Hollywood News Notes Leap Year Romance Bids to Rule Screens
Hollywood previews a wave of marriage proposals as leap year plots surface in major films. Bette Davis targets Anthony Steel and Gary Merrill in Another Man's Poison while Jeanne Crain, Anne Francis, Betty Hutton and others push cautious vows. Gene Autry’s pioneering star power and merchandising legacy highlighted alongside Paul Picerni’s women-free on screen path and personal life.
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Century of change wipes out old comforts and fads
New York article surveys a century of rapid change, listing fading items from the past such as hoop skirts, five-cent sodas, phonographs, minstrels, cigars, and fashion staples, while noting the era’s relentless pace and the looming rise of television and Congress. It frames the era as unforgiving to old habits as it marches toward the rest of the twentieth century.
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Untidy chicken houses yield best production findings
Ohio experiment station researchers D C Kennard and V D Chamberlin report that dirty litter in chicken houses, long due to war labor shortages, produced high hatchability and strong fertilizing litter. They claim ammonia from dried litter disinfects, cuts labor, and supplies fertilizer, challenging sterile coop norms.
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Bell Toll Tradition to End as Crime Signals Change
KEENOVA West Virginia town plans to replace the town hall bell used to summon police after crimes with a two way radio system for the cruiser car. The bell rang on every crime since revolutionary days. Officers race to the hall for complaints and arrests, but criminals hear the bell at the same time, undermining alerts.
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Robber Takes False Teeth From Owner
St Louis reports a robber confronted William Thornton at his door and, after a brief struggle, took his false teeth valued at 75 dollars from his pocket. No money was stolen.
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Geese Hit by Roof Shine End Up Injured
A flock of Canada geese struck a sheet metal roof over a coal mining camp near East Gulf West Virginia while flying at night. Six geese were injured with one needing state conservation aid before being released two days later on a lake. Officers said the birds mistook the floodlit roof for a pond.
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Broadway Closeouts Trim Season With Two Departures
New York observers note two Broadway shows close tonight ending a lean first half of the 1951-52 season. Seventeen more productions are expected for December with several veteran writers and big names slated for winter debuts as the season aims to rebound from a slow November.
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Michigan Illinois plan mutual defense pact
Civil defense directors from Michigan and Illinois began drafting an inter state treaty to provide reciprocal exchange of mobile support teams defense equipment medical supplies and other emergency aid. The pact would take effect only in case of war and requires ratification by both state legislatures.
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Thoroughbred Horses Show Smaller Red Blood Cells
A study finds Thoroughbred horses have smaller red blood cells compared with other horse breeds. Researchers note potential implications for endurance performance and oxygen transport in racing animals.
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