Santa Claus belief fuels a nation of childhood illusions
Mrs. Roosevelt champions telling children about Santa Claus and a joyful belief in his existence. The column notes widespread trust in Santa, from Chicago to New York, radio to newspapers, and even federal support. Segments touch on public notices, restaurant cravings, and quirks of home building amid shortages.
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Santa Claus
Westbrook
Kris Kringle
Chicago
Kansas City
Dubuque
Poughkeepsie
Nyack
Los Angeles
Houston
New York
Haverstraw
Chicopee Falls
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Golden Beach
Santa
Parking Problem Brings Hindley Family to Action
At Hindley’s estate a shabby car owned by a young woman becomes a daily nuisance. Mr Hindley debates with aides and family, finally suggesting the driver park in his garage for protection and easier access. The owner is Mazie, an aspiring artist with a Russia-born father.
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Hindley Place
James Hindley
Hindley
Doris Hindley
Ted
Tom
Benson
Mr. Hindley
Russia
Doris
Mazie
Laura Drake
Peach
Hidden Taxes Burden Shown by National Consumers Tax Commission
A study by the National Consumers Tax Commission shows hidden taxes cost a typical family in one year the equivalent of 578 loaves of bread or 165 pounds of butter, 144 dozen eggs, or 156 pounds of bacon.
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National Consumers Tax Commission
National Legion bans Two Faced Woman amid Hollywood changes
The National Legion of Decency bans Great Garbo's Two Faced Woman amid Archbishop Spellman’s condemnation and city bans. The piece notes Hays office approval, recalls The Constant Nymph remake with Boyer and Fontaine, and mentions future projects with Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwyck slang line, For Whom the Bell Tolls progress, and location shoots in the Sierra Nevada. It also highlights Donivee Purkey’s movie breakthrough and Jim Brown’s signing, plus radio stars Esther Ralston Enid Markey Virginia OBrien William Orr Betty Wells entering film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Legion of Decency
Great Garbo
Archbishop Spellman
Hollywood
Will H. Hays
Marshall Fields and American wealth makers in Chicago
The piece traces Marshall Field I III and their impact on Chicago’s economy including Field Museum and the Sun newspaper. It links creation of wealth to jobs and national prosperity, then shifts to Dr Hal Orr’s wartime and dental career, ending with a critique of government information and a note on labor union influence in wartime industry.
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Chicago
Marshall Fields
Field Museum of Natural History
America
Marshall Field I
Marshall Field III
Chicago Sun
National Resources Planning Board
Photographers crown 1941s photogenic stars and snubs
Rumors say Errol Flynn has annoyed New York newspaper photographers. Roosevelt will speak on December 24 at the National Christmas Tree lighting. The actor from True to the Army has been invited to join the U S Army Signal Corps with carrier pigeons. Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth win top photogenic star honors from Hollywood news cameramen for 1941.
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Errol Flynn
New York
Roosevelt
Mutual
Raven
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Army
Bob Hope
Rita Heyworth
Hollywood
Textile design order for tea towel motifs and transfer
The note lists seven tea towel designs and a match ing panholder on transfer 79376 priced at 15 cents. It instructs using a bright plaid for the car and corners and finishing motifs in outline embroidery. It mentions creating gift sets from extra stampings and directs sending the order to a listed address.
People’s Will and National Safety Quote
The statement emphasizes that the nation’s fate rests on the people’s own initiative to safeguard the country. It argues that public safety fails only if citizens abandon responsibility to others. Daniel Webster’s words highlight civic duty and self reliance in defending the nation.
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Daniel Webster
Christmas gift ideas for servicemen cigarettes and tobaccos
The notice highlights cigarettes and smoking tobacco as preferred gifts for men in the service. Camel is a favored cigarette and Prince Albert is pictured as the top tobacco, backed by sales records from Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard stores. Local dealers offer Camels in wrapped packages and Prince Albert in pound tins or glass humidors as ideal Christmas gifts.
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Prince Albert
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Trunkfish Shells Shape Ocean Armored Fishes
Trunkfish Trunkfishes of the family Ostraciidae inhabit warm seas. These fish resemble others in shape but their bodies are encased in a hard turtleLike shell, leaving only the jaws fins eyes and tail free to move.
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Westbrook Pegler
Carson City
Oil City
Women’s Federation
Society of Restaurateurs
Japan
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Warner Brothers
Charles Boyer
Joan Fontaine
Victor Moore
Paramount
Barbara Stanwyck
Howard Hawks
Barbara
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Donivee Purkey
Laura Lee
Gilbert Roland
Philip Reed
Jim Brown
Brown
Texas
Radio
Woman of Courage
Esther Ralston
Enid Markey
Virginia O’brien
William Orr
Betty Wells
Metro
Hal Orr
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Cuba
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Orr
AEF
France
Paris
Washington
Smith Bros
Midwest
Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Schimmel
ATA
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