War Curriculum's Success At Frederick High School
Frederick High School educators report growing confidence in a new war curriculum for seventy five junior and senior girls and older boys. The program focuses on machine shop acetylene welding aircraft wood work and drawing to prepare students for likely wartime roles and military technical ratings.
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Frederick High School
George Lartz
Frederick County
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Mim
Martha Ebeling
Marry Oak
Fairchild Aircraft
Lart
Santa Claus Era Toy Line Keeps Christmas Cheer Bright
Wartime Toyland 1942 shows plentiful non-priority toys and wood pieces replacing metal and rubber. War themed miniatures, uniforms, and ships drive demand while WPB rules shape doll outfits and new cardboard battle sets. Families prepare with ready stockings and hobby sets, celebrating an old fashioned Christmas aided by modern science.
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Dorothy Roe
Susie
Bill
Toyland
Uncle Sam
WAVE
WAAC
S. Claus
War Information Cuts Gossip on War Time Party Lines
Washington reports the War Information Office warns that nonessential phone chatter wastes scarce wartime copper. The War Production Board advisors urge longer party line use, slower service, and tighter call analyses to cut personal conversations and shorten talks amid equipment shortages.
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Washington
Office By
War Information
War Production Board
Leighton H. Peebles
Prancer Sells Wearable Christmas Gear for Claus Fans
An old advertisement features Prancer offering wearable holiday items from shirts and ties to socks and wallets. It highlights Arrow, Essley, Botany, Wembley, and Westminster brands with prices around $1.85 and under. The copy emphasizes garments and accessories suitable as Christmas gifts.
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Prancer
S. Claus
Arrow
Wembley
Peebles Urges Expedited Procedures Citing OWI
The report notes Peebles pressed for quicker procedures while not expanding on the fast recommendation, signaling an OWI related emphasis. The exact scope remains unclear but the language points to procedural speed as an objective.
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Peebles
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow
An old advertisement urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile production and improve digestion. The copy claims bile helps prevent waste buildup and stomach discomfort and markets pills priced 10 cents and 85 cents.
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Carter
Dor Carter
Noxzema Medicated Skin Cream Special Offer
A period ad invites 1000 women to try Noxzema Medicated Skin Cream for 10 days to improve rough and blemished complexions. It claims two key effects smoothing dry skin and healing pimples with a mild astringent action, featuring testimonials and a limited yearly jar offer at drug or cosmetic counters.
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Jorma
L.of
Sangmeeel
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Agnes Little
Roger Eyler
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Joe Rice
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Betty Herbert
Kleine Rice
Donald Shipley
Judy Lewis
Howard Bowles
F. Lester Smith
Franklin N. Ship‘ley
William Houck
George ‘T. Schroeder
Philip Robert
J. B. Anders
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Irving Staley
No-Man's-Land
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