Mas sey and TV timing mix in early 1950s showbiz notes
Inez Gerhard and collaborators star in new DC Monday night spy drama Secret based on a real operative, with mentions of International Lady and Invisible Agent. Porter Hall leads Ace in the Hole in Albuquerque. Claudette Colbert meets her Confederate-age kin, while Bandmaster Lavalle records for Voice of America in Italy. Barbara Gibson headlines The Telephone Hour return and New Haven Symphony. The Hero and 711 Ocean Drive yield film scenes. NBC premieres $1,000 Reward detective drama hosted by Lanny Ross.
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National Farm Safety Week Emphasizes Preventable Losses
The campaign highlights 7,500 farm accidents and 17,500 fatal incidents last year with 1,500,000 disabling injuries and 35,000 farm buildings burned. Observed nationwide July 23–29, the effort urges strict safety rules, with daily themes from church and home safety to machinery and highway precautions, plus 15 essential rules for readers to follow.
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National Safety Council
Kansas
Ohio
Wisconsin
Charles F. Brannan
Harvest Season Dangers For Farm Workers This Year
The busy harvest season brings peak farm accidents as workers face serious injuries or death from tractor and tool mishandling. Thousands more suffer week or two layups from misused axes and other equipment, often losing fingers or toes.
Sharkey recalls Dempsey Louis battles at Stork Club
Ex-heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey spoke at the Stork Club about fighting both Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis. He listed financials from those bouts, cited a $211,000 right from Dempsey and a $36,000 left from Louis, and quipped that his toughest fight was with his Old Lady.
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Here lies an honest lawyer Joke Turns on Name
A lawyer named Strange asks for a tomb inscription saying Here lies an honest lawyer. His friend protests that it lacks identification. The lawyer argues passersby will know who it is by noting that is Strange.
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Egg metaphors and manners from a 1910 editor
Ambassador Walter Hines Page once rejected a story with a witty response to a writer who claimed the editor did not read her submission. Page noted that breakfast rituals reveal truth without fully consuming every detail. The anecdote illustrates editorial skepticism and humor from the World’s Work era.
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Walter Hines Page
Mr. Page
Carnegie’s 16 Cent Reply to Socialist Visitor
Andrew Carnegie faced a socialist critic by asking his secretary for the visitor’s holdings and world population data. After a moment of calculation, the tycoon offered the man 16 cents, claiming it to be the critic’s share of his wealth.
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Andrew Carnegie
Dowager instructs new butler at reception
The dowager orders the new butler to stand at the drawing room door from 6 to 6 30 and call guests by name as they enter. The remark is met with excited approval from the staff saying it should be ruddy good fun.
Free Wheeling Tommy and the Four Wheel Coach
A playful exchange where a boy claims a football coach has four wheels while a visiting cousin questions the joke. The light dialogue hinges on a misheard phrase and ends with a punchy hometown vibe.
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Tommy
Hal Hal
Pass Revere Retort Sparks Debate in Texan Exchange
A Texan retorts with a cutting line asking if the rival figure who ran for help is the same Pass Revere. The remark signals a heated exchange and frames a political confrontation between the two figures amid ongoing tensions.
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Ripon Youth's Tragic Death Reported in Brief Note
Ripon Wis Robert Wink 19 is noted in a brief news item with scant readable details about a death or fatal incident. The fragment mentions location and age but lacks full context or event specifics.
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Robert Wink
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