Santa Claus Preview Highlights 1946 Toy Fair Lineup
New York reports the biggest postwar toy fair opens with over 100000 items from metal toys to talking dolls. Prices relax as OPA ceilings lift, promising better values though supplies remain tight. 4000 buyers, 700 exhibitors showcase steel rubber plastic and wood toys amid peacetime themes and new model research.
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New York
Claus
Office of Price Administration
L. M. MacDonald
MacDonald
J Alvin Henkel Buried In Florida
Funeral services were held in Jacksonville Florida for 77 year old J Alvin Henkel a former Stephens City merchant and Peoples Bank president who died after surgery He moved to Florida 14 years ago and is survived by two wives and many children grandchildren and sisters.
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J. Alvin Henkel
Jacksonville
Florida
Stephens City
Old Peoples Bank
Henkel
Jessie Henderson
H.H. Cooley
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Helen Collis
Martinsburg
W. Va
John Henkel
Cumberland
Minnie Ambrose
Frederick County
Thomas
Lewis
David Henkel
Nancy Henkel
Martha Tucker
Callahan, Fla
Claude M. Henkel, Jr
Jack Combs
Holmes Bucher
Pegey Henkel
Earl Nixon
Paw Paw
Wilma Henkel
Callahan
Fla
Leslie Henkel
Claude Henkel
Dandy Handy Dictionary Ad In The Winchester Evening Star
An ad promotes a pocket dictionary of 378 pages with over 21000 definitions. It notes size 3 3 4 by 5 1 2 inches, supplements on words phrases and mispronunciations, and a durable cover. Price twenty five cents postpaid with order form and address for The Information Bureau. Also includes a War Department pay question with enlisted men earning about 158 dollars monthly including allowances.
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L.W. A
War Department
Souvenir War Weapons Threat Vexes U S Authorities
In a brief by Jack Stinnett, the piece cites Collier’s humor on war souvenirs and warns of a continuing danger from live World War I and World War II remnants found in civilian hands. Leatherneck catalogues grenades mines and booby traps while FBI Director Hoover notes laws lag behind.
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Washington
Collier's
Marine Corps
Leatherneck
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Serve It At Every Meal Phone 3459 Haldeman's
A brief item notes a restaurant or service called Serve It At Every Meal tied to the phone number 3459 and the name Haldeman's. No further details are provided in the fragment.
In Memoriam Wilmer O Lupton Remains Remembered Abroad
A wartime obituary recalling Pvt. Wilmer O. Lupton age 21 killed in Belgium January 27, 1945. The notice from his wife and daughter Mrs. Wilmer Lupton and Judy Lane Lupton laments his loss, noting he is not dead but away and is honored among the nation’s heroes.
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Pvt
Wilmer O. Lupton
Belgium
Wilmer Lupton
Judy Lane Lupton
Firearm Law Debate Cites Federal State City Strengthening
The remark argues for stronger federal state and city firearms laws. It asserts no progress until collectors accept that their items could enable future murders and accidents. The speaker frames weapons as instruments needing oversight to protect civilians.
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Collec
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Santa Claus
SYCO
Muse
E.R. Crampton
National Surgical Fitters
W. Burke St
E. L. Sencindiver
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
M.R.C. A
Belfast
Ireland
Davenport
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Winchester
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
Y Mail
Washington, D. C
Jack Stin
Jack Stinnett
Brooklyn
Cementel Court
Curio
Haldeman’s
NEW — Modern
N. Cameron St
the Red Wing Restaurant
Featuring
Tors
Pon Gal
Milley’s Hardware and Household Supplies
N. Loudonn St
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