Capital Women Mrs Nash Drives Labor Manpower Unity
Mrs. Marjorie R. Nash, executive secretary of the War Manpower Management & Labor Policy Committee, built cooperative links between workers, industry and government since 1942. She helped create 360 area management labor groups and 12 regional committees and foresees reconversion challenges while remaining confident in wartime momentum.
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Polly Gladish
Washington
Marjorie R. Nash
War Manpower Management & Labor Policy Committee
WMC
Nash
Regu
The Story of a Baby Bath Time Fun
For a baby bath time is joy once basics are ready. The narrator lists bath gear including a porcelain tub, glass jars, cloths and towels. Bed setup follows with soft mattress, rubber sheets, cotton sheets and blankets plus a mosquito net. It notes enteritis and infantile pathologies as concerns.
Postwar politics and election humor in a sunlit column
A wry Sunsh ine column mocks Fala and Dewey as this postwar election piece notes Bricker's lack of plans for postwar jobs, jokes about aging politicians, and a Chicago polling scene involving a couple rushing to vote while expecting a baby.
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Bricker
Ohio
Chicago
Fdr
Paris Fashion Hype Vs French Cold War Realities
War era feature details French hardship as ordinary citizens face winter with no overcoats warm clothing or sufficient food while sensational reports of luxury Paris fashion mislead. The piece notes bread meat and cheese limits, gas rationing, and people reacting with bitterness as authorities urge heat and price controls.
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Paris
France
Alexander Uhl
Stork Hovers as Family Names Baby Eleanor
Worn by scarcity and fear, a family prepares for childbirth amid chatter about supplies. The husband contemplates naming the infant Franklin D. before the wife quickly suggests Eleanor. The scene reflects everyday life as they discuss health, hygiene, and a hopeful future.
Household Memos on Corned Beef Sugar Prices
Brief notes report nationwide price reductions for corned beef due to OPA ceilings on wholesale cooked meat. Also mention missing sugar tied to can fruit losses from the eastern seaboard hurricane. Ends with reference to new beef sugar measures.
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OPA
Seaboard
Ohio Coops Buy Power Co and Slash Rates
Three rural electric cooperatives in Ohio bought the Ohio Midland Power Co for 2.115 million dollars. They reorganized the board and lowered the connection charge from 300 to 5 dollars, making service possible for about 4,000 farmers previously without electricity.
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Ohio
Columbus
New York
Ohio Midland Power Co
South-Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
Inter-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
Ohio Midland
Associated Gas & Electric Corp
First Woman CIO Federation Leader Heads U S Union
Eleanor Nelson becomes the first woman president of an international union in the United States by leading United Federal Workers CIO. The article notes protests over rationed canned foods and coffee price controls trigger shortages and hoarding.
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OPA
WPB
Eleanor Nelson
Anouther
an_ international union
U. S
Miss Nelson
United Federal Workers
CIO
Federated Pictures
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Mrs. Nash
AFL
William Green
Philip Murray
H. W. Fraser
Bro
Frederick Crawford
Natl. Assn
R. Conrad Cooper
Wheeling Steel Corp
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Eric A. Johnston
Paul V. McNutt
the Sun
Public Health Federation
The
Community Chest
By John Paine
Fed. Press
Fala
White House
Dewey
Doghouse
Luther
Mr. Dilworth
Ham Fish
Congress
Westbrook Pegler
Samson
Tom D
Betty Goldstein
Federated Press
Health Dept
New York City
Health Department
Casper Milgetoast
Franklin D
Eleanor
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