Employment Display Ads in the Sunday News

In addition to the classifieds, several employers ran display ads.

The war might be over but the USO soldiered on. It was looking for 100 chorus girls for six month tours in Europe and the Pacific . Tryouts were April 15 at the USO Camp Show Workshop.

Dale’s Private Dance Studios, which was rapidly expanding, was looking for ambitious young women, college trained, with sales and executive experience who eventually would become branch managers earning from $5-$15k a year under a franchising contract. The salary was $35-$85 a week during training. “Good dancers preferred.”

Schrafft’s restaurants had opening for women as cooks, bakers, steam table, pantry and serving room helpers, hostesses, waitresses, and salesgirls. Experience unnecessary. 44-hour week. Meals and uniforms furnished. Vacation.

Several department stores ran display ads for saleswomen and stenographers. Now that the men were home and taking back the better paying jobs and the defense jobs were gone, the lower paying sales, clerical and service jobs were pretty much what was left for most women who chose or had to remain in the postwar workforce.

A company offered information on job opportunities in South America