War orphans and child guardianship reform urged
The children's bureau and the National Commission for Children in Wartime push to modernize guardianship laws and expand protection for minor wards. They cite 750000 wards under VA guardianship and 600000 babies born to service members with $119 million spent on maternal and infant care. A four point program aims at job placement, work school links, public service work, and skilled counseling, with model statutes for states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labors
Veterans' Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Children's Bureau
National Commission For Children
Commission
National Youth Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eoen
Bureau
Change Brown-Yeah Surprise at Home
A playful exchange turns into a morning joke about a wife sleeping and a lighthearted self deprecating line. A separate gag has a pun about wrinkles in a prune and a barber style quip about hair.
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Brown
Blue
Office Manager Lingers as Alarm Fails
Employee explains they do set an alarm but it always goes off while asleep, prompting friction with the office manager who wonders about punctuality.
Spinach Pun Stirs Talk of Transmission Risk
In a brief wartime exchange, a sergeant questions a cook about discarding spinach pile due to transmission concerns. The cook explains rumors of high transmission potential, prompting a terse exchange on handling waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Cook
Cook
Dollar bill inspires poet dialogue on value of words
A brief exchange imagines poetry engraved on currency, with a poet defending the worth of verse against the editor’s claim that it isn’t valuable enough. The snappy vignette centers on the clash over art and money.
School Daze Boy Say a Fictitious Character
A playful schoolroom skit centers on a student asking about a pretend figure. The piece satirizes how confidently rumors spread about imaginary characters among classmates.
Golden age of sport may hinge on prewar stars and new hopefuls
The piece argues that a true postwar golden age depends on stars from before World War II and a surge of new talent from soldiers and youth. It cites Ruth, Dempsey, Jones, Tilden, and Man o’ War, notes strong 1945 Army and Navy teams, Belmont crowd estimates, and Hal Newhouser’s 1944 success as a benchmark for future greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
The
Ring
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Bobby Jones
Gene Sarazen
Hagen
Tommy Hitchcock
Knute Rockne
Red Grange
Four Horsemen
Bill Tilden
Bill Johnston
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Byron Nelson
Hornsby
Germany
Japan
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Army
Navy
Belmont
Ruth
Dempsey
Jones
Tilden
Man O’ War
Grange
Hitchcock
Louis
Nelson
Williams
Feller
Red Blaik
Hagberg
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Michigan
California
Muff Bag and Matching Pillbox Pattern Preview
Sewing circle needlework item notes a smart muff bag and large pillbox in black cotton yarn or rich colors. Demand is high and filling times for popular patterns are longer. send orders to the listed address.
26 000 Heirs Turn Up At Prospect Of Millions
In Philadelphia in 1935, more than 26 000 claimed relatives from 48 states and 27 foreign countries sought a share of $25 million left unwilled by Mrs Henriet ta Garrett. Despite the mass turnout, no heir has received a cent yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henrietta Garrett
Collier's
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Free Land Scape Service
E. C. Hilborn
Northwest Nurseries
Valley City
N.C
Montana
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Black Hills
S. D
Billings
Hartford Team
Inrance Coo
Gas & Electric
Denver
Colo
Custer Cleaners
Miles City
Mont
Jess
Central Avenue
West
Great Falls
New Economy Drug Co
Red Lodge
Farm Machinery & Equip
Idaho
RED Cedar Post Maker
Hugh Chisholm
Bonners Ferry
Hanson Trade School
Fargo, N. D
Natural Resource Bureau
Gary
Ind
Buschle & Associates
Cincinnati
Ohio
Leggat Hotel
Heart of Aces
Bill Hagen
Bit and Spur Office
Danville
W. AL Mitchell
Main Street
HEUSE
St. Lo
Alee
Tev Ee
CIC
Lydia & Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
Doans
Washington
Walter Shead
Washington Bureau
Union Trust Building
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Senator
By Stanton
Shanton
Belt Byndicata, Inc
BY Gluy AS
Jerry
STARS
Rock Bottom
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Tigers
Dean
Hubbell
Newhousers
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago
Kohler
Kohler Electric
Farm Light & Service
Montana Avenue
Billings, Mont
Maltway Photofinishers
Evansville
Sloan
America
Sloan’s
XZIT
Hoover Stree
Adicator
Los Angeles
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