Hollywood Notes From The Screen World Of 1949
A roundup of film industry items: Loyd Bridges fame as a child star and Broadway start. Eddie Mayehoff praised for stealing scenes in That’s My Boy. Phyllis Thaxter plans a Portland family reunion after Come Fill the Cup. The Saturday Night Special bathtub prop at Warners. Bing Crosby leads Here Comes the Groom premiere with Anna Marie Alberghetti. Judy Holiday and Thelma Ritter rising stars. Gregory Peck signs for The World in His Arms. Arlene Dahl signs multi picture deal including Caribbean Gold. Italian street name tribute to Sunset Boulevard at Naples set. disc jockey week honors and Lee Wiley mystery singer prize.
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Bing Crosby
Elko
Nevada
Anna Marie Alberghetti
Bing
Jane Wyman
Ignatz Testifies On Baseball Labor and Cartels
The conversation covers labor markets and anti trust in baseball. Ignatz defends free competition while noting workers and managers crowd the mound. He jokes about managers, players, and celebrities like Leo Durocher amid discussion of wages and travel.
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Leo Durocher
Leo
Laraine
Giants
Mexico
Cuba
South America
Yale oarsman John H. Jackson dies at 39
Yale rowing legend John H. Jackson, son of prominent New England publisher John Day Jackson, died suddenly at age 39. Ty Cobb testified to the House about his initial Tigers salary of 2000 dollars annually. Petrillo blocks union musicians as Dodgers plan band access at games.
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John H. Jackson
Yale
John Day Jackson
New England
Ty Cobb
House
Tigers
Mons Petrillo
Dodgers
Petrillo
Worn Floors Can Be Fixed Cheaply Says Ertta Haley
Woman's World column advises homemakers on affordable floor remedies. It discusses repairing, painting, or carpeting worn floors, stressing that results depend on house type and room use. It suggests paint varnish wax and discreet rugs, and retaining original oak flooring where possible.
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Ertta Haley
Easy Floor Cleaning and Restore for Aging Homes
A guide to repairing and finishing old wood floors and choosing alternatives. It covers matching original oak by replaning and waxing, repainting soft wood floors, protecting linoleum with wax, and using carpets or rugs to hide defects while maintaining a period look.
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A library encounter with a book promising guidance for Bible classes ends with a misprint note “Tells How to Run Your Bible Class” from Sunday School Times. The piece opens with light satire on prosperity and public reading habits.
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Sunday School Times
There's A Limit on How Far a Fisherman Will Stretch Truth
A humorous note asserts truth length scales with arm reach, implying longer arms allow more exaggerated tales from fishermen. It frames exaggeration as a playful measure tied to physical reach.
Fewer Wives Wear Aprons as Husbands Tie Fewer Bonds
A brief social note notes that fewer men are tied to their wives' apron strings since fewer wives wear aprons today, reflecting shifting domestic roles and modern attitudes.
Conspiracy When Two Women Become Friends It Signals Loss
A pithy adage notes that when two women grow close a third may lose two friends. The remark frames friendship shifts as a social conspiracy among women.
Flood joke floods a Missouri town
A Missouri salesman, delayed by heavy rains, jokes about a biblical flood in a small town. A hotel waitress, unaware of recent news after four days without papers, asks what flood is. The exchange highlights weather disruption and information gaps in a local setting.
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Missouri
A. G
Neel
Mae
Lacksmith
Harley Mark
East Dale
Colorado Springs
Colorado
East Town
C. A. Pfister
Pawnee Rock
Kas
Aftermath Alimony Analogy Remains in Installments
A comparison frames alimony payments as continuing installments after a wreck, likening financial obligations to ongoing car repair costs. The remark highlights persistent support obligations beyond the incident.
Edison’s Self-taught Path From a Library Shelf
A young Thomas Edison lacked formal schooling and chose to educate himself by reading every book in the library. A librarian asked how much he had read and he replied he had read about 15 feet, starting at one end and reading all the books on the shelf.
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Thomas Edison
Edison
Tom
Questioning Purpose Sparks College Exchange
A professor challenges a student with the query what did you come to college for. The student cites various aims from family expectations to sowing wild oats and courting a marriage partner, highlighting conflicting motives and pressure from relatives.
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Jim
Helen
Proof Enough Draftee Claims Eye Vision Exemption
A middle western draftee claimed exemption from military service citing poor eyesight and presented his wife as supporting evidence in a wartime registration context.
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Inez Gerhard
Loyd Bridges
Taft
America
Lldyd
Sidney
Howard
Hollywood
Columbia
Eaton Falls
White Tower
Eddie Mayehoff
the Sun
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Mayehoff
Paramount
Phyllis Thaxter
Warners
Portland
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
C. B. DeMille
Gary Cooper
Paulette Goddard
Janie Rule
California
Janie
Senator Capehart
Indiana
Marvin L. Kline
Sister Kenny Foundation
John P. Mayes
South Charleston
W. Va
Lee Wiley
CBS Saturdays
Ruth Yorke
Maizie
the Illustrated Press
NBC
Judy Holiday
Thelma Ritter
Gregory Peck
Universal-International
U I
Alaska
Arlene Dahl
Williams, Pine and Thomas
Naples
Force of Arms
Lloyd. Bridges
Ignatz
United States Congress
Casey Stengel
White Sox
Real News
Russell Collinge
John Kieran
Harry C. Byrd
John
Cobb
Byrd
International Telephone & Telegraph
Milady
Lifesaver
International
Barthol
West 74Th
Kansas City
Parkhurst
Rik Ctrovine
Parkhurst Mfg CO
Bedalia MO
Fruehauf
Jefferson St
Business & Invest, Oppor
Arkan City
Kansas
Hm, I
Jarboe
Grandview
Springdale
Russell Dr Dry Goods
Urbana
Apt
Lanagan
Southwest City
C. D. Stroud
NAK
Resaca
Corpus Christi
Texas
EL Cajon
Calif
Montana
Los Angeles
John E. Bowles
Scottsville
Arkansas
Richardson County
Falls City
Neb
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East St
Lola
Sioux City
Iowa
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Cedar Falls
Vv. J. Magan CO. P. O
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Honolulu
Transocean Airlines
Academy OF Aeronautics
Oakland
Mail
Write Inc
Luddington
Box
Wilmington
Asea
Slond Jurse
Kansas City 6
Sarasota
Wie
Carsons
Norman &J
Portemouth
Nirth
Victoria Vacation Rentals
Hockies
Evergreen
Denver
William F. Blair
GOL Dental
Hauser & Miller
Pine &T
St. Louis
Feathers
Wahlert & Guntzler
U.S
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