Coast to Coast Spotlight on Celebrities and Radio Memos
A scattered column chronicles Walter Pidgeon and Doro McGuire in light celebrity gossip, Galen Drake on ABC stations, and Dixie Inn in Dobbs Ferry drawing stars. It notes Dr Harber’s historic baby deliveries for acre payments, Sonja Henie queries, Gus Metro’s retirement after saving 50 Gs, and various stage and Broadway anecdotes with names like Ethel Barrymore, Oklahoma Sue, and Tobacco Road.
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Winchellebrities
Walter Pidgeon
Dorothy McGuire
Edgar Bergen
Fray
Edgar
Galen Drake
ABC
Dixie Inn
Dobbs Ferry
Uncle Sam
Sonja Henie
Gus Metro
St. Moriiz
Bootblack
Arthur Murray
Jennifer Jones
Margaret Truman
Rome
Paris
Daddy
Secret Service
Rosemary and
Stephan Vincent Benet
Stephanie
Thomas
Rachel
Don Carlo Gillette
Tobacco Road
Abie
Ethel Barrymore
George White
Soviet spies and Marshall plan politics
Washington reports say Soviet Russia cannot be best in espionage if Molotov is a friend to the United States. State department insiders fear two issues: possible Soviet access to Marshall plan funds and lack of congressional clearance for Secretary Marshall’s four year US cash program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
U. S
State Department
Molotov
United States
Senator Vandenberg
State Marshall
Europe
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Legation
Hungary
Go North Plan Aims to Boost Alaska Population
Congressman Lemke of North Dakota proposes a new version of Go West urging Americans to move to Alaska. He targets a two million population increase in 30 years to counter Russian claims and solidify Alaska’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemke
North Dakota
Horace Greeley
Alaska
Moscow
Weather, politics and grain limits global power
The piece suggests weather affects policy via the wheat crop. It notes the US will have a record wheat harvest but other grains fall. It forecasts Russia's wheat and rye crops will rise, allowing bread ration relief and export capacity to influence power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Russia
Agriculture Department
Air Pilots Pay and Crash Link Questioned
Government and civil aviation officials debate pilots pay as a factor in air crashes. While ocean pilots earn high salaries, U S pilots receive low base monthly wages and earnings depend on air hours, prompting calls to rethink pay structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics
TWA
U. S
Canning fruit and berry supplies and timing tips
Practical guide for home canners detailing prepacking prep work, syrup calculations, water bath processing times, and storage steps. Includes packing amounts per jar, equipment checks, and common questions on fruit firmness, salt use, and preventing float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Tax debate and budget drama tempers tax cut talk
Washington observers note taxes and budget plans stir little public debate while receipts rise in June. Treasury figures show earlier surpluses amid warnings against reductions as Taft and Vandenberg contend with union resistance and fears of socialist leftist influence inside the AFL unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Hanes
Truman
Snyder
Ohio
AFL
Socialist Union
Einstein On World Ills And Mass Mindset
A friend visiting Albert Einstein at Princeton found the physicist ill in bed. He said he felt sick, but Einstein replied that the world being sick matters more. He warned that mass-mindedness in Germany is returning in the present time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Einstein
Princeton
Einstein
Germany
Lynn Chambers Menu Highlights a Pineapple Ice Ham Loaf
A luncheon menu lists pineapple ice ham loaf with spiced peach garnish buttered parsleyed potatoes Harvard beets and white bread. Molded melon salad fresh berries with cream cookies and beverages accompany the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Mile a Minute Crocheted Cloth and Kitten Potholders
Crochet pattern notices offer Mile a Minute Cloth Pattern No 5313 for 20 cents and Kitten Potholders Pattern No 5321 for 20 cents. Instructions include wide bands and color options, with sizes seven inches and suggestions for gifts and using fabric scraps.
Glacier Striped With Grasshoppers Shows Ancient Insect Bands
Millions of grasshoppers blanketed Grasshopper Glacier near Cook Montana as winds lofted swarms to high altitude. Frigid air froze the insects in midair and again upon landing, creating dark, 60 foot deep bands of frozen grasshoppers that still mark the glacier today.
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Grasshopper
Cook
Mont
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