Piff Paff A New Expression Card Game Rage
NY NEA report on piff paff as a rising card game fad. Experts discuss potential as a new craze, noting GI soldiers may popularize it and comparing it to gin rummy and other games. Hollywood promotions of card games in the 1940s referenced with imagery and public interest.
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YY Burton Senjam Nes
Corres
New York
NEA
Dooleys
Association of American Playing
Wilson Lloyd
Hollywood
Card games sweep nation as gin and auctions rise
The Association and Mr. Lloyd praise a shift toward gin games and social card play with promotions featuring theater and sports crowds. Photos of Ethel Merman and cast members spark interest while experts draft new rules. Gin rooms open at Stork Club and El Morocco as opposition and nostalgia collide.
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Hame
Ethel Merman
Stork Club
el Morocco
North
Middle Atlantic
GE workers seek wage increases and benefits
The record notes 10 cents an hour for those under a dollar and a 10 percent rise for higher earners. It discusses overtime to meet demand, claims higher take home pay than during the war, and cites a 51 percent rise for men since 1937, mostly in the last five years. GE highlights collective bargaining and a longstanding contract with a national union. A million-dollar-a-day pay loss would affect GE communities, while employees could have gained similar benefits at work.
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