Gossip and high society notices from a bustling city page
Man About Town reports on Gloria McLean and Joan Barton amid Paris chatter, romantic pairings, and looming career moves. It notes Nancy Choremi and husband in crisis, a $5,000 fee dispute with her barrister, Wall Street chatter about Gene Tunney, and possible diplomatic posts for Charles Lindbergh. It mentions royal worries, U S bachelor intrigues, a Cairo posting for Parker Wyman, and engagements. It also cites Runyon Cancer Fund donations from a game show and art auction, plus a tribute to Laurence E. Albert’s memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Stewart
Gloria McLean
Franchot Tone
Paris
Joan Barton
Ann Rutherford
Fred de Cordova
Nancy Choremi
Casablanca
Wall
Chas
Lindbergh
Repubs
20Th Century
Sporting Club
Champ J. Louis
Quotations on life art and media from a busy page
A rapid collage of quotes and notes on figures from Arthur Krock to Orson Welles, with mentions of art, theater, and media personalities. The item draws snapshots from New York venues, editors, dancers, and events, including mentions of AP editors, TV hosts, and columnists, reflecting a media-rich page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krock
White House
R. D
Robert Nathan
J. Monahan
Orson Welles
Edith Wharton
New York
Barbizon
the Park
8Th Avenue Theater
America
Truman presses for Leahy retirement scheme
President Truman privately moved to push Admiral William D. Leahy toward retirement. He asked Admiral Louis Denfeld to propose a high profile post, then floated Leahy as ambassador to Spain, a role blocked by no diplomatic ties with Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
William D. Leahy
Leahy
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Navy
Denfeld
Lou
Admiral Leahy
U. S
Spain
France
Puerto Rico
United Nations
State Department
Madrid
Ex-Ghost Writer Rosenman Comments on Truman Campaign
Ex-Ghost writer Judge Sam Rosenman privately critiques Truman speeches as harming votes by overemphasizing anti Wall Street themes. He says farmers are not easily frightened and hints at limited influence on the President. Also notes Gen Jonathan Wainwright plans life insurance venture with Spaatz and backers from Lincoln National and Mutual Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rosenman
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Truman
Dewey
Rosenman
Wall Street
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Carl Spaatz
Wainwright
Lincoln National and
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Armed Forces Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lively chatter on postwar trends and showbiz in New York
A garbled column sketches quick-cut talk about installment buying, daylight saving, car tech, political races, and U.N. hopes. It mixes quips on Truman Dewey Wallace and cinema, with notes on a patent for an electric lock pick and a Rockefeller Center exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Key Shop
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wall Street Journal
Rockefeller Center
New York
Savory Budget Meat Dishes And Leftover Makeovers
Economical meat cuts and creative uses stretch family meals. Recipes include Fruit Stuffed Lamb Shoulder, Vegetable Meat Loaf, California Chicken, Barbecued Sausage Casserole, Spanish Pork, Braised Veal Kidneys, and Roast Beef Salad with versatile add ons. Tips emphasize palatability, attractive plating, and using pickled fruits for garnish.
Efficient Fertilizer Use Boosts Yields
Middle West Soil Improvement committee says farmers rely on fertilizer as a crutch instead of combining it with good management. Fertilizer supplies nutrients but cannot replace soil structure and rotation practices that include legumes and grasses to improve soil and allow roots to access air and water for higher crop production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Stretches of Organic Matter Improve Soils
The text explains how adding organic matter creates air spaces and quick water absorption. It notes that weak legume stands fail to improve soil structure and that phosphate and potash in fertilizer help strong stands. It warns that not all crops can be cut for hay or grazing. part must be returned to the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Harry Truman
Dewey
Truman
Dean
Private Life of Bossy Reveals Daily Grazing Patterns
A study of Bossy shows she grazes seven and a half hours daily with 60 percent during the day and 40 percent at night. She spends five hours eating at 50 to 70 bites per minute, chews cud seven hours, lies down 12 hours in nine sessions, travels two and a half miles by day and one and a half at night, and drinks ten times daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bossy
Erosion Threatens Major US Crop Land
Erosion is erasing a large share of good crop land in the United States. USDA estimates about 100 million acres ruined or nearly ruined for profitable cropping, another 100 million badly damaged, and 100 million eroding too fast. There are about 460 million acres of good cropland, with roughly 7 percent at risk unless protective measures are adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Windbreak Planting Serves Farmstead Improvement Efforts
Farmers view windbreak planting as a major farmstead improvement. It enhances appearance, saves fuel, and shields buildings and livestock from wind. In addition to the main north and west windbreak, many install a garden windbreak on the south and west sides of the garden.
Dress Up Your Apron with Morning Glories Pattern 7071
A sewing pattern offers a one yard apron fabric saver featuring morning glories and the New Look. It includes embroidery transfer patterns, easy charts and photos, and complete directions to simplify needlework.
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England
Wally
Windsor
Duchess of Kent
Earl Fitzwilliam
Chetwode Hilton- Green
Col m
Runyon Cancer Fund
WNEW
Bucks County
New Hope
Runyon Committee
Thanx
U. S. Secret Service
Laurence E. Albert
Seattle
Bill Hearst
Hurok-Laszlo Halasz
Paris Ballet
Hurok
Robert Bassett
Glenn Babb
Alan Gould
Byron Price
Art Ford
Monica Lewis Platters
American Veterans Committee
Daily Worker
John Gates
Ida James
Kathryn Lee
Bill Callahan
Lon McAllister
Jane Powell
Damon Runyon
E. Weiner
Frank Taylors
Bonnie Baker
Johnny
Lark
Walter Goodes
Marie Torre
World-Telly
Drama Desk
H. Freeman
Little Church
Herald Trib
Robert and
Jean Boardman
Nces
Forrestal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Marshall
Marshall
Clark Clifford
Wainwright’s
Garble
Hyderabad
Notre Dame
Palais de Chaillot
Henry Wallace
Disney
U. N
un-American Committee
Ben Gold
The
Farriers’ Union, Co. I. QO
Broadway Bugle
al Birney
Brooklyn
Stern
Rachel
Magdalena
South
Central America
Panama Canal
Larry Carr
Liyfimgston Republican
California Chicken
Lynn
WNU
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Sacajawea Museum
Spalding Park
Idaho
Rose Saal
Vicks VA
Een
Weincerul
Rommts
Ea Cod Foley
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