Notes of a Newspaperman and World Watch
A roundup of quirky items includes Beveridge’s postwar plan. Miami Beach gamblers warned of prohibition on gambling. CBS to replace Fred Allen briefly. Musicians’ union and PR clash over a $100,000 fee. engagements and social schemes. Lowell Mellett defends immigrant credentials. Frank Sinatra earnings debate. Hemingway mocked. Broadway visits Langford and Abbott and Costello send ciggies. Langford’s tea habit. wartime posters on peace bywriters. Delaney rejects poster for local interest. cafe society income sleuths. Tilden's play option. Vogue and Harpers editor moves. New York tale of a jewel theft and a lawyer husband. Carroll joins Red Cross overseas. immigrant Liberty flag remark. Washington rumor of General Fuller’s retirement.
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William Beveridge
Miami Beach
CBS
Johnny Morgan
Fred Allen
Fed
Musicians
Institute of Public Relations
James C. Pesilo
Eileen Stafford
Ross
James W. Miller
Muskogee
Okla
F. Sinatra
Broadwayites
Variety
Oime
Abbott and Costello
Frances Langford
South Pacific
Rationing Averted by Wolf and Nelson at WPB
Washington reports that clothes rationing was narrowly avoided after Irwin Wolf pressured for equal stock limits based on prewar levels. Donald Nelson and elites from WPR and wholesalers drafted a simple order, foiling hoarding and guiding postwar supply expectations while signaling broader controls on dollar-a-year appointments and policy conflicts with industry ties.
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Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Irwin Wolf
Wolf
WPB Bose
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Joseph Weiner
WPR
John Davidson
Earl Reed
WPS
U. S
China
WFB
White House
War Production Board
Air Trade Association
WPE
Sewing Circle Patterns offer practical house dress suits
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1205 for sizes 14 to 44 features a crisp, easy to launder house dress with trim and bright rayon details. Pattern No. 1224 includes jumper and short jacket for sizes 34 to 49 with yardage specifics. Due to high demand and ware conditions, filling orders may take longer. send 25 cents and address, pattern numbers, and wants to:
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Barbara Bell
How to Remove Partition Between Rooms and Create Separate Units
A brief guide explores removing a living dining partition without compromising ceiling support. It considers structural implications, planning steps, possible load considerations, and options to maintain distinct unit spaces while retaining architectural integrity.
Make Your Own Curtains Sketch From Mrs Spears Book
A homemaker feature explains using a partition and balustrade to create space between two rooms with light, airy effect. Curtains and draw drapes unite the rooms while remaining separate, with practical tips from Mrs Spears MAKE YOUR OWN CURTAINS booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spears
Merry Go Round: Jones Beats Odds After Major Operation
Veteran Jesse Jones, age 74, has recovered well after a major operation and now shows better health. Maury Maverick helped shape the army plan to provide guides for servicemen touring historic monuments in France Egypt Greece and beyond after the armistice.
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Jesse Jones
Maury Maverick
France
Egypt
Greece
Those Girls Ann Do You Know What Makes the Tower of Pisa Lean
Joan and Ann joke about the leaning tower of Pisa with a playful exchange on science and self reliance. The lighthearted chat hints at curiosity and humor rather than factual discussion.
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Ann
Tower of
Pisa
Joan
Polite reminder from shopkeeper to new assistant
A shopkeeper tells his new assistant to be more polite to customers. He notes that a recently departed lady is among their most faithful askers, implying she often visits and asks questions.
You Have Elected Williams to Your Club
A terse exchange questions Williams selection as club member noting him as a borel while another speaker echoes the desire for a grumbler. The dialogue captures social club dynamics and humor over membership choice.
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Williams
No Two Diamonds Alike Differ in Fluorescence
Diamonds vary in how they react to radiation and heat. Under X rays and ultraviolet light they fluoresce in blue, green, yellow, or other shades with varying intensity. Heat also changes them, with two gems showing opposite color changes: one colorless that turns pink and stays, and a pink one that becomes colorless and remains so at a specific temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
Quirky Household Hints From Old Informal Column
The clipped notes offer strange kitchen and cleaning tips. Authors suggest serving raw turnips with salt like celery, wax bas kets inside and out to prevent rust, and using a fish bowl to whip cream. Other tips include repurposing a funnel bottom as an apple cover and using a shaving brush for a quick wash and creaking alarm clock ideas with a china plate.
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Lowell Mellett
Colyumed Mellett
Sidney Hillman
Writer’s War Board
Americans United For World Organization, Inc
LaGuardia
N. S. Subway
John H. Delaney
Board of Transportation
N. Y. Times
Cafe Society
Bill Tilden
Vogue
Ruth Portugal
Martha Foley
Dorothy Wheelock
Harpe's Bazaar
New York
Madeleine Carroll
Winchell
Washington
Iuller
London
Eisen- Ower
Europe
Roosevelt
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
EG Ao
SC Feng Li
Cae Ye
Merry
New Montgomery St
San Francisco, Calif
Mrs
Rutu Wyeth Spears
Bedford Mills
Nostra
Smit
Noe Ovo, Inc
Wells &J
Chicago
Hillags Kellogg’s Rite
Jack Benny
Africa
Gary Cooper
South Seas
U.S
U.S.C
Your Community War Fund
National War Fund
Cutter
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
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