Letter From Istanbul Describes Turkish Border Visit
Mrs. Rose Campbell learns of her daughter Mrs. Alex Showalter and Major Showalter traveling from Italy toward Asia Minor. They passed through Greece then Bulgaria on the only road to Istanbul, noting Turkish customs, high duties, and the city as an international hub. The letter recalls hitchhiking Oxford students in transit and the couple’s fatigue at the frontier.
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Rose Campbell
Mulberry
Alex Showalter
Major Showalter
Italy
Asia Minor
Showalter
Istanbul
Turkey
Greece
Europe
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Oxford University
Showalter in Turkey Smokes with Officials on Visit
Lois Smith describes an eventful stop in Turkey where she and her husband shared cigarettes with around 16 customs officers and onlookers. Officials cooperated on valuing jewelry and other items, stamped papers, and allowed passage after coffee and a final exodus. The couple planned further city exploration and an antique market visit.
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Addesso
Odd Requests Follow Rural Carrier on Route
Louisville based Alta Monin, a rural letter carrier for 18 years, recounts unusual duties on her route. She has taken measurements for a girdle, made an elderly woman’s dental impression, and once found a coiled snake in a mailbox. She considers the job the best for women and began in 1936 after passing the Civil Service exam.
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Louisville
Alta M. Monin
Oakland
Post Office Department
Skeltons Wife Enters Hospital In Santa Monica
Mrs Georgia Skelton wife of comedian Red Skelton was admitted to St Johns Hospital Santa Monica with nervous exhaustion. Doctors said her condition is not serious but she will stay three or four days as she tires from keeping up with Red s hectic schedule.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Georgia Skelton
Red Skelton
St. John's Hospital
Red
Browning meat and pre-prepping vegetables for stew
Time-saving tip from kitchen notes advises browning meat for stew then peeling potatoes and carrots that will accompany it while the meat cooks in the skillet or kettle. This sequence speeds overall prep.
Socialettes Busy Bee Club Dinner Meeting Notes
Socialettes Busy Bee club enjoyed a dinner at Mrs. Lillion Bryant's home with Mrs. Ed Eliott presiding. Anna Bryan won the penny draw and John Mont gomery received a mystery package. Card winners included Maggie Myers, Elliott, Leona Chesser and Effie Holmes. Rebekahs marked the 105th anniversary of the Rebekah degree with poems and lodge history. The charter was draped for the late Charles Leese. Floyd Hamner and wife shared Alaska photos from a visit to their son. Tot-To-Teen club held its first meeting at Hill Top Dining Room with Mrs. E. C. Sievers as president and yearbooks distributed. Other attendees listed.
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Busy Bee Club
Lillion Bryant
Ed Eliott
Anna Bryan
John Montgomery
Maggie Myers
Elliott
Leona Chesser
Effie Holmes
Rebekahs
Henry Alban
Charles Leese
Floyd Hamner
Alaska
Mmes
W. V. Becker
Hazel Smith
Harry Brink
Hilltop
E. C. Sievers
Mines
Bill Barker
Ralph Bruce
Neil Bullock
Boyd Cooper
Howard Doman
Max Drake
John Fisher
de Wayne Lofgreen
Warren Mason
Paul Perkins
M. E. Reinecke
Eldon Schnoke
Elmo, Shepherd
E. M. Swanson
John Thornburg
Jim Warnock
Warren Wesen
Charles Carey, Jr
Gordon Daugharthy
Daughter Born To Divorced Actress
Hollywood actress Marie McDonald, recently divorced from shoe magnate Harry Karl, delivered a 4 pound 5 ounce baby girl by cesarean at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital yesterday. The birth adds a new chapter to the couple's widely publicized separation and ongoing headlines.
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Hollywood
Marie McDonald
Harry Karl
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Crosbys Reconciled After Brief Hollywood Separation
Hollywood bandleader Bob Crosby and his wife June have reconciled after a separation of about a month. The report notes this reconciliation amid a broader statistic that there are some 13,700 foresters in the United States.
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Hollywood
Bob Crosby
June
United States
Zsa Zsa Gabor Opens In Las Vegas Revue Gown
Zsa Zsa Gabor opened a Las Vegas revue at the Hotel Riviera last night wearing a gown praised by a local critic as making Marlene Dietrich's famed outfit look bulky. The dress, reportedly costing 17000 dollars, features a very low neckline revealed at the end of a modified strip tease. Zsa Zsa also sings and performs a comic routine during her current engagement as Dietrich comments on the spectacle.
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Las Vegas
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Gabor
Miss Dietrich
Zsa Zsa
Hotel Riviera
Rome
Woman critiques Las Vegas gown as plain garment compare
In a dress she wore a bold Las Vegas gown described as bulky next to her own daring style. She quips that if quantity is demanded over quality she has nothing to add. The article notes Vermont marble is used not only in buildings but also in toothpaste paint and rouge.
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Las Vegas
Vermont
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Lois Smith
Lida Turner
James L. Turner
Baldwin
Lida
Robert Carter
Sadie Carter
Ottawa
Riddle's
Paul Beck
Skelton
LA Donna Marie
Robert Ervin
Donald Zabel
Route 2
Melvern
Ervin Zabel
Quenemo
Lloyd Dick
Lyndon
Wright Studio
Fred Kaiser
Rexall
Kansas
Douglas Bros
S. Main
Dairy
Pomona
Kans
Williamsburg
T.B
Bangs
Henry Dehn
Jack Nelson
Citizens State Bank of Pomona
Hardwick
Roper
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