Christmas Prosperity Boosts War-Time U.S. Economy
Washington diary notes a booming second half of 1940 with rising dividends, employment, and wages as defense demands accelerate. writer foresees longer hours for labor, cautions against runaway markets, and stresses need for coordinated production while Congress is idle and Roosevelt and cabinet push war mobilization.
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Noaeneass
Washington
D. C
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Cane Fala
Teast
Busi
Bayberry Candles For Christmas Traditions
A fragment describes bayberry candles made by housewives along the East Coast for Christmas. Berries are boiled to extract wax, purified, and formed into candles with a distinctive aroma. The text references nineteenth century childhood memories and a shifting era in American life.
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Tay
Benefit concert to aid Westchester Girl Scout camp
Interest rises for a Rock Hill Summer Camp benefit at County Center featuring Alec Templeton the blind pianist to benefit the mortgage on the camp. Rock Hill serves about 500 Westchester Girl Scouts with a two week stay, while 35 counselors under Mrs. John T. Mikell direct programs on 17 acres by Long Pond Lake Mahopac. Proceeds aim to reduce debt and lower camping costs for attendees.
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Rock Hill
Westchester County Girl Scouts
Alec Templeton
Westchester Girl Scouts
John T. Mikell
Hartsdale
Sves
Long Pond
Lake Mahopac
TE. P. Gaillard
Bronxville
Westchester County
Scouls
Christmas Eve Healing Peace Amid Cradle Scene
A poetic note describes Christmas Eve as time tiptoeing among green trees with a sweet breeze and crystal snow bells. It extols bells, a star lit song, and peace healing the world’s scar, urging vigilance over the cradle above the manger as a hopeful vigil.
C P Club Seeks Tax Exemption Limits in Region
The Northern Westchester Republican Federation endorses a Hawthorne Club resolution to cap tax exemptions at a fixed percentage of total tax levy. The move aims to restrict exemptions for properties under municipal ownership, with copies sent to county and state officials urging legislation passage.
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Northern Westchester Republican Federation
I Ig
Charles Zink, Jr
Hawthorne
Hawthorne Republican Club
Taxenahipa
Mae Ie
Wien
Couty
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