29 Sep 1949
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
1
A column notes U.S. phone companies test ten cent pay stations as costs rise and the public resists price hikes. It cites Elmer Twitchell advocating larger ten cent booths and mocks dream house promotions interwoven with cultural quips. The piece touches on Jolson films and a drunk driving manslaughter case.
Radio host Robert Q. Lewis ends his August to October stint for Arthur Godfrey on CBS, earning praise for steady performances and defying early criticism. Sonny Tufts’ daily lunch routine on Easy Living is noted, while Horizon Pictures plans a Huston Dynasty project co starring Walter Huston Montgomery Clift. Cathy Lewis returns to TV as Marie Wilson comments on her, and a cigarette sponsor shifts to ABC with Ladies Be Seated.
Mrs. Holbrook discovers the valued necklace was insured and the jewels were imitations while claiming the missing item is returned. Her husband protests as Rita Fenway notes a thief aboard. The captain and crew search, but the twist reveals the necklace was faked to be real.
Mrs. Holbrook confesses to Captain Talbert that the tale of imitation jewelry was a ruse to mislead the thief. The culprit returned the originals to avoid discovery, sparing Mrs. Holbrook public exposure and leaving Captain Talbert to continue the pursuit with his full cooperation.
A mixed crossword list with across and down clues covering archeology terms, wordplay, and general vocabulary including subsides scope and verbs about eating, sleeping, flame, praise, and tools. It enumerates many numbered clues and several archaic or abbreviated forms.
A housing advice column covers wallpaper loose above a radiator and suggests keeping the radiator cold during papering to prevent future loosening. It also advises a thorough repair rather than spot touch ups for scratched white furniture, and details methods to fix corner cracks with corner or metal lath and undercutting ceilings, recommending a plasterer for the job.
The text explains a cultural practice where a man hides wealth by dispersing his cattle among relatives to avoid ostentation. It notes that owning lavish houses or well cultivated lands is avoided to prevent envy from the chief, a habit that has long restrained progress in Bantu agriculture in South Africa.
Pattern No 5007 provides complete crocheting instructions and lists materials required for the project. It outlines stitch patterns, row counts, gauge guidance, and finishing steps to produce the intended crocheted item.
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