Bernard Shaw Refuses To Shave Beard In Public Exchange
New York dispatch notes Bernard Shaw refuses to shave his beard after receiving a salesman razor offer. He explains his policy in a frank postcard and recalls his father’s quips while denying any change in appearance. He also rejected promo ties and urged proper attribution in public statements.
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Bernard Shaw
Burton Heath
New York
NEA
Shaw
Thomas L. Kennedy
George
Pan American Airways
Ireland
George Bernard Shaw
Paper Plate Used as Paint Catcher and Brush Rest
A paper plate stuck under the paint can serves as an effective paint catcher and provides a handy rest for the brush, keeping work area cleaner and tools within reach.
Met Opera's Management Miscast and Cost Crunch Plan
Newspaper view criticizes Metropolitan Opera Association leadership led by George A. Sloan for 1948 49 season losses. Proposes cutting front office salaries by 20 percent, reducing productions from five or six operas weekly to two per week, and reworking scheduling to cut $109,000 in losses. Points to unions, ticket subscriptions, and payroll as key factors, arguing better management could save the Met and serve 1 000 000 readers.
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George A. Sloan
Metropolitan Opera Assn
West 39Th Street
New York
N. Y
Sloan
Edward Johnson
Met
Guiseppe Verdi
Legit
Crures
Mr. Johnson
der Rosenkavalier
Manon Lescauts
Rudolfs
Teave von Solo
Billy Rose Reflects on Diamond Horseshoe Losses and Earnings
Billy Rose comments on why a monopoly like the Met might lose money and recalls a $75,000 payout from a movie company for using his cabaret name. He asks readers to imagine potential earnings for the real Diamond Horseshoe.
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Met
Swimming Corporal Beats River Oddity in Daring Punt
In St Louis Corporal Francis Kane 24 ran two punts on the Mississippi River delaying the excursion steamer Admiral for about 30 minutes. He won $5 in the process and had bet companions on the feat.
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ST. Louis (Op
Francis Kane
Kane
Century-Old Donner Doll Joins California Centennial Tour
A tiny doll that survived the Donner party with its 8-year-old owner Martha Jane Reed will travel in a California centennial caravan touring the state. About 40 emigrants were rescued from Donner summit in 1847 after a harsh winter, with half the party dying. The caravan, assembled by the California centennials commission, will display mementos documenting the state's heritage.
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San Francisco
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Martha Jane Reed
Donner
Sierra Nevadas
California Centennials Commission
Soldier dives from midstream to swim to shore
A Tenafly New Jersey soldier stripped to his trousers and jumped into the Mississippi. He swam about seven blocks downstream and 320 yards, then yielded to waiting police and was escorted back to his Army medical depot.
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Mississippi
N. J
Army Medical Depot
Man Fined For Sleeping On Tracks In Traverse City
Fred Letchell paid a $5 fine after being booked for intoxication when police pulled him from railroad tracks where he slept a few minutes before a train was due to pass.
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Traverse City
Mich
Fred Letchell
New Yorker Discovers Parents Arrived in U S in Mail Room
New York United States real story reports Wern Henthal, a survivor of a Nazi labor camp now with the United Service for New Americans, found the arrival list of his parents in the agency mail room. He paused over a mimeographed roster of the next group due to depart Morhaven when he saw their names.
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New York
Wern Henthal
United Service For
U States
Lisenthal
Morhaven
Lions Spend Freely at 1948 Convention in New York
During five days in New York the Lions spent about 5 million dollars, according to the city reporters bureau. Delegates attended the convention, with about five thousand attendees noted.
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New York
Durin
Lions Spen
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