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...claimed for U. S. tourists' ears that some Torgsin prices are still lower than current U. S. prices. Some prices: 1 lb. of chocolate caramels, 23?; 1 lb. of canned meat, 12?; ½ lb. of black caviar, $1.15; a cotton dress, from 68? to $3.20; a beret, 16?; wool mittens, 16?; a towel, 22?; a handkerchief, 3?; a pair of men's boots, $3.32; a frying...
Trouble started three months ago when Representative De Priest's Negro secretary was refused food in the House Restaurant. Restaurant Manager Johnson takes his orders from Representative Lindsay Warren who is not only chairman of the House Accounts Committee but also a dyed-in-the-wool North Carolinian. Manager Johnson had orders to bar all Negroes (excepting, of course, Oscar De Priest) from the House Restaurant when fortnight ago a part-time Negro waiter, a student at Howard University, served a Negro. The waiter was promptly discharged. Next noon Manager Johnson was confronted by a delegation of some...
...quantities, German exports for February, 1934 were well above those for February, 1933, before the boycott began. Furthermore, the high import total was explained by the fact that the Nazi leaders have lately prodded German businessmen to step up production, buy more raw materials like cotton, copper and wool...
...Parson (F. W. Wool worth...
Long drawers, stalwart and snug, were produced. "These seem very good," said the Queen. "Are they all wool...