Hollywood Christmas Wedding Plans For Lon Chaney Jr
Judge Cecil D. TF to wed Lon Chaney Jr and Patsy Chaney at 11 tonight in a San Fernando home ceremony. Lon exchanges silver ring for five carat diamond and platinum engagement ring. Chaneys to Mexico for a week with Lon’s two sons and relatives. post honeymoon on Christmas. Several show business guests and efforts to entertain GI homefront with two hour broadcast and harbor mobile shows.
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Cecil D. TF
Lon
Patsy Chaney
Patsy Beck
Colton
Calif
Isy
San Fernando
Jean
Chaneys
Mexico
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Pronunciation of jail and gaol in England and America
This item notes that the word for prison differs spelling gaol in England and jail in America, though both are pronounced the same. It highlights cross country spelling variation and identical pronunciation.
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America
England
General Patton Buried With 3rd Army Dead In Luxembourg
Gen George S Patton Jr was buried today beside a private of the 3rd Army amid 6000 American graves in Luxembourg City The funeral followed Patton’s death from lung and heart complications after a December motor accident The cortege passed through Luxembourg’s streets to a pine forest cemetery where crosses mark 3rd Army dead Tributes from governments and cities across Europe honored the famed commander and his battlefield victories
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3Rd Army
Luxembourg
Luzembourg
George S. Patton, Jr
Ardennes Bulge
Duchy of
Germany
Patton
Pye
Luxembourg City
Heidelberg
France
Petrusse
Europe
Gela
Avranches
Metz
Christmas On The Bulge With A Bow To Luke
A World War II artillery colonel recalls a snowy Christmas at the Bulge. He visits gun crews of the 200th Battalion, shares morale-boosting moments, and hears soldiers and support staff swapping Christmas stories including Luke and O Henry.
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German Bulge
Hurtgen Forest
Onehall
Elsenhorn
Bulge
Valley Forge
Eifel
Weaker Sex Helps Out At The Ice Plant
In Ithaca New York Mrs Clyde Chilson and her daughter Carley 19 volunteered to help at the ice plant after Mr Chilson injured his back. Mrs Chilson works part time while Carley six days a week handles heavy ice cakes and even moves as much as three tons of ice during peak heat to assist the family business delivering ice.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Clyde Chilson
Carley
Ithaca
Chilson
Irish Showdown as Council Walks Out Over Mayor Title
Six Dun Laoghaire Borough Council members walk out after a motion to replace Chairman with Mayor title is debated. E. Coogan proposes Irish language title Cathoirleach Comhairne Dun Laoghaire. chair rules the motion out of order. The group leaves, saying the vote will settle who is for Ireland.
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Dun Laoghaire
Eire
E. Coogan
Cathoirleach Comhairne
Coogan
Woman Burns Savings In Wash Boiler Fire
A 60-year-old wife in Woking England faced a lawyer with a bag of ashes claiming it held the couple's 3500 pounds lifetime savings hidden in a wash boiler. A recent blaze under the boiler burned the container and the money. ashes show outlines of notes but recovery seems unlikely.
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Woking
England
Treasury
Eagles Make Comeback After Wartime Immunity
In Scotland the almost extinct golden eagles have reappeared in the Highlands in greater numbers. Observers report up to three of the birds of prey seen together, suggesting a population recovery aided by wartime conditions.
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Scotland
Highlands
Edinburgh
Book Finished at 103 by Reverend Sewell in England
Rev. Arthur Sewell of Hurn ham England began a detailed religious manuscript at age 63 and feared he might not finish it. Now at 103 he has nearly completed the work, with only the final section remaining.
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Arthur Sewell
Hurnham
England
Cuba nearly as large as Java in area but one tenth population
Cuba is described as nearly the same size as Java in land area while its population is only about one tenth that of Java. The comparison highlights Cuba’s lower population density relative to its size.
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Cuba
Java
War Map Too Small For Speeding Sixth
NEA Service recounts the Sixth Armored Division’s rapid advance across France from Normandy to the Saar River. It describes rapid maneuvers, multiple crossings, and the link with the Seventh Army, with fighting in harsh winter conditions near Bastogne and decisive advances until German surrender.
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NEA
France
Sixth Armored
Robert W. Grow
Super Sixth
Normandy
Brittany
Brest
Dijon
Seventh Army
Saar
von Rundstedt
Sixth
Ardennes
Tenth Armored
Bastogne
Youth Makes The Best Of A Bed Situation
In Los Angeles a five year old, Jerry Phillips, slept in the Van Meter home bed when rain kept him from going home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Meter found the boy asleep, introduced themselves, and then drove him home.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Phillips
Harold van Meter
Jerry
van Meters
Technicolor films to market Scotland’s beauty and history
The government plans two color films to attract tourists in Scotland. One showcases cities including Glasgow Edinburgh Perth Inverness and Aberdeen while the other highlights sites linked to Burns Bell Barrie Carnegie and Stevenson. After translation the films will be distributed globally.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Perth
Inverness
Aberdeen
Robert Burns
Graham Bell
J. M. Barrie
Andrew Carnegie
Robert Louis Stevenson
Twelve Railroads Link Waterville to Buffalo in Four Days
In 1850 travelers could go from Water ville Maine to Buffalo New York in four days using twelve different railroads. The itinerary illustrates the fragmented early rail network and the long travel times of the era.
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Waterville
Buffalo
N. Y
Radio aids bobbies in rapid burglary reports
Scotland Yard has installed radio telephone equipment to instantly relay burglary or theft reports to its flying squad cars across London, replacing the previous use of radio telegraph sets.
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Scotland Yard
London
4 H Club Wins Safety Honors in Wisconsin
The Johnson Valley 4-H club of Strum Trempealeau county was named third in the state for accident and fire prevention work and received a $50 war bond. Hale and Hardy 4-H duo won song booklets as best in music activities. Other honors included $25 war bonds for sheet metal roof conservation and honorable mention gifts. The Tri-School Workers club earned a special banner for 1945.
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Geneva Amundson Erickson
Galesville
Milwaukee
Nobel
Paul Eide
Strum
Johnson Valley
Zinc Institute
Maynard Sexe
Hogg
Herman Depp, Jr
Frenchville
Tri-School Workers Club
Centerville
State Department
Fred Dierks
Fountain City
Charlotte Betz
James Hagen
Daggett Club
Town of
Pigeon
Dorothy Kopp
Tri-School Workers
New University Urged for Latin America
Mexican educators advocate a joint Spanish American university with an annual seat moving between Latin American capitals. Dr. Roberto Agramonte, vice rector of the University of Havana, is a leading proponent.
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Roberto Agramonte
University of Havana
Cuba
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