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...trim what Christmas trees there are this year (shortage will be due to lack of woodcutters and transportation), fiberglass garlands and ornaments will replace restricted tinsel and metal spangles...
...Page, 74, clerk of the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1931, "minority clerk emeritus" thereafter, House employe for over 60 years; on his birthday; in Chevy Chase, Md. He went to work as a Congressional page when he was 13; Chester A. Arthur was President. As clerk, bald, trim-mustached, meticulous Page wore a tailcoat, a white-edged vest, and manners to match. He became an authority on Congressional procedure. The 100-word American's Creed, which he wrote in World War I, is still one of the Printing Office's bestsellers...
...SAKE SHUT UP! DO YOU WANT TO WAKE THE BABY?" a poster in one window argued as redeyed, sleepless Yardlings grimly eyed the trim and buoyant squads wheeling below...
From his car Franklin Roosevelt, with a sailor's appreciative eye, took in the trim new subchaser PC-467, snugged tidily to the wharf, her brightwork glistening in the hot September sun. Radio technicians placed a battery of microphones across his lap. Said the President of the U.S. to the Crown Princess of Norway and the people of the world...
...creation named "Trim Little Suit" brought ecstatic applause as the models began parading across the pink carpet, posturing on a raised dais. Adrian's price: $225. Another, "It's Not True" ($210) had a long black skirt and a transparent lace front. "Black Glamour" ($395) was a study in black seductiveness for evening. Adrian showed 60 of his creations: "Suit with Red Excitement," "Black Dress with Two Roses," "Dinner with a Dash of Gold," "Commando," "For a Visit to the Camp," "When He's Home," "Peace and Quiet," "Where's the U.S.O...