Red Cross Tips on Christmas Gifts for GIs Abroad
Red Cross workers with overseas experience list best gifts for service members abroad. Books top the list, with pocket editions of mysteries and adventures. Practical items include windproof lighters, shower slippers, writing sets, snapshots, durable watches, dog tag chains, unbreakable mirrors, pocket combs, and pocket games. For women, practical cosmetics in leakproof containers. for GI J ane, slippers, seersucker robe, sewing kit, and hair accessories. Rules emphasize airtight packaging, appropriate sizing, and no tropical fruit cake.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Jane
Tropics
Pacific Islands
Australia
No Substitute for Job Lyden Tells Legionnaires
Columbus August 21 Michael J Lyden president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor told the war conference of the American Legion department of Ohio at Memorial hall that there is no substitute for a job He said labor will cooperate with veterans demobilization plans and pursue free enterprise with a strong national income and full employment while opposing monopolistic restrictions He urged an economy supporting health education recreation and essential public services and called for an economic program that protects civil and political liberties.
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Columbus
Michael J. Lyden
Ohio State Federation of Labor
War Conference
American Legion
Department of Ohio
Memorial Hall
Here
Legionnaires
Federation of Labor
Lyden
AFL backs bill for safe disposal of U S property
The American Federation of Labor endorsed the Johnson Colmer Bill to orderly dispose of surplus government property after the war and prevent dumping that would disrupt business and employment. AFL urged a public labor industry and farm representative board to govern disposal.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Johnson-Colmer
Federation
AFL
Senate Military Affairs Sub-Committee
William Green
China labor groups total over two million members
The Chinese News Service reports 5,820 labor organizations in China with a combined membership exceeding 2,000,000. China is said to have ten different kinds of labor organizations.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
China
Chinese News Service
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