Top Comedians Grandfathers A Look At Aging Comics
Hollywood June 19 Groucho Marx notes an era of octogenarian comics listing peers like Benny Cantor Burns Jessel and others while predicting new stars will emerge from nightclubs and TV. He discusses his film Sailors Elephants and says TV is the easiest part of his life despite other troubles.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Groucho Marx
Himself
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Eddie Cantor
Fred Allen
George Burns
George Jessel
Groucho
Herb Shriner
Jack Carter
Cantor
Milton Berle
Bill Bendix
Marie Wilson
Bendix
Martin and Lewis
Suburbs Taken in Chicago Yearbook Notes City Annexations
The 1951 Municipal Yearbook reports 382 cities with populations over 5 000 annexed suburban property last year a record. Albuquerque New Mexico absorbed the most territory nearly 23 square miles.
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Chicago
Albuquerque
N. M
Four Men Beat Julian R Hoffman In Albuquerque Alley
Four men attacked Julian R Hoffman in an Albuquerque alley and left him with cuts and bruises. He was treated at a hospital and his wallet was taken along with a cigarette lighter.
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Albuquerque
Julian
R. Hoffman
Small Home Design Number 34 Adapts for Expansion
Dean H. Robinson presents a compact, modern two bed design with no basement option and potential future bedroom addition. Features include a large living room, fireplace, built in storage, efficient kitchen, multiple closets, and a utility area for an automatic laundry and heating.
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Dean H. Robinson
Scale Model Home Planning Co
Woodward Ave
Royal Oak
Michigan
Cadet Roy Wyatt Begins Six-Week ROTC Training
Cadet Roy O. Wyatt Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Wyatt of Decatur, Alabama, is assigned to the 1951 ROTC summer encampment at Fort Monmouth New Jersey for six weeks through July 28. He attends the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and trains in officers duties plus Signal Corps schooling. He will be eligible for a commission in the Officer Reserve Corps or the Regular Army.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Roy O. Wyatt Jr
Roy O. Wyatt
Decatur
Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Wyatt
Signal Corps
Officer Reserve Corp
Regular Army
Sponging neighbor faces Dorothy Dix advice column
Dorothy Dix counsels readers on defending themselves against habitual borrowing and grafters in the neighborhood. She urges saying no, returning visits, and ending extra feeding of those who exploit others. Two teens seek guidance on parental discipline and receive a sharp, old fashioned response.
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Dorothy DIX
Dear Miss Dix Confusion Over Schoolboy Romance
A 17 year old girl writes for guidance about dating a 22 year old boyfriend serving in the military for five months. She notes no dates during that period and asks if she should see others per school friends' advice.
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Miss DIX
Cotton Stand Damage Warns of Thrips in Morgan County
County Agent L T Wagnon reports damaged cotton stands in Morgan County after a survey by Dr F S Arant shows thrips as the cause. Entomologist notes thrips injure leaves and buds, stunting plants. farmers urged to apply 7 to 8 pounds per acre of a cotton poison, reapply after five days, and monitor boll weevils with five pounds per acre as a preventive measure.
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Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
F. S. Arant
Agricultural Experiment Station
Auburn
Highest Price Is Paid For Cotton Of 1951 Crop
The first 1951 cotton bale sold at the Houston cotton exchange for $3 per pound, a record high. Sylvester Martinez of Star County received a $1,325 purse for the 575 pound strict middling bale, bought by Joseph J. Miller of Miller & Co. The total sale brought Martinez $3,050, surpassing the 1940 high of $2.35 per pound.
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Houston
United States
Houston Cotton Exchange
Sylvester Mariinez
LaGualla
Star County
Texas
Martinez
Joseph J. Miller
Miller & Co
Mechanic Seeks Wake Island Escape
Hank Lucchesi, a 32 year old Los Angeles mechanic, spent nine months on Wake Island. He praises sport fishing and the island’s healthful climate, calling it the ideal getaway and noting its WWII and 20th century military significance.
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Los Angeles
Hank Lucchesi
Wake Island
mid-Pacific
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
Lucchesi
Pacific
Rest room question haunts Carlsbad Caverns visitors
Thousands of visitors flock to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico each year and ask many questions. A guide tally found the most asked query to be where the rest rooms are located.
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Carlesbad, N. M
New Mexico City
Carlsbad Caverns
Advice for a young woman dating and marriage
The writer urges the young person to date and attend dances while informing her serviceman of plans. The age gap is not critical, but happiness may come from dating peers closer to her age. For ending a marriage, consult leafiet D-2 titled Divorce for guidance, and request a copy with a 3 cent SASE to Miss Dix at Times Square.
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Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Times Square Station
New York 18
Daily Crossword Across and Lyric Poet Clues
Puzzle clues list across and down entries with definitions for a themed crossword and a lyric poet section. The mixed set includes shelter inlets mandates journals ventilated and more with several biblically themed hints.
Puzzle Clue Set Trails Through Wordplay
A cryptic puzzle line references numbers and clues with hints like an Oriental weight and an old Testament abbreviation. The passage blends phrases such as yesterday's answer and a portion of a riddle style list.
Cryptoquote puzzles and a Jones family tale
A scrambled quotation explanation shows a cryptogram where AXYCLBAAXR maps to LONGFELLOW. The passage then recounts a tale about Smith Brown and Johnson, moving into the Jones house with a new master who buys cigars and a big place. Moral hints at joining them if you cannot beat them and changing your name to Jones.
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Smith
Brown
Johnson
Jones
Joneses
Jonese
Smith, Brown and Johnson
Keeping Up With The Joneses Proves To Be Quite A Task
HAL BOYLE sketches a neighborhood scene where neighbors urge Jones to downsize and stop keeping up with costly living. Jones defends pride in his lifestyle while admitting heavy debt and contemplating selling his home. The offer to move is raised as a pressure solution.
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Joneses
Army Marks 176th Anniversary as Oldest U S Service
The U S Army, 176 years old, remains the oldest branch of the U S armed services, tracing its founding to the late 18th century and continuing as a core military institution.
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U. S. Army
U. S. Armed Services
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