Theatre Guild stars and film legends shine in a bustling era
Inez Gerhard profiles Geraldine Brooks and Ruth Roman among a parade of stage and screen figures. The piece notes Brooks avant garde Italy shoot for Volcano with Anna Magnani, plus theatre guilds, Carousel casting at the Met, and Ruth Roman in Spellbound era projects. It highlights shifting careers from stage to screen and radio.
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Italy
Anna Magnani
Eagle Lion
Geraldine
Auld Lang Syne Origins and Burns Legacy
A survey traces Auld Lang Syne from possible early credits to Francis Sempill and Sir Robert Aytoun, noting Burns later immortalized the song. The lyric nostalgia reflects reluctance to leave the past as New Year bells ring and people toast with kindness. A stray line about a husband and pets appears unrelated.
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Robert Burns
Thomson
Burns
Watson
Francis Sempill
Robert Aytoun
Aytoun
Tokyo Transforms Into Green Forest Each New Year
The article notes a Japanese custom where Tokyo is turned into a forest for the first six days of the year. Pine trees and bamboo decorate household gateways with straw ropes symbolizing truth, and plum is highlighted as a cultural emblem.
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Tokyo
Japan
New Year in Dena's Tournament of Roses Scenes
Irene Dunne has starred in pictures and been on location only twice in San Francisco for I Remember Mama and on a ranch for Never a Dull Moment. Borge will be heard soon on a Mutual five minute times weekly program.
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Dena
Irene Dunne
San Francisco
Borge
Mutual
Draft May Wreck Most Grid Squads
The piece discusses how military draft demands threaten college football in 1951, potentially leaving Army and Navy with the strongest teams. It notes Robbed rosters from graduation and draft losses, high costs to run programs, and the possibility that only elite schools will field competitive teams while others fold or struggle.
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Army
Navy
Jeff Cravath
Southern California
Jeff
Polock
Filipski
Johnson
Beck
Weaver
Cravath
William Shakespeare
Bernie Bierman
Blair Cherry
Army Navy Game Notes Hint at Football Focus
Fragmentary report hints Army and Navy football teams will continue in the sport. The text mentions lingering remarks about the game and players, suggesting ongoing competition and focus on football performance.
Salt Water Sports and Winter Tackle Tips
Salt Water Stuff surveys southern bass fishing deep sea options with charter boats offering tackle and big game prospects. It also covers surf fishing for striped bass and suggests winter prep tips like tinder paraffin, dry matches, and strop care for keeping edges sharp.
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Ike Walton
The Tree Case and a Very Large Bill
Two trees fall flat on a lawn prompting a humorous quest for help. A comical chain of calls ends with a tree surgeon arriving with a ladder and ropes to set them upright while the bill soars, leaving the narrator amused and astonished by the final charge.
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Wemtreshas
Fire Department
Gotham Bugle Seeks Bid on Train Bag Charge
Clipped and jumbled text notes that YE GOTHAM BUGLE began charging 25 cents a bag and asks for bids. It mentions headlines about guards at the Army Navy game and multiple stray phrases about Anne and a New York tale, parking signs, Millard Caldwell, and a Pentagon link, all hinting at a chaotic newspaper page.
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Truman
Anne
New York
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America
Steve Wilson
Edward G. Robinson
Edward Pawley
Walter Greaza
Ruth Roman
Hitchcock
Ruth Hussy
David Niv
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Mahoney
Soki
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Grantland Rice
Sportsmans Horizons
Jim Rhody
Southland
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YE Gotham Bugle
Millard F. Caldwell, Jr
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Washington