Obesity and media quips mix with World Series TV reach
A fragmented 1951 column mixes jokes and stats noting fewer obesity suicide risks than normal weight, a missing criminal spotted in a theater, and TV viewership for the World Series with a 5.2 rating in Los Angeles. It also recalls old street vendors and publishing shifts, ending with a quip on polygamy and a mayoral absent donor broadcast.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Bpkini
Sam
Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Pro
Mormon Church
Kefauver
Los Angeles
L. A
Urbanites Eat More Nutritious Food
Lincoln report summarizes Dr. George D. Scarseth findings that city youths show better nourishment than farm youths. He notes urban diets come from diverse sources while rural diets rely on homegrown food. He cites draft data: 41 percent of farm youths rejected versus 25 percent of city draftees.
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Lincoln
Neb
George D. Scarseth
Lafayette
Ind
Scarseth
Too Secretive Husband Loses In Divorce Suit
In Louisville Kentucky a wife won a divorce claiming her husband was secretive about finances and habitual in leaving the home. The judge heard she discovered he hid inside his closet and dresser drawers and refused to reveal his salary.
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Louisville
Lochille
Pal Joey Revival Triumphs With Daring Verse And Dance
New Broadway revival at the Broadhurst Theater preserves the sharp librettos by John O'Hara and Larry Hart lyrics. The production delivers lively dancing and fresh energy, reviving a pre Oklahoma era musical with a heel of a hero and a fearless heroine. The cast benefits from tight staging and music that remains topical and daring since its original run.
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New York
Joey
Broadthurst Theater
John O'Hara
Pal Joey
O'Hara
TE Gage F. Claig
Larry Hart
Richard
Ieee
Churchill urges US aid expansion to defend British interests
The article summarizes Winston Churchill’s visit to the United States where he framed aid to England as necessary for defense against Communist threats in Asia and beyond. He proposed a token American military force, urged debt readjustments, and warned against premature atomic disarmament while noting Britain’s continuing economic burdens and strategic needs.
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Leslie Gould
New York
Winston Churchill
England
Nan
Southeast Asia
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Churchill
Korea
Egypt
India
Sterling
Tim
Henry Wallace
Newten
Fair Des Deal
Russia
Goody’s headache powder advertised at low price
An ad promotes Goody’s headache powder claiming fast relief and a low price, presenting two powders for six cents and two powders for twenty six cents, with additional mention of daily use and seas or seas related wording.
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Goody
Goody's
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