Grab Bag of Trivia and Notables in January 1952
A quiz and celebrity list features questions on authors pilots and poets, with entries naming Tallulah Bankhead Irving Langworthy Eddie Cantor Joe Turnesa and Jackie Robinson. A Boston-born lawyer and governor is identified, plus a veteran actor pursuing a radio role and an early career tale of a playwright aspirant.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Irving Langwair
Eddie Cantor
Joe Turnesa
Jackie Robinson
Radio Dramas Bring Broadway Star To Air As Dr Parris
Central Press writer Lilian Campbell notes the actor’s rise from Dead End on Broadway to the radio version of Kings Row where he plays Dr Parris Mitchell. The column lists his name at the bottom.
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Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Dr. Parris Mitchell
King’s Row
Behind the News In Business on 1952 Campaign Tax Debate
The piece weighs the 1952 campaign choices between Taft and Eisenhower, criticizing Truman era spending and taxes. It warns inflation from high taxes, argues for a strong U S economy, and asserts the need for an efficient administration amid disputes on foreign policy and party leadership.
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Truman
Taft
Eisenhower
Britain
U. S
Ants Help Birds Treat Parasites Says Smithsonian Expert
Washington based note reports Arthur Cleveland Bent of the Smithsonian Institution stating ants assist birds like the hermit thrush by snatching insects and using formic acid to repel internal parasites. The piece highlights ants as assets in nature's scheme observed by ichnologists.
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Washington
Arthur Cleveland Bent
Smithsonian Institution
Old Sturbridge Village Draws 15000 Tourists in 1951
Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge Massachusetts attracted more than 15 000 tourists during 1951 exceeding prior years as a popular recreator of 1790s New England life.
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Sturbridge
Mass
New England
Your Future With Discretion and Thrift Motto
Your future with discretion and thrift as your motto for coming months suggests good times ahead. A child today may be moderately fortunate, especially if ambition is encouraged early.
Speculative politics and stock trading mark week in election year
Speculative issues headline this week as stock trading draws attention amid low prices. The market shows mixed moves in utilities and industrials while energy and chemicals rise. debates of splits loom on issues as trading activity continues. Representative stocks like Anaconda and General Electric show varying gains and losses through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Energy Commission
Anaconda
Tracls
Kee Ae
Cortiea
Notable 18th Century Financier Born and WWII Turning Points
Robert Morris, a statesman and financier of the American Revolution, born 1734, linked to British claims on Acadia after the 1747 Grand Pre. In 1942 the US Navy first attacked Marshall and Gilbert Islands. In 1943 the German Sixth Army was reported nearly destroyed at Stalingrad, a turning point in World War II.
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Robert Morris
Gran Pre
Nova Scotia
Acadia
United States Navy
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
6Th Army
Stalingrad
Russia
Notable Saying on Virtue Circulates Worldwide
A Euripides line notes virtue as a coin besides silver and gold, appealing to a global audience by suggesting moral value transcends wealth and currency. The aphorism frames virtue as universally valuable and widely accepted across cultures.
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Euripides
Dunking Taken In Vain For $500 Diamond Ring
Charlie Miller, a 75 year old retired farmer in Green Bay, nearly died diving for a $500 diamond ring in the Fox River. Passersby pulled him from the water, firemen revived him, and he was treated at a hospital. The ring remains in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Charlie Miller
Miller
Fox River
Jury to Hear About West N C Crime Inquiry
Editors sheriffs and police chiefs across Western North Carolina will be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Asheville. The panel will probe federal crime enforcement and a statewide anti crime crackdown with testimony also inviting smaller papers and county sheriffs.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Judiciary Tree
Anti
Spear
Charlotte
Ashevil Uzzell
Uzzell
Grand Jury
Thend
Poset
U.S
Rabbits Tail for Luck Des Moines Weather News
In Des Moines, OTan E Lamoureaux of the weather bureau unveils a quirky superstition tied to rabbits tails for luck. His method uses a simple signal with wires turning blue when conditions are bad and blue when good, reflecting a playful approach to forecasting.
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Des Moines
Otan E. Lamoureaux
Weather Bureau
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