New York City Myths and Marvels From a City Primer
A playful tour of Manhattan and boroughs highlighting curious facts. Lewis Morris’s Declaration signer link, Broadway mystique, city landmarks, famous figures, diverse worship, parks, ferries, and street-scape lore blend into a portrait of a bustling, cosmopolitan Big Town with peculiarities and history.
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42Nd Street
Times Square
34Th Street
B’way
St Ann’s
Lewis Morris
City Hall
St. Nicholas Avenue
9Th Streets
New York
Central Park
Pelham Bay Park
Edwin Booth
Booth
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Mammoth
N. Y
Washington Square
Hart’s Island Prison
Bronx
Barbizon Plaza
Unrest Rumors Amid Red Army Reports Surface
Reports leak of anti-Communist sentiment within the Red Army with pamphlets found in Leningrad and Vienna. General Romonovich calls for discipline tightening as unrest grows in the Soviet zone and party purges follow amid economic decline in Saxony and eastern Germany.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Vienna
Kuzma Romanovich
Soviet Army
Germany
Berlin
Russia
Socialist Unity Party
Saxony
Herr Schliebs
Bautzen
The American Smile and the Call for Federal Smile Control
A Ferris wheel of satire decries the ubiquity of forced smiles in public life. The writer mocks photographers and lawyers who cue smiles, cites bankers ruined by thefts, and questions whether public figures must grin for cameras. The piece laments the era of compulsory cheer and urges policy action.
Broadway Bugle notes Winchell Kaiser shift at 650000
Walter Winchell moves from Jergens to Kaiser-Frazier with a 650000 yearly pay. The item jests about women rubbing coupes and references Kaiser-built ships. Rebecca West comments on Hank Wallace’s self-sabotage. Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade are praised for a standout salad-sketch scene.
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Walter Winchell
Jergens
Kaiser-Frazier
Mrs
America
Rebecca West
Hank Wallace
Farmer Brown
Henry Wallace
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
Amateur cooks: kids in the kitchen with simple recipes
A feature urges mothers to let children try kitchen tasks to build confidence. It offers easy recipes for hamburgers with onions and bacon, tossed green salad, chocolate and lemon shakes, root beer float, and simple cookies, plus tips on clean up and neat procedures. Released by WNU Features.
Truman era debate on religion and civil liberties
The piece quotes President Truman condemning religious hatred and argues against blanket admission of all religious groups. It discusses constitutional limits on religion, race, and immigration, cites Korematsu, and contends for exclusion based on religion and foreign origin amid Cold War fears.
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Truman
Congress
F.B.1
Russia
Hebo Basket raises funds for crippled kids on rail trips
A railroad relief effort nicknamed the Hebo Basket has traveled through most of the 48 states in six months. Started by three Birmingham yard clerks in Alabama, the basket moved from caboose to caboose and now heads back to Birmingham with messages from railway workers and more than $8,000 inside.
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Southern Railway
Birmingham
Ala
Caboose
Navy Mars flying boats push airlift role in Berlin aid
In Berlin today the Mars flying boats, the Navy’s largest air freighters, operate 335 tons per voyage from Hamburg to Berlin, vastly surpassing DC-3s and offering greater fuel efficiency and reduced air traffic. The piece argues for stronger army navy coordination to support Berlin relief efforts.
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Air
Symington
Defense Forrestal
Berlin
Navy
Mars Flying Boats
Hawaii
Hamburg
Mars
Frankfort
Pickens Of Montgomery Promotes North South Football Ties
North South sports advocate Pickens organized the Blue and Gray association in Montgomery Alabama to foster cross regional understanding. He staged an annual December all star game and used proceeds to plan a stadium shrine honoring both sides of Civil War heritage featuring students from Missouri and Montgomery.
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Champ Pickens
Montgomery
Ala
Truman
Pickens
University of Missouri
Missouri
Jefferson Davis
Columbia
University
Mason-Dixon Line
Blue and Gray Association
Zeke Clay Claims Vitamin Deficit Fueled Rampage
Gig Puddicombe, accused arsonist and bank robber, is said to have attributed the spree to a vitamins shortage in his infant, while placed on probation with telephone reporting during hot months. Lem Whipple misses edition and winds up unaware of France’s premier, weather forecast, and car prices.
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Gig Puddicombe
Lem Whipple
France
Proper Dishwashing Steps After Soaking
Keep a pan of suds ready to soak dishes cups and spoons immediately after use. Wipe greasy pots with paper towels before washing to prevent drain clogs. Rinse egg covered silverware promptly to prevent tarnish.
New Way to Build a Classic Lawn Swing
Modernized lawn swing pattern offers four seats and simple steps. No special tools or skill required. full size pattern with exact component locations and joinings guides cutting, drilling, and assembly. Pattern No 155 from East Bird Pattern Co directs buyers to mail 50 cents to Pleasantville, N.
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East Bird Pattern Co
Dept W
Pleasantville
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Tom Paine
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Miss Wonderful
2Nd Avenue
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No. 1
Downing Street
U.S
Madison Avenue
Gene
U. S
Pearl Street
New York Harbor
Lafayette Street
SD Gue
Lphillips
Lissen
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Elks Clambaker
Governor Dewey
President Truman
Bill Bendix
Citation
Babe Ruth
Cer
Wes
Broadway Bugle
BOR
Cane Sot
E Bey cL Grharibo
Lynn Chambers
Lynn Bays
WNU Features
Bors
Lash Kab
Yong
Ky Westbreek Pegler
80Th Congress
United States
Pegler
Fred Korematsu
Korematsu
de Witt
Supreme Court
Kore‘matsu
Justice Jackson
Japan
Zeke Clay
Kellogg's All-Bran
Kellogg Co
Dept
Battle Creek
Mich
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Lice
Lydia EZ. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Doan
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