RATIONING OF TIRES TO END BY JANUARY 1
Washington dispatch reports that tire rationing ends New Year’s Day after four years of tight supply. CPA chief Bowles says many motorists will wait for tires, with supply not expected to meet demand for 1946. Production now runs near 4 million casings monthly, 28 million this year, 66 million forecast for next year. Existing rationing certificates remain valid through December 31, with no new certificates issued except in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Sarrowsmith
Washington
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
John D. Small
CPA
Chester Bowles
Wee PD
Pearl Harbor
Bowles
Nose rings common among Egyptian women in Upper Egypt
Egyptian women especially in Upper Egypt frequently wear nose rings as part of local tradition and attire. The practice highlights regional fashion and cultural identity observed among communities in the area.
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Upper
Egypt
Christmas Cheer Fragments And Holiday Humour Notes
A scattered notice features holiday verses and jokes about Christmas decor and mistletoe. It includes a cartoonish exchange at a department store where Santa Claus jokes with a Decatur boy and his father, culminating in a cheeky retort from the boy.
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Santa Claus
Santa
The Christmas of 45 Satire on Selfish Shopping
A humorous Christmas piece laments shortages and substitutions in postwar shopping. It contrasts old customer service with new guarantees and oleomargarine counters while critiquing synthetic fashions. Dialogues add wit about family quirks and sly quips about gifts and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Jane ‘Roberts
Fleta A Law Book Attributed To Edward III Era Judge
The work Fleta is an ancient English law text said to have been written by a learned judge of Edward III’s time. It allegedly gained its title because it was penned in Fleet prison.
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Fleet
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Included
A mixed list of crossword clues for across and down entries with numbers, covering terms from Verbal to Gulf of Siberia. Includes hints like Prepare for publication, A joint disease of horses, and Water craft, with several abbreviations and foreign names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido
Local Holiday Greetings From Lawrence County
Lawrence County MT and Mt Hope residents share holiday visits with relatives from Tulsa Auburn Florence Montgomery and surrounding areas. Families include Pickens Sneed Nance Whitworth Guerra and others visiting or hosting over the weekend with travel notes and light social updates. Cryptoquote puzzle and syndicated classic quote conclude the page.
Ocean Storm Delays Return of 6700 Veterans Aboard USS Randolph
Aboard the USS Randolph the 6700 returning Italian campaign veterans face 70 mile winds and heavy seas delaying a New York arrival. Capt Tate hopes to reach Christmas if weather breaks. civilians include Peruvian Ambassador Diomedes Arias Schreiber and family.
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Randolph
Augusta
Wasp
Azores
New York
Cassino
Jackson R. Tate
Death notice and community updates in Red Hill
Lawrence County Red Hill community news reports the death of Mrs. J. W. Callahan with sympathy from Lewis West, John A. Thompson, and Dennis Bill. Local youths discharged from the Army, illnesses of Emmett Owens and Mrs. John A Crow, and shopping mentions. A Christmas program is planned at Enon church on Sunday night, December 23, inviting all. Jessie McCaghren visits Oakville relatives. Onnie Johnson and children visit Mose Owens' family.
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J. W. Callahan
Lewis West
John A. Thompson
Dennis
Bill
Way
Emmett Owens
John A. Crow
Bob McCaghren
Elois Hill
Decatur
Enon Church
Jessie McCaghren
Lee McCaghren
Ruby
Oakville
Onnie Johnson
Mose Owens
Hurry Up And Wait It's Same Old Army Delays At West Coast Ports
Nearly 100000 veterans from the Pacific faced Christmas Day delays at San Francisco and other West Coast ports due to transportation bottlenecks. About 15000 more troops were forecast to be stranded daily as ships waited for rail moves. Army officials blamed the situation on an overlarge redeployment effort, with port celebrations and leave passes organized to ease the backlog.
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San Francisco
A. L. Holzman
Long Island
N. Y
Army
Navy
Pfe
Julius P. Brenner
Hudson, N. Y
Francisco
Louis Jaffe
New York City
Western Pacific
Homer Groninger
Red Cross
Examiner
Call-Bulletin
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Secretary of War
Patterson
Young Pacific
Local Service Members Return Home For Holidays
Sgt Noah Reeves returns from nearly three years in the Pacific with a discharge. Mrs William I L Parker visits in Oklahoma City and Cofferville, Kansas, then returns home. Margaret Parker, employed in Courtland, is home for Christmas. Pvt Johnny King is home on a 45 day furlough and Pvt Echols Cross on a 30 day furlough. Noah Sanderson recently lost two of his…
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Noah Reeves
Pacific
William IL Parker
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cofferville
Kansas
Margaret Parker
Courtland
Johnny King
Echols Cross
Noah Sanderson
Mules and Move Mark Courtland Week for Terry Family
Mules hung their heads in a barn door as Mr and Mrs John F Terry moved to Courtland this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Terry
Courtland
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Fornice Ray
Craig’s Barber Shop
2Nd Ave
Decatur Flying Service
Courtland Road
Royal Cup
Batterton Coffee Company
Birmingham, Alabama
W. Church ST
Stuart
Heinz
Joe
Wolger
Junius
Holly
Thelma Peters
America
Géraldine
Harold
Helen
Mabel
Allied van Lines, Inc
Daily Crossword
Contr
Board of Ordnance
Barium
Sym
Jolly Boats
Persia
Ocean
Hal
Gulf of Siberia
William Earle Pickens
Little Son
Tulsa
Oklahoma
W. A. Pickens
Captain Davis Jackson
Artie Jackson
California
Ben Pickens
Auburn
J. W. Smith
Florence
Jonas Nance
Veteran’s Hospital
Montgomery
Thomas Guerra
Charles Nance
Billy Sibley
Ft. McPherson
Georgia
Grady Sibley
Glenn Sneed
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
R.L. Key
SHAW
King Features Syndicate, Inc
M. H. Potter
Alabama
The
Veterans Administra
M.E. Head
Diomedes Arias Schreiber
Vatican
St. Joseph
Loyd’s Drug Store
Lawrence County
Red Hill
New Hope
Mary Clarke Parker
Johnston S
Wheeler Lake
Hartselle Mountain
Hartselle
John Isley
Decatur’s
George’s Place
Second Ave
Yarbrough Bros
Henry J
General Motors
WMSE
J.M. Harmon & Son
Fairview
Weel
Gunter
Credit Clothing
Johnston
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