Good Will Experiment: Cincinnati Hosts 54 Children Village
The first Children’s International Summer Village brought 54 youths aged 4 to 12 from Vienna Stockholm Newcastle on Tyne Mexico City Paris Copenhagen and Cincinnati to a four week camp near Cincinnati. They learned language customs games and humor while living harmoniously. Adults accompanied each group and television provided evenings. The project aims to expand globally with villages planned for Germany Sweden England and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinpina
Vienna
Stockholm
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Mexico City
Paris
Copenhagen
Cincinnati
Germany
Sweden
England
Doris Twitchell Allen
University of Cincinnati
Europe
London
Crosley
Avco Manufacturing Corporation
America
Lone Ranger
Radio Veteran Olsen Celebrates 25 Years On Air
Ww eee EN RADIO reports Johnny Olsen celebrating 25 years in radio after starting at 14 singing on a Windom Minnesota homemade transmitter. He hosted Lunch eon Club at noon on ABC, entertained presidents Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt, and created Rumpus Room now on TV. Dan Seymour named as one of seven favorite American fathers by Boys Clubs of America. Margaret OBrien backs out of Junior Miss theater gig, contracts void as she is a minor. Josh Shelley joins ABC TV Holiday Hotel cast, teasing Don Ameche with a taxi gag.
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Yee Olsen
Johnny
Windom
Minn
ABC
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Tactic
Dan Seymour
Boys Clubs of America
Dan
Steve
Bob Hope
General Ridgway
Margaret O’brien
Josh Shelley
ABC TV
Don Ameche
Josh
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A large mixed list of crossword clues with Across and Down entries open to interpretation including animals foods gods places and misc terms. Clues hint at a variety of languages and wordplay with references to myth astronomy and music notes.
Two Doctors in a One Doctor Town
In Inde Mall Linn dale two physicians, old Dr Boggs and young Dr Willis, differ greatly in temperament and skill. Boggs, ill tempered and forgetful, mixed up prescriptions, while Willis, alert and comforting, wins patient trust, especially among women. Locals cheer his arrival despite Boggs’s resistance.
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Martha
Doc Boggs
Bloomdale
Doctor Wills
Linndale
Doc
The Doctor Willis Marries In Ohio Home Town
Doctor Willis sets up his Elm Street practice after leaving Dr Boggs. He courts various girls before marrying Jean from Ohio. Jean discovers his moodiness and kindness, caring for him as she learns his habit of crying over roses and fatigue, amid town gossip and rivalry.
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Willis
Elm Street
Doctor Willis
Jean
Grassroots Dollar Less Elastic Yet Farmer's Fare Improved
A Home Economics Bureau sourced column compares 1900 and 1950 living standards for farmers and industrial workers. It notes farm cash income tripled since 1900, yet farm life remained similar. workers gained higher wages, vacations, insurance, and appliances. It highlights inflation, fixed incomes, and tax effects on real value.
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Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Iron Curtain Fur Trade Cut Across Bering Strait
National Geographic reports the Iron Curtain blocks fur and goods between Big and Little Diomede in Bering Strait. Russian soldiers guard a lookout on Big Diomede while Eskimo families on both islands lose three years of trade and contact across the date line. Little Diomede remains U.S. territory. Russia retains Big Diomede.
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Washington, D.C
Bering Strait
National Geographic Society
Big Diomede Island
Asia
America
Russia
Alaska
United States
Table and Bench Unit Idea for Back Yard
Handy backyard seating plan with a ready to build table and bench unit. Includes pattern with full construction details and dimensions. Requires only a saw and hammer. Price of pattern 203 is 26c. Workshop Pattern Service, Rower ih Dedford Mills, New York, U.S. Defense Bonds.
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Dedford Mills
New York
Old Car Smells Like New After Fragrance Firm Challenge
A fragrance and flavor company received an odd request to make an old car smell new again. The firm accepted and now the jalopy emits a fresh production line scent, transforming its aging odor.
Evolution of waistlines from corsets to girdles in fashion
Historical note traces waist size changes from Queen Elizabeth era corsets to 18-20 inch ideals mid century, and today girdle makers target about 24 inches as a practical foundation garment minimum for health and comfort.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cincinnati Citizens
Henry Roskan
University of Cincionati
Cincionati
Wweee EN Radio
Inez Gerhard
Johnny Olsen
Australi
City New
Aday
Dispatch
Choice Group
Wagera
Egypt
Bounder
Guido
Antimony
Sym
Erblum
Ziele Ily
the Fiction Corner
the Doctor
Ohio
By Wright A. Patterson
Iron Curtain
Diomedé
Siberia
N. ¥. Yankees
Everett Lewison
Vermillion
South Dakota
Cere Ley
Leaf Larson Vermillion
Firestone
Fieest
Piresiona
NBG
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