Detroit pilots call P-80 obsolete against B-29s
Selfridge Field pilots condemn the jet Shooting Star as outpaced by newer B-29 bombers. Capt. Raebel calls the P-80 obsolete and Major McLeod notes speed limits at height, while Gen Kenney says funds prevent buying superior fighters.
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Detroit
Selfridge Field
Michigan
James B. Raebel
Stuart B. McLeod
George C. Kenney
Air Force Strategic Command
Air Force
Watchman Guards Stairs At Washington Monument In Ten Minute Feat
Richard Mansfield, 67, a night guard at the Washington Monument, says he climbs the 898 iron stairs nearly every night for two and a half years and reaches the top in about ten minutes. He explains he avoids the elevator for reasons tied to a 1929 incident involving a Vermont woman who spent the night on the stairway and claimed involuntary imprisonment.
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Washington
Richard Mansfield
Washington Monument
Vermont
Monument
Watchful Cat Saves Pennies From Thieving Youngsters
In Brookline Massachusetts Eddie Collins kept a watchful cat that saved pennies slipped under his store door by two youngsters trying to fish cash out with a hooked wire. The cat grabbed the hook when tested by Sgt James Carroll. The youths admitted it had been easy before the cat began guarding the doorway.
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Brookline
Mass
Eddie Collins
Collins
James Carroll
Love as remedy for Marigold's restless mood
Kathleen Norris argues that true happiness comes from within and through love for family, work, and daily acts. She urges Marigold and similar women to invest in affection, meaningful routines, and small creative changes to find purpose, with guidance drawn from religious and literary appeals.
Questioning Cheerfulness and Life’s Purpose
Marigold Wilson notes the contrast between bright lively spirits and dull boredom in daily life. Miss Norris argues a dignified useful life yields happiness, while some see life as a dreary routine.
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Marigold Wilson
Miss Norris
Recipe for Traffic Jam in Waukegan
WAUKEGAN ILL. A man from Three Oaks Michigan Wayne Hellenga used 300 cases of red raspberries 25 cases of black raspberries 15 cases of currants 50 cases of dewberries and 25 bushels of apples for a homemade jam. His ton and a half truck overturned on highway 41 north of here creating a jam of traffic but he was not hurt.
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Waukegan
Ill
Wayne Hellenga
Three Oaks
Mich
Highway 41
Here
Hellenga
Ju Juvenile Jury Returns to Mutual with New Child Star
The Juvenile Jury returns on Mutual with emcee Jack Barry guiding the switch from Life Begins at Eighty to the youngsters show. Four year old Johnny McBride charms audiences last season with sleep breaks and offhand remarks. Jeff Donnell rerouted from Maine to Hollywood for Interference opposite Victor Mature. Walter Catlett, once in Sally on Broadway, now appears in the musical based on Marilyn Miller.
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Inez Gerhard Ith
Mutual
Jack Barry
Johnny McBride
Jeff Donnell
Maine
Hollywood
RKO
Victor Mature
Jeff
Lucille Ball
Lizabeth Scott
Sonny Tufts
Lloyd Nolan
Walter Catlett
Sally
New York
Marilyn Miller
New Better Half on Mutual Aug 19 with fresh routines
The Better Half returns to the Mutual network August 19 featuring new comedy bits. Tiny Ruffner will host as The Three Jesters provide musical background. The piece notes cast changes and hints at Hollywood shifts involving Scott Brady and producer Edward Small.
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Mutual
Tiny” Ruffner
Barkleys of Broadway opens with Burke in featherbrained role
Billie Burke returns to a featherbrained part in Metro’s technicolor musical The Barkleys of Broadway. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire lead the cast. Lurene Tuttle and William Snyder are also mentioned in this entertainment page note with notable TV and petition activity.
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Billie Burke
Metro
the Barkleys
Broadway
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Lurene Tuttle
Effie Perrine
Sam Spade
William Snyder
Hollywood
Needlecraft Patterns for Embroidered Kitchen Towels
Pattern 718 offers six embroidery motifs on towels 6x7 inches with charts photos and concise directions. New improved design aims to simplify needlework for home crafters.
1948 Consumer finances show rising debt and spending
The Federal Reserve Board reports Americans spent faster than production in 1948 and debt rose. Savings declined with about 3 million who held savings bonds in 1947 losing them by January 1948. Purchases shifted to credit as buying rose, and more savings were drawn down. It is expected that about a quarter will spend beyond income in 1948 as in 1947.
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Federal Reserve Board
Center of the U S state and hair comparison quiz
The geographic center of the United States is in Kansas. Hair resembles fingernails in material likeness and structure. The Antarctic region holds enough ice to cover the world about 120 feet deep. The London event occurred in 1868. Nylon is moth proof.
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Kansas
London
England
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Glamour Hollywood
Houston School of Photography
Louisiana St. Houston
Houston
Texas
Kathleen Norris
Pam
By Kathleen Norris
Marigold
Pennsylvania
Minnie Forster
Dad
Harry
Minnie
Tom
Wilson
Women’s Exchange
South Seas
Jusa
A. Steen Ha
WNU Features
Barry
Johnny McDonald
Brian Foy
Scott Brady
Canon City
Hal Wallis
Scott
Edward Small
Exmoor
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Europe
Jean Heather
University of Washington
Paramount
Eagle-Lion
Rockies
Jack Berch
NBC
Jack
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
The
U. S
South Pole
Rin
Kellogg’s
Sano
Fleming-Hall Tobacco Co., Inc
Sako Cigarettes
Bass
Ing
Wood Manufacturing Company
Paty
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