How Newspaper Rumours Start
A 7:13 a.m. AP Vienna desk rumor about Khrushchev and Zhukov spreads worldwide. UPI and Reuters pause. Tass calls it utter nonsense. Hans Benedict in Vienna and Abend-Presse report mixed versions. Molden links the tale to Abend-Presse. AP defends cautious coverage. UPI later cites Tass. stock and media markets react briefly.
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FYI
Vienna
Krusithhev
Zhukov
Malenkov
Moscow
Jackson
Arthur Wolf
London
Wolf
U.S
Hearst
New York Journal-American
Krush
Khrushchev
United Press International
Reuters
UPI
Tass
New York Daily News
New York Times
Wall Street
Hans Benedict
Molden
OSS
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Allen Dulles
Abend-Presse
Newsweek
Colorific fall and winter sewing pattern catalog ad
This item promotes dressmaking patterns for school day outfits in plaid or checks with white blouses. It lists pattern 4945 children's sizes and fabric yardages, with ordering instructions and a price of fifty cents, printed by Anne Adams in New Toronto Ontario.
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Anne Adams
Eighteenth St
New
Toronto
Ont
Proper manners for church weddings and dining etiquette
Question and answer on etiquette from Modern Etiquette by Anne Ashley. Guests should not leave seats before the recessional ends, avoid sipping while chewing, and advise on tipping soup plates. It also covers whether to use a fork or spoon with applesauce and a telegram condolence message from John.
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John
Weather and quilting tales from a rural week lived
A diary style entry recounts pleasant weather for last minute chores and quilting at a remodeled farmhouse. The narrator recalls neighbors, a Lazy Susan lunch setup, shopping trips with Joy and the boys, Christmas plans, birthday celebrations, and the surprise appearance of a hawk aiding in rodent control.
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Susan
Santa
Joy
Dave
Ross
Cedric
Dee
Partner
Grandpa
Bob
Parsnip Seed Boom Sparks Prairie Farm Craze
A Canadian farmer in the Munson district near Red Deer Alberta earned about 2000 per acre growing parsnip seed on seven acres, selling at 149 to 225 per pound. The unusual crop drew attention across the prairies and inspired others to consider parsnip seed production, amid surplus wheat woes.
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Munson
Red Deer
Alta
W. E. Williams
Williams
Christian Science Monitor
Canadian
Pattern 663 32 Inch Boy Doll Craft Transfer
An old style pattern advertisement offers pattern 663 for a 32 inch boy doll with instructions and outgrown clothes. It asks readers to send thirty five cents for the pattern to Laura Wheeler in New Toronto Ontario and mentions a 1961 Needlecraft Catalog with over 125 designs plus free veil cap instructions.
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Laura Wheeler
New Toronto
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Associated Press Foreign Desk
New York
Fritz Peter Moiden
Lazar M. Kaganovitch
By Shane Addows
Anne Ashley
Sally
Sammy Davis Jr
May Britt Beam
Hollywood
Calif
Frank Sinatra
Milton
W.J
Gable
Kay Gable
Clark Gable
Los Angeles
Louisiana
New Orleans
Louisiana State Capitol
Baton Rouge
J. Shelly Wright
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