Divorces and celebrity separations flood public life
A satirical column mocks the trend of friendly divorces in Hollywood and New York society. It notes actors, politicians, and media figures announcing splits with cordial language while lamenting the decline of dramatic breakups. It mentions Sonja Henie, Art Whitaker, McGrath, A P Stores, Walt Disney, and a Peruvian mummy at the Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Whitaker
Sonja Honie
Sonja
McGrath
Walt Disney
Sigmund Freud
F. X. Sancinati
Ernie Bevin
America
Broadway
Rodgers & Hamem
Museum of Natural History
Radio and TV Stars Power 1950s Show Business Mix
Gertrude Berg's Molly Goldberg family saga to CBS Friday evenings marks a prime radio to television transition. Susan Hayward's rise after Paramount and 20th Century Fox deal. Erskine Johnson interviews Paramount stars on Mutual. Vaughn Monroe and Ella Raines in a color film not yet released. George Burns and Gracie Allen reveal brother Willie as producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Monroe
Ella Raines
Republic
Monroe
Hollywood
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Brother Willie
Burns
George
Randy's Kiss and Kill in Seaside Confrontation
Randy, a police detective posing as a lumber king's son, infiltrates a Chicago crime duo led by Tony Quarles and his girlfriend Pamela. When Pamela exposes fear about Lancey, Randy guns down Quarles at the Seaside, then consoles Pamela as she reveals her real story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Randy
Pamela
Ryegate
Ocean Bluffs
Michigan
Chicago
Lancey
Tom Lancey
Tony Quarles
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed in Readable Form
A list of across and down crossword clues with numbers and partial phrases for a newspaper puzzle. Includes entries like Precious stone, Jason's ship, French novelist, Gumbo, Goddess of the moon, Bequeath, Recline, and many others, some with parenthetical notes or misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Jason
Mass
Harvest This Year Second Largest In U S History
The weekly analysis notes a harvest this year ranking as the second largest in U S history while the government stresses grain production and farm output. It also reports Communist authorities purging Czech property owners in what is described as a political move abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Harvest: U S crops reach near record 1948 levels
The September crop forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture shows near record totals with 131 percent of the 1923 1932 base and hopes of continued abundance. A suggested shift to quotas looms as surpluses rise and wheat and corn outputs remain high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Horn of Plenty
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Czech Purge Underscores Fear in Totalitarian Czechoslovakia
Unconfirmed reports claim 30 000 to 40 000 people were seized or marked for arrest in Communist police roundups across Czechoslovakia. Authorities provided no details on causes or outcomes as purges targeted supposed bourgeois elements and party members alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Bohemia and
Moravia
Congress ends session with Truman wins and unrest ahead
The first session of the 81st Congress nears an October adjournment with fewer than half of President Truman's program enacted. Major items unfinished include Taft-Hartley repeal and health insurance proposals. Cabinet pay raises and chief subordinates gain higher salaries, while purges target landlords and professionals in Czechoslovakia amid broader political repression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
U.S
Chinese Reds Defect 11 Diplomats in Paris Move
George Mong, counselor of the Paris embassy, announced that 11 Chinese diplomats and consular staff quit Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government. Paris expelled the dissidents from its diplomatic list, backing the Nationalists and signaling possible Western recognition of Mao's regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Peking
George Mong
Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
Mao Tze-tung
Ignorance Costs Gullible Gambler in Grand Central Robbery
Navy petty officer James G. Stratton of New York claimed a tall masked thief held a knife to his back and robbed him of 31,500 on a Grand Central subway platform. He said he lost nearly all to gambling and kept only 500, while his wife believed the money was safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
James G. Stratton
New York
Stratton
Grand Central
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. 1. Phillips
Jesus
God
Grace Noll Crowell
Gwan
YE Gotham Bugle
Inez Gerhard
Gertraue Berg
the Goldbergs
Molly Goldberg
Mrs. Berg
CBS
Susan Hayward
Paramount
Susan
20Th Century- Fox
Wanger
Mutual
Erskine Johnson
Alan Ladd
Gertrude Berg
the Fiction Corner
Andy Sumner
Western Newspaper Union
Senate-House
Congressional
Steve Early
Armed Forces
J. Edgar Weaver
FBI
Arthur W. Radford
House Armed Services Committee
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Herbert
Euamen
Ert
Alo
Wes
Herb NG
State
P. O
Salt Lake Cit City
Utah
Musgrove Payette
Idaho
Unitex
Unitex Con
Spring
Los Angeles
Calif
Adams
Ae Tee Wash
Fenninger
AMD Drug
Beatt
WNU
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!