War Labor Board Under Pressure and Postwar Plans Discussed
The piece surveys rising strikes and AFL walkouts affecting the War Labor Board as Germany nears collapse. It examines Little Steel wage disputes, looming postwar shutdowns of war orders, and the risk of government seizure. It also reviews a report on Germany and Japan control, praising a Brookings plan for military with economic measures and noting Red Cross plans for WWII prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Educational Society
Detroit
Labor Department
National War Labor Board
Germany
Washington
Labor Board
AFL
Little Steel
War Labor Board
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
Toy shortages hit Christmas shoppers as war limits supply
wartime scarcities push toy buyers to settle for about half the prewar quantity. metal and rubber items are rare. wood and pasteboard substitutes rise in popularity while dolls and teddy bears remain plentiful. the office of price administration implements ceiling prices amid ongoing production shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fasr
Office of Price Administration
Washington
OPA
Parlor Games Besides Wartime Family Fun in 1944 Pack
Wartime Santa Claus pack spotlights easy to learn parlor sports for all ages. MONOPOLY and FINANCE dominate as escape plays while ROOK PIT and SORRY appeal to families and servicemen. CAMEBOT DIG and CROSSWORD LEXICON offer education oriented entertainment for spelling and arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
America
Controversy, Coyful and Cable Yarns in a Satirical Piece
A reflection on the word controversy and its censorship use, with Alec Woollcott’s broadcast clash over controversial material. The piece cites Nash and FPA’s notes on columnists, labor, and a Society Set of phonies, ending with a dowager bookie and Park Avenue clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Woollcott
Alec
Woollcott
Hitler
Mussolini
Park Avenuues
Carnegie Hall
Briefs on food, grain shortfalls, and German awards
Bankhage Milk and products exceed 25 percent of annual US food use while Americans consume 1700 pounds of food per year. British radio reports Germany is two million tons short of grain and Hungarian imports loss will force bread ration cuts. Production of parts for refurbished phonographs and amusement machines is allowed again. Hitler orders renewed award of a defensive rampart badge to frontier fortifications workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Cast iron doll utensils and maple toy trucks hit market
This year’s toy selection includes unobtainable last year cast iron cooking utensils for dolls priced around a dollar. A wooden steam shovel with movable boom sells about $3.95 and a hardrock maple dump truck finishes at $5.00 as construction machinery regains popularity in toyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armamra
Postwar New York Seen Through Daily Life Snapshots
A collage describes barbers chatting with patrons, eloquent penny-arcade barkers, fashionably dressed salesmen, and jitterbug youth in Chinatown. It notes Sepians at electric shine parlors, bobby soxers with lunch boxes at the Paramount, art lovers in the Museum of Art, and crowds drawn to pigeons in the city crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
Paramount
King Sinatra
Chinatown
Museum of Art
Yorkville
Curtaining French Doors With Over Draperies
Practical guide notes balancing door and window curtains using the same glass curtain fabric. It suggests a head and rod above and below, with a wooden or metal rod extending beyond the door frame to allow door operation without interference. A new book MAKE YOUR OWN CURTAINS by Mrs. Spears offers illustrated do it yourself guidance.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, DC
White House
Japan
Vansittart
Harold G Moulton
Brookings Institution
Louis Marlio
League of Nations
United States
Vansitt Artists
Us.a
WAC
Ogden Nash
Nash
FPA
Jeanie
Bankhage
Madison
50Th Street
Schraffts
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Grove
Scott
TY Scott
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