Hollywood gossip and Broadway buzz from The Intelligentsia
The Intelligentsia reports Willa Cather's posthumous The Old Beauty drawing high bids despite her will banning screen adaptations. It notes Cleveland Amory's The Proper Bostonians to become a musical with J Styne, and links Love Life to Modern Woman The Lost Sex. It covers Ezra Goodman on S Skolsky, Dino Yannapoulos in Mexico, and Drew Pearson’s honorary degree, with various international and social notes.
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Cleveland Amory
J. Styne
Ferdinand Lundberg
Marynna Farnham
Ezra Goodman
H'wood
S. Skolsky
Dino Yannapoulos
Met-opera
Mexico
Drew Pearson
William Jewell College
John Roy Carlson
Virginia Asphalt Tycoons Face Tax Evasion Allegations
W J Hardy and F McKenzie Davison of Arlington Asphalt allegedly evaded about 500000 in taxes tied to Pentagon highway work. They coerced endorsements, forged invoices, and shuffled funds while seeking help from Senator Harry Byrd who denied involvement despite later office contact.
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Ike Installation at Columbia Draws Global Celebrity Attendance
General Ike Eisenhower formally assumes leadership at Columbia University in a ceremony noted for its global reach with 310 American colleges, 38 foreign universities, and 37 learned societies represented. The event blends grand pageantry with a scholarly shift, drawing praise and playful caution about campus life and future influence.
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Ike” Eisenhower
Columbia University
Single Dish Suppers Please Family Tastes
A home cooking guide encourages quick, hearty Sunday suppers with ready to serve dishes. Featured are baked beans with pork, cabbage fruit salad, and orange sponge pudding, plus ideas for hot snacks using biscuits and crabmeat on toast.
Treason Exposed Monti Case Doomed by War Crimes Charge
Drew Pearson exposed 1947 treason case involving Martin James Monti of St. Louis who flew a U S plane to Italy, defected to Germany, and allegedly served in the SS. A federal grand jury in New York indicted Monti on treason for becoming an officer in the Nazi elite corps.
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Air Force
Martin James Monti
St. Louis
U. S
India
Italy
Pearson
Monti
New York
Farm Business Principles and Supper Dishes for Families
The article blends kitchen guidance with farm management. It outlines Shrimp Wiggle and Macaroni Salmon Scallop recipes and links good farming to strong business principles. Key points: keep records, watch market trends, plan labor, and design rotations to boost yields.
Hot Sandwich Ideas and Rural Farming Shifts
A recipe collection offers hot sandwiches with bacon cheese and tuna melts, plus a hamburger cheese bun variant and sardine cheese toast. The text notes Georgia agriculture moving from mules to jeeps, highlighting mechanization trends.
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Georgia
Sunday Night Supper Menu Highlights
The listing outlines a family meal plan including chilled tomato juice hamburger cheese buns relish cabbage fruit salad hot chocolate and Boston cream pie recipe guidance. It reads as a community menu with prepared dishes and dessert instructions.
Mysterious X Disease Threatest Raised in Cattle
Hyperkeratosis, also called X disease or double X disease, threatens livestock across at least 26 states. It causes thickened skin and reductions in meat and dairy output. Efforts to transmit, diagnose, or treat have been unsuccessful. the Agriculture Department and Southeastern state specialists are studying the illness.
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Southeastern
Agriculture Department
Portable elevator promises farm labor and time savings
A simple on farm conveyor elevator powered by a fractional horsepower motor reduces back breaking labor and speeds grain handling and storage. Construction costs run about 1 dollar per lineal foot versus 1.85 dollars for ready made equipment. Operating costs are also low. Plans are available through rural electric cooperatives.
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Rural Electric
Growth of Baby Teeth and Diet Before Birth
The article explains that a newborn’s first teeth are preformed in the gums and emerge around six to eight months. It notes that the mother’s diet before birth influences the baby's dental health, with tooth formation beginning five to six months pre birth for both baby and permanent teeth. Calcium in milk and vitamin D from cod liver oil are essential for strong teeth.
Simple holiday gifts for Camels and Prince Albert tobacco
A local dealer offers ready wrapped Christmas gifts of Camels cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco. The ad highlights ease of gifting with holiday wrapping and space for a personal greeting, promoting these brands as ideal for smokers during the season.
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Prince Albert
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