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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
2
Practical tips cover storage and sewing care and kitchen efficiency. Small corks shield knitting needles, wash starch from summer clothes, use a safety razor for dressing a spring chicken, bake multiple dishes at once, let damp umbrellas dry, and make soap balls by soaking tied soap in hot then cold water.
An old time home remedy advertises mixing two cups of sugar with one cup water then adding two percent ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle for a cough medicine. The mixture claims to be inexpensive, long lasting, kid friendly and effective at loosening phlegm, soothing membranes, easing soreness, and aiding night rest with a money back guarantee.
A 1946 newspaper piece recalls Christmases past and present from war-torn Nuernberg to Paris and Washington. It contrasts sorrow and peace, notes White House holiday customs, and mentions figures like John Lewis and Taft while reflecting on American Christmas heritage and the role of children in the season.
News review notes merging U S and British occupation zones in Germany to spur central European recovery, while warning that full unification including the eastern Russian-occupied sector is needed to stabilize the Reich economy. It highlights Greek tensions as Tsaldaris protests foreign interference and fears leftist self-rule in Macedonia amid British support for the Greek government. In Chicago, 4 H youth and Canadian and American growers dominate the Grain and Hay Show, with top honors to Wheat Queen Amy Kelsey and Oats King Gordon McArthur. James Petrillo’s Sea bill case prompts a U S Supreme Court appeal as radio labor rules face challenges.
The National Farmers Union urged nationwide use of a parity wage formula patterned after farm parity prices to keep industrial peace and raise labor income. It backs wages that rise and fall with living costs and opposes Wagner act revisions and production control. The group spoke to the National Economic Council, backing bargaining for price floors and expansion of the production goal system.
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