Short Cities With Tiny Names Across the World
In curious trivia, the piece lists cities and villages with names of two to four letters across several countries. Ur the ancient Babylonian city is noted for its two letters, its trade role, and ruins, while examples include Ayr Laa Uba Ufa Hon Oak Tab and Al Bo two letter cases in different nations. The article promotes a scrapbook feature Sights In Strange India by Frank C. Pape with Uncle Ray text and artwork, available via self addressed stamped envelope.
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Scotland
Ayr
Germany
Laa
Brazil
Uba
Ufa
Russia
Hon
Arkansas
Oak
Tab
Indiana
Norway
Euphrates
Ahat
Abraham
India
Frank C. Pape
Uncle Ray
Hollywood columnist Erskine Johnson builds film fame
Erskine Johnson, a long time court and police reporter turned Hollywood columnist, now fronts a widely syndicated film feature. He broadcasts weekly on TV at 5 55 p m and continues to value his Los Angeles upbringing and neighbors.
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WKTY
Hollywood
Erskine Johnson
Movie Capital
City Room
Los Aneles
Johnson Johnson
Johnson
Picture People Chatter
Johnsons
Wisconsin
Los Angeles
Kathleen
Ralston Ryoone
Mind insights from a 1940s contest judge views and science
A written Q and A explores Miss Philadelphia's runner up, judging criteria, and why personality can trump beauty. It cites a study by Stephen Visher noting college influence on achievement and stresses genetic variation in germ cells leading to children not mirroring parental traits.
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Philadelphia
Mi LaPlanche
Californ
U. of Indiana
Stephen Visher
Radio Schedule and Pacific River Water Claim Noted
A 1949 WRICKs WRCCOS afternoon schedule lists programs from B Bar B Ranch to Tom Mix and News Jamboree, with personalities including Truman and Groucho Marx. The article notes the Columbia River forms Washington Oregon boundary and may carry more water than other Pacific coast streams combined.
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Columbia River
Washington
Oregon
Unclear catalog notes mix with quiz items and media mentions
The fragment lists circus chatter and radio show names plus a stray fact about cochineal insects from Britannica. It mentions Morgen and Wayne King and characters like Sky King and Lone Ranger alongside a stray zoological line about magy females and males.
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Britannica
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Tribune
the Verly Coal CO
le Crosse, Wisconsin
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News of the World
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Morton Downey
Dance Orchestra
Sky King
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Jack Berch
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R. Hansen
Ladies Fair
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Hayshakers News
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Gebriel Heatter
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marz
Bing Crosby
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J Bradford
Dance Orch. News
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Crosby
Vaughn Monroe
Heatter
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Lanny Ross
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Spade Cooley
Arnold
Mystry
True
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Mutual D. Bands
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Abner Lum
Abner
Cedric Acame
EB. W. Ziebarth
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Morgen
Wayne King
Santa Claus
Lone Ranger
Hoople
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Mindy Carson
Lennie Herman
Ted Maione
Geme
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Nancy Two-Faced
Ernie Bushmiller
By Leslie Turner
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Joe
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MR. Wicholas
BY Edgar Martin
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MR. Nicholas
Fred Harman
Priscilla
BY AL Vermeer
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OLD
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Tere
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Michael O'Malley
Ralph Lane
Monte
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V. T. Hamlin
Vath
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