23 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
1
Boxer Mickey Walker recalls rival Harry Greb as a great fighter and true tough with a big heart. He recounts their Madison Square Garden war, Greb’s grit, their late night tavern drinks, and a bond formed after a brutal 15 round battle.
The text outlines a paint matching method using a cross smear on glass. It instructs applying a sample to a glass piece and holding it against a surface to compare with the target color. If the swatch fails to match, wipe it off before testing another sample.
A DIY device uses a tin can with a heat lamp element fitted inside. A heating element is screwed into a sign receptacle with a plug and cord. The sign receptacle fits into a hole in the can bottom, with the edge extending above the element and holes punched in the can edge to hold a grate and wires.
A humorous column recounts a Broadway star Jerry Seery's memory lapses blamed on routine overload. Amid advice from a psychiatrist, Jerry’s amnesia leads to a night wandering a strange hotel, then a mistaken burglary after slipping into his locked home through a window.
Beside you in your grief would not bid you cease your weeping. I would only breathe a prayer and hold your hand. I have known a sorrow such as yours and understand.
Connie hosts Jud Morrison while Marc longs for her. A fishing trip exposes Marc’s jealousy as he watches Jud charm Connie. After Jud departs, Marc recalls a near ruinous moment and admits he barely escaped humiliation.
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A man known as Jerry, who burglarized a house, recovers amnesia after a hotel stay in New York. He avoids admitting fault to his wife and returns home to a reconciled relationship. The psychiatrist notes no recurrence of memory loss and warns against further domestic conflict.
NBC Friday airings of Halls of Ivy prove sponsors right after years of heckling Ronald Colman and wife Benita to appear. Colman had slowed to one film a year. guest spots on Jack Benny and Don Quinn’s Fibber McGee and Molly revival followed, turning the college professor and ex actress couple into a hit. Morey Amsterdam plans a spring concert tour as a skilled cellist. Elliot Lawrence’s show may feature Amsterdam and a new ballet inspired by New York’s water shortage.
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