Hollywood Jimmie Fidler on Pictures and Praises
Jimmie Fidler surveys Hollywood noting box office slumps tied to violent and problem driven films. He praises family fare like Francis but warns screenings must reach audiences. He also comments on actress Marie Windsor and memories of Fatty Arbuckle Greta Garbo and Gregory Peck stunts with Lisa Howard in The Gun.
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Fatty” Arbuckle
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Miss Howard
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DeWitt Mackenzie on Smuts in critical illness and world impact
The 80 year old Field Marshal Hans Christiaan Smuts lies near Pretoria with pneumonia following a collapse. His illness prompts concern across South Africa and the British Empire as a potential crisis for Commonwealth unity. Smuts, once dubbed the Empire's Handyman, shaped the idea of the Commonwealth and chaired imperial affairs in two world wars. His leadership and peace advocacy remain central as public celebrations mark his birthday amid political tension.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Commonwealth
Association of Nations
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Pnaemonia
British Commonwealth
Union of Nations
England
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United Party
Daniel F. Malan
East Africa
Imperial War Cabinet
London
Britain
League of Nations
United Nations
Malan
Johannesburg
National Advertising Offices Listed for AP Paper
A notice credits the Associated Press and lists national advertising representative offices in New York Chicago Atlanta Dallas Detroit St Louis Kansas City San Francisco Los Angeles and Memphis. The text preserves republication rights and local news usage terms.
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Detroit
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Kansas City
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Los Angeles
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European coal steel pool may reshape sovereignty and unity
Six European nations including France Italy West Germany Belgium Holland and Luxembourg plan negotiations to create a coal steel pool aiming to reduce friction and foster peace while testing the boundless reach of sovereign rights. Britain weighs risks of isolation amid looming continental competition and U S pressures.
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France
Germany
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West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
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Angelo Patri Our Children Vacation Study
Angelo Patri argues that summer study benefits intelligent or at risk children who need to makeup work, while slow learners should rest and grow. Drill should follow mastery, not precede it. The piece urges individualized plans and offers a leaflet with growth records for a fee.
London Customs Delight And Nightly Boot Worries
In a humorous travel sketch Henry M Lefmore notes London rituals he enjoys with American flair. He laments high tea at five and the late dinner clash with an American stomach, then jokes about a European practice of leaving shoes outside doors for “boots” to polish overnight, fearing theft and waking himself and his wife. He ends by predicting he will die with his boots on.
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Washingtons Navy History Museum Opens in Lafayette Square
In Washington a new museum housing Commodore Truxtun and Stephen Decatur era naval artifacts opened in the carriage house by Lafayette Square. Fleet Admiral Leahy presides over the Naval Historical Foundation which funded and leased the space for fifty years. The exhibit displays paintings, manuscripts, ship models, uniforms, and two life like dummies, tracing U. S. naval traditions through 100 items.
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Naval Historical Foundation
Stephen Decatur
Lafayette Square
White House
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Mark Andrews
Laurence S. Harrison
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Truxtun Beale
Iran
Greece
Beale
Thomas Truxton
Thomas Truxtun
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U. S
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Decatur
Gilbert Stuart
Otis
Truxtun
Constitution
Constellation
Enterprise
Canton
Philadelphia
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Origin and trivia on credenzas moths and gas use
Questions and Answers: credenza origin traces to Italian Renaissance safekeeping sideboards. The smallest moth is the golden pigmy of Britain with a quarter inch wingspan. the Atlas moth of India can reach 10 to 12 inches. The Chinese early used natural gas for wells to depth and salt evaporation via bamboo pipes.
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Great Britain
India
Museum plans continuous changing exhibits through fall
The present exhibit will continue until fall with three or four exhibitions per year on a topic. The foundation aims to keep the museum alive by rotating groups of the many thousands of articles it has collected. The next show, likely in November, will align with the 175th anniversary of the Marine Corps.
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Secrets Told To Strangers Reveal Hidden Lives
Hal Boyle recalls how strangers reveal private fears and secrets when interviewed, from worries about alcohol and parenting to a shocking murder confession. He notes the journalist’s notebook invites truth, preserving voices of everyday people, even as some memories stay unprintable.
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New York
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University of Missouri School of Journalism
US and Russia Arm While Pledging Peace
Washington reports the United States plans about 13.0 billion dollars for next year’s armed forces, with Russia likely spending near 19.85 billion. Officials cite Moscow’s aggressive peace rhetoric as a tactic to secure neutrality of Europe, while U S leaders push peace as the core aim despite mounting armament.
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Russia
U. S
Paul Hoffman
Marshall Plan For
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Moscow
Hoffman
Acheson
Truman
University of Missouri At Columbia
St. Louis
Secret Surfaces as Reader Weighs a Bold Revelation
A fragmentary line ponders a hidden confession and its power, asking what a reader would do with such a secret. The remark frames a moral temptation and sets a reflective, intimate tone for a column or feature.
IN MOVIELAND BOB THOMAS REPORTS TELEVISION'S OLD FILM FEVER
Hollywood notes that TV shows rely on aged pictures as major studios retain cinema theater content. KECA leads LA stations airing up to 16 14 hours weekly, while NBC and Times CBS carry far less. Despite scarcity, old films fetch high TV rights, with costs rising as independent producers struggle to meet demand.
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Bob Thomas
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Charles Farrell
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Tim McCoy
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