Bells Heralding New Year Peace Across Time
The article traces bells from wooden early forms to church bells in 400 A D, noting traditions such as baptized bells visiting Rome during Passion weeks. It highlights M Ramiel Lefevre, carillonneur at Riverside Church, promoting carillon music to foster harmony among diverse groups in America. Bells marked time before clocks, turning monasteries into time markets for communities.
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Nola
Campania
Italy
Switzerland
Rome
M. Ramiel Lefevre
Riverside Church
New York City
America
Ring Out Wild Bells From Tennyson Poem Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment presents a portion of Tennyson's call to ring out the old and ring in the new. It references bells, the year dying, truth, and moral renewal, with visible garbled lines amid the poem’s hopeful refrain.
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Christ
Tennyson
Recycling Christmas Cards Into Unique Gift Wrap
Readers learn simple ways to reuse greeting cards for gift wrapping. Cut a colorful image from saved cards and paste it onto packages to create original, charming wrappings. The guide notes churches and societies collect or donate cards for hospitals and institutions, extending their usefulness.
Wheat From America Ends Famine Threat In War-Torn Italy
American food aid relieves Italian hunger as war disrupts farming and shipping. Wheat and flour approaching one million tons are shipped by U S Army Service Forces with British units handling transport and distribution. Italian farmers will receive American seed fertilizer and machinery to restart production.
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America
Italy
United States
Great Britain
U. S. Army Service Forces
Taxicabs in Cleveland test two way radio dispatch
Radio Cleveland plans a three month license to use a two way system for taxi dispatching after approval by the Federal Communications Commission. Transit officials say the service will improve pickup times and coordination across the city.
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Cleveland
Federal Communications Commission
Filipino Pupils Learn to Sing God Bless America
Filipino grade school children in Panauan Leyte began learning the words to God Bless America as the first school opened in liberated territory. The youngsters repeated the lines in unison after their Filipino female teacher, marking the first public mention of America since the two year Japanese occupation ended.
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Panauan
Leyte
P. 1
America
Womahk
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle Glamour in Wartime Fashion
In wartime style, out of uniform outfits shift to glamour with bold makeup and accessories. An artificial American Beauty rose hat pairs with long gloves and lipstick to create lush, dramatic beauty as a morale boosting fashion statement.
Night shift living requires shared hours and routine
A house designed for the night shift runs differently from standard hours. If your home operates on irregular rounds, adjust daily life to fit. Try to align household chores like washing and cleaning around common hours to keep everyone happier.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Gay Gadgets Holiday Spirit Tricks for Teens
Nancy Pepper suggests festive fashion and party accessories for the holiday season. She highlights turkey wishbone lapel gadgets Christmas tree ball jewelry iridescent snow sprinkles silver tinsel hairstyles and sequined greetings on sweaters for New Year celebrations.
Jokes at the soda fountain tease teens with comic timing
A light exchange of corny lines plays between a sergeant and corporal about drill and duty. In a restaurant a Romeo and Juliet joke hinges on debt. A gag about an old fashioned pair ends with a waitress offering boiled tongue calves brains and pigs feet as a punch line.
Duration Dirge about wartime rationing and beauty shortages
A verse laments wartime shortages, claiming we can manage with lipsticks, compacts, and plastics in rough cardboard cases. It notes substitutions for prewar zippers and paper limits, while we sip sodas and await victory, pondering the fate of precious hair pins.
Trixie Teen Seeks Fresh Crowd By Finding Herself
A teen columnist urges self improvement to fit social shifts. She argues popularity comes from inner change, not chasing a new crowd. The piece challenges readers to develop qualities home teams value and to adapt for broader appeal beyond school friends.
Dean of Railroad Women Retires After 54 Years at Union Pacific
Katherine Loretta Connell, long regarded as the dean of American railroad women, retires from Union Pacific on December 15 after starting as a freight car mileage clerk in Omaha on March 5 1891 at 35 dollars a month. She rose to assistant head clerk in the statistical bureau and has served under 11 presidents. Her story traces a vow kept by S H H Clark to provide jobs for Connell’s family, dating to their meeting in 1869 in Omaha after Clark helped him marry.
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Katherine Loretta Connell
American Railroad
Union Pacific
Statistical Bureau of the Auditor of Equipment Service
Connell
S. H. H. Clark
Patrick Connell
Clark
Tennessee
Omaha
Yards
Elkhorn
Neb
Katherine
Miss Connell
Statistical Bureau
W. M. Jeffers
Pat
City Employment Bureau
Miss. Connell
Joseph D
Richard P
Armed Services
Blended Colors in Reed Rag Rug
Basic guide for making a knitted rag rug from fabric odds and ends. Tear material into wide strips, turn raw edges, knit straight strips, and sew around a center oval. Emphasizes color harmony and careful pinning to distribute fullness. Dye rag colors if needed and note directions are from a craft book offering more projects.
Antaeus the Undaunted in Ancient Tale of Strength
A poem recounts the mythic figure Antaeus who rises after every blow, gaining tenfold strength as he faces defeat. It closes with a moral about resilience, urging readers to rise stronger after falling and persevere toward triumph.
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Terra
Antaeus
Rescues Gas Stamps From Scrap Truck
Los Angeles report: Harry Hornstein, a service station operator, found and chased down a scrap truck for four miles to reclaim his wastepaper donation containing 2,000 gasoline coupons. He joked the ration board would never believe him.
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Los Angeles
Harry Hornstein
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