Postwar home wares road show previews future furniture
Salesmen travel the country describing postwar household appliances and durable goods for 1945 and beyond. They note war constraints on samples, discuss how veterans and families will buy, and expect modest price increases with new home needs and self service stores shaping the market.
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Tucson
Germany
Europe
Fred Grant
Richmond
Newark
N. J
Detroit
Grant
Trenton
Washington
GI Joe
Fortune
Othman Tries High Society and a Hollywood Star’s Dinner
Washington columnist Frederick C. Othman recalls Esther Williams arriving in town to auction a bathing suit for the war bond drive. A glamorous dinner with lawmakers and socialites follows as fans press for autographs while Williams enjoys a lavish meal and signs a menu.
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Othman
Bride
Esther Williams
Hollywood
Miss Williams
Bond Department
Miss W
Supreme Court
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Penetro salve blends mutton suet with active ingredients
Grandma’s quick relief idea revived as Penetro salve uses mutton suet and five active ingredients. It claims to relieve nerve pain in skin, ease chest muscle tightness, and soothe irritated breathing via aromatic vapors. Also marketed for rheumatic pain, chapped lips, nostrils, bruises, and minor cuts.
Cameras Mounted In Fastest Airplane
In Inglewood California on December 13 the P 51 Mustang was announced to gain a heavy armor photo reconnaissance role. A new camera compartment will allow oblique and vertical photography without reducing firepower or bomb load. North American Aviation says the Mustang can also engage in combat to reach a target, photograph it, bomb it, photograph the resulting area, and return home.
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Inglewood
Calif
U.P
North American Aviation Company
Changes In Mexican Education Proposed
Mexico City on December 13 reports radical plans for next school year starting March 1. Secretary Jaime Torres Bodet outlines shifts in secondary education first, replacing memorized programs with a generalized culture focused educational procedure and later reforming primary school methods.
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Mexico City
Public Education
Jaime Torres Bodet
Laughing Bride Brings Awkward Dance to Humorous End
A guest recalls a stiff formal dance where a familiar fatty offered two red carnations to Miss Williams. He hoped a dance would ease tension as the band played a rumba and the crowd watched the awkward scene unfold with laughter. The narrator felt embarrassed as his bride merely laughed.
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OPA
Miss Williams
Painting Of First Lady Declares She Will Burn It
Mrs. Roosevelt objects to a portrait she calls too pretty and says she would like to burn it someday. She spoke to reporters during a White House tour for convalescent servicemen, noting the painting was made from a party sighting and painted from a photo.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Farm Products Of State On Increase
Arizona farm products earned over 1 million dollars more for growers in the first nine months of 1944 than in the same period 1943. The federal crop and livestock reporting service issued a preliminary estimate of income for the nine months, noting the overall rise.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Fast
An old time advertisement urges relief from headachy upset digestion by increasing bile flow with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims quick results often within 30 minutes and promotes use at drugstores for 10 or 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
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