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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1950
Page
10
Washington on George’s birthday sees large crowds and chaos as merchants offer deep discounts. Shoppers queue overnight for televisions at 77 cents, typewriters 99 cents, fur coats 3 dollars while ads flood the Washington Star. Banks closed for the holiday.
Hollywood celebrates Greta Garbo as the era’s top actress with Ingrid Bergman second and Chaplin named best actor of the last five years. Daily Variety poll also lists de Havilland, Davis, Olivier, Tracy among runners-up and cites Birth of a Nation and Best Years of Our Lives as top films. In Revere, two photographers witness a street clash. police arrest them after film confirms the scuffle.
Montreal reports Canada will mass produce the F 86 super-jet fighter by end of 1950. First units roll from the assembly line in August with 100 jets ordered by the federal government. the craft claims speeds over 700 mph and a 40 000 ft ceiling. Canadian experts compare it to Spitfire jet and CF 100. GE and Avro Orenda engines discussed for future power.
New York Feb 24 Frances Hartsook director of the Flag Dog Training School argues dogs live calmly in the moment and fear fewer outcomes. She contrasts dog philosophy with human worry and urges owners to accept canine obedience while avoiding harsh training.
OELWHIN February 24. Mrs. Alfred H Moment recalls dividing her wedding bouquet for their 50th anniversary. She tied a gold ring to one flower for unmarried friends, but the girl who received the ring never married, challenging the superstition.
In St Louis on February 24 police hunted a prankster who spread fear by false reports of violent deaths. He telephone several dozen residents claiming to represent city or county morgues and urged them to identify bodies. About 50 people were frightened, 35 rushed to the city morgue or county morgue, and one woman became hysterical after hearing her 18 year old daughter was stabbed to death.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on February 24 a four year old named Timmy Chestnut with red hair and a winning smile earned the headline by repeatedly courting danger. His arm was caught in a washing machine wringer tearing ligaments after earlier incidents including a shoulder dislocation teeth injuries and a near drowning. His mother Mrs Clera E Chestnut notes illnesses too including measles twice and chickenpox once.
In Atlanta on February 24, a profile of Fulton County crime laboratory director Herman Jones portrays him as the Souths leading amateur detective. His two year old lab aided 83 Fulton trials, 37 autopsies, 20 lab tours, and 12,752 photographs while handling burglary calls and firearm identifications. He plans more hires as Chief Bilas seeks funds.
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