Not Turkey Again Aide Soldiers Beg for Change
A wartime dispatch from Seoul details the U S 8th Army amid a turkey shortage and double week servings. Troops complain of fatigue from constant turkey while cold storage and mice spoil supplies. A colonel and mess sergeant discuss morale and improvised reactions as officials note the need to vary menus.
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Seoul
U. S
Sediors Eyheres
Turkey
Oass
U. S. 8Th Army
Ocean
Era
Teddy Bear Critique in Moscow Toy Market
Moscow critics say Soviet toy shops stock dull bears and ugly dolls with curled hair and lack musical toys. Evening Moscow notes designers and clerks call for better crafts, more appealing dolls, and cuddlier bears while avoiding warlike toys and space gear.
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Moscow
Malenkov
Eveningoscow
Pravda
Contrary Hippopotamus Becomes A Mother At Columbus Zoo
Snookie the hippo, famous for a 1949 sitdown strike at Brookfield Zoo, has a 75 pound day-old calf at Columbus Zoo. Supt Earl F. Davis notes the calf is "all mouth and head" and will be named after Joe E Brown or Martha Raye once its sex is known.
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Columbus
Ohio
Snookie
Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Dinner Bell Across and Down Puzzle Weaves Words
A crossword style list presents Across and Down clues with numbers and hints. Entries include food themes, body parts, plants, objects, and languages, offering a broad vocabulary challenge.
Bridge hand stirs Newark mixed tournament play
In a Newark mixed tournament, the NorthSouth hand led most pairs to three no trump with South holding the bidding power. Ira Rubin and Lucille Welch of New York demonstrated a fine defense, squeezing declarer to eight tricks and three cards, with careful diamond and club play shaping the outcome.
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North
Newark
Cef
Ira Rubin
Luicille Welch
New York
Declarer
Rubin
South
West
East
Miss Welch
Ant tale warns two piece suit moral on vest
A grandfather ant rebukes his grandson for a plan to replace vests with two piece suits. He tells of humans shrinking, then rising again by reversing trends to wear vests. The tale ends with the warning that those who abandon their vest may lose their shirt.
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Boyle
Suspec Veanne
Grandpa
Tegan
Peterson's Ointment Advertises Skin Relief
An advertisement promotes Peterson's ointment as a simple cure for eczema pimples and irritated skin. It claims relief from itching cracking and red blotches and suggests the product soothes feet and between toes while promising a better appearance and possible money value.
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Kin
Peterson
Ministers Wives Offer Advice at Arkansas Convention
Hot Springs Arkansas ministers wives issued guidance during a conference ahead of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. They urged silence for three days if a husband offends with attire or speech, and advised writing thank you notes, avoiding sharing confidences with church members, and not entertaining one family at a time in the parsonage.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ministers Wives Conference
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
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