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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1950
Page
4
Patterns describe an embroidered wall panel with pansies in a crocheted basket. The design uses green foliage and brown figures, with four motifs and crochet instructions, transfers, color chart, illustrations, materials, and finishing steps.
A lawyer told a judge that his client refused to pay his fee after a victory. The judge asked if the demand was in writing. The lawyer said yes and that the client told him to go to the devil. He then came to the judge seeking payment.
A famed Southern attorney is appointed judge in his longtime district. In one early case he faces an old Negro accused of stealing a rotisserie item. The judge recalls defending the man previously but vows no longer to represent him, asking if he should hire another lawyer while the defendant insists on speaking for himself.
The 1950 census will cover the western hemisphere to gather vital statistics on occupation and living standards for about 150 million people in the United States 50 million in other North and Central America and 100 million in South America.
The piece contrasts Florida Senators Claude Pepper and Spessard Lindsey Holland, both Republicans? actually Pepper and Holland. Pepper advocates labor protection and rooseveltian policy while Holland, a southern bloc ally, votes against many New Deal programs yet supports Truman foreign policy and seeks a balanced budget. Both share early careers in law and state service. Pepper once briefly ran for president before withdrawing.
The piece argues Bogart would not fade with today’s crowd despite gossip about indecorous acts at El Morocco. It shifts to Junius Brutus Booth of London and New York, detailing riotous theater days, lavish booze, and fearless, reckless theatrics that defined early actors.
In San Francisco Paul Sparrow, once a drew act, failed a comeback at the Olympia Theater. His staged routine collapsed as he attempted a final dance step, exposing vanishing confidence and risking a career setback despite past shrewd self-promotion.
The report recalls Paul Sparrow’s wild stage feats with hecklers, three encores, and a five minute ovation as he revealed a clever gag to win audience sympathy. It follows with Booth’s later life antics and the shocking fact his son John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln.
The speaker reflects on lessons of leaning on God, noting lilies and sparrows as examples of care. The verse urges trust in divine provision and a lighter heart, admitting slow growth and asking for forgiveness. Grace Noll Crowell signs the meditation.
A dense set of crossword clues across and down covering drenched to ellipses, with entries like Drench, River It, Droop, Bower, Medieval Boat, Conclude, Constellation, and many more across and down, including puzzle themes and linguistic variants across languages.
Day’s family news notes the birth of his second son Eugene Dennis shortly after Patrick James McNulty’s first birthday. A record heard by Mary Livingston led to Jack Benney auditioning Dennis Day for the Benny program where his high pitched voice unexpectedly found its place in the spotlight.
Danny Kaye delivers his funniest film yet in The Inspector General with sharp material and standout scenes. Sylvia Fine provides songs while Henry Koster's direction elevates the production, producing a highly entertaining comedy.
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