Advertising Pays Its Way for Oldsters and Nation
The piece argues branded merchandise expanded jobs and the standard of living since 1935, rejects Rexford Tugwell’s plan to erase brand names, and notes advertising funds lower prices via economies of scale. It cites Truman and Hawaii's status, urging protection of majority rights against small self interests.
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Rexford Tugwell
Brain Trust
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Tugwell
Congress
America
Collier’s
Truman
Hawaii
Sewing Circle Patterns Pretty Date Dress and Aprons
Newsprint pattern brief touts Pattern No. 3184 a junior frock with soft neckline drape and full skirt in sizes 11 to 18. Describes a floral all over print belt and 4 yards of fabric for size 12. Also features Pattern No. 3188 hostess aprons in multiple sizes with fabric yardage and design notes.
Lodge Misprint and Thefts Have a Laughing Edge
A new lodge member realizes his watch was stolen at the initiation. The president quietly coordinates the recovery, guiding him to stay put while the thief is identified. A separate exchange mocks a black man attempting membership, ending with a punchline about being “black bald.”
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O. K
First Aid to the Ailing House by Roger C Whitman
A reader asks how to remove a yellow brown film from a baby bottle sterilizer after shrimp steaming. The answer suggests soaking with a half and half vinegar and water solution, then boiling and scrubbing. rinse well. It mentions cleaning fluid or kerosene as other possible aids.
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Roger C. Whitman
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Virgil
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By Clark S. Hoes
By Clay Hunter
Bouford
Mutt and
Jeff
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Bud Fisher
By Arthur Pointer
Wylde and Wooly
Bert Thomas
Alvin
Wright Patters
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells
Chicago
U. S. Chemical & Supply CO
K. C. Me
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