PHI. I know you're teasing
but u scares ne. anyway. What
you DO 20 ne" abe sighed. a tiny
catch OF her breath.
Louise. you're beautiful" bis
voice was vibrant. arms ~ once
steely and gentle
Sweet. Sweet - SIIken
kisses caressed her eyes. hair. lips
Il want you. honey. lore
you so much. You are-sweet
let's not wait :" husky. treIn-
bling. passionate bis words tun-
bled out.
"No. 10. Phlll You don't know
what you're saying :"
Louise frightened. tried vainly 10
cTade his caresses.
Ills arms tlghtened roughly.
Darling. ! need you. love you.
Louise we belong 10 each other.
Why DO we have TO waltz Let's
take our happiness while It's new
and young" She was struggling 20
get out Of bis arms We are all
that matter. dear. It's our lore. our
happiness. and silly conventions
don't mean thing against those.
Don't you lore met
''PhilT- II was n gasp.
Desperately she pushed him away.
Her eyes held stark unbellef and a
biz of horror.
Silent. staring siaight before him.
he drove her home.
Stunned. she could say nothing
feel nothing until she was alone In
her room.
The moon looked IN her window.
hery. malignant
Suddenly a deluge of shame.
shame FOR PIN. engulfcd her.
Disappointment In him slckened
her.
Fbll-whom she loved and was
engaged TO - romantic. teasing.
charming PIN was no better than
that squeaky voiced kid asking for
Alta In the bus station.
AZ eight o'clock next morning her
mother knocked az her door.
Louise. PhIl's on the porch walt
lnE 90 see you"
"oh~ Just that Darkness IN
side her.
Quickly she brushed back her
hair. dashed cold water on her face.
and dressed.
Phil came 20 meet her. eyes som.
Der. mouth straight
He dld not touch her.
His voice was steady. but llfeless.
Louise. I'm nothing but a drunk
en- fool I can't give any excuse.
can't ask you 10 forgive me. You're
a thousand times too good for ne
you're perfect-you're lovely. ]
just want you 20 know that / really
love you. always will And-good.
hy."
lie turned.
Phil" she spoke low. touched bis
sleeve. Don't 20. phil. I--oh.
love you. Phil Maybe Il was my
fault :"
Here was a new Phii. not depend
Ing on charm 10 carry him through.
but Straightforward. with humility.
Pills eyes were searching hers
Louise, don't deserve !t--you
are good. and yon are lovely" lie
spoke gravely. his voice decpcned
with feeling.
lie kissed her forehead lightly.
and was gone.
She was not muddled now. lie
didn't say sweet--he said lovely. A
smile curved her lips. And last
night I thought I'd never be happy
again."
Love Is Ike that.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Printed Silks

The new fruit printed silks will
make you as hungry as the solid
champagne crepes and velvets win
arouse your thirst.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29

Here's two of the latest In dis
tinctive millinery. For the very
good-looking model at the top the
designer makes a pirates cap drape
Of vel piquante which is a multi
colored striped velvet which made
its debut this season, and uses II
for the crown of this handsome
wide brimmed navy blue straw. The
colors are red, blue, navy, yellow
and white. The effect is striking
and novel The new straws are
often cellulose and the straw vote
is yes" to the stunning model be
low in the picture. The high-luster
effect which is now so very fashion
able In blacks is sustained by "a
trimming of wide cellulose ribbon
Worn also are rayon mesh gloves
with cellulose ribbon cuffs which to
gether with the chapeau makes a
stunning ensemble, which was much
admired during a recent exhibition
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
Hard on Feet

Open-strapped sandals have been
banished by women of London, who
found that the laek of support
caused their feet to spread.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
WHO IS A "LADY"7

