Dream House on Manhattan Island Draws Massive Crowds
New Yorkers line up to tour Mr Blandings Dream House at 48th Street and Broadway Avenue amid a city famed for tiny live-in homes. The fully furnished 10 room display, part of a promotional effort by builders and sponsors, has drawn over 50 000 visitors in two weeks and features two radios a TV set and two cars in the adjacent garage.
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Manhattan
48Th St
Std Ave
Mr. Blandings
Dream House
New York Hearts Association
Heart Fund
Wanamaker's
Gimbels
Museum of Science and Industry
Onial
Columbus Circle
Damon Runyon
United Nations
Steel House
52Nd Street
America
New Brunswick
N. J
Household Hints for Stretching Ham in burgers and sides
A quick tip suggests stretching ham by mixing it with one beaten egg and cooked noodles. Add minced onion salt pepper and Worcestershire sauce for flavor or serve with tomato sauce.
Death rate for insured down in first half of 1848
The Institute of Life Insurance reports a lower death rate among policy holders in the first six months of 1848. Deaths from accidents tuberculosis influenza pneumonia and childhood diseases declined or held at record lows.
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New York
Institute of Life Insurance
Institute
Scout leader mimics poison ivy immunity at camp
Hugh Lake a Boy Scout field executive rubbed his face with poison ivy to prove immunity. The next morning campers found his face unmarked but his legs covered with fresh ivy.
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ST. Louis
Hugh Lake
Boy Scout
Music Of Waltzes In Vienna Drowned By Cost Of Listening
Vienna endures postwar hardship as the cost of listening to waltzes rises. Citizens face rationing with meals tight and prices high while coffe shops, hotels, and cafes struggle, though music and daily life persist amid rubble and scarce resources.
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Vienna
Austria
NEA
Old Vienna
Ergatz
Viennese life under Allied occupation noted in cautious tone
The report from Vienna describes nightlife limited to beer gardens outside the city for foreigners and mentions the appeal of opera and concert seats. It notes the American information center as a popular installation and observes general resentment toward occupation forces, especially Russians and French, with hopes pinned on improved food under ERP.
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American Information Center
Bristol
Vienna
Schmidt
Thes
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Manhattan Island
New Jersey
Manhattan Bridge
Naval Shipyard Annex
Bayonne
Navy
Reserva
Burlington, Vt
University of Vermont
Diana Shop
Fester St.—Dethan, Ah
Rocktte Margrove
Carlotte Schmidt
Mrs. Schmidt
Tre Dothan
Dothan
Muslin & Batistes
Batiste
Bembergs
Sport Oxfords
Posture Foundation
East Main Street
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