Mystery Yarns No Mystery To Mr Roden
Roden, a businessman in baby food and other ventures, writes mysteries as a hobby. He started his first novel in 1943 and, after several drafts and a push from his secretary, sold You Only Once to William Morrow with encouragement from Erle Stanley Gardner. He says he sometimes goes four weeks without writing, then resumes.
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John Selby Press
Inew A
Roden
Armed Services
William Morrow
Erle Stanley
Gard
Morrow
GOP Senator May Head War Probe Committee After November Election
Central Press reports Senator Harry S. Truman could lead the war investigation panel if his party wins in November. The piece outlines Truman and Republican Homer Ferguson backgrounds, detailing their roles in anti graft work and paths to the Senate.
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GOP
May
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Homer Ferguson
Truman
Missouri
United States
Ferguson
Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Writer sketches space to craft in Fifth Avenue retreat
The passage describes a novelist at his Avenue building near Central Park, working on a terrace desk with a pencil and pencils, surrounded by reference tools and a network of writerly contacts. He mentions relying on a coroner's guide and a ballistics hobbyist as resources for plot details.
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Michigan
Ferguson
Prentiss Brown
Washington
Mra
Senate
Avenue
Conventietral Park
Fifth Avenue
85Th Street
Radio Schedule Corrections Announced for Eastern War Time
Corrections by networks to late imprinted program list. The adjusted lineup includes 12:30 Paul Lavalle Concert with The Trane Atlantic Call and Rachange, 12:45 Josephine Houston soprano, 1:00 Voice of the Dairy Farmer, various church services, a long slate of NBC and CBS features, and a 2 a.m. wrap with Variety and Dance. Contingent items include Ed Murrow, Sammy Kaye, and the Army hour.
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Paul Lavalle
de Andrint
Josephine Houston
Dairy Farmer
Church of the All
John B. Kennedy
Biu Stanley Dixon
Miles
NBC
George Hicks
Blu
Mba
Abe ‘Falke
Cba
Sammy Kaye
Blu Tone
Ed Murrow
Jim
U.S.A
Biu Sky Riders
John Chas
Thomas & Song
Ave News of the World
Upton Close
Nbe
Y. Philharmonic
T Bs
Blu Boosty
Aa.f
Bill Frer
Cbs
Catholic Radio Service
Paul Whiteman
Blu Uick
Mbs
Gildersiseve
Fanny Brice
Cbe We Close
Dick Brown
T. Dorsey
Kate Smith
Drew Pearson
Peals Kids
Joe Kenny
Chas.acerthy
Blondie
Greenfield
Alexander & Mediation Board
Dorothy Thompson
Cbs Aes Garisques
Hearter
Obs Unday
Conrad Nagel
Cba Ter Winchell’ Broadcasting
bin One Hampden
Leonidas
Py Elton
Dbs Cediicater
Jimmie Fidler
Columbus Boys’ Choir
Phil Spitainy
Girl Orch
Phil Baker
Cbe
Life of
Riley
Bendix
Blu Anthony
Les Tremayne
J. Gleason
Cbs Freling Fos
Blu Calif
Melodies
Orch
Boden eyes movie access for his mystery books
Boden reveals he desires film adaptation partly to watch the process. He notes his aim to stay involved if a company buys his works, emphasizing the technical side over changes to plot. He recalls selling 8000 copies of his first mystery in a $2 edition and subsequent reprint lines.
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Boden
Tmhovie
California
OPA Cites Ceiling Prices on Popular Cigarette Brands
Local war price and rationing board notes OPA orders to stop price violations on major brands. It lists Camel, Esterfields, Lucky Strikes, Old Golds, Raleighs, and Marlboros with March 1942 ceilings plus federal excise tax, plus special rules for single versus double packages. Economy brands and premiums are subject to similar ceilings. text explains pricing rules and examples.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Camels
Esterfields
Lucky Strikes
Old Golds
Raleighs
Phillip Morris
Avalons
Beech-Nut
Domino
Marvels
Paul Jones
Sensation
Twenty Grand
Jand Wings
Nor
The Effects of Tobacco and Doctor’s View on Health
In a medical question column a doctor discusses tobacco versus alcohol, noting tobacco worsens vascular conditions in older patients and can trigger spasms in the extremities. Mayo Clinic research shows tobacco lowers skin temperature, alters ECGs, and raises blood pressure, while corn silk cigarettes show fewer effects. He quotes a saying on keeping toes or tobacco.
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Mayo Clinic
Buerger
Carlyle
Sage
Blue Ration Tokens Discontinued October First
J F Jones chairman of the local War Price and Rationing Board announced that blue ration tokens used for processed fruits and tables will end October 1. From now until then the Office of Price Administration urges households to use all blue tokens on hand, with tokens usable only in tens. If tokens are fewer than ten, housewives may pawn but not sell blue tokens to reach multiples of ten. U S cities named for prominent persons number about five hundred seventy five.
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J. F. Jones
Office of Price Administration
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