Life of Air Hostess Pug Becomes Movie Queen Tale
Elizabeth Toomey reports Ethel Known as Pug, a Mississippi born airline stewardess, lands a movie role inspired by her life after meeting director William Wellman on a Chicago to Los Angeles flight. She shares a dressing room near Jane Wyman, 36 shooting days, early mornings, and a Cinderella career arc.
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Jane Wyman
Jane
Mississippi
Mike
Valentines no longer are mushy
Harman W. Richols surveys 1951 valentines finding no roses and violets starts while Cupid’s jokes shift from malicious to affectionate. Hallmark expert Jeannette Lee notes gentle humor dominates, with comic valentine anecdotes and sentimental cards sharing the shelf alongside nostalgic verse.
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Washington
Valentine
Jeannette Lee
Hallmark Company
Big Guns Slug Hills Doughboys Take Them
In Suwon Korea four hilltops faced US tanks and infantry in a heavy assault on Chinese dug in on ridges. Mortars, bombers, and artillery pounded the hills as light planes delivered follow up fire, while captured jokes and valentines urged morale among troops.
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Suwon
Korea
United Nations
Well
Allied forces climb hills amid grave UN offensive gains
American infantry with South Korean and Turkish units push uphill against Chinese positions as tanks blast ahead. Panels mark gaps for friendly artillery and air support while mortars and automatic fire drive the assault. Casualties mount among walking wounded and stretcher bearers as the tide of fight shifts north.
Overland Indian Trails Worn Deep Long Before White Arrival
Fragmentary passage notes the overland trails of the Indians linking to routes long carved before European contact, highlighting their depth and endurance as significant travel paths.
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America
Okinawa: Island of Culture and Historic War Sites
The fragment notes Okinawa as a WWII scene and a historically significant land famed for cultural achievements. It references transportation lines east of the 16th century and a Chinese emperor’s title praising the island, with stray mentions of Mississippi.
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Urbday
Okinawa
Mississippi
Minister Feels Good Again
Rev. Garrett a 76 year old Florida minister reports HADACOL gave him back energy sleep and appetite after illness. He says the vitamin tonic restored work capacity within five months and he now recommends HADACOL to others.
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F. M. Garrett
Route 1
Starke
Fla
Garrett
Hadacol
Nature's Danger Signals and Calotabs Relief
A health advisory explains how bile flows from the liver to the intestine and outlines symptoms of upset digestion including halitosis coated tongue and sleep disturbance. It promotes Calotabs as a laxative antiseptic and diuretic remedy with labeled directions.
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Monty
Dallas Faces Music Crisis in Symphony Funding
Dallas on Feb 6 faced a looming music crisis as 2,500 subscriptions for the 1951-52 season were urged to avert disbanding. Lawrence Pollock warned that ticket buyers must rise, despite plans for 16 subscription concerts and guest artists like Piatigorsky Heifetz Rubenstein Horowitz, while Maestro Hendl remains conductor and Cardelli resigns.
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Dallas
Lawrence
Pollock
The
Symphony Society
J. Pollock
McFarlin Auditorium
Fair Park Auditorium
Walter Hendl
Giovanni Cardelli
Hendl
Gregor Piatigorsky
Jascha Heifetz
Jennie Toure
Kirsten Flagstad
Arthur Rubenstein
Vladimir Horowitz
Gas Tax Cheaters Plague States
Gasoline tax refunds for non highway use rise, 43 states allow refunds. Farmers may claim refunds for tractor fuel, reducing state tax revenues. Federation spokesman notes refunds now exceed wartime levels while Panama Canal locks are described.
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Chicago
Federation of Tax Administrators
Federation A Federation
Spackesman
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