Smudge Pots Signal Frost Warnings Over Radio Show
Hollywood reaction to frost forecast interruptions as KFI drops Joe Stafford and Perry Como from a network show. The frost warning man Floyd Young remains on air delivering temperatures for fruit growers, claiming national audience reach outweighs top talent. Orchard heaters and weather cues spark jokes while citrus growers react.
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Smudge pots and cold warnings hit California towns
In Alaska and California reports, residents fear freezing air raid style warnings while citrus shopowners and housewives cope with smoke from smudge pots. A B-17 crew lands in severe cold near Tana Crossing as patrols guide continuation after engine trouble.
Global Flight of Model Hits Snag
Around the world flight by two Britons was halted when their small single engine failed east of Fairbanks Alaska. They crash landed on the Alaska highway. Mrs Richard Morrow-Tait 24 an ex artist model who hoped to be the first woman to fly around the world escaped injury. She
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Movie Theaters Schedule Highlights Local Showings
Monday listings cover PARAMOUNT IOWA STATE and TOWN venues with titles such as Johnny Belin da A Song Is Born Leather Gloves Shoe Shine Big Town Scandal The Dead Dont Dream Grand Canyon Trail Smart Politics Beyond Glory Tarzans Secret Treasure How Green Was My Valley Bambi Temptation and Fuller Brush Is Way Out West All venues offer multiple showtimes including matinees and nightly slots with short subjects between features
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Author Alfred Mason Dies at 83 in London
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason, 83, British author of The Four Feathers and numerous novels and plays, died Monday in London AP report notes his prolific career and influence on early 20th century fiction.
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78 Boxes of Cigars For Sibelius Birthday Flight
The National Arts Foundation says 78 boxes of cigars are being flown to Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in Finland for his 83rd birthday on December 8. The gifts were gathered from American music lovers after a visitor noted cigars were hard to obtain in Finland.
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Beery Improves After Hospitalization For Heart Ailment
Hollywood actor Wallace Beery, hospitalized since Wednesday for a heart ailment, showed signs of improvement on Monday as doctors noted progress in his condition.
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Reds Hold East Flank Near Suchow Amid Turmoil
Independent dispatches report Communist pressure on the east flank of Suchow while Nationalist forces claim the initiative around Nienchuang 30 miles east. Govt armored cars spearhead actions near Nienchuang as Reds suffer casualties. Martial law declared by Fu Tso yi as bandits raid a Kalgan Peiping passenger train killing five and taking captives. Shanghai to Tsingtao transport ship sails with Americans aboard.
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Dogs Trained to Smell Gas Leaks in Argentina
In Buenos Aires AP reports dogs trained to detect gas leaks along Argentina's new buried pipeline. The dogs are fed meat soaked in gas to pair the taste with the odor, enabling them to sense escaping gas and indicate its location. The program aims to improve early leak detection on the pipeline system.
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Digging to expose pipe leak and discuss dog breeding and narcotics
Workmen plan to finish digging and uncover the pipe leak while engineers favor cuts. They joke about dogs being more interested in eating than breeding. The text notes lesser used narcotics include derivatives of thorn-apple henbane hops and lettuce.
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