Christmas columns and wartime notices mix in wide ranging column
Walter Winchell notes the humor and grumbles of newspaper life on Christmas editions and recalls a Bowery reporter assignment. The item mixes jokes, wartime travel bottlenecks, hotel life, and a North Carolina divorce notice from High Point Municipal Court, including Norma Epps vs William Epps and filing deadlines.
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North
Caroline Guilford County
City of
High Point
Norma Epps
William Epps
City of Point
Pal Court
North Carolina
Munich
High Posten
Christmas Tales From Broadway Critics and Boroughs
A column recounts Broadway lore with critic George Jean Nathan and holiday anecdotes. It notes Noël gifts, Santa Klass, doubled theatre prices, and a Ziegfeld scene where two chorus girls join a millionaire for dinner before a staged ruse reveals a club sandwich gift.
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Otto H. Kahn
Ritz
Josie
Plan for Occupation of German Territory
Plan to occupy German territory announced by Allies. Belgian and Dutch troops to occupy areas in Germany early next spring. Specific territories not yet decided.
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Brussels
Deleer
Germany
War's End Brings Quick Reprioritization of USES in NC
North Carolina's United States Employment Service shifts from wartime labor mobilization to peacetime reconversion after VJ Day. In 1945 placements dropped from eight‑month wartime highs to about 200,500 for the year, with veterans making up over 40 percent of clients and 25,000 veterans placed that year.
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Robert M. DU Bruyne
United States Employment Service
Raleigh
North Carolina
Owever
WMC
State Management Labor Committee
State Manpower Priorities Committee
Production Meecy Committee
Identica
N. C
Hyde Park Proposed as UN Headquarters Memorial
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand praised making Hyde Park the United Nations headquarters as a fitting memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He spoke after a White House visit and urged UN led final settlements for Indonesia, calling for repeal of the UN veto power and trusteeship over former League mandates and enemy territories. Fraser also commended Ben Maps for Japan administration and urged broader Far East participation.
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Washington
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
United Nations
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations Organization
World Organization
League of Nations
Fraser
Ben Douglas Macps
Japan
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
One Minute Test Answers and Etiquette Tips
A column presents trivia questions about U S presidents and biology with witty wisdom. Answers note William Henry Harrison did not become a physician. a hen can lay a rotten egg and a fish can drown without oxygen in water.
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William Henry Harrison
Altho
Horoscope December 27 Outlook Keeps Progressive Tone
The reading highlights a progressive hopeful outlook with an assertive dependable and tenacious personality. The fragment suggests a focus on personal resilience and forward momentum despite potential reverses.
Veterans Guide: Eligibility and Bonuses for Veterans
Major Thomas M. Nial explains five and ten point civil service preferences for honorably discharged veterans, and how service disability affects ranking. He notes bills seeking World War II and World War I bonuses, and clarifies GI loan rules exclude trailer homes unless tied to real estate ownership.
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J. F
Spokane
Civil Service
W. F
New York City
Veterans’ Administration
Nationalize Banks Comment Prompts Navy Vet Premium Inquiry
A Navy veteran asks why he has not received premium due notices for his National Service Life Insurance term policy after more than two months out of service. The writer is urged to pay premiums regardless of notices, contact a VA regional office for the amount if needed, and mail checks to the Treasury via VA. If payments miss the 31 day grace period, the policy will lapse.
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Colyum
N. Y
Bowery
T. D
Kansas City
London
Helsinki
Finland
Ium
Tve
U. S
Washington
Fort Jackson To Have Garrison For Some Years
U S Senator Olin D Johnston said Fort Jackson near Columbia is assured of a substantial aris on for some years. He noted the army has a high regard for Fort Jackson and that there will be the equivalent of a division or more stationed there for several years.
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Columbia
S. C
Fort Jackson
U. S
Olin D. Johnston
Washington
Spartan
Army
Fortackson
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Etta Kett
Lug
Beasey
Mickey Finn
Kitty
Mickey
Manila
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Phil
Christinn
Bathi
Menander
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George Holle
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At's
George
Pacific
Mr. Ripley
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West Broad Street
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UAW
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