State Department Needs Reorganization Says Hurley
Western Newspaper Union reports claims by Pat Hurley that a hidden clique within the State Department undermines US foreign policy toward Russia and China. The piece notes past reorganizations by Byrnes, fears of surveillance, and calls for a congressional inquiry to force change.
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State Department
Washington
Pat Hurley
Byrnes
Stettinius
Clique
Roosevelt
Hurley
Russia
English Star Virgina Vale Ames Mason Heads to American Films
Virginia Vale Ames Mason, recently named England’s most popular motion picture actor for the second time, aims for major roles in American movies via Universal Pictures and a tieup with J Arthur Rank. The piece notes Mason’s Bogart-like persona and cites mentions of The Man in Gray and other Hollywood items including Christmas broadcasts, Ingrid Bergman, and various stars.
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Ames Mason
England
America
Man In
Universal Pictures
Univer
Sal
J. Arthur Rank
Leo Spitz
William Goetz
Mason
Humphrey Bogart
Agaret Lockwood
Man In Gray
St. Mary’s
St. Luke’s
Long Beach
Bing Crosby
Do You Believe It Others Do Believe 1946 Superstitions
A 1946 feature lists New Year superstitions in the United States. Beliefs include cooking a good meal for sustenance, eating cabbage or fish for luck, and carrying corn to avoid want. It warns that a first caller who is a woman is unlucky and that disorder within the home brings misfortune.
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United States
New Year's Eve Traditions Through Time and Place
The piece traces New Year customs from ancient celebrations to modern noise making. It notes historic gift giving to rulers and punch drinking in colonial and Commonwealth periods, then describes universal midnight revelry and the use of noisemakers as a current worldwide practice.
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Tatius
England
Democratic
America
World
New Year Events Through Early American History
A concise record notes key happenings on New Year’s Day including the start of Caesar’s era in 38 B C, Paul Revere’s birth in 1735, the first union flag in 1776, Kentucky’s statehood in 1792, American dragoons attacking the British at Buffalo in 1814, and General Jackson repelling the British at New Orleans in 1815.
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B. C
Paul Revere
George Washington
Kentucky
Buffalo
U. V
Jackson
New Orleans
Butter and war memories in a birthday diary
A playful wartime verse contrasts butter shortages and prices with a diary of Adolf Hitler's supposed love letters to Eva Braun. The item blends humor with mixed quotes, a diary note, and a reference to a Coborn song from London. It also notes a sensational wine seizure at the German embassy and a John Bull quip about a trial.
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Eva Braun
Hitler
Dolf
Germany
France
Norway
Poland
Belgium
von Ribbentrop
London
John Bull
It Could Only Happen Here Scene at Paramount Times Square
In Times Square a crowd of bobby-sockers recognizes Frankie Sinatra at the Paramount theater and creates a vivid spectacle. One onlooker pauses by the curb to study the huge replica of the Statue of Liberty across the street and asks who it is.
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Paramount Theater
Times Square
N. Y
Frankie Sinatra
Household Tips From a Bygone Kitchen Fragments
Practical home advice covers cooking tricks and cleaning methods. Hickory nuts soften in hot water for easier cracking, roast chicken benefits from nutmeg flavor, and grease on floors should be cooled with water before scraping. Also tips on sewing tables, ware washing, waffle batter, shortening reuse, and gentle meat cooking for tenderness.
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Western Newspaper Union
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
Downing Street
Chungking
Mr. Hull
Sumner Welles
Welles
Hull
Virginia Vale
Columbia
Bob Hope
Vera Vague
Ginny Simms
Jack Benny
Artur Rubenstein
Alan
Lauren Bacall
Charles Boyer
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy
Ginny
Nat Novick
Tom Howard Jr
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy
Marlin Hurt
CBS
Helen Mack
Bill
Frank Borzage
Maureen O'Hara
Binnie Barnes
Maureen
Binnie
Margaret O’brien
Mutual
Alan Mowbray
Earn
Monogram
James Mason
King Tatius
Diary of
Adolf
Tie
Denmark
Eva
Uncle Tom
Vierzihreszeiten
Monte Carlo
The
Jordan
Charles Coborn
Bank of
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago
Scotts
Goodrich
Fleischmann
Freischmann
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