Women Smoke Debate Reflected in Wichita Falls Poll
In Wichita Falls a public poll touched on women smoking in public. Local voices including Betty Weight and Buddy Marino defended or downplayed the issue, while others argued it looks improper or affects perception. The vote contrasted with broader social change as attitudes shift postwar.
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Betty Weight
Dimmitt
Buddy Marino
Washington
Er Cleta-Newyon
Ray Downey
North Polks
Recruit WACs Here To Interview Ex-WACs In Amarilla
Two WAC recruiters will visit Amarilla Army offices all day Friday to interview ex WACs and obtain original enlistments from young women in the region. Capt. John Tilton notes a shortage of WAC personnel and urges women 18 to 35 with a high school education to apply for enlistment in the Regular Army.
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WAC
Amarilla Army
John Tilton
Women's Army Corps
Air Force
Regular Army
Army
Fender Benders Boost Repair Shop Wages Across Regions
A labor department survey shows body repairmen earning the highest average wages among auto shop workers at about 2.36 to 2.98 an hour, with Detroit leading at 2.98. Top mechanics and dent-removers close behind. greasers and washers earn less. Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Washington cited. Mrs. Burton Ikard elected president of Cimarron County Home Demonstration Council.
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Washington
Labor Department
Detroit
Toledo
San Francisco
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Soubyner
Life Begins at 40 for Top Hollywood Stars Survey
Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas reports the 100 top US movie stars show an average male age of 40.7 and female 32.4, with more male than female stars. Oldest male stars include Wallace Beery at 58, youngest Mickey Rooney at 28. Marlene Dietrich is 44, Shirley Temple 20. The list totals 1,241 years of film work. Myrna Loy and Joan Crawford each 23 years of stardom. Elizabeth Scott 4?
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Wallace
Beery
Mickey Rooney
Marlene Dietrich
Shirley Temple
Myrna Loy
Joan Crawford
Ligabeth Scott
Survey on movie stars reveals many marriages and children
The survey notes Wallace Beery and Burt Lancaster as three time husbands among stars. It cites Bette Davis Lana Turner Joan Bennett with three marriages each and Liz Scott as a lone spinster. Bogart Gable Powell Stewart and others show varied marriage patterns while 17 female stars have no children and five have adopted. the overall average is one child.
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Wallace Beery
Burt Lancaster
Bette Davis
Lana Turner
Joan Bennett
Liz Scott
Bogart
Gable
William Powell
James Stewart
Accused Robber Faces New Charge
Corsican used car dealer Ollie Otto Prince, 44, faced a second arraignment in Dallas on charges of robbing two Central Texas banks. He had previously been arraigned for entering the Rice State Bank in Navarre County and sought bond from US Commissioner W. Madden Hill. The story notes related war history and local ads.
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Dallas
Texas
Ollie Otto Prince
Melone
Hill County
First State Bank of
Rice
Navarre County
W. Madden Hill
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