Pronunciation Confusion and Postwar US Views in Grover Hall Column
The piece discusses American attitudes toward postwar Japan under General MacArthur and the embassy status of Australia, notes on Pall Mall versus Pell Mell pronunciation, and moves through sports pressure in Fenway Park, Stassen’s political rebound, boxing investigations, and a query about funding for the American Veteran Committee bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
Pall Mall
Grover Hall
Hallbarks
Hall
Britain
Army Air Corps
Montgomery
England
Edwin Wyle
Pleasantries Rewarded with Halleyville Peaches Note
The Anniston Star echoes Haleyville Advertiser praise for 14 residents who received large sacks of peaches with notes praising their cheerful greetings. The donor, anonymous, aimed to recognize smiling, pleasant residents not on a full list, per the front page Haleyville report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Star
Halleyville
Haleyville
The
Star
Darkly comic couple quarrels over maids and independence
New York July 9. In a breezy domestic scene Mr and Mrs Spelvin spar over a Fourth of July maid and economic woes. The wife vents about cook and wash-woman duties while the husband defends class and liberty as they reminisce about workers, wages, and nopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Spelvin
Mr. Spelvin
Mrs. S
Park Avenue
John Hartford
Jesse Jones
Grampaw
China
Spelvin
Henry Morgenthau
Coolidge
Hoover
Missing car key found by Marinette family in Europe aid letter
In Marinette Wisconsin on July 10, members of the Nick Butman household recovered a missing key to their car after weeks of searching. The key appeared in a letter from Holland, a recipient of clothing donated by the Butman family for Europe's needy, with the note Please find enclosed the key to Your motor car You will certainly have more use for it than we will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
Nick Butman
Holland
Europe
Butman
Russia’s shifting stance on cooperative peace in 1946
Washington reports indicate Russia moderated obstruction to peace talks. The regime withdrew tactics, allowing diplomacy while Moscow’s agents face scrutiny for influencing through claims of warlike intent. Analysts doubt genuine peace given Moscow’s shifting, opportunistic approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Sayin
Gromyko
UNO
Pravda
Paris
Trieste
Europe
Molotov
Bidault
Diagnosing stomach disorders with the gastroscope
The gastroscope aids diagnosis by allowing direct view of the stomach lining and helps distinguish benign from cancerous conditions. It follows tests like X rays and acid measurements and is used when symptoms resist explanation. Patients with serious illness or airway or heart conditions are not suited for the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin M. Kirschen
Chicago
Albany-Decatur Twins Defeat Columbia Mules 7 to 6
The Albany-Decatur Twins edged the Columbia Mules 7 to 6 in a tense game where an umpire decision nearly sparked a riot. Community updates note birthdays, visits, and travel plans surrounding local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany-Decatur Twins
Columbia Mules
D. P. Humphrey
Jean
Margaret
Mabel Hartung
Frank Yee
Kenneth Thomas
Mobile
Henry Hartung Erskine
Memphis
Tenn
Ju@ge
William E. Skeggs
Méae Tisdale
Nashville
A. C. Coyle
A. C. Zanvit
Coyle
Huntsville
Zanvit
Grant Street
Geo. W. Broadway
Natural Gas Line Approved for Southern Natural
The Federal Power Commission approved a $2,608,200 construction program by Southern Natural Gas Co. to build gas lines to supply Syla cauga Ragland Prattville Sycamore Lincoln Notasulga and parts of Mountain Brook Homewood in Alabama and Bremen Douglasville Gordon Hampton in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Sylacauga
Ragland
Prattville
Sycamore
Lincoln
Notasulga
Mountain Brook
Homewood
Bremen
Douglasville
Gordon and
Hampton
Less Glee Noted Than Advertised
A report notes that observed enthusiasm was markedly lower than what had been promoted, with attendees showing reduced energy and expectations not fully met by the event.
Walter Winchell On Broadway and Hollywood Gossips
Walter Winchell On Broadway rounds up stars and high society rumors from 1946 show business, naming Joseph Davies Hans Habe Fred Stone Paula Stone Doris Carlson Polly Lux and more. The column hints at legal separations marriages deals and industry chatter across New York venues and film studios.
Washington gossip and political snippets from New York to Spain
A sweeping column of loose notes covers tax pay and layoffs for 8000 dollar a year men in Washington. It cites Senate pay tilt opposition and a plan to discharge workers. It mentions New York rent control tactics using NRA precedent and reveals Daniel Delano Jr. planning a tell all book. It notes J Martin facing Martha Sharp opposition and Byrnes pressuring Molotov. Also reports a potential counter divorce suit involving Ann St George and Alexis Thompson, a March model agency on 52nd Street with ex GIs, a visa denial for a 20th Century Fox official for Masonry, Gloria Conover’s possible new husband Major Larry Pascal, and a music magazine editor Lyle Stuart linked to Mary Louise Buckler amid a fashion world note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtongue
Washington
Nivian
New York
N. Y
NRA
Daniel Delano, Jr
Delano
J. Martin
House
Martha Sharp
Sec’y
Byrnes
Molotov
China
Palestine
Ann St. George
Alexis Thompson
New March Model Agency
52Nd Street
WAC
20Th Century-Fox
Spain
Gloria Conover
Larry Pascal
Candy Jones
Lyle Stuart
Mary Louise ‘Buckler
Doctor's new cigarette boosts skin warmth with vessels dilation
Dr John S Davis develops a six letter brand starting with D to be marketed by a leading firm next month. It reportedly expands blood vessels and raises skin temperature by one degree while iodides offset nicotine. Tested on over 400 medical students, it is said to lower high blood pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Davis
Swifts and Swallows Parade as Acrobatic Birds
A brief note highlights swifts and swallows as agile acrobats of the avian world showcasing swift aerial maneuvers and graceful midair glides.
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W. R. Shelton
Editor
Ete
Decatur
Associated Press
General MacArthur
Uncle Sam
Fenway Park
Harold E. Stassen
mid-West
Cleveland
Louis Conn
American Veteran Committee
Membe
AVC
North Alabama
Charley Young
Mr. Young
Alabama Journal
Casius
Cash Stanley
Robinson Springs
Marion
Westbrook
Pegler
Futurists
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Yugoslavia
Council —of Ministers
Italy
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Warright
King Features Syndicate
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Joseph P. Davies
Hans Habe
Charles Spivaks
Baroneer
Fred Stone
Michael Sloanes
Paula Stone
Tommy Dorsey
Pat Dane
Candy Toxton
Jerry Cooper
Thrush
Martha
Goldthwaite
Lee Trent
Jacqueline Fontaine
la Conga
Plymouth
Elliott Roosevelt
A&p
Hartford
Fielding
Coney Island
O'Dwyer
Geraldine Brooks
Avenue of the Americas
6Th Avenue
Nicholas
Grand Central Terminal
Ziegfeld
Doris Carlson
IME
40Th Street
GC Terminal
Polly Lux
Paul ‘Douglas
Virginia Field
Horan
Central Park
Margaret Horan
Robert Walker
Dorothy Patrick
Pat di Cicco
Barbara
Alexander Kaye
West Side
Shecter
Wall Street
U. S
Wendell Berge
D. of
Clyde Lombardys
Chas
Ventura
Alky Distillers
Gov't
George Frazier
Magda Kari
de Bourbon-Parma
Gregory Taylor
St. Moritz
A. Papagos
Grek
Germany
Satdee
Queen Mary
Mississippi
Martin Block
Atlantic City
Morgan County National
Morgan County National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
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