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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
6
A wartime report details how manufacturers upgrade cheap lines to pricier goods, lowering quality and inspection. It cites examples like 59c cheesecloth shorts and costly dresses that fall apart after washing, with scarce overalls and a push for tighter controls by WPB and OPA to curb price gouging and substandard fabrics.
The piece reflects on a newborn's early visual experience and asserts a mother’s loving face as the first impression. It covers infant eye health advice, urging medical supervision for infections, careful hygiene, and avoiding self treatment unless instructed by a doctor.
The article notes Governor Thomas E. Dewey returns to Albany after a three week vacation in sunny Georgia. It humorously recalls taunts about the White House and jokes about political figures, including requests for 60 million jobs and a range of satirical items. The German home guard is reported to have received a new insignia—a pair of heels surrounded by dust.
In San Francisco the influx of critics mocks Rep J Parnell Thomas for blaming labor barons like Harry Bridges. Officials of the Waterfront Employers Association and the 12th Naval District defend Bridges' International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union CIO, noting no waterfront strikes since the war began.
Murray D. Lincoln of the Ohio Farm Bureau warns at the federation meeting in Columbus that without peace mankind could self-destruct in laboratories. He cites rising food needs as machinery and transport advance. L. A. Taylor reports cooperative association volume near 15.9 million for nine months in 1944 with year end outlook above 20 million. Farm Bureau life and mutual life insurance show higher premiums and coverages this year.
Miss Frieda Miller of the Labor Department says unions will shape reconversion and postwar policy. The Reconstruction Blueprint for Women, crafted by 30 groups including the AFL CIO and National Consumers League, urges seniority in contracts and collective bargaining to raise standards as three million organized women lead the drive in 1945 state legislation. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance reports general liability premiums of 313,871 vs 210,004 in 1943 nine months.
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