Grable Advises New Starlets from Hollywood Advice
Betty Grable shares career guidance for aspiring stars in Hollywood. She stresses starting from the bottom, learning through chorus lines and dancing school, and gaining experience over years. Grable cites her own path from radio work in St Louis to dancing school, studio chorus, and Broadway before film stardom.
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Hollywood
Betty Grable
Betty
Frank Fay
Jack Haley
Ed Lowry
St. Louis
Ted Fio Rita
A.nce
Paramount
Broadway
Dubarry
Ana
20Th Fox
Ted
Conan
Korean Typewriters Are Made Upside-Down And Backwards
Newsfeature on Martin K. Tytell a New York expert who can adapt typewriters to 147 languages detailing Korean systems that type across and read up and down noting that Korean keyboards use many dead keys and complex layouts unlike other languages.
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Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York
Korea
Martin K. Tytell
Tytell
Dr. Song
Tyrell
Dominion
Brazil
Portugal
France
United States
Athens College Names Prof Charles H Owens Biology Faculty
Athens College announces the appointment of Prof Charles H Owens as professor of biology starting fall quarter. Owens, born in Butteboro, grew up in Russell County and served in the U S Air Force in North Africa. He earned an A B from the University of Alabama in 1949 and will receive a Master of Science degree this August. His thesis studies the endocrine relation between the fetal pituitary and thymus. He is married to Erin Tigner, with one child Laura Anne. Owens is active in several scientific and fraternal organizations.
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Perry B. James
Charles H. Jr
Saphesa Alabama
Athens College
R . Owens
Butteboro
Russell
Hartsboro
U. S. Air Force
North Africa
University of Alaska
Owens
Kama Academy of Science
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
The
Order
Methodist Bmirs
eErin Tigner
Vitamin D from Sunlight and Saltwater Fish
Exposure to sunlight promotes vitamin D synthesis in the body. The best natural source is saltwater fish, especially halibut. Dod and
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Hoarding fears rise as shoppers stockpile amid price hikes
Nationwide reports show heavy buying of tires, coffee, clothing and other goods as fear of rationing grows. President Truman labels hoarders foolish and profiteers while contrasting US resistance to communism with socialist controls in Britain. The piece reflects anxieties about price increases and government policy.
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Washington
Truman
Keyboard Variations Across Nations Mentioned
The text discusses different national keyboard layouts including French and Spanish styles. It notes removing fractions, the commercial at sign, and cents signs for grave acute circumflex and cedilla symbols, plus mentions of Spanish keyboards and other ideas.
Best of the Jests on Burns and Allen and Meet Corliss Archer
Jokes from the Burns and Allen program include Gracie’s two permanents and George’s hair. The Meet Corliss Archer segment features Dexter and Mr Archer debating nature. A gag about a grind stone as a new machine and a line about look up for Mr Brown are included.
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George
Gracie
Corliss Archer
Dexter
Mr. Archer
Hoarders and profiteers threaten free enterprise economy
The speaker argues against government control praising free enterprise while warning that hoarding and profiteering will trigger rationing and price controls, lower the dollar's value, and potentially force state intervention amid a fragile economy. Hoarders are likened to a man on the street wasting money.
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Britain
Russia
Egg coal and garden talk in a rural exchange
A short dialogue features a dealer offering egg coal and chestnut coal to a novice wife. The talk shifts to a quip about servants from Elwes, and a Decatur resident asks about garden planting while a neighbor mentions items from a watch to lead pencils, ending with a light note about Ned’s night illness.
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Decatur
Land of Disappearing Rivers: Nevada’s No Outlet Dilemma
A fragmentary exchange hints at themes of travel and patience. A narrator suggests leaving early, Angier dismisses fishing, and an onlooker laments patience. The piece comments that nature forces labor and notes most Nevada rivers drain to desert sinks.
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Nevada
Desert
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