U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Morning Press Nows 
1 August, 1938 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Rochester, N.Y.; 
Rochester went back a generation today in the name of clean- 
liness. Hard ward stores reported a record demand for old 
fashioned tubs and washboards. The city faced a f ami no of 
clean linen when workers in the city laundorios decided that 
they would sympathize with a strike of 1 lu nary drivers, so they 
all walked out. Now the good housewives of Rochester are hopiin 
that the differences will be settled soon as they dont feel too 
happy about using a washboard in this modern day* 
Albany, N.T. : 
The price went up 
during July on an 
in the big cities 
wares was off 60 y 
of 1937. 
and the demand wont down in Now York state 
important commodity - marriage licenses. Clerk 
reported today that the demand for their 
to 80$> for this month as compared with 'July 
The clerks blamed their business "recession” on the state’s 
new law requiring a blood test for 'marriage , a measure that 
is designed to stamp out syphillis , also social diseases. The 
new law became effective July 1st. 
Hongkong; 
Reports were received here today that Soviet artillery batteries 
had opened fire on two Korean towns across the border from 
Siberia. 
Mexico City; 
Three members of a gang that kidnaped a wealthy coffeeman and 
his daughter were slain today by government troops. The 
soldiers killed the outlaws when they refused to surrender. 
Paris: 
zipper made entirely of diamonds has been completed after 
many week's work and will be shown to the Duchess of Windsor. 
The zipper is designed to fit a ’dress from neck to waist and 
would, when installed, make any gown the most expensive in the 
world . 
Shanghai ; 
Chinese government leaders admitted Sunday for the first -time 
that Hangkow, the provisional central government capital, is 
endangered by steadily advancing Japanese armies. Hasty pre- 
parations we re made to move the capital to Chungking, 400 
miles further up the Yangtze River, foreign diplomats plan to 
leave for Chungking on Tuesday. 
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