Abstract Picture Hoax Convinces Hollywood Critics
The Los Angeles Art Association confronted a hoax when Jim Moran submitted an "abstract" painting titled Naromji Moran for the annual exhibit. Judges mistook it for genuine art and offered up to $1,000, praising its color and imagery, while Moran revealed the work was created in hours to mock modern abstract art. He hinted at an Orient origin and refused to reveal his identity.
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Hollywood
APA
Los Angeles Art Association
Jim Moran
Moran
Naromji
Association
Art Association
Helen Wardemann
Direc
Tor
O. Fishchinger
Helen Lundberg
S. Macdonald Wright
Miss Wurdemann
Orient
Turkey
Australian Wool Demand Surges in United States
Australian wool imports to the United States rose from 50 000 bales in 1940 to over 1 000 000 bales in the latest wool year, signaling a dramatic expansion in demand for U S buyers and mills.
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United States
Christmas Buying Spree Expected in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh merchants forecast a record 25 million dollar Christmas season with broad spending, though men may receive fewer shirts and gadgets. Department stores report strong week ending Oct. 26, with sales 55 percent above last year and 80 percent higher than two years ago.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Winter arrives with berries and blossoms sighting in Salisbury
Frank F. Merrill of Salisbury found blueberries with blossoms on November 15. A few days earlier, raspberries were found in nearby Newburyport and Mrs. Arthur Lanouette reported her forsythia shrub in blossom in that city.
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Salisbury
Mass
U.P
Frank F. Merrill
Salissury
Newburyport
Arthur Lanouette
Florida Expects For Whoopee This Winter Season
Florida foresees a booming winter with crowded hotels in Miami Miami Beach and arrests of bookies. The official start is Tropical Park on December 2 with new luxury due to lifted controls and higher seasonal rents. Polo and basketball events may fill the Orange Bowl schedule after the January 1 game as fishing and yachting opportunities increase.
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United Press
Miami
Fla.u.r
Florida
Truman
Miami-Miami Beach
Sunshine State
Tropical Park
Miami Beach Gold Coast
Key West
Orange Bowl
Miami Season Brims With Racing, Nightlife and Flights
The tourist season brings renewed activity as boats—converted from navy use—return to the water and Sailfish fishermen report a stronger bite. Pan American Airways offers nightly Nite Club lipper trips to Havana at 34.50 round trip leaving Miami at 9 30 pm and returning at dawn. Hialeah Gulfstream and Tropical Park host 120 days of racing, jai lai opens Christmas night for 90 days, while Tampa eyes a late December horse track opening.
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Coastanta
York
Pan American Airways
Havana
Miami
Tropical
Hialeah
Gulfstream Parks
Tampa
Tampa to Play Robins College Preview Jan 1 Game
Miami deals with a sold out Orange Bowl in Miami while Tampa plans a January 1 football clash with Robins College to ease crowd pressures. Police crackdown on crime noted under new city manager Richard Danner. Luxurious clubs outside Miami offer floor shows paying stars high weekly sums. Housing expected to be tight with room rates from $8 to $400 daily and many properties asking for long reservations through February and into March.
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Tampa
Betwre Robins College
Miami
FBI
Richard Danner
Atomic blast yields immense heat surpassing 100 million degrees
Report says an atomic explosion produced extreme thermal energy with temperatures described as reaching 100 million degrees in initial postblast conditions. Experts caution on measurement uncertainties and effects on surrounding environments.
Northrup to install data pilots in 23 54s for United Jet Service
Hawthorne California report says Northrup Aircraft will fit electronic automatic pilots described as making weather flying safer into 23 54s. United Air Lines plans to add the system to its service, signaling a push for safer operations in commercial flights.
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Hawthorne
Cal
U.P
Northrup Aircraft
United Air Lines
Rat killer Trixie meets tragic end in Elgin
A dog named Trixie, famed for destroying about 9,000 rats, was struck and killed after following a garbage wagon in Elgin. The animal belonged to Gardner Bargholz.
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Elgin
Jul
Trixie
Gardner Bargholz
Crow Pluto Adopts Norwood High for Classroom and Games
A crow named Pluto has adopted Norwood High School in Massachusetts visiting classrooms and even attending football games, becoming a local fixture at the school.
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Norwood, Mass
U.P
Norwood High School
Pluto
New Instrument Detects Invisible Light to Measure Nutrition
Northwestern University scientists announce the floorimeter, a delicate electronic instrument detecting invisible light from nutrient particles. Developed by Dr Theodore Freidemann and George Liebeck, it lets nutrition experiments run in hours instead of months, reducing animal testing while advancing life process research.
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Evanston, III
U.P
Northwestern University
Theodore E. Freidemann
Northwestern Medical School
George Liebeck
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Demanm
Montello Officials Lease City Hall for Space
Hospitality needs and a housing shortage drive Montello Wisconsin officials to relocate. The mayor city council fire department and public library move to new quarters after leasing the city hall to a washing machine manufacturer seeking space.
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Montello
Wis.u.p
Fire Department
Birthday events mark Chilton household in Long Beach
In Long Beach California on August 27 the W Chilton household held a birthday event to celebrate the birth of Susan Gay born that day, sharing the occasion with the mother and her child Patricia Carol.
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