Equalitarian ideas and New York hotel life mingle in luncheon tale
In a long reminiscence the writer notes inflation worries as a watermelon costs 3.50 and reflects on Equalitarianism, a concept opposing great fortunes. He recalls a luncheon in New York with Osa Johnson and Clark Getts, detailing guests, color themes, and a seafood cocktail followed by roast duckling, with anecdotes about hotel life.
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New York
New Yorker
Equalitegians
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Johnson
Clark Getts
News- Globe
Mrs. Johnson
Brock Pemberton
Chanute
Kansas
Getts
Mr. Getts
National Broadcasting System
Lake Paradise
Sun Down Trail company halts at 114 heat in San Fernando Valley
In the San Fernando Valley the Sun Down Trail firm faced extreme heat as thermometers hit 114 degrees. The company cut activities to cope with the heat while Tex Ritter’s horse White Flash refused to move. The director then reevaluated plans.
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Sundown Trail” Company
San Fernando Valley
Tex Ritter
White Flash
Quotations and odds ends from a wartime reader column
A collage of quotes on marriage work Elbert Howe and Brooks note house duties while a reader imagines a five foot three inch 83 pound housewife seeking advice. Miscellaneous facts cover air conditioning future cities wartime costs Harvard records Revere horse Davy naming and postwar engine hopes.
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Sara Teasdale
E. W. Howe
Brooks
Susie
New York
Reno
Nev
United States
John Quincy Adams
Pearl Harbor
Harvard College Corporation
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Harvard
Paul Revere
John Larkin
Charlestown
Boston
Revere
Ium
Humphrey Davy
Veronica Lake
WAAC
Montez shines in Universal expose of Hollywood life
JIMMIE FIDLER IN HOLLYWOOD describes Maria Montez as a dramatic starlet using showmanship to captivate the public. The column recalls wartime studio life, with anecdotes about DeVine Karloff and Durbin, and notes heat, noise, and onset antics at Universal.
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Hollywood
Universal
la Senorita
Maria Montez
Miss Montez
George Bernard Shaw
Maria
John Barrymore
Mae Murray
Vic Mature
Andy Devine
Boris Karloff
Noah Beery, Jr
Uncle Wally
Susannah Foster
Olson
Johnson
Cass Daley
Basil
Sherlock Holmes
Rathbone
Evelyn Ankers
Martha O
Driscoll
al and
Walt Madden
Deanna Durbin
Sgt
Guadalcanal
Miss Durbin
California
Universal Studio
Johnsons hosts Africa themed luncheon with artful decor
The narrator details Mrs. Johnson’s Africa influenced home and luncheon, noting zebra motifs, landscapes, and a buffalo encounter, plus her self made hats and cooking. The piece also mentions Alaska tourism interest after the war and a Los Angeles divorce gossip about Lord Grantley.
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Johnson
Africa
Alaska
Tack Needs Yard Man For Short Weekly Work
Dear Tack: I need a yard man for two or three hours each week. Call 6424. A Reader.
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Tack
Winslow Pierre Patents 150 Gadgets Since Age Four
Dublin New Hampshire inventor Winslow Pierre has secured patents for 150 gadgets after starting mechanical tinkering at age four. The rapid output highlights a prolific catalog of devices across multiple fields and demonstrates early mastery and sustained innovation in hobbyist and professional arenas.
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Winslow Pierre
Dublin
N. H
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Felt
Okla
T. J. O'Neal
Goodwell
Jimmie Fidler
Donald O'Connor
Jean
Joan) Davis
Robbie Sheerer
Chic Johnson
Olson and
Johnsson
Osa
Paradise Lake
Darling
Lord Grantley
House of Lords
Am Tack
East 6Th Ave
J. B. Putman
Oakes Agency
Taylor
Amarillo
U. 8. Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
J.M. Hyden
Doctor of Optometry
W. 7Th St
CREA
Thorobred
Falstaff
Pat Extra
Falstaff Brewing Corporation
St. Louis
Omaha
New Orleans
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