TODAY'S GRAB BAG QUIZ AND FOLKS OF FAME FEATURE
A quiz and a Folks of Fame column share the page. Questions cover presidents mothers, nursery tales, old sayings, divining rods, and a general knowledge guessing game. The features include a profile of a famed performer and a Navy officer who became NATO liaison, with names hinted at in the caption.
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Regular Navy
Leutenant
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Office of Naval Intelligence
Joint Intelligence Committee
U. S. Naval
Savannah
USN
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Notable birthdays of stage and sports figures today
Laurits Metchior of the Metropolitan Opera Co. tenor Michael Redgrave actor Vincent Richards former tennis star and Al Widmar major league baseball player have birthdays today.
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Laurits Metchior
Metropolitan Opera Co
Michael Redgrave
Vincent Richards
al Widmar
Contend defined in opposition and competition
The entry explains contend as an intransitive verb meaning to strive in opposition or rivalry to compete or vie. It notes additional sense to maintain or assert or argue, and traces its origin to Old French or Latin Contendre from Latin Contendere. The etymology links con plus tendere meaning to stretch.
Stock List New York 1 p.m. gains and percentages
The stock list shows trades at 1 p.m. with numerous firm percentages and values for companies such as American Tobacco, Atlantic Coast Line, General Motors, U S Steel, Standard Oil, and many others. Approximate total sales reach 710,000.
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New York
P. m
Adams Express
Admiral Corporation
American Rad & St
Csees
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel & Tel
American
Atlas Powder
Avco Manufacturing
Sesese
Baldwin + LAMB
Ook Brics Manufacturing
Burlington Milla
Burroughs
Calumet & Hector
Canada Dry
Canadian Pac Cannon
Aeeen Power & Ltseesees
Coveees
Caterpaller Tractor
Issees
Champion Paper & Fi Oss
Canenake & Ohio
Cseseee Mos R Corporation
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Ons Cole
Isccsees Teeter
Columbia Gas & EI Beeeeee
Consolidated Edison Eeeeene
Consolidated Vultee
Continental
Continental Motor
Delaware
Douglas Aircraft
Dow Chemical
Dupont de Nemo
Eastern Airlines
Eastman Kodak
Y Electric Auto
Emerson R & P
Oom Rubber
Ae Sisters
Gillette Razor
Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear Rubber
Great Northern Ru
Hudson Motor
Illinois Central
International Harv Int Nickel Can
Int
Tel & Tel
Johns Manville
Ae Ten
Roger Pany
Ford Gl
Myers Ee
Larkheed
Sssessees
Loews Theaters
Cscesseees
Lorillard & Comeeeeeere
Louisville & Nashville
Mack Trucks
Ccecsessevees
Magnavox Radio
Missouri Kansas Texas
Montgomery Ward
Motorola Radio
Br Murray Corporation
Nash ‘Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Cash Register
Pote National
National Distillers
Cccceeseccees
New York Central
North American
Avia
Eeeew
Northern Pacific
Ssscscessese
Ohio Oil Company
Otis , Elevator
Seccsvesesees Packet Gas & Elec
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Leo Corporation
Pittsburgh Pi Gi
Pittsburgh Ser & B
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Pullman Company A Eee
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Evens
Aseer Ziedie Ae
Kak Oepnen
Remi
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Repuce Steel
Seen
Reynolds Tob
Seaboard
al RR
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Seveese
Sevee
Calif
Stevens, J. P. Co
Stewart Warner
Ise
Studebaker Corp
Swift x Com
XAS Company
Eeee Leeeewe
Tex Gulf Products
Texas Gulf
el OB Textron Corporation
Eseves
Trans & Western Air
Trans America
United Gas Im
States Rubber
U. S. Smelting
United States Stee
Vanadium Corporation
Virginia-Care Chemical
Warner Pictures
West Auto
Supp
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West Maryland
Western Union
Foundry Worker Cleared In Laughing Maniac Case At San Antonio
A 51 year old foundry worker arrested as a suspect in San Antonio's laughing maniac case was released after convincing police he was not the offender who ripped clothes from two women while laughing. He said he earned 60 dollars weekly and had five children to support.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dodgers Discuss Ground Rule At Vero Beach
The Brooklyn Dodgers debated a ground rule during yesterday's game with Cincinnati at Vero Beach. A water moccasin found near left field prompted umpires to declare any ball bouncing into the ditch a ground rule double and any ball hitting the ditch on a fly a home run.
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Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati
Vero Beach
Quote from Daniel Webster on liberty and defense
A concise quotation attributed to Daniel Webster asserts that God grants liberty only to those who love it and remain ready to guard and defend it. The line emphasizes commitment to freedom as a protective duty.
