Christmas Gift Guide for Teens and Parents in 1930s Ads
In a period sales column, a list offers last minute ideas by demographic: Teens receive drawing sets makeup kits hair utensils and records. Mothers under and over 40 receive jewelry gowns bath sets radios and perfumes. Husbands get sports gear tickets raincoats tools and books. Boyfriends suggest flowers jewelry perfume and phonograph records.
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Bobby Sex
Nyjon Ae
Aeak
Wes
Phonogra Records
State VFW to Draft Resolution on Bonus
West Virginia VFW legislative committee recommends drafting a formal resolution on veterans bonuses for the 1947 Charleston legislature. The group, meeting with Department Commander Dewny E. Cain, plans to present the idea and also draft legislative proposals at a Jan. 6 Charleston session. Parkersburg post 1212 is noted as the largest, with nearly 300 members.
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Parkersburg
Legislative Committee
West Virginia Department of Veteras of Foreign Wars
State Council of Advisors
Department
Dewny E. Cain
Hollidays Cove
Charleston
Council of Advisors
Parkersburg Post
Christman
Divorces Rise After War Leaves Homes In Turmoil
Dorothy Dix notes high divorce rates as war veterans return to altered homes, urging couples to relearn compatibility rather than rush to breakups. The piece discusses military separation, changes in spouses, and how unsteady expectations fuel breakups and unhappy children.
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Johnny
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