21 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
1
A comical dialogue features Elmer Twitchell shot a first baseman and facing prison as a psychiatrist probes childish memories. Jokes reference baseball lore, Miltons Berle, and postwar culture, ending with a pep talk to students to use their heads.
Readers from home towns and rural areas respond to a query about moving toward socialism. They debate social security, government power, and local versus federal control, citing educators, farmers, a hardware dealer, and an Indiana editor with varied views on liberty, responsibility, and taxation.
NBC broadcaster Ben Grauer is hailed as a premier special events reporter and emcee, with coverage spanning presidential inaugurations and UN sessions. Paulette Goddard notes fashion shifts as curves return, and CBS Green Lama plot elements are explored. A staged cloudburst scene for The Green Promise involved 100 technicians and 100,000 gallons of water at RKO.
Inspector Beatty investigates a $50,000 jewel theft from M Sanders home. A wall safe behind a picture on the second floor seemed safe until footprints and mud on a servant’s shoes expose the deception. The ladder and open window misled investigators, while Sid Firbush’s shoes reveal the culprit.
A detective argues mud on shoes proves an inside thief due to muddy footprints at the ladder base while the rungs remain clean. He reveals the friend Firbush claimed as an alibi confessed after a movie but the detective notes no such check occurred, exposing a clever deception.
Dense word puzzle with clues across and down. Includes definitions for animals, objects, actions and concepts to fill a grid. The puzzle mixes languages and has errors in spacing and spelling that obscure some entries. Aimed at witty, varied vocabulary and careful cross-checking.
Attractive cutwork linens for bedrooms with a jonquin and narcissus design on pillow cases and towels. Pattern 5523 includes two hot iron transfers stitch guides materials and finishing directions. Send 20 cents plus name address and pattern number to enter.
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