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God
Daniel Webster
Notable Leaders in Early 20th Century Europe and Harvard Presidency
1834 born Charles William Eliot led Harvard University 1869 to 1909 and 1940 Edouard Daladier served as French premier before resigning amid World War II. Paul Reynaud formed a new cabinet to prosecute the war effort.
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Charles William Elliot
Harvard College
Edouard Daladier
Paul Reynaud
False statements mix with names and phrases in stray lines
A jumbled OCR fragment lists items including false, white flowers, George Washington, Jack the Giant Killer, a quote about wisdom, water, and stray words. The readable content is fragmentary with several nonsequitur phrases and no clear news event or coherent record.
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George Washington
Jack
Giant Killer
Department delays Schering stock bid with director veto demand
New York The Justice Department tied approval of Schering Corp stock directors to excluding two banking partners from re election. The trio faced anti trust suits in a separate case before Judge Harold Medina, while the Schering sale netted $29 131 960 in competitive bidding, exceeding the second bid by over $2.2 million. The piece notes concerns over legal fees for other deals and questions the bid process.
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New York
Justice Department
Schering Corp
Alien Property Office
J.howard McGrath
McGrath
Harold Medina
Schering Board
Medina
Taft
Truman
Rty
Ing
General Aniline & Film
Academy Awards stage set as Hollywood eyes winners
Hollywood readies for the 22nd Academy Awards as stars and fans gather with about half of nominees absent. Nine of twenty acting nominees attend the ceremony at the Pantages while others applaud from New York London or elsewhere.
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Aline Mosby
United Press
Hollywood Hollywood
Hollywood
Filmland
Hollywood Blvd
Ane
Joan Il
Thelma Ritter
Kim Hunter
Lee Grant
Mildred Dunnock
New York
Vivien Leigh
Marlon Brando
Desire
Brando
Neweye
Missomis Cau Fultra
Ferrerrer
Judy Holliday
Arthur Ken Humphrey Eet
Jane A Parker
Shelley Wintersail
Katherine Hepburn
London
Fredric March
Montgomery Clift
Leo Genn
Karl Malden
Gig Young
Keven McCai
Peter Ustinov
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy
Miss Leigh
Church Union Opposed by Asheville Ministers Group
In Asheville a coalition of ministers and church members from the Presbyterian Church in the U S Southern branch objected to a proposed union of branches of the Presbyterian churches. The plan was to be reviewed by the three general assemblies next year, with concerns that the Southern Church would be submerged and its testimony stilled. The meeting followed a Cincinnati report and involved multiple denominations.
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Bryson
Brown
Joint Congressional Committee On Defense Production
Sen. Maybank
D-Sc
Congress
New England
New Jersey
West Virginia
Asheville
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Cincinnati
United Presbyterian Church of North America
General Assemblies
Tone renews Los Angeles divorce suit against Barbara Payton
Franchot Tone refiled his divorce suit against Barbara Payton in Los Angeles and asked for a default judgment. Attorney Stanley Cleis asked the Superior Court yesterday to set a trial date. He said the couple had recently attempted a reconciliation in New York, but the effort failed.
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Los Angeles
Franchot Tone
Barbara Payton
Stanley Cleis
Superior Court
New York
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Asian Campbell Central Press
United States
Mary Ball
Cleveland
Ohio University
Pearl Harbor
Wollaston
Mass
United States Naval Academy
U. S. Naval War College
United States Navy
Happy
Dodgers
Alt Oma
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette
Hill's Friendly Theatres
Big Feature
Triple Fun
Billy Gilbert
Shemp Howard
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bomba the
Jungle Boy
Johnny Sheffield
William
Gabby
Jimmy Boyd
Hayes Ellison
CALL
Serge Okey
Ment
Washington Service
Washington P
Defense Mobilization
Office of Defense Mobilization
Cies
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Southern Mills
A. Henry Thurston
National Production Authority
Textile
de Graffenreid
D-Ala
D-Ga
Riley
Roosevelt
Lib- NY
Seymour Harris
New England Textile Industry
Anthony Valente
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Dr. Jeklyn
Mr. Hyde
American Broadcasting Co
Steel
MGM Presents
Fighting Marines
Broadhurst
China Corsair
Tess
June Haver
William Lundigan
High Point, Twomasville
Midway Eatre
T:w
James Stewart
Arthur Kennedy
Julia Adams
Rock Hudson
Paramount
Caleees
Stevens
Lansbury
Knowles - Evans
Grampa
Sykes
Mr. Sykes
Rony
Elwood Hotel
NACO
Carolina
All Carolina
Naco Fertilizer Company
Charleston,&. C
Spartanburg, S. C
Wilmington, N. C
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