National Doughnut Week and NDA Letter Debunked
A writer reflects on missed bus timing and National Doughnut Week with a letter from Bert Nevins of the National Dunking Association. He notes Amy Vanderbilt and other notable names on NDA lists, admires the slogans Get Out of Your Shell Dunk and For the Encouragement of Good Cheer and Good Fellowship, and questions the ethics of dunking as a social craze.
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Bert Nevins
National
NDA
Vanderbilt
Amy V
Jennings Randolph
Martin Johnson
Milton Berle
Crosby Brothers
Bing
Bob
Jimmy Durante
LAFF A DAY JOKE ABOUT SHAVING MISADVENTURE
A light comic line from LAFF A DAY jokes about shaving mishaps. The speaker notes two years of shaving with two cuts, delivering a playful self deprecation. The setup hints at ongoing grooming misfortune and humor.
Jet Run Commercial Plane Uses Jet Exhaust Propulsion
In San Diego the Convair 240 completed an initial 1 hour 56 minute test flight over the desert. Pilots R R Rogers and E D Shannon piloted the 40 passenger plane capable of 300 miles per hour. The design uses exhaust gases from two engines to add thrust. The first of 150 planes ordered by seven airlines is due in June.
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San Diego
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INS
R. R. Rogers
E. D. Shannon
Open Book policy prompts historian to write 1946 report
Metropolitan asks Marquis James, a noted historian and policyholder, to author the Company Annual Report to Policy holders for 1946 under its long established Open Book policy.
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Metropolitan
Marquis James
We Couldn't Fight a War Before 1948
Washington AP reports military planners say the United States could not wage a full-scale war before 1948. It would take at least three months to mobilize five million veterans and six more months to form and train combat divisions. Current forces are limited to about 1.2 million regulars with no ready National Guard or organized reserve.
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Washington
United States
Olivia De Havilland to star in Snake Pit film
Oscar winner Olivia De Havilland will headline Snake Pit adapted from Jane Ward’s best selling asylum life story. 20th Century Fox announced the project on Monday.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Jane Ward
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