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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
3
A garbled dialogue recounts postwar slang and a “walkie talkie” concept enabling contact with home, while threats of punishment arise for slow answers. The excerpt mentions Jack Davis and Hushant in a wartime communication context.
A druggist offers medicine suitable for both man and animal after a speaker asks for treatment. An unclear statement follows about which of two injured figures was referred to, leaving the exact recipient unidentified.
The early United States Congress under the Articles of Confederation is described as weak yet influential for setting precedents. The Land Ordinance of 1784 redefined unsettled lands as territories prepped for statehood with equality to existing states. The 1785 ordinance granted vast land to support public schools.
A commentary on the rise of video as a dominant home entertainment force. The piece notes families ignore conversations and print media, while television offers a flood of programs from sports to cinema. It describes viewers feeling like producers and predicts showy, entertainment driven homes may outpace books and newspapers.
Mezzgerhard Wann Brown, 20, noted for beauty and education, has completed college and acted in films while touring Alaska on Vox Pop. She portrays the maid in Paramounts The Heiress after choosing Vanessa as right for the role. She writes stories and has sold three to a syndicate. John Miljan left films two years ago to tend his avocado ranch and is known for impersonating Winston Churchill on air.
Valeria ends her summer romance with Eliot Harvey saying its feeling was only surface. Eliot, amused and wounded, tosses aside the ring as she moves on with Doug Metcalf. At the Country Club ball, Eliot reappears with Sheelah Jackson and a renewed tension follows as Valeria confronts the complex lure of glamour and desire.
Valeria sits with Eliot on a terrace bench as he declares his love and breaks down. He admits shock at her ring return, claiming sobriety despite accusations of drunkenness. She rebukes his pretense, rejects him, and returns to Doug, leaving Eliot in apparent despair.
Armour and Co. omits its preferred dividend noting meat prices have dropped 20 to 30 per cent. Steaks and chops are now worth little more than their weight in gold. Ford cars feature a new design, but the strike persists in the same old shape at both ends and in any color as long as it's dark blue.
The article states iron was found by primitive man in campfire embers or meteorites. It notes iron tools were used in constructing the pyramids around 3000 B C and that ancients produced iron in fires built on windward banks or in pits or rock furnaces using bellows.
The page lists crossword clues covering bitter vetch the Jewish month benevolent on sewing instruments tree price subside wall recess Christmas song tree color malt beverage. Answers appear in adjacent grid.
A sunback dress with a dream fit features a contrasting top and a brief jacket that can match or contrast to suit your mood. The outfit promises long hours of pleasant wear throughout the summer.
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