Thinner? Shelley Winters on Diet Fads and Flight Delays
A quirkySavvy gossip card cites Shelley Winters promoting a weight loss diet via nonsensical TV coach, misrouted airline chaos, and 20 relatives at the airport, ending with her joking thanks for looking thinner. Marilyn Monroe, Shah of Iran, Ingrid Bergman, and other stars are noted in a collage of entertainment tidbits and quips from The Midnight Earl section.
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Ters
St. Louis
Shelley
Los Angeles
New York
L. A
Joe Sturbs
Santa Monica Blvd
Marilyn Monroe
New Dunes
Las Vegas
Harry Truman
Iran
Latin Quarter
Leo Durocher
Frank Frisch
Jack E. Leonard
Moss Hart
Estelle Gardner
Serge
Harwyn and Little Club
Peter Crosby
Rubinstein
Poor PA Nova Faces Scandal Amid Poverty Rumors
A local figure named Nova endures social backlash as whispers of poverty deepen her troubles. Her mother declares no association will occur until Nova clears her name, highlighting stigma and strained family ties in the community.
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Nova
Mechanized Martini Meter Spurs Push-Button Drinks
A crafted steel liquor meter by Eustace Scannell automates pour size and measures each drink. He explains how setting bottles alters dryness, cooling the mix while ensuring consistent profits for bars. The device, already adopted by major hotel chains, signals a new era in cocktail making and raises the question of why some still crave traditional Martinis.
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New York
Eustace Scannell
Alcohol Tax Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
Boston
Scannell
America
Martin
Findings on blends and branets temperaments in Norway
A science writer notes a Norwegian government survey linking blends to optimism aggression and extroversion while branets show dependability thoughtfulness and conservatism. He attributes this to ancestry from southern brunet and northern blond races, not skin color, affecting temperament.
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Norway
John Gibson
Aunt Het Fannies Praises Self Worth Notice
A lighthearted note describes Aunt Het Fannie seeking praise and recognition for her own virtues while fearing she will be overlooked. The piece plays on self praise as a humorous social quirk and reflects local style.
Albarran’s Stunning Slam Defense in French Team Match
Oswald Jacoby notes a recent French team match where Pierre Albarran, facing a difficult slam, executes a masterful sequence. West leads diamonds, dummy ruffs, and Albarran unravels the hand with precise ruffs, discards, and club play to force South into two spades and a diamond, culminating in a successful slam.
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Pierre Albarran
Albarran
West
Elis
Declarer
South
Fragmented puzzle of clues and tips from a bygone page
Readable bits mix word clues like Roman date and aged with a how to knot tip about extending cords. The aside notes mention a queen of spades, a telephone man, and a line of miscellaneous terms, forming a collage of puzzle, legal hints, and household guidance rather than a single coherent story.
Fragmented crossword clue list yields scattered terms
A confused collection of phrases and partial clues appears, including references to numbers, animals, places, and descriptors. The text seems to be a mixed set of fragments rather than a coherent narrative, with no clear event or subject linking all items.
What Others Are Saying on International Politics
A collection of quotes from Henry Cabot Lodge and Senator Knowland on the UN and Eisenhower program. Lodge likens the UN to an airport in travel, while Knowland suggests a seven month window to handle the batting average of the Eisenhower program.
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United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
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