Witty goss and storms mark a Florida to Hollywood roundup
A breezy column mixes war hero tales and celebrity quirks from Flip Cochran’s fortune to Preston Sturges grammar rants. It notes Sally Rand’s possible retreat from court scenes and Gail Barber’s dog bite. The Florida storm described as squalls, with a witty jab at weather terms.
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Flip Cochran
Preston Sturges
Sally Rand
Zanzibar
Gail Barber
Village Corner
Miami
Jeanine Engels
Florida Gazettes
California
Warren
Florida
Caldwell
Army Cancer Cure Progress At Walter Reed
In wartime studio chatter, Walter Reed Hospital shows progress on cancer treatment led by Lieut. Col. Milton Freedman. Policy blocks naming the hospital, while Dr Freedman faces career strain over a leak. Contemporaries question Surgeon General Kirk and wartime medic waste as political and postwar shifts unfold in Washington.
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Army Cancer Cure
Washington
Walter Reed General Hospital
Milton Freedman
Walter Reed Hospital
Kirk
Freedman
Full Flight Winter Sports Areas Primed For Influx of Ski Enthusiasts
Winter sports zones from Michigan to Sun Valley Idaho prepare for a big season as dry powder and new air travel boost access. Veterans of wartime skiing join leisure enthusiasts with major tournaments planned at Ishpeming Sun Valley and Ottawa region, plus extended lifts and alpine resorts across Colorado Wyoming Montana Nevada and California.
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Yosemite National Park
Alta
Utah
Sun Valley
Idaho
Mt. Hood
Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
G.ls
Michigan
Pacific Northwest
Bald Mountain
Ishpeming
Mich
Banff
Canadian Rockies
California
Salt Lake City
Denver
Los Angeles
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Western Air Lines
Dollar
Ruad
Proctor
Baldy
Timberline
Portland
America
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Wasatch Mountains
Brighton
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Ecker Hill
Aspen
Berthoud Pass
Grand Mesa
Glenwood Springs
Wyoming
Paradise
Jackson Hole
Scenic Teton Country
Yellowstone Park
Nevada
Mount Charleston
Nev
Las Vegas
High Sierras
Lake Arrowhead
Big Bear
Big Pines
Donner Pass
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Midwest
Upper Peninsula
St. Paul
Minn
New England States
White Mountain
Jasper National Park
Congress Faces Unions Reform Expected In New Session
Western observers foresee swift action in Congress to curb union power with Case bill style reforms. Analysts warn of filibusters and a need to balance minority rights while shielding public utilities from disruptive strikes.
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Congress
CIO
Lewis
Truman
Missouri
Third Act and Quotations Echo a Silent Despair
A literary collage features Don Wahn’s lines on love’s fading glow and fear’s thunder, with quoted maxims from Evelyn Knight, Thomas Hardy, Anon, John Erskine, and De Casseres. The piece juxtaposes romantic idealism with disillusionment and reflective witticisms.
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Don Wahn
Anon
Evelyn Knight
Thomas Hardy
John Erskine
de Casseres
Oyster Blast Tops Freak Mishaps In Home Accidents
Washington reports a series of odd home accidents with burns from frying oysters, throat injuries from a pipe fall, a hatpin removed from a child's lung, a pencil clip swallowed, a baby's skull fracture from a porch fall, and a hammer injury blamed on superstition. Red Cross survey notes higher 1946 injuries and deaths than 1945.
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Washington
Red Cross
Harvard Observatory Plans Centennial Celebration in Boston
Harvard College Observatory marks 100 years since founding with a four day event from December 27 to 30. The observatory, completed in 1846, has photographed vast sky sections since 1880 and houses over 500000 photographic plates, serving as a key astronomical data center for the Americas.
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Boston
Harvard College Observatory
Aged Woman Relies On Old Fire Recipe
In Viroqua Wisconsin Mrs Lucy Grubb aged 100 or near 101 counsels firefighters to put salt on a chimney fire as they respond to the blaze at her home. Firemen of a newer generation instead use chemical methods to combat the flame.
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Washington St
Max Gardner
North Carolina
U. S
Court of St. James
Gardner
USA
State Department
Barbara Hutton
Capitol
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Veterans Committee
Treasury
Snyder
RFC
George Allen
Truman
Hannegan
Allen
Viroqua
Wis
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Teton Pass Road
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Casper
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Montana
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Paul Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
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Decatur
Nebraska
Chisholm Reta ® Lumber Coo
Bonners Ferry
J. H. Nicholson Supply Co
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Daykin
J. HW. Horney
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Nebsg
Lea
Albert Block Winnetcon
Nebr
Carlson
Saronville
Sears New Styles
Leonard Fitch O
K. E. Lookabaugh
Sears Roebuck & Co
Lincoln
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Chisholm Retail Lumer CO
Iowa
Ind
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Monroe
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W. Randolph St
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