Hollywood Reflections on Typecasting and Star Power
Jimmie Fidler argues Hollywood overuses typecasting, diluting credibility as audiences adapt to familiar Gary Cooper gestures. He notes Barbara Stanwyck resisting tragedy, praises new British actors, and questions producers push for repeats, with side items on Bing Crosby, Jeanne Crain, Linda Christian, and Humphrey Bogart.
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Frank Fontaine
Jeanne Crain
Pinky
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Linda Christian
Larry Potter
Linda Power
Hollywood Women's Press Club
Humphrey Bogart
The Monroe News Star Masthead and Policy Note
The Monroe News Star describes its mailing as a second class matter since June 1999 and notes Associated Press affiliation. It lists advertising representation and contact hours for departments while affirming impartial news coverage and independence from party politics.
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Monroe News-Star
Rey Independent News
Census income questions set for 1950 census
The 1950 census will begin April 1 with 140,000 census-takers. It will ask income questions, with penalties for nonresponse or false answers. The bureau says data on income helps business and government planning and will consider mail responses amid GOP criticism. Census takers interview 600 to 1,000 people, earning about eight dollars daily.
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Ohio
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G. O. P. Principles Through History by Walter Webb
Walter Prescott Webb of the University of Texas argues in Southwest Review that parties rise and fall around great guiding principles. He traces the GOP with business backing after the Civil War and the Democrats with welfare social policy, predicting both must find new ground in future crises.
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Southwest Review
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Noiseless Popcorn Hopes For Quiet Theater Reels
Moviegoers crave silent cinema as popcorn noise irritates devoted viewers. Inventor touts a noiseless porous bag to curb crunch and distractive bags, while fans await a crunchless alternative to preserve screen immersion.
Formosa Duty Message to Teen Readers
Henry M'LeMore writes to 16 to 19 year olds urging them to confront Formosa against Chinese Communists. He condemns passive policy, warns Americans may die reclaiming Formosa, and calls for standing up to defend global independence and national honor. He cites Wake Island and Bataan, contrasts Britain and England, and voices support for MacArthur's likely view.
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Pacific
Wake Island
Bataan
Washington
United States
Bayly Family Visit Sparks Publicity at Fox Studio
Harry Bayly of Troy New York visited Hollywood with fourteen children. 20th Century Fox publicists promoted the Bayly visit to boost interest in Cheaper By The Dozen. The stunt drew hundreds of letters addressed to Bayly seeking tips on supporting a large brood.
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Troy
New York
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
20Th Century
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Little Paylys
Sam Hill Bayly
Myna Loy demands blanket rule to curb real names on set
In Cheaper By The Dozen Loy confesses memory woes in early filming causing daily takes to falter as she forgot the kids real and fictional names. She warns the director she will rewrite lines to avoid using real names unless a policy is set. Betty Grable in My Blue Heaven draws fans with platinum dust halo as cost hits 72 dollars per ounce.
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Betty Grable
Betty
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Angelo Patri on Christmas Gifts for Children
The essay argues Christmas should focus on childlike joy and thoughtful gifts that nourish a child’s mind and well being. It urges buying one toy, one good book, and one needed item like a warm sweater, prioritizing the child’s happiness over frugality for one day.
Mail to overseas servicemen keeps holiday spirit alive
Army Air Force postal service operates around the clock to deliver gifts to troops abroad. Maj. Benjamin F. Hart explains mail flows through four centers with millions of pieces yearly, urges early, secure packing and proper addressing, and warns against perishable items and restricted goods like liquor or certain products to European destinations.
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Tobacco as paper source and origin of Mexico name
The text notes most organic plants can yield paper via cellulose and that tobacco could be used, though final product would lack tobacco traits. It also explains Mexico's name derives from Mexitli, Aztec war god.
Witch hazel not a hazel tree but a deciduous shrub
Witch hazel is not in the hazel family. it is a shrub. The name comes from a corruption of wych, as its leaves resemble those of wych elms.
First Indian Alphabet by Sequoyah
Sequoyah a talented Cherokee also called George Guess prepared the first Indian alphabet. The statement credits Sequoyah with creating the syllabary used for writing Cherokee.
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George Guess
Widow of Cotton Broker Adelaide Cocke Dies
Memphis Tenn Dec 12 Mrs Adelaide Sledge Cocke 96 widow of a noted cotton broker died here yesterday Her husband John L Cocke died in 1913
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Tenn
Adelaide Sledge Cocke
John L. Cocke
Tidal Waves From Undersea Quakes Could Reach 400 MPH
Seismic sea waves or tidal waves form after undersea earthquakes. They can travel faster than 400 miles per hour and unleash severe damage when they strike shores unexpectedly.
Designer of the White House James Hoban
The White House was designed by James Hoban, an Irish native who lived in Charleston South Carolina before relocating to Washington as the capital began to be laid out.
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Charleston
S. C
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Christmas Neckwear Advice From Hal Boyle Notebook
New York columnist Hal Boyle jokes about the Christmas necktie gift tradition. He recounts reactions from wives and readers, and offers playful tips to women on how to pick ties men will wear, including cheeky tactics and humorous observations about the holiday habit.
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Rover
Frances
Byron Fish
Seattle Times
Seattle
Byron
Pete Hoyt
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Pete
Britain Faces Choice On Free Enterprise After Dominion Upsets
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Conservative triumphs in New Zealand and Australia suggest a test for Britain's socialist government. He contrasts dominion openness to Britain's crowded economy and debates whether the country can best recover through private initiative or welfare state policies. He questions if voters will back the Tories or Attlee at the next general election.
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Russia
Formosa
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Associated Press
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John Bull
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Australia
Ment
Nina Pankey Heads Delta Chapter Officers in Ferriday
Nina Pankey elected worthy matron to serve Delta Chapter 159 QEOES for 1950 in Ferriday Louisiana. J T Jacobs Sr named worthy patron. Other officers include Elsie Ray Clayton associate matron S R Gray associate patron Gladys Crane secretary Margaret Rucker treasurer Lillian Sewell conductress Virginia Porter chaplain Ada Dean marshal Mae Hodges organist Vivian Shoemaker Edith Falkenheiner Ruth Ada Doris Crews Esther Merilyn Wiggins Martha Lillian Gray Electra Minnie Atwood warden and Ann Taylor Sentinel.
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C.E.S. Ferriday
Delta Chapter
QO. E.S
J. T. Jacobs, Sr
Elsie Ray Clayton
S. R. Gray
Gladys Crane
Margaret Rucker
Lillian Sewell
Virginia Porter
Ada Dean
Cross Word Puzzle of Old Fashioned Clues
A dense crossword puzzle style list with numbered Across and Down clues ranges. Includes references to various wordplay categories such as animals, compounds, and general terms like dwelling, energy, profit, and ship parts.
Birth Announced for Mr. and Mrs. Gryder’s New Son
Mr. and Mrs. James Gryder of Chatham former residents of Eros announce the birth of their first child, a son born on December 6. Grandparents are H B Gryder and Mrs. Hackworth of Chatham, and the late Frankie Clark is the maternal great grandmother of Harold Stanley Gryder.
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Chatham
Eros
Leonard Hackworth
H. B. Gryder
Frankie Clark
Harold Stanley
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