Hollywood dating whirl leaves Thomas dizzy on vacation
Hollywood gossip columnist Bob Thomas writes that while on a two week vacation he missed Errol Flynn’s romance with Princess Ghika, then Flynn’s switch to Patricia Wymore, Betty Hutton’s reconciliation with Ted Briskin, and Bette Davis’s Mexico marriage to Gary Merrill amid divorce filings, noting the rapid shifts in Hollywood relationships and the need to stay glued to the news.
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Hollywood
Hollywood News
Errol Flynn
Ghika
Flynn
Patrice Wymore
Betty Hutton
Ted Briskin
Betty
Briskin
Chicago
Bette Davis
William Grant Sherry
Mexico
Gary Merrill
California
Bette
Fireworks at Maltese and Cypriot Church Holidays
Fireworks displays occur on the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Cyprus during church holidays. The events mark festive observances with public celebrations across the two locales.
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Mediterranean
Malta
Cyprus
Free Book on Arthritis and Rheumatism
Excelsior Springs Missouri readers are offered a free book titled Rheumatism that explains why medicines provide only temporary relief and how The Ball Clinic has helped thousands for 31 years. No obligation, request advice letter to The Ball Clinic Dept 3606 Excelsior Springs Missouri today.
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Excelsior Springs
Ball
Ball Clinic
Missouri
Wits
War on Naktong River Patrol Aims and Dread
Hal Boyle describes two no man’s land stretches along the Naktong where patrols probe unseen threats. He explains the twilight zone between Allied defenses and Reds massing armor to cross the river, countering common war images with a deadly cat and mouse routine.
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Hal Boyle
Naktong River
Boyle
Naktong
Pohang
Hal
Korea
No-Man’s Land
United Nations
Canine Veterans Face No Recall For Active Duty
Privately owned World War II war dogs used for guard duties and patrols will not be recalled to active duty, an Army spokesman said. Many dogs were loaned by owners and later de trained to return to civilian life as the Army notes it already has enough canine personnel.
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Washington
Army
Night Patrols Along the Naktong River Front
The text describes the tense stalemate and hidden movements of opposing armies along the Naktong river line. Daylight brings quiet, ambush risk, and secretive probes while nights unleash artillery duels and daring manhunts. Scouts’ courage can save regiments.
Pvt Arvil Leon Moses Begins Training At Lackland
Pvt Arvil Leon Moses age 18 son of Mr and Mrs Zolin Moses of Decatur has begun indoctrination training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. The course provides military preparatory schooling and aptitude testing to steer him toward a suitable technical assignment after basic training. Lackland serves as the Air Force indoctrination center and training site for re enlistees and home to officer candidate school and the human resources research center.
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Pvt
Arvil Leon Moses
Zolin Moses
Chestnut Street
Decatur
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Lackland
Gateway Base
USAF
Officer Candidate School
Human Resources Research Center
Student Guardsmen Will Answer Call to Duty
Alabama Adjutant General James S. Saliba said youthful guardsmen still in high school must accompany their units if the National Guard is called into active service. He noted hardship cases would be reviewed, while Selective Service can exempt civilians from duty but not the Guard, emphasizing defense of the right to keep schools.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama National Guard
James S. Saliba
Saliba
Alabama Secondary School Principals Association
Victory ships return to service for war time use
Six more Victory type cargo ships are being pulled from the moth ball fleet in Mobile Alabama. They will join twelve others withdrawn in the past three weeks for return to war time service. The ships will be turned over to private steamship lines for military transportation under the Navy.
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Mobile
Ala
Navy
State Defense Group Set Up In Alabama
Civilian Defense Director Ira Thompson urged Alabama mayors to speed civil defense prep. Governor Folsom named a 15 member advisory committee and five deputy directors, assigning key tasks to Si Garrett, Bankhead Banks, D G Gill, Phillip Hamm, and others. An advisory panel includes Justice Joel Brown, Gen R E Steiner, Birmingham officials, CIO leader Eugene Wells, and Red Cross representatives among state leaders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ira Thompson
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Thompson
Si Garrett
Bankhead Banks
D. G. Gill
Phillip J. Hamm
Folsom
Joel B. Brown
State Supreme Court
R. E. Steiner
Railroad Association
Ed Reid
League of Municipalities
Cooper Green
Birmingham
Eugene Wells
CIO
John C. Persons
31St Division National Guard
C. J. Rehling
Auburn
John Drinkard
Falkville
Veterans’ Organizations
John G. White
Association of County Commissioners
Robert Goode
Morris Ford
Gadsden
Public Works Administration
Arthur Beck
State Health Department
Knox McRae
The
Tennessee Valley
Randolph Penton Jr
James M. Jones
Red Cross
Two Daughters Of Slain Student Are Still Missing
In Georgia the investigation into the murder of Valhalla South Carolina GI student John Boyter 38 continues as his two daughters aged eight and fourteen remain missing after his body was found near Clayton Georgia. Ex convict Curtis Shedd 30 denied knowledge of the crime after a lie detector test in Atlanta. Sheriff Lamon Queen said searches around Clayton have found no trace of the girls and that hope is slim. Boyter and Shedd were seen together in Valhalla the day Boyter disappeared.
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Atlanta
Valhalla, S.C
Clayton
John Boyter
Georgia Line
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Woody Wilson
Curtis Shedd
Wilson
Shedd
FBI
Boyter
Lamon Queen
Rabun
Queen
J. C. Green
Long Creek Academy
Oconee County
S.C
Valhalla
Moves To Reinforce Korean Fighters Proceeding Quietly
UN moves to reinforce ground troops in Korea continue quietly and effectively. Fifty-three of 59 UN members back the campaign to repel the North Korean invasion, with offers of troops, ships, planes, food, and medical supplies. Transport and supply problems loom as the process gathers pace. Col Alfred Katzin says morale among UN troops is high, praising GIs and South Koreans. Two British correspondents and Col Unni Nayar killed by a land mine near Taegu. eight reporters have died in the war, with two others missing or captured.
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A. I. Goldberg
United Nations
U. N
Korea
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Council
U. N. Mem
Bers
Douglas MacArthur
X Country
Alfred G. Katzin
Trygve Lie
Katzin
Lie
Andrew Cordier
Tokyo
Katkin
Christopher Buckley
London Daily Telegraph
Ian Morrison
London Times
Buckley
William Moore
Associated Press
Nayar
Commission
Washington
Al Hazan and the dawn of corrective spectacles
Arab astronomer Al Hazan, active a millennium ago, is credited as the first to propose using spectacles to correct failing eyesight, marking an early milestone in vision aid history.
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al Hazan
Portrait of a Prime Minister with Salary Tied to Other Posts
The office had no separate salary until 1937, and holders commonly held another appointment that carried pay. This practice linked the prime ministership to additional official roles, shaping compensation by overlapping duties.
Morgan County Man Is Granted Parole
A Morgan County man named Gurnie Penwell, imprisoned in July 1948 for burglary, was among 20 convicts released last week by the state pardon and paroles board. Eight others’ applications were denied. most releasees served eight years or less.
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Morgan County
State Pardon and Paroles Board
Gurnie Penwell
HADACOL pitched as aid for vitamin deficiencies in ad
Mrs. John W. Geary of New Orleans says HADACOL relieved her stomach distress and nerves after deficiencies in vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and iron. The ad claims doctors recommend HADACOL and promises relief after a few bottles with a money back guarantee. Trial size priced at 1.25 and large sizes at 3.50.
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John W. Geary
Ursuline St
New Orleans
The
LeBlanc Corporation
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