Hollywood Stars Rise From Western Restamper Union Picks
A 12 month forecast by Darryl Zanuck of five unknowns becoming stars proved correct as Jeanne Crain Dick Haymes and Vivien Blaine headline State Fair and other Technicolor titles. Marion Loeveridge and Paul Henreid join new screen roles while studio shifts reveal laryngitis rumors and rising radio stars from NBCs Marian G. etc.
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Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century- Fox
Jeanne Crain
Dick Haymes
Vivian Blaine
June Haver
Fred MacMurray
Betty Grable
William Eythe
Tallulah Bankhead
Ninety-Second Street
Presidential Poker and Railroading in CAPITOL CHAFF
Story recalls Truman's northwest salmon fishing trip and poker with Gov Mon Wallgren and Sen Warren Magnuson. It notes army rail policy tensions with Southern Pacific and the release of railroad workers, plus restaurant news and Kilgore unemployment bill positions.
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Truman
Washington State
Potsdam
Northwest
Washington
Gov
Mon Wallgren
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Capitol Hill
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
S. P
el Paso
5. P
Derwin Darling
Senate
United States
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
California
Connecticut
Army Curbs Veterans Public Appeals Over Discharge and Redeployment
Secret orders from Brig. Gen. A. M. Gurney under Lt. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall warn that veterans who contact congressmen or press defy redeployment to the Pacific for police duty will face disciplinary action. The 95th Division at Camp Shelby reportedly appealed against transfer from Europe to Japan, and the order states such protests will be dealt with drastically.
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Japan
A. M. Gurney
Lloyd R. Fredendall
2Nd Army
United States
Pacific
95Th
Camp Shelby
Miss
Europe
Shoeless Joe Jackson Tops Ty Cobb on Hitting Greats
Ty Cobb cites Shoeless Joe Jackson as the greatest hitter, noting Jackson’s .380 to .410 averages despite doctored balls. He contrasts Jackson with Babe Ruth and Nap Lajoie, speculating how livelier balls after 1920 would have affected their totals and fielding.
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Ty Cobb
Cobb
Joe Jackson
Jackson
Joe
Babe Ruth
Babe
Nap Lajoie
Lajoile
Boston
Lajoie
Ty Cobb on slugging swings and pitching legends
The interview recalls Ty Cobb discussing his stance on power hitting versus technique and aging, noting a five homer burst in one series in St. Louis and praising great pitchers Walter Johnson Cy Young Ed Walsh. He describes Johnson’s pure speed and control, Young’s longevity and trickiness, and his own thrill on bases including daring plays to pressure defenses.
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St. Louis
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Cy Young
Tigers
Walter
Johnson
Rameses II to Homer's Triad Quiz Pack
Rameses II was a mighty Egyptian pharaoh. Elephants sleep standing, not lying down. Lentigo is a skin condition. Weft refers to the crosswise yarns in weaving. Sterling silver is about 92.5 percent pure. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Chile spans about 4,300 miles along South America. In the Triad a stenter’s voice was that of ten men.
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Rameses II
Benjamin Franklin
Chile
South America
Troy
Answers Quiz Row Reveals Notable Facts
The list includes Pharaoh of Egypt as the richest man, a note that they kneel down, freckles, and a breakdown of a plane part. It also cites Boston mass, a distance of 2600 miles, fifty, and about eleven twelfths.
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Egypt
Boston
Mass
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