nEAR Mrs Post: Is the word
- lady" more correct than won
an" when telling some one that
there ls q (blank) calling on the
telephonef" The word doesn't seem
10 have any real significance any
longer II ] am to judge by the many
females who are called LADY" and
who don't know any more about FOL.
lowing ~the code Of a lady Tor gen.
tlemnnl" than ! know about build
Ing skyscrapers. when my business
Is 10 design draperIes for their many
windows Is any woman a 'lady"
uowAdays1
Answer: The term. which once
denoted a person OF breeding and
cultivation. long ago deteriorated
into meaning nothing more than a
female OF respectable appearance.
Consequently those who have clear.
est right 10 the title speak OF them
selves and their friends as women.
One should. however. always say "a
lady on the telephone" You would
also say. Il am making curtains for
a lady In Chicago"
Dear Mrs Post: Our neighbors
are very inconsiderate. My husband
works every evening until eleven
O'Clock and would enjoy sleeping un-
I'll eight o'clock next morning. But
II Is next 10 impossible to get any
sleep after six o'clock because their
small children are not disciplined AZ
all. and their mother never tells
them TO be quiet, or keeps them
from climbing into our yard. In
fact. she herself slams doors and
yells- Isn't there anything we can
do 10 mend their habits and yet
keep the neighborhood In an ami
able state7 We can't move, so
don't advise that.
Answer: When nelghbors are In
G04SAAtt aNC n1NAAAS N1h bC NtAlG C4-
cept TO call on the board Of health
(or whatever local Official deals
with such matters). / have a friend
who owns n New York apartment,
the sale OF which In this city IS Inn
possible. Overhead live two boys
whose only diversions seem TO be
jumping contests and chopstIck pi-
ano duets. The misery Of my friend.
who Is an invalid. can hardly be ex-
aggerated. In this case each note
OF protest brings a note OF apology
from the mother or the father, and
then the noise goes on undated.
Perhaps a visit from a representa-
tive OF the board OF health might be
effective - depending, OF course,
upon the efficiency OF this partlcu-
lar representative.
e By Emily Post.-wNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-29
More Effective

Etaoln - Does your wife ever
threaten to go home to motheri
Shrdlu-Naw. she sends for moth.
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25

Sahara. The drought is trimming al
most two million bushels of wheat
a day from the official May lst crop
estimate.
The drought was accompanied by
dust storm that picked up bill
lions of pounds of top-soil, with its
planted grain, and carried it away,
to fall along the Atlantic Seaboard
as well as the Middle western cities.
Some of it fell on the dome OF the
capital at Washington. Some fell in
Wall Street. Twelve million pounds
fell in metropolitan Chicago-four
pounds for every man, woman and
child in the city.
Federal farm officials are cOnsid-
ering allowing farmers to plant
acres that were retired - have ad
vanced the date for signing wheat
production control contracts. In
many areas hit by drought it will
he impossible to raise any crops at
all this year. and government bene-
fit payments will be the only source
Of income the farmers will have.
Even abundant rainfall could not
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
MILFORD CHRONICLE MILFORD DELAWARE FRIDAY MAY 2s 1884

still exists can be traced to their
lethargy. Practically every busi-
ness leader, irrespective of what
kind of a company he belongs to,
has sung the same theme-song:
Wen never get far so long as
heavy industry remains In a state
of coma.
The governments answer to in
dustry's request, according to the
U. S. News. will have three phases.
First will be a program of Federal
aid in financing home building and
repairing. II is hoped that this will
liberate $l,500,00O,OOO OF private
capital, which is now more or less
non-productive.
Second. the government will loan
directly to industry through the fed
eral reserve banks and the Recon-
structiOn Finance Corporation, so
that basieally sound concerns need
no longer look vainly around for
working capital.
Third, the liability provisions Cf
the securities act-one of the most
fought about bits of legislation the
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
Merchandising

Take the merchandise preparations,
for instance In the Strawbridge &
Clothier store there are lH selling
departments. The head OF each de
partment must talk over with +
manaee ement what he is going to %
in the sale How much can h Sell !
How much must he buy sell that
amount! What will ne items in
which the er .atest Imber OF Gus
t.msrs will ....erested! Where
G. r lhose items at the lowest
p. 81, 50 he can offer real bargains !
In some departments such plans are
started SIX months ahead-sometimes
wear! This Is particularly true OF
goods which come from abroad.
Strawbrldge & Clothier have buying
representatives i'll London. Paris,
Brussels. Florence. Shanghai and
Yokohama. OF course only a small
part OF the total stockS-less than SO
comes from abroad and only such
things as America cannot supply. The
greater part of our buying is done
IN Philadelphia. New York City and
Chicago. The careful store must not
only look out for low prices, but
make sure that the goods are OF
proper quality; and remember, these
Luying activities are going forward
III over 100 departments on thousands
OF items which range from pins u
pianos.
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25

