16 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
1
A collage of pop culture vignettes and biographical notes. It recalls Waldorf hotel barbers searched by guards, a Philadelphia spender guarded by a female bodyguard, and curiosities from 56th Street to Babydashery. Each item evokes famous figures tied to resilience and fame.
A collage of nostalgic verse on ghostly lovers and romance repeats against a backdrop of 1947 48 entertainment news. It surveys Broadway landmarks Iceland restaurant 57th Street fur shops Elysee theater and Ringling Bros circus, with gossip on casts salaries costumes and touring logistics.
In a 1940s style vignette, Bunny or Joe, a sax player in Jake Little's orchestra, battles stage fright and nerves about audiences. He adores Marge, the Zenobia’s head usher, who dislikes his rabbitlike nerves but grows fond as Bunny gains confidence on stage with Marge and her daughter Vingie watching.
A quirky guide offers two gag ideas to liven a gathering. Speed Suction assigns a prize to the guest who drains a bottle of pop last, a giggle provoking stint. Straight and Narrow uses opera glasses to walk a chalk line, a teen tested gag for a party picnic.
After leaving Amherst, Samuel Colt served at sea and conceived the revolving pistol cylinder from a paddle wheel. At 14 he built a working model. He later left his father’s dye plant to pursue fortune as Dr Coult, and in 1832 submitted his gun plan to the U S patent office receiving a patent in 1836. He died wealthy at 48.
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