Tales of the Town at the Astor with barroom lobster joke
A late 1940s style column retells gossipy vignettes from the Astor bar and entertainment world. It riffs on a drunken patron offering a lobster to a bartender, adds war news quips from Tokyo, and notes Hollywood figures and political chatter, including Truman’s White House era, Mackie.
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Astor
Romo Vincent
Tokyo
Tojo
Japan
CBS
G.I
Thunderhead races and Touch and Go change hands
Ken McLaughlin battles to keep Thunderhead in control as the white stallion clashes with Dickson during a two mile race, then Thunderhead mysteriously vanishes and Touch and Go wins for Goose Bar stables attracting buyer Mr. Greenway who purchases the filly as Ken faces an uncertain future.
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Thunderhead
Goose Bar Ranch
Ken McLaughlin
Idaho
Ken
Bob McLaughlin
Banner
Rob
Dickson
Staghorn
Bravura
Willows
Touch and Go
Goose Bar Stables
Kenneth McLaughlin
Touch
Perry Gunston
Rob McLaughlin
Mr. Greenway
Studio Notes on Frontier Gal Cast and Hollywood Moves
Sue Simmons shakes a rattlesnake in Frontier Gal while Rod Cameron endures multiple takes and pounds lost. Elaine Williams enters film world via Miss Wisconsin title and TV roles. Tack Smith rejects Fox offer. Loren Tindall and navy veterans pursue careers. Barbara Stanwyck and Judy Garland linked to future Metro projects. Elyse Knox returns in Joe Palooka. Connie Haines continues servicemen performances.
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Ittle Sue Simmons
Universal
Rod Cameron
Yvonne de Carlo
Yvonne
Cameron
Hudson River
Flashing Loyalty Test in Thunderhead's Ride
Rob urges Ken to choose between fixing the Thunderhead situation for the ranch and family debts or pursuing his education and future profits. Ken wrestles with divided loyalties as Thunderhead shows unexpected affection, challenging his plan and testing his resolve.
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Rob
Ken
Thunderhead
Touch and Go
Howard
Dad
Dickson
Hob
Penguin eye shapes shift from round to square in pupils
The article explains how penguin pupils change shape as they dilate and contract, moving from round when fully dilated to hexagonal when half dilated and square when contracted. It notes similar eye-shape shifts in cats, with domestic cats having vertical slits and big cats showing round pupils in low light.
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Penguin
Lions
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