SSB Finds Workers Want Jobs Not Pay to Be Idle
Two veterans and a factory welder illustrate postwar work trends as the Social Security Board reports on unemployment. With war ending, six to nine million servicemen may return to industry in 12 months, creating a second wave as peacetime jobs lag. Officials warn a 1947 crisis if jobs do not materialize, while many claimants already take work before benefits.
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SSB
WNU
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Peter Pugh
Japan
Hank Haines
Hank
United States Employment Service
Peter
Pacific
Haines
Unemployment Compensation Office
Washington
Social Security Board
SSE
Employment Bureau of the
Social Security ‘Board
Congress
I Games and Dolls Hold First Spot in Santa's Toyland
A retail overview notes most toys remain non metal with limited plastic and rubber items this year. Dolls and parlor games lead the parade with Camelot Monopoly and classic card games in ample supply though cardboard shortages limit new items.
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iGames and Dolls
Toyland
Michigan
Education myths and wartime labor in Barbs column
Bankhage notes educated leaders like Louis Brownlow and Watson Miller who rose high without finishing grade school. He mentions Spaatz as a potential Pennsylvania governor candidate in 1946. He recalls 18 million women working on V J Day and argues that if women, teens, and older workers left, employment would ease.
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Louis Brownlow
District of Columbia
Civic Administration
Watson Miller
Federal Security Administration
Nation's Christmas Tree Dedication of 1925 Described
The Nation's Christmas Tree, a Sequoia gigantea standing about 267 feet, was dedicated on Christmas Day 1925 in General Grant National Park, 64 miles east of Fresno California. Ceremonies occur annually under the tree when weather permits.
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General Grant National Park
Fresno
Calif
Star of Bethlehem in gospel tale survives tyranny
The article recalls the biblical account from St Matthew of the Wise Men seeking the Christ Child, guided to Bethlehem by a star that reappears after their visit to Herod. It declares the star’s enduring light as a symbol over tyranny and cruelty and calls for hearts to rejoice in righteousness and peace.
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Bethlehem
Matthew
Herod
Judea
Christ
Hitler
Bethlehem Christmas Pageant Returns for Holy Child Rite
Bethlehem crowds gather December 24 as the Patriarch of Jerusalem carries an ancient effigy of the Infant Jesus to the cave birth site. A grand procession follows with guards, clergy, and a jeweled pavilion before the Church of the Nativity. Public view of the effigy placing is restricted by Greek Orthodox church. Carols rise before midnight mass in the Nativity Church.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jesus
Christ
Santa's Toy Outlook for Christmas 1945
Article notes abundant stuffed animals in Santa's pack but predicts limited rubber available for pre war favorite Dydee until after V J Day in 1946. Dell furniture like cradles and high chairs will be scarce, doll carriages limited in metal parts. Yule trees trace to 1851 Mark Carr Catskills, now widespread with forestry tags on harvests.
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Santa ‘Claus
Toyland
Santa’s Toy Outlook
Dydee
Dell
United States
Mark Carr
Catskits
New York
Far West
Nothing Extra Sweet Young Thing and War Talks
The dialogue features a soldier asked about a commission, who truthfully says he earned only straight pay. A woman questions bail eligibility, and a reply notes a man’s larger size. A golfer quips about traps, while a dour companion grumbles about closing them.
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Chicago
Youn
Fleischmann
Uae
Firestone
Conn Wody
NBC
Copsright
Firestone Tire & Hubber Co
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