Beauties Vanishing on Broadway Says Man Who Lost His Nose
George Wood, NY show business insider and former prize fight bet loser, laments Broadway’s decline in beauty since Ziegfeld’s era. He notes girls stay in home towns for better opportunities and salaries, with Texas cities like Dallas and Houston drawing talent away from New York.
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New York
George Wood
Broadway
George
Ziegfeld
Hollywood
Wood
Wiliam Morris Agency
Radio City
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Cleveland
Chicago
Miami
Broadway loses sparkle as Beverly Club scouting fuels comeback plan
The producer laments fading Broadway charms and pricey parties while plotting a talent hunt in New Orleans Beverly Country Club. He recalls the old days of champagne events and orchid openings as he recounts a nose surgery scare tied to a Greco fight bet.
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Roadway
Beverly Country Club
New Orleans
Broadway
Wood
Johnny
George
Greco
Food Sabotage Called Problem in Germany
James S. Martin of the US OMG told a University of Chicago audience that German sab otage is economic rather than military. He cited 50 percent of imported food deliveries failing and organized hijacking, noting 30 000 tons of American grain vanished from Hamburg and Bremen to the Ruhr in under eight weeks.
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Chicago
Office of Military Government
James S. Martin
USOMG
University of Chicago
Hamburg
Bremen
Ruhr
Frustrated Thieves Take Small Safe After Failed Heist
In Chicago three burglars bound and gagged a night watchman at Safety Wet Wash laundry, attempting to crack a large safe for four hours. They abandoned the effort and fled with a small safe taken from the office, which contained papers and $2,500.
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Chicago
Ngiht
Dave Heickman
Williams notes counts of woods, royalty, and buses
The observer records 20 Woods including seven Bushes and one Field, plus one Lake a Pond two Brooks and four Pools with 10 Fishers four Bass and one mba x 4mE. He finds 150 Kings four Dukes two Princes and one Queen and notes 81 200 school buses registered in the United States.
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Williams
United States
Seivers the repairman saves girl after glass injury
Seivers a cable repairman rushed to aid a little girl severely cut by broken glass. He stabilized the child and called for medical help, actions praised by witnesses and residents in the neighborhood.
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Seivers
General Foods Chief Sees Food Prices Drop by 1948 Harvest
Clarence Francis of General Foods forecast that average consumer food prices may fall as much as 15 percent by the 1948 harvest. He cautioned against expecting a sharp immediate decline and noted no forecast for prices in the interim. Other testimony discussed potential upward pressure from Europe recovery efforts under the Marshall plan.
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Washington
Clarence Francis
General Foods Corp
Francis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Joint Congressional Committee
Europe
O'Mahoney
America
Asia
Senators Seek Revision To Strengthen United Nations Charter
A group led by Senator Ferguson proposes that Congress ask President Truman to pursue amendments and revisions to the United Nations Charter to strengthen the UN as an instrument for permanent world peace. The plan involves urging a general conference and calls for action by the UN delegate Warren R. Austin, with several senators listed as sponsors.
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Ferguson
Michigan
Congress
Truman
United Nations
Tobey
New Hampshire
Baldwin
Connecticut
Flanders
Vermont
Cain
O'Mahoney
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Taylor
Idaho
Byrd
Virginia
McMahon
Sparkman
Alabama
Marshall
Senate of the United States
House of Representatives
Congress of the United States
Charter of the United Nations
Warren R. Austin
Old Violins and Now To Compete in Test
The Philadelphia Pops will stage a blind violin test on June 19 at the University Museum. Anthony Zungolo will perform on four violins from 1700 to the present, including a Stradivarius, Guadagnini, Vuillaume, and a Philadelphia maker’s instrument. Audiences will try to guess the playing order.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia “Pops” Orchestra
Anthony Zungolo
University Museum
Zungolo
Birds Not What They Seem at Cornell Campus
Ithaca observers on campus study eight color marks used to tag birds for research. Bright orange tails on species like chickadee junco and sparrow indicate color coding rather than new species.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Thompson Sues Amarillo Bus Company Over Injury Claim
Thompson filed a 108th District Court suit against Amarillo Bus Company seeking 2700 dollars. He alleges his wife Jettie Thompson was injured in a collision between a company bus and a car driven by Gladys McCarley at North West Fifth and McMasters on July 8, 1946. The petition also cites driver Herman C. Russell as negligent. Merchant and Jordan represent Thompson.
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Carter Thompson
East Ninth
Amarillo Bus Company
108Th District Court
Thompson
Jettie Thompson
Gladys McCarley
McCarley
North West Fourteenth
North West Fifth
McMasters
Herman C. Russell
Madison
Three Phone Workers Win Life Saving Awards
In St Louis Missouri three telephone workers were awarded Theodore N Vail medals and 100 each for lifesaving acts last year. Harry O Boyer and Harry J Mackin received medals for saving a ten year old boy injured in a street car crash. The third recipient was Frank A.
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ST. Louis
Theodore N. Vail
Harry O. Boyer
Harry J. Mackin
Frank A
Itching First Application for Various Skin Ailments
Agonizing itching of welvederma Bash Ringworm Pimples Scabies Toe Itea is checked on ONE APPLICATION of BLUE STAR OINTMENT. Repeat as needs as nature helps heal Moner that if FURST far fails to satisfy. Try it today.
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Furst
Frozen Law of Gravity Wins Liars' Contest
In Yakima Washington Frank W Bennett of Wapato won the liars contest at the 12th annual dinner of the Yakima Valley anglers and hunters club. His tale centered on Dan MacDonald claiming a Canada hunting trip where a 12 point deer supposedly leaped a cliff after a direct hit.
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Yakima
Wash
Frank W Bennett
Wapato
Yakima Valley
Anglers and Hunters Club
Dan MacDonald
Canada
Dan
Telephone Book Research Reveals Odd Name Patterns
Longview Texas report by Numa N Williams finds unusual names in the city telephone directory. He notes a remark about the color race where Brown is said to have won.
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Longview
Tex. U
Numa N. Williams
Williams
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