Memorable Jabs and Stardom Tales From Early 20th Century Showbiz
Recollections unfold of Jim Byrnes guiding FDR with brief memos, boxer Mike Trent reporting on Gene Tunney, and the Stork Club’s S Billingsley gifting rainbow crafts. Anecdotes span radio, vaudeville, and literary quips, including Eddie Cantor, Will Mahoney, and a doctor phone prank, capturing era personalities and media banter.
After Peace Comes What Albert Lea Postwar Employment Plan
The Committee for Economic Development analyzes Albert Lea Minnesota to forecast postwar jobs. It estimates six to seven thousand workers seek work, 1968? 1,968 jobs available, and about 10 percent unemployed. It surveys employers and farmers to project demand, wages, and financing. It finds limited use of public works and suggests regional preparation for peacetime production.
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Postwar job outlook teased by local economic study
A community economic development survey hints at postwar employment growth in city and rural areas. Contractors and merchants may tap new demand as 92 families plan new homes in two years, with job gains scattered across sales and construction as employers cooperate. Further developments could shift these projections.
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Army doctors underused in wartime study says Tulane expert
Dr John H Musser of Tulane medical school testified before the Pepper subcommittee in Pascagoula Miss that the army has too many doctors and misuses its medical personnel He cited Camp Benning Georgia where Tulane unit waited over a year for overseas duty and urged prioritizing civilian medical needs amid wartime demands.
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Indian Arrowhead pieced quilt pattern illustrates color
Patchwork described features color arrowheads joined by diamond bouquets. It is a new Indian Arrow head quilt pattern No 29594 with sixty four blocks and a six inch border yielding a 10 by 10 inch size. Includes accurate cutting guides and complete directions. Price five cents. Send order to:
Mechanical Christener Named Christine Drives Shipyard Feature
A shipbuilding firm on the eastern seaboard adopts a baffle-swinging christening device nicknamed Christine for launching its smaller vessels, marking a notable modernization in naval yard traditions.
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