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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
5
Scarcity of food and high prices marked Christmas in Paris 1847 as many Frenchmen faced hardship. The Cathedral at Reims hosted a festive service with trees and feasts for Christmas Eve, but widespread poverty contrasted with celebrations.
Postwar France endures high food prices and scarce staples. A turkeys costs the weekly wage for many workers and butter sugar are scarce. Despite shortages families plan simple Christmas meals as they cope with ongoing economic strain. Janine Garnier, a blond hairdresser, notes a modest celebration with her husband in a bank and two children.
In Atchison Kansas a municipal planning board proposes lighting the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame style monuments as a festive display for Christmas. The move aims to honor children and improve city morale amid electric shortages and recent fires.
A Tokyo company aims to push its artificial power products into the United States market, exploring distribution deals and potential partnerships while noting the growing demand among American manufacturers and consumers.
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