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Ingeniously the clothing trade, usually identified with Babbitry, is glorified by sophisticated treatment. An example is the story of the rise & fall of starched collars as reflected in the glorious reign and ignominious fate of the Arrow Collar Man -"a national idol who never lived." A chart showing the tumble of starched collar sales from 1919 (the advent of the soft shirt) is surrounded by colored reproductions of Artist Joseph Christian Leyen-decker's unbelievably handsome creation at critical stages of his career from the "merry Oldsmobiling" days of 1907 to the present. Captions tell the story...
Another and startling record was set by Homer Prouty, formidable heavy-bow expert from Portland, Ore. An arrow loosed by Archer Prouty went 436 yd., 2 ft., 8 in., 12 yd. better than last year's world's record, but 30 yd. short of a mark he set in a recent Pacific Coast tournament. National Archery Association championships are held by turns in the East, Far West and Middle West. Next year's tournament will be at Seattle...
...Some motor companies were badly hit. Hudson's $526,000 compared with $3,392,000. Fierce-Arrow made $421,000 against $1,030,000. Hupmobile lost $1,077,000 whereas in the first half of last year it made $509,000. Chrysler Corp.'s statement was remarkable for the reductions shown in costs and expenses, but its $2,252,000 compared with $3,408,000. Willys-Overland showed great recuperation with $304,000 against $151,000, despite the fact that last year it included $1,400,000 special income...
...Manhattan Theodore Reinhardt was bending over some toys in his sixth-floor shop when an arrow came flying through the window, pierced him painfully behind. Police went hunting for the toxophilite who pierced Theodore Reinhardt...
...Norfolk, N. Y. one Harold Green bent down to change a tire on his automobile when an arrow pierced his left ear. It had been shot by an unidentified girl archer...