Georgetown College students build radio station for $4.50
Two students, a physics major and a licensed radio operator, assembled WGTC at Georgetown College from junked radios for just 4.50. The station broadcasts special messages to students and plays music with no commercials. A 200 inch telescope on Mount Palomar can view a candle flame from 41,000 miles away.
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Georgetown
WGTC
Georgetown College
Mount Palomar
California
Matherne's celebrates serving Bay Area customers
The text expresses enjoyment in running a Bay town print and office supply business. It highlights daily satisfaction from serving diverse customers and gaining new clients through word of mouth recommendations. The tone is friendly and promotional for Matherne's business.
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Baytown
Fen—You
Matherne’s
Jane Wyman Defies Proverbial Hollywood Roles
Central Press reports on Jane Wyman career shifts across drama and comedy from The Yeatting to The Lost Weekend to Johnny Belinda. The piece traces studio loans, Oscar wins, and a rise as a musical star with Crosby’s backing, noting Proverb Number Four: life begins at forty as she adapts to new roles and aging in Hollywood.
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Jane Wyman
Arkmand Archerd
Central Press
Hollywood
Crosby
Fella
Jane
Burbank
Johnny Belinda
M-G-M
Mike
Studio
Groom
Bing Crosby
Cruz
der Bingle
Wyman
Jack Werner
Sarah Jane Fulks
Decca
Hat
Oscar Winters
Studio No. 3
Famous
Navy Seamen Sought for Sea Service and Pay Scales
The Navy seeks seamen for Atlantic shipboard duty with subsistence and quarters. Posts include Radio Operator, Third Assistant Engineer, Machinist, Assistant Electrician, Fireman Watertender, and Able Bodied Seaman with salaries from 245 to 377 dollars monthly. Veterans or those with naval experience urged to apply. A second item notes a 164 year old letter returned to Goshen County recorders after being taken by a stamp hunter.
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New York
Atlantic
S22 Jr
County Recorders Office
Beauties Can Be Headaches MGM Boss Schary Has His Troubles
MGM head Dore Schary says he will keep two dozen glamour girls busy making movies in 1952 so they have no time for headlines. He notes four cent pictures on the schedule and promises work for every leading lady including Ava Gardner Lana Turner and Elizabeth Taylor.
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MGM
Schary
Virginia MacPherson
Hollywood
JP Dore Schary
Ava Gardner
Lana Turner
Elizabeth Taylor
Ava
Frankie-boy
Rho
Nevada
Lana
Hollywood Women's Press Club
Liz
Britt
Michael Wilding
Schery
Gargantua Junior Snubs Love Life
Sarasota report details Gargantua I a circus gorilla dismissing Toto and romance, with keeper quotes noting no time for love. Mentions other celebrity gossip and a Miami death, plus later notes on local business schemes and animal science tidbits from Chicago.
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Gargantua Junior
Sarasota
Fla —Upi
Mademoiselle Toto
Noriilas ZO
Gargantua I
Gargantua
Diders
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
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J. Wilkenfeld
Jensen
Houston
Texas
Field Office
Market Street
General Tire & Rubber Ca
Navy
St'or
Plain Jane
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Foley
Chicago
Martin B.williamson
Loyola University Medical ‘School
Williamson
American Chemical Society
America
Cannon Towels
AQUA
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Renney
Penney's Own
Dad
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