A Personal Christmas Rescue
Mrs. Greene, alone after a strained Christmas, opens her door to a hungry stranger. She offers tea and soup, drawn by loneliness and a need to help. As the man shares his tale, her own memories of sorrow and isolation surface, revealing mutual need for companionship.
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RS. Greene
Mrs. Greene
The Christmas Harvest by Alson Secor
A playful yet pointed verse about Christmas cheer and the virtue of giving. It contrasts cynics who borrow without lending with the spirit of generosity that enlivens the season and lifts the soul.
Bicycle for a Boy and a Christmas Gift of Family
A boy stranded by life finds a path through kindness when Mrs. Greene offers him a bicycle and a home. She invites him to be her son, expressing warmth with the idea of sharing mittens, books, and a future. The moment turns a bleak night into a hopeful Christmas memory.
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Western Newspaper Union
Christmas In thelew Name '4 a Christmas In thelew Name
Janice Wray and Stewart celebrate their first Christmas in a new home deciding how to decorate and share gifts. They reflect on family memories, the star on the tree, and the idea of inviting loved ones to join in their holiday joy. The scene ends with uncertainty about whether to change plans and include family.
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Janice Wray
Stewart
Janice
Janny
Bess
Bill
Irme
Tax Reform and Utility Expansions Debate in Chicago
ANIEL C. Roper calls for a general tax revision to simplify liability and broaden corporate earnings distribution. Utilities executives announce a $25 million expansion by Consolidated Edison, while Willkie proposes a business government truce. Roosevelt urges housing law revisions to boost credit and housing activity, including lower mortgage insurance charges and extended mortgage insurance. Civil Service reform faces criticism over centralization and politicization concerns.
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Aniel C.roper
Secretary of Commerce
United States
Business Advisory Council
Chicago
Souliedtit
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consolidated Edison Company
New York State Public Service Commission
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Roosevelt
Willkie
Washington
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Borah O Mahoney bill seeks federal licensing of interstate firms
Senators O Mahoney of Wyoming and Borah of Idaho introduced a new federal licensing bill for all corporations engaged in interstate commerce. The measure aims to curb monopolies, abolish child labor, prohibit gender discrimination, guarantee collective bargaining, shape wages and hours, and direct the FTC to propose a federal incorporation law. Under present statutes corporations are created by the states.
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O’mahoney
Wyoming
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Farmers' Grain Corp Quits A Resolution To Dissolve
Farmers' Grain Corp slated a special meeting for January 24 to consider dissolving the farm agency. J O McVice President said stockholders will vote on the proposal. If approved, the group would become part of co operating and government finance would shift, with regional offices affected.
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Farmers’ al Grain Corporation
J. O. Mcvice
Unite
Markat
Lacy Cartwhels Make This Cloth Pattern 1570
Instruction on crocheted eight inch square forming two medallions when joined into a cloth or spread. Simple repeats in economical string. Pattern 1570 includes chart, directions, material list, stitch illustrations, photo, color ideas. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Cent., 82 Eighth Ave., New York. Include name and address.
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Sim
Needlecraft Cent
Eighth Ave
New York
Wage totals for American factory workers 1869 to 1929
In 1869 workers at American factories were paid 620 million dollars. By 1929 advertising driven demand pushed wages to 11.621 billion dollars, showing steep growth in thirty years.
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