President Truman would have fallen through the White House floor
A humorous public notice reflects on the imagined cost and lore if President Truman had fallen through a bathroom floor. The mock quip proposes a fictional commemorative sign reading "President Harry S. Truman, 32nd President of the United States, Landed Here" in the White House.
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Truman
White House
Harry S. Truman
The
United States
Harry
Washington
Delaware
Mosaic of gems and a bathtub tale of Harry S Truman
A rambling poetic metaphor about life and a glowing mosaic of virtues contrasts with a spoofed news segment recounting a fictional White House bathtub crash by President Truman. Jokes and satire follow from a New Jersey court ruling on overtime for a night watchman and a quip about Wall Street as a rest cure.
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New Jersey
Western film stars and plans under studios and stars
A radiated mixed bag of film industry notes discusses Robert Taylor returning from Europe and heading Westerns including Devils Doorway Outriders and Ambush. Lamarr is linked to Copper Canyon while Burt Lancaster seeks tougher roles and Rod Cameron comments on Allied Artists scenes. Texas Burns faces a laundry dispute over an orange accessory worn by his daughter.
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Devils Doorway
Robert Taylor
Ambusna
Ats
Lamarr
Ero
Paramount
Copper Canyon
Millend
MacDonald Carey
Ame
Burt Lancaster
Stother
Rambler
Italy
Metro
Dancer abducted by fictional gang in theatre heist
A crowd at the Orpheum watches Paula Pauleen, a tap dancer, escape with her captors. A gang in evening clothes pretends to be theatrical, pressures her into compliance, and shifts vehicles and roles as they drive toward a railroad station to stage a spectral performance while demanding terms.
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Orpheum
Max Berber
Berber
Paula Pauleen
Max
Scarlet Gang
Holland Tunnel
Dave
Dancing Shoes by Charles Dorian
Paula, exhausted, demands a slow dance as a tense scene unfolds at a distant house. Police arrest eight of eight suspects who seize the four collegians and a servant. Paula’s father, a station agent, is revealed to have taught her Morse code tap dancing.
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Paula
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across and Down
A compiled set of crossword hints across and down listing many clues such as Contest of speed Sloping roadway A swelling Sandarac trees Swiftly Asiatic country Writing table Elongated fish Toward Six-line stanzas Through Constellation Skating area Once more Wards off Labor Sphere Ancient Punish severely Measure Chin. Crested hawk parrot Appendage Rabbit fur Silent Prick painfully Believes Detest Malt beverages Coin India Accumulate An alcoholic drink Before Values External seed covering Queen of the fairies Feign Little children Long legged birds Greek letter Sea eagle Fasten Refutation Ring shaped coral reefs Biblical character Help pack Tuber South American Scorch A suggestion Lift Outer cover Man's name Body of measures water Answer to Porsche Number Pound.
The Mad Piper Predicts Spring 1948 Baseball Tale
The piece recalls Spring training expectations across the American and National Leagues, naming key teams such as the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Braves, Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants and Pirates. It notes standout players and managers, especially Billy Southworth, and predicts the Braves may win again with strong conditioning and smart use of talent.
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Cleveland
Red Sox
Dodgers
Braves
Early Season Predictions Ring Banter of Spring Training
The author lists contenders for the fall round up including Yankees Tigers Athletics Browns White Sox Senators Cardinals Pirates Giants Cubs Phillies Reds and notes the two races are the toughest in two decades. Lou Boudreau's Indians are seen as best poised to win the American League pennant.
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Red Sox
Yankees
Tigers
Indians
Dodgers
Cardinals
Braves
Gene Bearden
Lou Boudreau
Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago
Cubs
St Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Daisy house dress with bright ice ribbon trim
A simple daisy patterned house dress starts the day with a song like mood. Brightly colored ice rac forms a pretty trim with a narrow belt and soft sidedeep pockets. Pa No 45 covers sizes 14 16 28 40 42 4 and 44 with fabric details and trimming yardage.
Quiz on History and Vexing Facts
A brisk Q and A prompting recall on Columbus landfall in 1492 the number of unvoted registered voters in 1948 the resignation of a US vice president actions with a demijohn the length of the world's longest railway tunnel and the country of the Battle of Waterloo.
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New World
United States
Waterloo
Fragmentary data from a 19th century survey notes
The fragmentary text lists locations and measurements including San Salvador in the Bahamas, a large sum of approximately 20 million, a reference to John C. Calhoun in 1832, a description of a glass or earthenware vessel with wicker enclosing, a Simpson tunnel distance of 12 miles 560 yards between Switzerland and Italy, and a location in Belgium about 12 miles south of Brussels.
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San Salvador
Bahamas
John C. Calhoun
Simpson Tunnel
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Brussels
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Tiny
Texas
Burns
Argu
Sally Rand
Dancing Shoes
Charles Dorian
Sarge
India
Queen of the Fairies
Porsie
Spring
Piper
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Feller
Gordon
Bayer
Williams
DiMaggio
Bearden
Mack
Dyer
McCarthy
Lemon
Sauer
Southworth
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Slaughter
Sain
Riner and
Mize
Breed
Blackwell
Marion
Stephens
Pesky
Doerr
Billy Southworth
Eddie Stanky
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Grantland Rice
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Washington Nurseries
Toppenish
Fleischmann
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