Holiday Mail Appeal Warns of Christmas Jam
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker warns that without a heavy rise in gift mailing soon a holiday jam in transportation and postal services will occur. Postmaster Frank M. Collins notes some increase but negligible compared with gift shopping. Delivery by Christmas will be impossible if a last minute flood of parcels arrives. wartime staff shifts further constrain capacity.
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Frank C. Walker
Frank M. Collins
Collins
Walker
Durden of Transportation
Army
Navy
In Time of War Prepares for Peace
London UP describes E Hodges wartime chief engineer on the mine sweeper Kellett. A bowler hat he wore before the war becomes a private victory symbol for peace time, ready to return to its place if victory news reaches the ship. Hodges calls the hat the emblem of returning normalcy aboard the Kellett.
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London
E. Hodges
Hodges
Jap Propagandists Made Bad Guess Here
New York reports that Japanese propaganda outlets circulated rumors that General Cheng Chen of China resigned in disgrace after defeats on the Yunnan Burma border. The Cairo conferences later confirmed he attended as part of Chiang Kai-shek's staff, exposing the Tokyo and Berlin broadcasts as erroneous.
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New York
Cheng Chen
China
Yunnan-Burma
Tokyo
Cheng
Cairo
Chiang Kai- Shek
Berlin
Visualizes 50 Hour Cross Country Train Trip Costing $70
Edward G Budd, president of Edward G Budd Manufacturing Co, outlined a postwar vision for streamlined stainless steel sleeper coaches. A 50 hour New York to Los Angeles or San Francisco trip at $70 fare and meals proposes faster, cheaper travel to boost ridership, with extended discussions on rival airlines and autos.
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New York
Ths Angeles
San Francisco
Edward G. Budd
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia
Budd
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Chicago
Budge
Postwar careers for pilots in a changing world
The speaker says ready has been designated as the coming thing in the postwar period. Many war pilots will work in the air to earn a livelihood. The plane will not replace the automobile due to the human element. A pilot must have good eyes quick reflexes and sound judgment.
Waterford Cub Pack 31 Meets With Hobby Show Feature
Waterford Cub Pack No 31 holds a 7 30 pm meeting at the Methodist Church parlors led by cubmaster Donald L Marino assisted by James Gillespie. Reports from the Buckskin keepers of each den. games to follow. An invitation extends to the Sunday 10 30 am worship service at the same church with attendees asked to arrive by 10 15 am.
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Waterford
Donald L. Marino
James Gillespie
Postponed Waterford Women’s Society Meeting Jan Start
The Mary Merthe group of the Women's Society of Christian Service at Waterford Methodist Church postpones its meeting from this evening and plans to hold it sometime in January. Personal notes report John F. Harney Jr. has returned home from Samaritan Hospital, while Mrs. Hollis Briggs remains ill at home. Two Polly Hinds sons serving abroad are named Sergeant Thomas M. Hinds in England and Private William Hinds in North Africa. Members of Waterford Half Moon District 2 PTA will meet tomorrow at 8 pm at Mrs. Mary Remington’s Mechanicville Road home to dine at Grooked Lake’s Friendly Tavern, with next regular meeting set for Dec 13 at Mrs. Remington’s.
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Mary Merthe
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Waterford
John F. Harney, Jr
Samaritan Hospital
Maple Avenue
Hollis Briggs
Waterford-Mechanicville
Polly Hinds
Sergt Thomas M. Hinds
England
Pfe
William Hinds
North Africa
Waterford Halfmoon District 2
Parent-Teacher, Association
Christmas Party Time Set for Members Meeting
Members will enjoy a Christmas party at an upcoming meeting. Attendees are asked to bring an article for the grabbag. Mrs. Percy Willetts will preside over the business session.
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Percy Willetts
Mother and Two Sons Die in Hotel Leap
A New York hotel tragedy left Mia Tomlinson and her two sons aged 5 and 3 dead after leaping from an upper floor of the Henry Hudson Hotel yesterday afternoon. Police said the family registered there about 130 pm and the mother, recently married to Flight Officer David Tomlinson, was despondent over not joining him in England. Guy Hiddingh, her first husband, was killed in action with British forces in Africa.
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New York
INL
Henry Hudson
David Tomlinson
Islip
L. L
West Sain Street
Ration Book Finder Should Use Mail Box
A local rationing board announced that anyone finding a lost ration book should drop it in the nearest mail box. The book will be delivered to the address on the book at no charge, with no envelope needed. In some cases books have been found and returned to the owner via the board.
Reward Veterans With Jeeps and a Plane
Roscoe Turner, famed speed flyer and vice president of the National Aviation Training Association, urges rewarding returning veterans with two jeeps and a plane. He likens it to the Civil War slogan forty acres and a mule and argues jeeps would serve as farm tractors after the war and airplanes would aid reconstruction.
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St. Louis
Roscoe Turner
National Aviation ‘Training Association
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