Inside scoop on Hughes probe and Hollywood buzz
Memo style notes recount the Howard Hughes probe with officers recalling him to prove they were not scared. General Meyers is cast as a patsy amid war profiteer rumors while Hughes and Johnny Meyers depart the witness stand. Also covered are Ike rumor chatter, Tokyo Rose, Peggy Moran and Henry Koster anecdotes, and showbiz chatter from Broadway and Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Howard
Hughes
Friday
Johnny Meyers
General Meyers
Dems
Jim Farley
Truman
Hollywood
Henry Koster
Peggy Moran
Henry
Peggy
Truman backs overseas aid drive amid war relief appeal
President Truman endorses the American Overseas Aid program and the UN Appeal for Children, urging one day’s wages from every worker to aid war-torn Europe. He commends private relief groups, with CIO and AFL backing, and contrasts U S generosity with Soviet actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Europe
Congress
Lee Marshall
White House
United Nations Appeal For Children
Marshall
America
CIO
AFL
United States
Russia
Capitol Hall of Fame statues get twice-yearly cleanings
Capitol architect David Lynn oversees a twice yearly cleaning of the Hall of Fame statues. Marble figures like Alexander Hamilton Stevens and Crawford Williamson Long require careful rinsing and cleaning fluid, while Ethan Allen is the largest and takes longest. Robert M. La Follette’s statue poses a daily maintenance challenge, and vandalized busts show lipstick and false mustaches from time to time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
George Washington
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
William Jennings Bryan
Capitol
Hall of Fame
David Lynn
Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Confederacy
Crawford Williamson Long
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Ticonderoga
Homemade Holiday Cookies and Gifts from the Kitchen
This note encourages baking as an extra gift idea during the holidays. It highlights cookies and candies, offers three recipes including Henecles and Chocolate Drops, and suggests sharing treats with neighbors and friends to spread warmth and cheer.
Hors d oeuvres with hot vegetable juice ideas
Simple party bites include cheese spears with hot tomato juice and pineapple with hot cider. Skewer American cheese with walnut and pickle, or cheddar with pineapple and a cherry. Marinated asparagus tips rolled in thin ham slices and chilled.
Lyn n Chambers Menu and Old Time Candy Recipes
A vintage recipe roundup lists Lynn Chambers menu items with browned short ribs and glazed vegetables, plus cookies and cookies making steps. It then presents multiple no bake and baked confection recipes including Ice Box Cookies and chocolate oat bars with nut fillings, plus candy ideas like Brazil Nut Patties Maple Creams and stuffed marshmallows.
Labor Regains Its Rights in U S Unions
New York report argues Taft Hartley harmed workers and that union bosses including Jimmy Petrillo and Jos eph Padway wielded dictatorial power. It claims reforms under law now empower workers to seek government protection and challenge old abuses in unions like the Teamsters and AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Roosevelt
National Association of Manufacturers
Jimmy Petrillo
Jimmy
Hodcarriers
Teamsters
Padway
American Federation of Labor
A.F.L
William Green
John Lewis
Philip Murray
Dan Tobin
Petrillo
Reuther
Fay
Green
Murray
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Tokyo
Rose
Japan
Samuel
Winchellebrities
Joan Crawford
Wilkerson
Glummer Place
L’aiglon
Wood Reporter
Tilly Losch
Harry Revel
U. S
Sonia Curtis
le Ruban Bleu
Tempus Fugis
Coluum
Orpheum
Daily Newsense
Gus Edwards
Lila Lee
Saranac Lake
Dave Seed
Kings County Hospital
B’klyn
George Jessel
Public School
Harlem
Eddie Cantor
Foy
San Fernando Valley
Ethel Haller
Harry Varsa
Arristocrats
Groucho Marx
Fibber McGee
Molly
Edward G. Robinson
Sabbath Times
FDR
Jesse Jones
New Mexico
Margaret Truman
The
Arkansas Gazette
Hardy Rowland
G. Jessel
House Committee On UN
Windsor
Detroit
McDowell
Creation Fraternal Union
Tito
un-American Activities Committee
BOM A
Uo S&s
Te Esperar Ges
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
Brazil
WNU Features
Westbreek Pegler
WNU
West 17Th Street
New York 11
N. Y
Richey Couen
Smith Brothers
Fleischmann
Kanne
Amine
Prince Albert
Sidney Carnel
P.A
Atco Cisiuke
Paul Dunbar
Priece aLaenr
Rand Ole Opry
WN. B.C
Rince Vey
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