Printing Press for Me and the Christmas Fire
In a snowy scene the group contemplates delays and dreams of a printing press workshop. A tree catching fire prompts Fire Chief Quacko and Willy Nilly to direct a quick response while Rip and friends cope with fatigue and awaiting the next Christmas as Top Notch the Rooster laments the long year ahead.
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Santa
Christopher Columbus Crow
Rip
Mr. Quacko
Willy Nilly
Quacko
Top Notch
Top
Top Notch the Rooster
PWA Warns Delays Risk Cancellation of Project Allotments
Secretary Ickes warned that the Public Works Administration would cancel or rescind project allotments for delayed jurisdictions. He cited 586 nonfederal contracts and bond actions awaiting execution, with 279 properly returned and 307 outstanding. Delayed contracts block funds and $50 million in potential payrolls. Officials must act or explain delays. PWA will cancel allotments hindered by inaction.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Public ‘Works
Public Works Board
Grant
PWA
Man Hopes to Fix Ears by Next Christmas
A man, joking about ear repair, says he will use adhesive tape given by Santa to straighten his ears and prevent them from being 50 pointed, noting plans to attend to the matter.
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Santa
Endurance fliers share Christmas in the air with notes and gifts
Public works officials discuss allotment delays caused by legal obstacles noting cases where rights of way or other issues arise after funds are approved. Amid holiday cheer, Louise Thaden and her crew received a turkey dinner, banners, notes, and hundreds of cards while refueling.
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Public Works
Salis
Louise Thaden
Endurance
Turkey
Santa Claus
Woman Fliers Still Aloft In Christmas Sky
Miami December 26. Helen Richey and Frances Marsaill, en durance fliers, continue circling in their plane on Christmas day. The toast includes a turkey dinner and a tiny artificial Christmas tree sent from Moscow. They planned to delay presents until the engine quits, aiming to break last year's eight days four hours record.
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Miami
Fla
Helen Richey
Frances Marsaill
Endurance Fliers
Moscow
Mar
Auto sales climb 74 percent for month says commerce
Washington December 26 The department of commerce reports a 74 percent gain in auto sales for the current month reflecting a strong uptick in demand. The data highlight a brisk market across major manufacturers and dealers in the period.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
New Deal For Coughs and Sore Threat
The medical profession reports that a Cold is an internal infection and must be treated internally. Thoxine, a doctor's prescription for Coughs and Sore Throats, targets the internal cause, relieves congestion, reduces fever, and restores normal health. Available for 35 cents at your drug store.
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Cfrug
November sales boost for new passenger cars in 1933
Auto dealers reported a 74 percent rise in retail sales for November from a year earlier, the first November gain in five years. October sales dipped 30 percent from September, while the year to date through November showed a 33 percent increase over 1932. Community notes mention emotional parenting guidance, holiday store sales at Jolliffe's, and local efforts to shift a sanitary program to a federal project. The Reemployment Service reports over 1,200 job seekers with few on CWA rolls, and the White Rose Sewing Club postponed meetings due to bad weather.
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Ers
The Starving Children and The Parental Spirit
The text contends that life’s goal is to live fully, not merely survive, and highlights neglected children who remain starved amid plenty. It critiques parents who misapply child psychology by denying affection or overindulging with maudlin sentimentality, causing harm to their youngsters.
C W A Checks Continued in Taylor County Quotas
CWA quotas for Taylor county were increased from 860 to 976 and then to 1234 as the county’s sanitary program became a federal project. Ten days ago a statewide quota readjustment reduced Taylor county to 944, with sanitary workers charged against the local quota. Captain W. H. Arnold and others were noted in the continuation.
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Taylor County
CWA
W. H. Arnold
Oth
Radio schedule highlights NBC WEAF CBS WABC
A historical radio grid lists evening programs on NBC WEAF and CBS WABC with times from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. NBC WEAF features Tom Mix setch, The Wizard of Oz, dinner concert, serials, orchestras, forums, and operatic guests. CBS WABC presents Jack Armstrong, Buck Rogers, Thea Earle, Myrt and Marge, Just Plain Bill, and The Happy Bakers.
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Nbc-Weaf
Tom Mix
Jan Peerce
Shirley Howard
Billy Bachelor
Lum
Abner
Bert Lahr
Geo. Olsen
Wayne King
The
Troubadours
Leo Reisman
Cob Pipe Club
Radio Forum
Meyer Davis
the King’s
Jesters
Don Bester
Ralph Kirbery
Carlos Molina
Harry Sosnik
Wednesday Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Offers
The listing details a dense Wednesday evening schedule with acts from 8:15 PM featuring Edwin C Hill and 9:00 PM Stokowski Orchestra, through 1:00 AM with Dance Hour and NBC Symphony. It notes programs from Burns and Allen to Amos and Andy, crime drama Crime Clue, and a wartime variety mix. An RCA Radio Tube Sale ad touts retubing prices and directs readers to the back page.
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Edwin C. Hill
Albert Spalding
Stokowski Orchestra
Stoopnagle & Budd
Burns and Allen
Pennsylvanians
CBS
Mark Warnon
Ozzie Nelson
Little Jack Little
Geo. Hall
NBC
WJZ
Irene Beasley
Lowell Thomas
Amos 'N’ Andy
Cas
Perlmutter
Irene Rich
Red Davis
Prifce Torreentia Madriguera
Eddie Elkins
Warden Lawes
NBC Symphony
Scotti & Orchestra
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Coolidge
Adolf Hitler
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Russia
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Roosevelt
America
West
California
Vell
Sundown
Puddle Muddle Writers
Warn
Harry
RCA Radio Tube
Mark Quest
Jolliffe's
White Rose Sewing Club
West Virginia
West Virginia Farm Bureau Co-op
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance CO
Bloomington
LOUAT
H. B. Shaffer
Pau
Avish Novelty Rafton
Scorchy Smith
SIA Beven
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Circle Bar
New York
John C. Terry
Diana Dane
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