Wacky world notes and media quips mix in late column
A collage of trivia items from varied sources references Leap Year myths, Hollywood finance, depilatories, old jokes, journalism tips, Cheyenne parking kindness, and media quirks. It mentions Louis B. Mayer’s pay cut, Pearl White cliff endings, and TV advertising trends, with light editorial quips throughout.
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Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
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Ork
Louis B. Mayer
M-G-M
New York
Arthur Brisbane
Dorothy Dix
Cheyenne
Wyo
Congressmen reject nine question test by magazine bureau
Twenty five congressmen unanimously refuse a nine 28 question test on history and politics prepared for a magazine by a psychological testing bureau. Responses from members were explicit and vehement though no names were disclosed.
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New York
WHY
Ra House
Senate
Tran
Penny Shortage Strains U S Mints Operations in 1951
The Federal Reserve rationed pennies nickels and quarters as the Bureau of the Mint ran double shifts to meet demand. The Royal Mint sought retirement of oversized pennies by purchasing about one million dollars worth. About two billion British pennies were reported outstanding.
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New York
United States
Bureau of the Mint
Federal Reserve Bank of New Royal Mint
Weekday Lunch Grilled Cheese with Pecans and Pimiento
Cecily Brownstone outlines a weekday lunch featuring whole wheat bread filled with a mayonnaise blended cheese and pecan mix with diced pimiento. Four sandwiches are pressed in butter until golden, then cut into triangles and served. Dinner includes broiled chicken celery wedges olives potato sticks broccoli hollandaise rolls and pineapple cherry tarts.
Side Glances and Family Lunch Menu from a 1950s mimeograph
The snippet outlines maraschino cherries in pastry tarts baked at 425F for about 20 minutes. It describes a Family Lunch dish of tomato bouillon with green lima bean salad served on lettuce, garnished with hard boiled eggs and pimiento.
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Pauline
Pearl White
Gily
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Stuyvesant Town
Central
South America
Europe
Joe Shortt
Mr.man
Reed
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Ivy
U. S
Cecily Brownstone
By Galbraith
TM. Rog
Wise
AGP
UICE
IONA
Sauer Krautsq
A&p Food Stores
Leaington Ave
N. Y
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Swift Premium
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B. Link. Jones
Western
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California
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Tennessee
Lona Sweet
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Golden Maid
Margarine
Barry Gingersnaps
Uncle
Ben
A&p
Sunnyfield
Self Rising Flour
Ann
Peg
White House
Turkey
Ann Page
Meas
Ann Page Choc
Van
Aon Page
TL Sme
Lens Cakes & Donuts
Jane Parker
Marvel
Jane Parker Rolls Brown
Clapps
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