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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
1
A crowded slice of urban life, with barbers, salesmen, and performers in midcentury flavor. The piece notes talk of chatter in shops, penny arcade buzz, language-diverse crowds in Chinatown, artists at the Museum of Art, and cinephile crowds at Midtown theaters, ending with a whimper about the grind of daily column writing and newsroom drudgery.
Eager children will find about half as many toys as prewar years due to wartime scarcity. Toy factories convert to war materials, leaving metals, rubber, and plastic limited. Wooden and cardboard items fill gaps, with dolls and teddy bears plentiful while metal trains and vehicles remain rare. The Office of Price Administration prices thousands of items to keep holiday costs fair.
Wartime Santa pack features ROOK PIT FLINCH MONOPOLY and SORRY for home play. FINANCE and CAMELOT appeal to families and troops abroad. DIG CROSSWORD LEXICON and The Society Set offer word and phonics challenges. Cast iron doll utensils and wooden construction toys priced affordable as joyland shifts away from armament.
Washington reports a British White Paper will reveal Britain’s bankrupt postwar finances and liquidated worldwide investments to fund the war. It argues free trade needs outside help, warns against cartel systems, and notes Keynes proposals on postwar lend-lease and possible reexport schemes.
A brief guide explains harmonizing door curtains with window drapes. It suggests using separate top and bottom rods or hooks extending beyond door frames to avoid hindering door movement. Includes note about a book MAKE YOUR OWN CURTAINS by Mrs Spuats with 32 pages of curtain ideas and instructions.
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