18 May 1950
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
1
Two tales, both true, contrast a Philadelphia tycoon's scheming romance with a long failed gift of bonds and a Tucson TB victim's grim bid for work. The first ends with a fraudulent legacy while the second offers a hopeful turn as a mechanic offers a job in hard times.
Veteran wartime radio figure Inez Gerhard Tyanny Scholl recounts surviving a South Pacific crash with a parachute opening by fate. The tale fuels a new National Record song Open Parachute and a Paramount talk of a film deal with Danny. Actors Irene Tedlow Kathi Norris Katherine Locke Madge Blake Vanessa Brown pursue stage and screen roles amid radio shifts.
In Dexter, Jackie Ledbetter fears losing the silver half dollar his father Silas gave him for the circus, fearing his mom would cry if he failed. After a tense search, he reclaims the coin hidden in hay, feeling grateful to his mother and father for their support.
In North Dakota the erosion caused by wind is noted as more significant than soil loss from water. The observation emphasizes windblown sediment moves and degrades topsoil faster in certain landscapes.
A discussion on when to publish photographs, stressing news value, reproduction quality, permissions, timeliness, and reader interest. Editors must judge if a picture adds value and is publishable, noting that not all good pictures fit a newspaper and some are used by many papers already.
A readthrough of scattered crossword clues and partial answers including across and down lists such as Let it stan, Crust on wound, White with age, protective covering, beneath, skips a stone, ebb and flow, distant, manners, gulf, origin, resound, land measure, electrified particle, private interests, girl's name, Shoshonean Indians, white linen vestment, musical drama, hoarder, savage, dries grass, wading bird, meddles, appearing as if eaten, Norse gods, bruise, formal examination of books, raised, owned, anger, music note, jumbled type, heraldry, friar's title, ventilate, exclamation, Japanese festival, brased, artificial reservoir, whether, radium symbol, more music notes, moving a part, and other scattered entries.
The fragment lists items such as Last Week's Answer 38 and 40 Epocha Al Salt and 43 Sitter vetch 44 Away No 51. The readable lines suggest a crossword style clue set or catalog of terms without a clear narrative or event.
Sketch shows a small sink cabinet with adjustable pattern dimensions to fit any sink size or extend along a kitchen wall. Three illustrated steps describe construction, offered on pattern 335. Price is 2h¢. Publisher notes witty exchange about authors and sales efforts.
Pattern 783 instructs making a sunsuit with transfer details and includes the transfer pattern pieces. It outlines fabric layout and piece cues for assembling the garment, emphasizing minimal yardage and precise cutting of each section for a snug fit.
Croesus, last king of Lydia, 560 to 548 BC, iconic for the phrase Rich as Croesus. He earned the nickname the soft footed for his soft leather shoes, signifying wealth and high status in that era.
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