Mindful careers and poise amid a changing era in 1950s press
The text blends entertainment and social notes. It cites Hollywood stars Garbo and others as shy yet admired, promotes a booklet on poise, cites Iowa State College Driving Lab figures on women drivers, and reports Elgin Robertson of the AIEEE urging 30,000 annual electrical engineers while 1954 grads numbered 17,500. It closes noting engineering as national defense.
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Hollywood
Leon Surmelien
Garbo
Dbetrich
Caufield
Grahame
Gail Russell
Gary Cooper
Glenn Ford
Fred McMurray
Iowa State College Driving Laboratory
Elgin W. Robertson
American Institute of Electrical Engineering
Russia
Pinky Lee and the critics in Cleveland crowd
Pinky Lee, famed for his lisp and NBC TV kid show, faces critics who accuse him of encouraging bad behavior. He recalls his hard early years, his family, and a vow to make his impediment meaningful. The piece links his career to continued public attention and rumors around celebrity circles.
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New York
Seth
Pinky Lee
Pinky
Beebee
Brooklyn
Sherry-Netherland
Pincus
St. Paul
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Raya
Gus Edwards
Phil Silvers
Pat Weaver
NBC
Raising a Perfect Little Wife for Him in Our Home
A father chronicles 17 month old Tracy Ann, detailing her rapid growth from a five week old to a walking, curious girl. He notes her quirks, vocabulary of four words, affection for animals, fear of the vacuum, and a habit of helping with chores, while joking about shaping a future wife for a hypothetical son. The piece blends affectionate humor with reflections on parenting and gender roles.
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Pinky
Earl Rubirosa
Barbara Hutton
Santo Domingo
Rubi
Zsa Zsa
Mexico
Hollywood
Zsa Zaa
Ava Gardner
L'Apachi
Joe DiMaggio
Burgess Meredith
Ming
Buzz
Virginia Warren
NBC
Julius la Rosa
John Barrymore Jr
Cara Williams
Sardi
Shelton
Tommy Manville
State Dept
Scott McLeod
Tybee Afra
Copa City
Miami
Eartha Kitt
Rosemary Clooney
Nick
Mae West
Decca
Mike Todd
Marlene Dietrich
Doris Day
Sahara Hotel
Meyer Davis
Arthur Moore
Kermit Schafer
Earl
New York
Tracy Ann
Tracy
Frances
Genny
Gon
Contract Three No Trump Play With Oswald Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby describes a rubber bridge hand in which calm play matters in a three no trump contract. After West opens spades and East wins with the queen, the lead shifts and a sequence of diamond and heart plays misleads. The suggested hasty continuation risks losing the contract as West can regain control and force a club lead from dummy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
East
Eaach
King of Hearts
Plan of Terence Reese in a Bridge Hand
The passage outlines Terence Reese’s plan to manage a bridge hand. It explains how West can counter a cashing of the king of hearts, how to avoid the dilemma by not leading the king of diamonds, and the sequence after cashing the ace of diamonds. West wins the second round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
East
Terence Reese
Stars Say Vega-1953 Genera: Diamonds Run They Could Not Beat
The note describes a bridge hand where R. J. Vega-1953 features Cory. West leads a spade to dummy's ace, Reese could return to his hand with the king of diamonds to cash the king of hearts. Then he could reach dummy with the ace of clubs to run the diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Vega
Cory
TM Wa
West
Reese
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Joe
Neratis
NASA
THOR
Lommortow
Lorigbh Keat
Wedgewood
Barkers
Broadway
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