Administration has passed-will be
softened. The act is 80 stringent in
It's present form that it has practi-
cally brought an end to the issu-
ance of even the most legitimate Sc
curities.
II is believed that this program
can be followed al a comparatively
small cost to the government. In
the matter of home financing. the
government will simply guarantee
a portion of the lOans-from 10 to
20 per cent. The experts say that
is enough to loosen a vast amount
of dammed-up credit Also. it will
make possible longtime financing,
with amortization over as many as
20 years. eliminating the type of
mortgage which natures every
three years or 50 and must he 70
financed at substantial cost to
the borrower.
Funds can easily be made avail
able for the loans to industry Sen
ator Glass is now sponsoring a law
which would permit the federal re-
serve banks to make loans that reg
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
A Store That Never
Stops Growing

In a recent talk to the store en-
ployees the President OF Strawbridge
& Clothier said. In the 90 years OF
the firms history we have grown
from a little store at the corner OF
9Th and Market Streets to this great
modern structure building which
is an inspiration toward greater
achievement and the beginning OF a
new era of progress. This store must
never stop growing and the oppor
tunity for more forward strides is
Immediately before us. Our Ami
versary Sale can be made and shall
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
Service

When the goods have been bought
and the advertising arranged for, the
operating division OF the store must
make its plans A store like Straw
bridge 4 Clothier's has thousands of
employees, with hundreds OF diversi-
hed duties. As a shopper. you see
the selling force and others who are
on the front line. but back OF each
salesperson il takes approximately
two non-selling employees to meet
the service requirements--every min
ute OF every hour of every day there
are people at work in the big stores,
taking care OF the last days business
and getting ready for the day to
come The reduced working hours
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
sc Years In Business

The business of Strawbridge &
Clothier was started in 1868 by
Justus c. Strawbridge and Isaac H.
Clothier, in the same location where
the present building stands. 50 this
is the Goth birthday of this firm. To-
day, FIVE sons of the founders are on
the Board of Directors and three
grandsons are in the business. Sew
eral hundred of the employees belong
to the Quarter Century Club, which
means they have been employed Tor
more than rs years and there are
several Half Century Club members
-men who have been continuously
with this same concern for SO years
or more.
The history of the Strawbridge &
Clothier store. its policies and growth,
are well known to most readers OF
this paper. The business has grown
steadily for 20 years and the present
splendid Philadelphia building-one
OF the finest retail edihces in the
world. was completed three years
ago. In addition to the Philadelphia
store, a very fine suburban branch
was built at Ardmore in 1880 and
another at Jenkintown in 1881.
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
Advertising

After the merchandising division
knows Just what it is going to offer,
the plans are turned over to the ad-
vertiSing department 50 that the
merits Of the sale can be brought to
the attention of the public. In the
publicity department. booklets. circu-
lars and newspaper announcements
mus. be written. posters and show
cards printed. windows and interior
decorations arranged for; radio pro
gam. made ready; store attractions
planned and many other publicity
wheels put in motion.
Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25
Some Interesting Facts

II has been previously mentioned
that the merchandising scope OF an
event like this Anniversary Sale is
tremendous and perhaps you can get
a better idea OF this by reading about
some Of the definite merchandise
preparations.
10000 Womens and ChildIen's
Dresses have been bought for the
Anniversary Sale.
Hundreds OF motor and freight
cars are bringing goods 10 Philadel-
phia and putting them all together
they would make the longest freight
train you have ever seen. OF furni-
ture alone, q carloads were recently
unloaded from the siding at our
Poplar Street Warehouse and nearly
double that number will be in the
Sale.
$4,000 pairs of mems, women's and
childrens shoes will be included at
special prices.
Nearly 5000 mems suits have
passed through the receiving room to
get their sale tickets.
Literally miles OF dress fabrics
have been purchased.
$4,000 pairs OF women's silk stock
ings OF one make and many more
from other mills.
We could go on with columns of
similar details, but it would be tire
some to describe them here-eyery
one OF the l37 selling departments
has its full quota OF Anniversary
Sale bargains.