Christmas Day Columns and War News From Walter Winchell Echoes
A collage of Walter Winchell style notes and holiday observations includes a Bowery Christmas assignment tale, wartime jitters, vet transport concerns, hotel holiday scenes, overseas broadcasts, a telegram joke, and a North Carolina divorce notice in High Point. The fragment mixes media culture, public notices, and seasonal reflections with a municipal court action.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Norma
Greatine
Municipal Court
City of Point
Holiday Theaters and Gossip From a Bygone Era
A nostalgic sketch recalls Broadway critics and performers amid Christmas chatter. It mentions critic George Jean Nathan coughing at premieres, the tale of O. Henry, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, holiday price hikes, and a Ritz dinner scene with Otto H. Kahn and chorus girls ending with a gag about club sandwiches in a limousine.
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Coughers
Broadway Theatres
Luc
George Jean Nathan
Nathan
Irving Berlin
Mary Christmas
Santa Claus
Santa Klass
Otto H. Kahn
Ritz
Josie
J. K
Plan Occupation of German Territory Targeted Next Spring
Brussels December 24. deleer said Belgian and Dutch troops will occupy territory in Germany early next spring. The exact area to be occupied has not yet been decided.
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Brussels
Deleer
Germany
Party for the kids by Miss Tite sparks debate
The exchange recalls a lively gathering organized by Miss Tite yesterday. Etta Kett notes the party's success while Phil confirms the Santa Claus moment and the fun had by attendees.
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Miss Tite
Phil
Santa Claus
War's End Brings Rapid USES Shifts In North Carolina
War's end brings a quick shift for the United States Employment Service in North Carolina. After V J day the agency moved from wartime placement to peacetime reconversion, with first eight months showing a high 255 655 non agricultural placements, then a drop to under 10 000 monthly later in 1945. Veterans, now about 40 percent of clients, dominated placements with about 25 000 veterans placed in 1945, while handicapped worker placements reached 4775. Local offices processed thousands of referrals and appeals. ceilings and stabilization efforts affected 30 106 firms in 1944 and 981 more in 1945. Programs included training, job analysis, labor market surveys, and on the job and apprenticeship training for veterans. Prisoners of war contributed about 2.5 million man days of labor in North Carolina since 1943, aiding agriculture and rural industry.
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Robert M. DU Bruyne
United States Employment Service
Raleigh
North Carolina
WMC
State Management Labor Committee
State Manpower Priorities Committee
Action Urgency Committee
Identica Prenbermret
N. C
Hyde Park Urged as United Nations Headquarters
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand praised Hyde Park New York as a fitting UN headquarters memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt and urged use of the site. He spoke en route to London for the general assembly and urged UN trusteeships for former mandates and enemy territories. Fraser also supported constrained UK participation through the UN and praised Douglas MacArthur for administering Japan, calling for broader Far East advisory involvement.
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Washington
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
United Nations
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations Organization
World Organization
League of Nations
Fraser
Ben Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
One Minute Test and Etiquette Qs Answers
This item presents three questions with answers about U S presidents medicine hens laying rotten eggs fish drowning and etiquette. It notes William Henry Harrison did not become a physician and explains fish drown only if water lacks oxygen.
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U. S
William Henry Harrison
Horoscope December 77 Prospects and Outlook
Horoscope notes a progressive hopeful outlook with assertive, dependable, and tenacious traits. The fragment describes a resilient personality and suggests continued drive and determination in daily life.
Finnish Parliament votes to nationalize banks
Helsinki radio reports the Finnish parliament has voted to nationalize Finland's banks. The decision marks a major step in state control of financial institutions amid ongoing economic shifts.
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London
Helsinki Radio
Finland
Veterans Guide chronicles US Marine veteran tales and benefits
Major Thomas M. Nial answers readers on veteran topics. He recalls George Holle born 1929 who fought in the Pacific as a boy and hopes to reenlist. The column covers civil service five and ten point veteran preferences, WW II and GI bill bonuses, GI home and trailer loans limits, National Service Life Insurance premium notices, and VA payments.
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George Holle
U. S
Chicago
Pacific
Mr. Ripley
George
W. F
New York City
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
D. C
Fort Jackson Will Receive Substantial Garrison For Years
U S Senator Olin D Johnston said in Columbia that Fort Jackson will host a division sized garrison for several years. He noted the army holds Fort Jackson in high regard and plans a lasting wartime infantry training center presence.
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Columbia
D. C
Fortes
U. S
Olin D. Johnston
Washington
Spartanburg
Fortackson
Fort Jackson
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