Colorful Old West Lives Again In Omaha Museum
A Union Pacific Historical Museum exhibit in Omaha showcases relics from the pioneer era and the building of the railroad. Displays include weapons, household items, maps, and Indian handiwork, with a Lincoln collection and a telegraph note on Promontory Summit marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Sistorical Museum
Union
Jim’ Bridger
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Lincoln
West
Promontory Summit
Grenville M. Dodge
Oliver Ames
Indictment of Mothers Ruins Jealous Beverly and Dana
Beverley a very young wife under 20 fears rivals as she clings to Dana a navy hero turned department store manager. The piece argues mothers overly focus on manners while neglecting character and warns jealousy harms marriages and happiness.
Blind Ohio man proves PAINESVILLE personality and drive
Robert Bixel, blind since age seven, works at a rubber plant then serves as evangelist and singer at church. He uses a guide dog for daily tasks and offers chiropractic treatments, repairs chairs, and sells greeting cards. He farms, hunts, fishes, and plans typing lessons to manage his growing correspondence.
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Painesville
Ohio
Robert Bixel
Bixel
Riverview Church
Novelty
Surplus Items Demonstrate WAA Ingenuity Across Regions
War Assets Administration safekeeps 99 black diamonds and silver bars from a Lake Charles magnesium plant. The diamonds are strategic material not for sale, while the $6,000 worth of silver bars are being sold.
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Minneapolis
Minn
War Assets Administration
WAA
Midwest
New Orleans
Lake Charles
College Coeds Offer Free Baby Sitting Service
Corvallis Oregon State college coeds are serving as free baby sitters through the college Red Cross chapters. The service limits are 10 p.m. on school nights and 12 30 a.m. on Saturdays with no charge for their services.
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Corvallis
Obe
Oregon State College
College Red Cross
Mother to Blame in Snare of Jealous Wives
Miss Norris voices a warning in today's article about how some women shape marriages. She blames modern mothers for neglecting character building while overemphasizing children's toys and appearances. Beverley, spoiled and naive as a bride to a football hero, foresees marriage ruin due to jealousy. A careful mother could have averted the crisis.
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Dana
Beverley
Miss Norris
Long Wait for Girls in Vienna After World War II
Vienna faces a gender imbalance with 938,501 women and 663,786 men among 1,612,177 residents. Officials note fewer boys born in May 1946, 476 boys to 395 girls, suggesting the male surplus may level over decades.
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Vienna
Austria
Janet Blair Joins The Fabulous Dorseys in Co star Role
Western Newspaper Union reports Janet Blair from Altoona Pennsylvania appears in The Fabulous Dorseys as a neighbor with singing and dancing talent. The Dorseys fought and split their bands with Tommy pursuing a solo path while Jimmy leads his own group and actor Tom Conway shines as a top whodunit star.
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Janet Blair
Fabulous
Dorseys
Charles R. Rogers
Pennsylvania
Janet
Altoona
Hollywood
Tommy
Jimmy
Tom Conway
Sherlock Holmes
ABC
Film Talent Roundup From Studio Headlines
Tub of star notes shows Basil Rathbone linked to Sherlock fate with Tom Conway tipped as successor. Kay Gorcey joins Copacabana with Groucho Marx in a United Artists musical number. Ken Niles set as attorney in Out of the Past. Lowell Thomas turns Alaska journeys into profitable cinema, while Andrew Toombs lands a Modern My Wild Irish Rose role. Chet Lanck and Tuffy Goff mentor Ruth Parrot who aims for Mother Wore Tights. Andy Devine signs with Republic after Universal years. Inner Sanctum origin story recalls a squeaking door inspiring CBS fright program.
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Andrew Toombs
Chet Lanck
Tuffy Goff
Lum
Abner
Ruth Parrot
20Th Century-Fox
Chet
Tuffy
Andy Devine
Republic
Universal
Walter Wanger
Hiram Brown
CBS
Odds and Ends From a Diverted Reel
Betty Hut plans a satin lined baby prop for an elaborate Bettys latest file Perils of Passine. Martha Vick ers makes screen debut as a corpse in a horror film now regarded as a beauty in Hollywood. Williams Pramsbes known for educational comedies stars a sailor character Time Oust of Mind. Enon Massey signs two year deal with Warners.
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Betty
Enon Massey
Warners
Two Notorious Townsfolk Clash in Morning Fracas
In a small town a pair of its so called airreputable characters fought in an early morning uproar that woke half the village and sent them to jail. Uncle Wash testified at trial noting the prisoners called each other the names they bore.
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Calaboose
Uncle Wash
Dad Corrects College Son on Spelling of Ten
A father writes to his son at college noting a $10 allowance while gently correcting the spelling of the number ten, pointing out that ten is written with one zero, not two. The letter humorously emphasizes correct numerals and economics.
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Dad
Quiet Married Life Delays Woman's Choice
Chauncey M Depew recalls an old Peekskill friendship where a man postponed marriage to a woman he courted for 20 years until she had talked herself out. He sought a quiet married life and finally wed her.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Peekskill
Josephus
Chauncey
Doctor Responds To Pen Ingestion Call
A doctor receives an urgent call from a father claiming his young son swallowed a fountain pen. The father asks what to do meanwhile and replies he is using a pencil.
Local hockey game near for referee crisis
Experienced Smith watches the local hockey team prepare as the referee goes missing at the last minute. A player asks Smith if he can referee and he replies he knows enough about hockey not to referee.
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Smith
Trying Isn’t Enough Candidate Faces Critical Challenge
A political dialogue shows supporters praising effort while hecklers demand greater ability. The exchange highlights differing views on leadership quality and accountability in the campaign. The item captures public rhetoric and voter expectations without citing specific names or dates.
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Heckler
Young Playwright Sees Manuscript Torn by His Son
A young playwright laments to a famed producer that his three year old son ripped up the latest script. The producer observes with a wry remark that the child can read, adding a playful angle to the tale.
Noisy Neighbors Prompt Tuba Joke
A conversation reveals a tenant complains about upstairs noise with stamping and banging after midnight. The landlord asks if it woke him and the tenant jokes that he was practicing on his tuba.
First Visitor Complains of Stone Hardened Cakes
Two visitors discuss cakes that are as hard as stone. The exchange notes the hostess told them to take their Vic and leave.
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Ruth Cultra Hamilton
Plains
Nauvoo, IL
Utah
Texas
Ellsworth
Kas
Nauvoo
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNN
By Kathleen Norris
Navy
Western Newspaver Union
Virginia Wale
Ture
Basil Rathbone
Conway
Sherlock
George Sanders
Kay Gorcey
Groucho Marx
Sam Coslow
Copacabana
United Artists
Carmen Miranda
Andy Russell
Steve Cochran
Gloria Jean
Ken Niles
Suspense
Robert Mitchum
Lowell Thomas
Alaska
Princeton
Young Critic
Stuart
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