Recreation Social Centers To Close For Holidays
Recreation centers end the season this week and will reopen January 2. Exceptions include Miss Alice DeBower at Central high school and Miss Beatrice Baird at Logan high school who resume January 6. Activities cover archery basketball badminton and more with schedules at Central Logan Longfellow and other campuses. Special Christmas parties are planned for youths employed in downtown stores.
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Alice DeBower
Central High School
Beatrice Baird
Logan High School
E. P. Haril
Longfellow
Logan
Central
Contract Bridge
Little Thealer
Logan Little
Smaller Bottle For Smaller Christener
In Baltimore seven year old Barbara Ann Moynihan, daughter of a Pennsylvania railroad freight agent, will christen a railroad car barge today with a split instead of a full champagne bottle. Officials say she is too small to handle the regulation quart.
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Baltimore
Barbara Ann Moynihan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Barbara Ron
Water best yule tree beautifier says Madison lab
A Madison report from the forest products laboratory states plain tap water yields the best results for decorating Christmas trees. Tests with water and chemical solutions show water helps trees retain color and resist ignition, with the lab making recommendations.
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Madison
Forest Products Laboratory
Diagonal Tree Cutting and Water Rise in Container Guidance
The laboratory urges cutting the tree trunk diagonally an inch from the original cut and placing it in a container that allows water to rise above the cut surface. It warns against defective electrical connections and combustible decorations and to keep the tree away from draperies and other furnishings. The piece also notes raindrop speeds from drizzle and showers per the Weather Bureau.
High coffee price hits Phenix Coffee Mills in Boston
In Scollay square area Phenix Coffee Mills raises cup price from three to four cents sparking concerns about cost of living. Austrian Jewish refugee doctor Fred Wachsmann proposes rounding up national leaders for international control and, if necessary, execution to stop wars.
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Boston
Mass
Phenix Coffee Mills
Scollay Square
Fred Wachsmann
Life Insurance Packs Huge Totals in 1946 Report
Dave E. Satterfield Jr. of the Life Insurance Association of America reports 1946 life insurance purchases near 23.5 billion and in force around 174 billion at year end, with 73 million policyholders. He notes 1946 purchases about 47 percent above 1945 and above 1929 peak levels.
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New York
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr
The
Life Insurance Association of America
Satterfield
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LA Crosse, Wis
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