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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1950
Page
6
Two tales juxtapose a Philadelphia tycoon and a young Philadelphia companion with bonds that fail after the man dies and a Tucson mechanic who trades a TB patient’s job for hope. The first story ends in a betrayed trust as bonds prove worthless, while the second offers a sunrise of unlikely renewal and resilience.
Wartime entertainer sat at DA Scholl recounts bailing from a blazing South Pacific plane. The tale inspires the National Record song Open Parachute sung by Scholl. Paramount discusses a film contract with Danny, while Scholl advances to Broadway and MGM film work.
In Dexter, Silas Ledbetter gives his son Jackie a silver half-dollar to attend a big New England circus. The boy fears losing it, searches everywhere, and finally discovers the coin hidden in hay, realizing his parents’ generosity. He cherishes both the coin and their love.
Former Pasadena teacher Madge Blake, who delayed acting until her children grew, is cast as Evelyn Keyes' slap-happy sister in The Cost of Living. Vanessa Brown, seen with Lex Barker in Tarzan and the Slave Girl, offered the party exit line I must go elephant riding early in the morning.
Report notes wind erosion surpasses water erosion as the main driver of soil loss in North Dakota. Field conditions and weather patterns contribute to heightened dust transport and reduced soil quality in affected areas.
Editors explain the rules for publishing photographs. News value and timely, clearly reproducing images justify use, while poor quality or late submissions may be rejected. Permissions, reader interest, and the editor’s judgment determine whether a photo appears in print.
A dense list of crossword clues appears, covering definitions for wading bird, Norse god, types of coverings and notes, and various terms across many short entries. The fragment seems to be a page of puzzle hints with enumerated numbers and some misprints.
Puzzle clue list hints at last week solution set with entries for chem Salt and bitter vetch. Mentions epochs and a word meaning away. Leaves room for a themed crossword style answer and related terms.
The piece argues self deception arises from a wish to hurt others and from fearing truth about oneself. It notes clinging dependence breeds temper tantrums or self pity to pressure partners and cites Dr. Edward K. Strong Jr. on how interest predicts personality and that talent can be blocked by inhibitions and stage fright.
A March article cites Florenz Ziegfeld reverting to curvier stage girls after a trial with slim dancers. It links underfeeding to health decline, tuberculsis risk, and reduced vitality, noting adrenal glands increase activity under low calorie intake in mice and that bone growth continues despite weight loss.
The article notes physicians often overlook headache impact on health. It questions willingness to wear glasses for sight yet reluctance to use hearing aids. It describes a cornea transplant procedure done in about 20 minutes and lists fatigue and exhaustion as signs of infection.
Walter Shead reports a Truman speech arguing the public rather than Congress or presidents set U S foreign policy. He recalls postwar demobilization, the rush to bring troops home, and debates over containment, defense spending, and McCarthy era contention with Lattimore.
The Farm Bureau federation and the Hoover commission oppose the plan. They contend it ignores Hoover recommendations and delegates excessive discretion to the secretary of agriculture in farmers' affairs.
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