Polly Anna gifts and Christmas in a Bryn Mawr classroom
In 1944 Mrs. McClaussen orchestrated a Polly Anna gift exchange at Bryn Mawr School, with pupils trading tiny presents and a quarter limit. The piece recalls the simple wrapping using brown bags and stamps, cooperative mischief by Leon and Dante, and carols that framed a day of holiday joy and a note of changing times.
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Crazy Leon
Woolworths
Dante
Leon
A&p
Polly Anna
T.B
Charlie Lee Sun
Marvin Weinberg
McClaussen
American Civil Rights League
Restier and other cheeky Q A snippets from a quirky column
A collage of informal trivia and banter covering topics from fitness and shopping carts to celebrity anecdotes and odd facts. It includes questions about race walking, elephant jumping, death row statistics, and Col Joseph Kittinger’s high altitude jump, all in a light, humorous tone.
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Col
Joseph Kittinger
Boudoir photography sparks casual fame in California studio
A California photographer Stuart Naideth markets boudoir portraits as intimate yet tasteful art. He uses bedroom sets, props, and soft focus to help professional women in their 30s and 40s create wall portraits for lovers or husbands.
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California
Naideth
Los Angeles
Frederick's
Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Marlene Dietrich
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Southeast Asia
Eta
Berry's
Chicago
LG Royko