Nelson declines high level wartime post amid book plans
Alre nghton Donal Nel eyed the War Production Board chair but refused Uncle Sam's offer after Lt. Gen. Gregory resigned. Former Sears president and famed merchandise mogul says the job is too big a headache. He aims to dispose of war surplus goods instead while promoting his new book Arsenal of Democracy. Nel, with his George Washington University alumna wife, resides on the West Coast.
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Hinrichs resigns after wartime clash over unemployment forecast
A. Ford Hinrichs, retiring acting Labor Statistics Bureau commissioner, says he tried to head off the War Manpower Commission's 6,000,000 unemployment forecast for January 1, 1946. He apologizes to Secretary Schwellenbach and resigns amid the dispute over wartime cost of living. A note on postwar china sources mentions global imports. A new District of Columbia Patriotic Women council is formed in Washington.
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Do False Teeth FASTEETH Advertisement
FASTEETH a powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates keeps false teeth firmly in place. It does not slide or feel gummy, leaves no pasty taste, and is alkaline to avoid souring dentures. Controls plate odor and can be bought at any drug store.
Pin Worms Warn Readers About Itching Threat
Medical notices warn that pin worms affect many children and adults with anal itching. A new pill containing a key ingredient claims to remove the infection, offering money back if not effective.
Front Royal Man Named Veterans Service Officer
Nelson F. Richards announces the appointment of Edward M. Mathews of Front Royal as Veterans Service Officer and Area Director. Mathews will serve Clarke Frederick Page Shenandoah and Warren counties from offices in Roanoke.
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Front Royal
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Presidents and Wives booklet offered by Information Bureau
Meet America’s Presidents and Ladies. The booklet features portraits and sketches of the 32 chief executives and the women who lived in the White House. Copies available from the Information Bureau for fifteen cents postpaid. Enclose fifteen cents with order to 316 Eye St NE, Washington DC.
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White House
Virginia Woolen to Play Berkeley Woolen Saturday
Virginia Woolen meets Berkeley Woolen of Martinsburg at Sen Seng Road diamond in a tune up for a 3 game series to decide the plant championship. Scrib ner at first and Ingram at short are noted infield stars. First pitch at two. Officials from both mills expected.
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Quenching Summer Drinks and Club News Stirring Kids Fashion
A playful note describes a two lemon juice recipe with orange juice sugar and milk yielding six servings. It mentions kids with bangs and long back hair, sea shell anklets, and a new Polly Pigtails Club letter from a princess in Lagos Africa inviting leather snakeskin ebony crafts and hobby exchanges. Jo Ann Little reports Lake Hopatcong vacation fashion.
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An Evening of Jam Sessions and Old Stories
A note on piano lessons and summer schedules blends with mentions of Alec Templeton at age 15 memorizing a Beethoven concerto. Tommy Tucker hosts jam sessions at Ashbury Park with two cans of food per listener for charity. Frank Sinatra fans hear a familiar tune while a bantam book recalls Captain Peabody in the War of 1812.
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Vocabulary for Squares
Vivian Brown in care of this paper asks about new angles in the gang. The note appears as a reader submission with unclear context and no verifiable events or names. The item is presented as a fragmented vocabulary query rather than a reportable incident.
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Anderson Promises Sugar Increase After Cuba Contract
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told President Truman there will be more sugar on grocer’s shelves early next year due to the sugar contract with Cuba. He returned from Havana and reported on the purchase of the 1946 Cuban crops. He avoided predicting how much longer rationing would continue.
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Sidney Hillman Estate Valued at 69990 Revealed
New York reports labor and political leader Sidney Hillman died July 10 leaving an estate of 69990. His widow Bessie A. Hillman applied for waivers to access insurance proceeds with the state tax commission noting he left no will.
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Charles W. Ferry
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London ruins yield clues to ancient pottery and tanning
London Museum keeper W F Grimes reports discoveries beneath modern streets near Ludgate Hill show Roman and medieval activity including a pottery industry, timber and tanning centers, whale thinned by pits and wells, suggesting earlier London life and revising the standard historical view.
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