Millionth postwar home built signals progress in housing need
A U S housing milestone notes the two millionth postwar home nearing completion. Spokesman Melvin H. Baker calls it remarkable amid industry disruption, yet argues the pace still fails to meet demand. Analyses show 4,000,000 families lacked separate housing and 770,000 annual units needed for growth and replacement, with many living in substandard quarters.
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United States
Melvin H. Baker
Construction Industry Information Committee
Baker
Man Visits Museums and Finds Modern Art Absurd
Henry McLemore recounts a morning spent at the Museum of Modern Art and a contrasting return to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He ridicules modernist styles, praises traditional realism, and notes comical reactions from himself and a nearby elderly couple.
Hollywood Parade notes on stars and studio power
Jimmie Fidler reviews Maria Montez comments and the star producer tension in Hollywood. The column pleads for producer prerogatives against star demands and offers a wide snapshot of gossip items involving Constance Bennett Diana Lynn Ray Gilbert Joan Fontaine Peggy Cummins Rhonda Fleming Anne Baxter and Gregory Peck with on set anecdotes and industry contrasts.
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Hollywood
Maria Montez
Miss Montez
Maria
Constance Bennett
Miss Bennett
Diana Lynn
Miss Lynn
Ray Gilbert
Gilbert
Romeo
Lee Tracy
Lionel Barrymore
Joan Fontaine
Peggy Cummins
Rhonda Fleming
Anne Baxter
Our Children by Angelo Patri helps parents curb child biting
A guidance piece advises on handling a loving but biting child named Bunny. It suggests gentle correction using teddy bears and role play, stressing no punishment and private explanations to minimize stigma. The article notes teaching through demonstrations and explains how lonely, excited children often bite inadvertently before learning social boundaries.
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Bunny
Cherubs Angels and Modern Art Critique Fight
A columnist catalogs paintings as cherubs angels and a visitor, noting enduring classics versus current "modern doodling." The piece ridicules starving garret artists while praising historic works and jokes about a debated argument secured by three smoked turkeys, a Turkish water pipe, and $793.
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Wright and Wrong separated by five hundred miles at embassy
Washington column notes the long running joke of Canadian diplomat Wright and ambassador Wrong, now separated by about 500 miles as Wright moves to Ottawa. The piece also quips about nautical and cocktail hazards, the Red Cross sun safety memo, and travel wisdom urging gradual pace and safety for travelers and hikers.
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Washington
Wrong
Wright
Hume
Hume Wrong
Hume Wright
Office of External Affairs
State Department
Ottawa
U. N
San Francisco
The Lost Colony Presented at Roanoke Island Manteo NC
Gladys Parker asks where the annual play The Lost Colony is shown and explains it portrays the first English colony attempt on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. Alaska’s coastline exceeds the continental United States combined, totaling about 6640 miles. The draft of a ship is the depth of water it requires, the keel’s reach below the waterline.
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New World
Manteo
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Alaska
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Sant and Roberts Obtain Marriage License in Monroe Lake Charles
John J. Sant aged 40 of Monroe and Dorothy L. Roberts aged 22 of Lake Charles secured a marriage license. A zoological note adds that moth eggs can hatch in 4 to 10 days in summer or 3 to 4 weeks in cold weather.
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John J. Sant
Monroe
Dorothy L. Roberts
Lake Charles
What was Greek Fire in Byzantine warfare
Greek Fire was a highly inflammable liquid used by the Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages. It is generally agreed that naphtha formed the principal ingredient, with possible additions of sulfur and pitch.
Tito Defection Challenge Marks Bolshevist Weakness
Mackenzie notes Yugoslavs defy Moscow Inform and Tito’s leadership in Belgrade, signaling a rift with Soviet bloc. European observers eye showdown over Tito and a possible German crisis tied to Berlin hunger. Western powers seek diplomatic steps and UN involvement while Berlin endures blockade pressure. Ice cream per capita tops 2.9 gallons in the U.S. context.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow Kremlin
Russia
London Times
Tito
Trotsky
Belgrade
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Brian Robertson
Robertson
Moscow
United Nations
Peace Organization
U. N
Britain
America
National Art Gallery
Across and Down Word Puzzle From Clipped Page
A compact puzzle listing across and down clues with definitions and letter counts including items like soft drink, English money, and various everyday objects. The page blends miscellaneous clues, partial phrases, and a few proper nouns, suggesting a traditional newspaper word square or crossword-style feature from a midcentury issue.
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood News Roundup
Hollywood gossip notes recount Peggy Ryan's new baby news passed to Jimmy Cross via Lana Turner after a long chain of calls through Jack Coogan. Other items mention Fred Astaire in talking pictures and Bing Crosby potential project, plus short updates on Diana Douglas, Earl Muntz, Leslie Brooks custody talks, and Dinah Shore as guest at Atlantic City convention.
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Hollywood
Peggy Ryan
Jimmy Cross
London
Peggy
Lana Turner
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Savoy Hotel
Jimmy
Bert Friedloch
Lana
Bob Topping
Bob Hope
Marjorie King
Phil Plant
George Raft
Riviera del Pacifico Hotel
Ensenada
Playa Ensenada
Marjorie
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
M-G-M
Fred
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Gene Kelly
Alcatraz
Diana
Mocambo
Bob Ryan
Andy Pulaski
Canada
Bob
Tony Martin
Cyd Charisse
Lake Tahoe Biltmore
Tony
Europe
Frank Morgan
Honolulu
Oslo
Frank
Dinah Shore
Record Dealers
Atlantic City
Higher priced meat expected to rise further this summer
The agriculture department forecasts meat on the hoof will climb again this summer and early fall as hogs cattle and sheep prices surged 8 percent from mid May to mid June. Supplies are shrinking and consumer demand remains strong. Officials see little chance for large meat stock increases before 1950 citing smaller cattle herds and cautious producers holding back. Hog production remains below wartime peaks due to corn shortages and a near failure of last year’s crop, with gains possible only if this year yields improve.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Laune
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Tinea Aeva
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Chicago
Atlanta
Waline Herrott
Louis Kansasity
Los Angeles
Memphis
Caesar
Harry Truman
Henry McLemore
Museum of Modern Art
Fifth Avenue
53Rd Street
New York City
Sherman-Williams
Valspar
Grand Central Station
Poppa
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bellevue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan
Titian
Rafael
Michaelangelo
Jimmie Fidler
RKO
Lawrence Tierney
Tierney
Steve Brodie
Brodie
Gregory Peck
Lone Pine
Our
Angelo Patri
Jane Eads
American Red Cross
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Delaware
By Hershberger
Mackenzie
Fame
Jacob City
Penn
Sylvania
Alpine
Harry Lamb
Jowkea
By Harrison Carroll
Turner
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Will Rogers, Jr
June Haver
Will, Sr
Elizabeth Taylor
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