Paris Discovers The Cover Girl
Betty Metcalf, a Texas model promoter, brought Lorraine Dubonnet to Paris to build an American style model agency AMI. The venture trains and represents 14 Parisian girls as cover models and aims to exceed 20, with French and American connections. They charge 3000 francs an hour and take 10 percent commission.
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Paris
ARIS
NEA
Texas
Betty Metcalf
New York
Lorraine Dubonnet
Lorraine
Apera
Betty
Ion
Jacques Fath
Modt
Mlle. Dubon
France
Ami
York
Ely
Amer
Jackie Stoloff
Nicole Touchard
Edwina Hazard
Stanford, Conn
Stamford, Conn
Four Dependents To Free Reserve From Service
The Marine Corps cut its volunteer reserve officer calls and the Navy and Marines allow enlisted reservists with four or more dependents to discharge immediately. The policy lowers volunteer officer targets and focuses future calls on a few specialty assignments. The four-dependents rule reflects a family allowance limit and does not apply to overseas Army personnel.
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Washington
Marine Corps
A Navy
Marines
Organized Reserve
Exlaw
Cats Must Wear Bells, So Says Town Ordinance
In Cresskill New Jersey an unusual ordinance requires cats to wear three bells to protect birds, sparking debate between bird lovers and cat owners. The measure includes a $2 annual license for all cats and traces its origins to a prior council action, with supporters arguing it helps wildlife while opponents warn of inconvenience and enforcement challenges.
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Cresskill
N. J
Answ
Seanna Haan
Ak Tenary
Ofial Sa
Idaho
New Jersey
Chesapeake Bay
New Orleans
Maine
Kansas
Iowa
Washington
Wisconsin
Maryland
California
Arizona
Texas
Florida
America
Vermont
Harold
Bulk Fertilizer Controls May Be Instituted
The North Carolina State Board of Agriculture will hold a public hearing to explore regulations on bulk fertilizer deliveries. Action was deferred after a board meeting pending the hearing, with concerns about ensuring correct weight and guaranteed analysis for farmers.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
A. Hugh Harris
Fea
Get Out That Cookbook All-American Homecoming Plan
A wartime letter from Seoul describes a couple’s plan to live in the kitchen after return. The writer jokes about stocking groceries, telephoning grocers, and cooking through a cookbook page by page. He envisions a simple, comforting home meal lineup and recalls army rations and soldiers’ cravings.
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Seoul
Korea
Frances
Bermuda
Florida
Shangri-la
Sheepshead Bay
Europe
Pull Up a Chair By Neal O'Hara
A column of humorous reflections on language, misunderstandings, and quirky quotes. It weaves through misprints in Oklahoma journalism, stage backing humor, old sports slang, and a playful food fantasy ending with a personal note about a recent return from meals. The piece blends cultural tidbits with light satire.
Mint Works Extra To Make Pennies In Philadelphia
Edwin H. Dressel the Philadelphia mint superintendent says workers are overtime to meet demand for pennies and other coins. Operations have continued for two weeks and will not stop, as coin demand rises and the mint lacks enough funds to increase its workforce.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Edwin H. Dressell
U. S
Kly
Dressel
New Press Plans and Stage Buzz Across Arts World
Winchell Amalgamated Workers' Union rails at Princess Margaret as the new Hialeah grand stand features a press box and elevator. Florabel Muir’s Headline Happy debuts November 6. Nancy Kelly gets a private phone in her dressing room on Season in the Sun. All About Eve theater critic zing and a Chicago review sparks controversy. Whittaker Chambers may return to Time at a high salary while the reformed Soviet spy leans toward country life.
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Amalgamated Workers’ Union
Margaret
Hialeah
Florabel Muir
Happy
Holt
The
Shuberts
Nancy Kelly
Geo. Sanders
Chicago
Whittaker Chambers
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Elsie
Agua
Orance Productions
New
Mister Roberts
New York Stock Exchange
Life
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Winston Churchill
Mr. Davies
Igonfalon
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Wile
North Main Street
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