Notable Social Scraps From A 1940s Empire Of Gossip
A nostalgic look at clipped social notes from September 1946 to March 1841 reveals Virginia Hill’s California arrival and lavish parties tied to Eddie LeBaron, Merianne O’Brien’s modeling shifts and wealth, Alfred Drake and Arthur Kent as Met Opera semifinalists and a Dewey re-election non-plan, reflecting a bygone celebrity social whirl.
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Virginia Hill
California
Eddie LeBaron
Cpost
Senate Crime Investigation Committee
Bugsy Siegel
Hollywood
Merianne O'Brien
Powers
Junkets
Vargas Diamonds
Miss O'Brien
Junkers
Dick Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Met Opera Audi
Alfred Drake
Arthur Kent
Cneir
Arthur Hert
Attor
Tom Dewey
Barclay On Bridge Central Press Feature
A long feature on bridge strategy discusses how even tough contracts can be made with correct inference and play. It includes historical hands and notes how declarers derive the right line, plus several past and present figures connected to the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
Ireland Faces Wheat Disease Driving Fears of Harvest Loss
Ireland's harvest fears rise as reports from Cork and Waterford describe wheat disease nicknamed white midge and a feared foot and mouth pest. Farmers worry of heavy losses, with Ballydur and Castlelyons in Cork showing ruined 30 acre crops. Officials cite a midge cycle, limited sprays, and ongoing research.
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Ireland
Cork
Waterford
Baliyduff
Castlelyons
County Cork
Cork Farmers’ Association
Ballydur
Albert Agriculture College
Dublin
Department of Agriculture
Jal
Dead man breaks Monte Carlo bank in roulette tale
An old man at Monte Carlo bets 56 francs on number 17 and keeps winning for five spins while dead, as a doctor testifies he died by the second spin. The crowd and croupier react, declaring the bank broken before the grim truth surfaces in court. The note ends with a stray classified line about a dynamite plant job and a remark on Finnish athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dewey
Frank Hogan
New York
Dewey
Albany
Yonr Dewey
WACS
Burgan
US Army
WAC
Bellejane Greer
Washington
Hollywood
Rudy Vallkce
California
Miss Greer
Bettejane
Smart
Fefe
Monte Carlo
Pat Smart
Spencer Martin
Birsten Flagstad
Met Opera
Sliss Flagstad
Met
Norway
Ga.t Saroyan
Drama Critics Circle Prize
National Defense
Mashinstan
Donald
Marr Neboti
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Lyons
N Wes
Nore
Pat
South
North
East
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West
Dumai
Leonard Lyons
Louise
Orlando
Syracuse University
New York State
Atlantic City
N.J
Syracuse
Walt Disney
Gene Akern
Quack
Ent
James Bitchen
United Press
By Bennett Cerf
al van Dorn
Wil
Finland
Beetle Bailey
Boloney
Buffy
Shane
Big Ben Bolt
Sui
Ben
Bob
Buz Sawyer
Mel Gd
By Roy
Ibn” Ue
Leasta
Domnoee
Barney Google
Snuffy Smith
Mioy
Wilda
Cai Alobikiv
Phil 1
Beng
Fred Loss
Fuev
John Cullen H
Hama
Jay
Eeag
By Dudley
Lapys Loox
Trey
Ella Cinders
Nora St, Fastam
Charles Plumb
Dave
Moon Mullins
Ello
American Society of Piano
F. M. Worden
ATTIC
Mo. c .Om
Lasse Enterprises
Post
Old Baytown
TN Beautiful
Baytown
F.H.A
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