LAFF A DAY Los Angeles Still Laughs At Itself
LA described as a big sprawling gal with adolescence and curves. It portrays LA as a world film capital, a mixing bowl of many races, a vaudeville hub, and a frontier city with outsiders and locals mingling amid entertainment exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
London
Tokyo
Moscow
Paris
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago
Daniel Boones
42Nd
Broadway
Hollywood
Vine
America's last civic tomboy stays and expects the world
The piece describes a city portrait likening a Texas Los Angeles to a civic tomboy set amid mountains deserts and seas. It emphasizes its enduring presence and public appeal as if ready to charm the world.
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Cedar Rapids
Texas
Los Angeles
America
Distillers Asked To Cut Corn Use
A Washington report says the Agriculture Department urged distillers to cut corn use until flood and weather damage to the corn crop is clarified. The wartime wheat ban expires, and potential surplus potatoes may be used for spirits. Distillers have already cut corn use, with many plants likely to shut in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Estate of Frances Feriste Administrator with Will Annexed
Linn County Iowa notice to heirs and creditors of Frances Feriste deceased seeks claims by a stated date. Reed Administrator with Will Annexed and attorneys Pred Hann announce publication and require readers to present objections or claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Feriste
Linn County
Iowa
Hann
Surplus Exports Not Confined to Europe
Harriman said the administration will export surplus goods to aid world recovery beyond Europe. A presidential committee will survey national resources to decide what can be exported without harming the US economy. The plan may aid the Marshall program indirectly and aims for a vote within months.
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Europe
Harriman
Washington
Ins
Harriman and
Natares
Anderson
France
Belgium
E. Netherlands
England
Japan
Korea
Alphabet Count in Use Today Declines to About Fifty
Historical note reports nearly 200 alphabets and modern forms, with roughly 50 still in current use. It highlights the fading variety and the endurance of a smaller set in contemporary writing.
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Vaudeville Heaven
Ing
Truman
South Side
Harold Hockaday
Mer
16Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Ta
Vlad
Firestone
Firesto Re
Rand McNally
Cae
Iae Vey
Tvs & Beauty
Tenth Street
10Th St. SE
Lucky Strike
Man
Syguce Bao
F. A. Brown
Independent Tobacco Warehouseman
John Falter
Frank Brown
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