Broadway Nightlife Characters Amid City Strains
A vivid parade of Midtown figures including a smiling Broadway doorman, the Medicine Square Garden drugstore staffer, Shubert Alley panhandler, and a clover-doling beggar. It profiles The Professor, a once-brilliant mentor now muttering, a 42nd Street crossword artist, and Boop-Dee-Koop Benny among others seen in Times Square, Bryant Park, and Broadway venues. The piece threads social grit with oddball characters, from boisterous ushers and deformed newsboys to window Mary and Fiddle-Feet, noting Margaret Truman’s photo and a Bowery test artist, all reflecting urban spectacle and human fragility.
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Big City Blues
Midtown Drug Store
Medicine Square Garden
Shubert Alley Panhandler
Times Square
52Nd Street
Lindy
Four Point Program to Win the Peace in Cold War Era
Herbert Bayard Swope’s concept of the cold war frames a four part plan to secure peace without war. He urges continued armed strength, the Marshall plan, a united Europe, and an American people’s army for peace to counter Soviet goals and prevent inflation and low morale. He notes many Americans already work toward peace and warns inflation and high taxes may be needed to keep spirits up.
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Bernie Baruch
Congress
Europe
United States
Russia
United States of Europe
U.S
Kremlin
U. S
Behind Ike Withdrawal Aides, Truman, Marshall Key Roles
The piece details Ike in the weeks before pulling from the race. It credits George C. Marshall with steering Eisenhower toward withdrawal and notes Harry S. Truman's behind the scenes influence, along with Omar Bradley and Pennsylvania Republicans. It also describes Truman's late attempts to shape the ticket including Bradley as chief of staff and a possible Marshall vice presidency bid.
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Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Ike
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Harrys.truman
Omar Bradley
Truman
George Allen
White House
General Bradley
Secretary of
Dessert Puddings With Crisp Crusts For Any Time
Describes deep-dish fruit puddings with crisp crusts and fragrant aroma. Suggests using canned cherries apples figs pears apricots and citrus to stretch meals especially when fresh fruit is scarce. Highlights easy preparation and economical use during oven busy days.
Lynn Chambers' Menu and Dessert Recipes Featured
An assortment of tested home style dishes from Lynn Chambers includes Ham and Noodle Casserole Harvard Beets Tossed Salad Bran Rolls Beverage Special Cherry Cobbler and a series of fruit desserts and biscuits with step by step measurements and oven times. The text provides detailed ingredients including cherries apples peaches and cranberries and directions for making pinwheel cheese biscuits apple rolls and steamed cranberry pudding.
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Harvard
Waiting For Something on the Front Porch
NCLE JAN sits in a wicker chair as Carol approaches with swift steps. Bax Hammond trails close behind her, his scarred cheek twisted in the harsh streetlamp glow.
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Ncle
Jan
Carol
Bax Hammond
Stormy romance ends with a ring torn apart
In a tense confrontation at Uncle Jan's, Carol returns Bax's engagement ring after declaring independence. Bax explains past hardships and failed plans, then reveals a drastic idea to prove their love, leaving their future uncertain.
Proper Treatment Will Halt Termites
A 21 year Panama Canal Zone test shows coal tar creosote and zinc chloride treated wood resists termite attack even in a “termite heaven” with 45 species. Untreated wood in the same structure was heavily damaged, indicating all lumber should be treated and soil poisoning used only when structural methods are impractical.
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Barro Colorado Island
Panama Canal Zone
Roosevelt Derailed Desk Myth Tells White House Tale
President Truman amused visitors by recounting how Franklin D Roosevelt supposedly rendered Roosevelts desk out of commission after dropping a lighted match or cigarette into a drawer. He noted the current desk was brought to the White House in 1902 by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Truman
Roosevelt
White House
Teddy Roosevelt
Packing shed portable bunching wheel aids broccoli tying
A field usable tying wheel designed by Alfred F Foote helps packers form standard broccoli bunches. The device, with a notched wooden top rim, grips a standard bunch while tied and is mounted on a pipe framed wheel that can be moved like a wheelbarrow.
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Alfred F. Foote
Light Bulb Brooder for Baby Chicks on a Budget
The article describes building an inexpensive electric brooder using box lumber or wall-board. A tin can shields the globe and burlap curtains are prepared by cutting three to four inch sections every two inches.
DDT Resistant Houseflies Linked to Public Health Concerns
A USDA developed strain of DDT resistant houseflies requires nearly double the chemical to kill. This resistance raises public health concerns about future control of wild flies and implications for disease prevention and pest management.
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USDA
Home Craft Tips For Packing and Baking
Use dampened excelsior to shape a protective frame around fragile china. Press pleats in skirts and trousers to reuse original creases as guides. Chill a pie crust shell for 30 minutes before baking to increase flakiness. Always unplug an electrical appliance before cleaning or inspection.
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