Brazil Lesson Shows Misunderstandings From Language Gaps
A travelogue notes how Portuguese Brazil creates miscommunications with English. Misreadings lead to jokes about words like you and the car culture, with anecdotes on Carmen Miranda, Jorge Guinle, and a soap mishap in San Diego. The piece blends travel humor, social figures, and a bridge tale toward the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucenk Noth
Portugal
Brazil
Blanche Thebom
Diaqui
Jorge Guinle
New York
Rio
Guinle
Cruzeiro
Rvee
Carmen Miranda
George Litman
Aurora Miranda
San Diego
Call
Monday’s No Funday but It’s Got Merit
New York essayist argues Monday should be embraced as a doorway to a new week of opportunity. The piece reworks common Monday gloom into a call for steady progress, duty, and a hopeful view of each day as a chance to pursue better living despite hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.yeee
Sid Caesar
Sid
M Berles
Fire Island
Doug Coudy
Copa Chorus
Sherry North
Pete Rugolo
Las Vegas
Dunes
Joan Collins
Rome
Arthur Loew
Anita O'Day
L.A
Lou Nova
Madison Sq. Garden
Billy Graham
June Havoc
Gypsy Rose Lee
Europe
Gypsy
New York
Jaries
Taurus
Leo
VIRGO
Doubtful East Open Signaled Slam in Bridge
Oswald Jacoby notes both sides bid full value. South plays to maximize chances after West opens trump. South hopes for favorable breaks but bad club split and Hast showing out leave him in trouble as he finesses and ruffs, costing the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan King
Britain
Joan Crawford
Apt
Monique van Vooren
Marion Brando
Paris
Carol Haney
Larry
Blyden
Jackie Gleason
Sammy Haye
Virginia Beach
Louis Prima
Lake Tahoe
Mike Todd
Earl's
Jay Burton
Milton Berle
Earl
West
East
South
Hast
What Others Are Saying At Huntsville Court Testimony
Air Force officers defend atomic bombardment as ending armies. Col. John G. Nickerson Jr. testifies against paying farmers for not producing. Bratson says no newsman allowed to visit Communist China. Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on spirit and Monday obligations for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
John G. Nickerson Jr
Huntsville
Ala
Bratson
China
Eleanor Roosevelt
Let's Explore Your Mind By ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM
The excerpt discusses whether love endures depending on what it is fed. It argues that love requires contribution, determination, and effort to nourish a lasting relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Edward Wiggam
Marriage Plans and Child Rearing Myths Debunked
A writer argues against supposed marriage planning tricks and claims of advantage for only children. The piece contends that only children become selfish due to lack of sibling competition and that, broadly, men are more law abiding while women are likelier to break minor rules and perjure themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilso
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Earl Wilson
Rio DE Janeiro
Naples
Rocky Marcianoy
Lucky Luciano
Rocky
Marciano
West Haqts
Wakats eAgs
Gummy
Hal Boyle
Atlantic
Finith
Oswald Jacoby
Rency
Yaso Noo
Ryg
Ceban
Scorpio
Gapricorm
Newa
Aquarius
Gallet Money
Mesa
Field Enterprises
Toa
Safeway
Milani
Rath
Armour Star Pigs
Heinz Junior Baby Food
HEINZ
Koerner
M&m
Swanson
Franks Somerset All Meat
Tuas
Armour Star
Brylcreem
Golden Cross
Valencia Oranges
Man
Focal Area
Roxbury Candy
Sahiway
Roxbury
JOY Liquid
Procter and Gamble
Ergent
Teins
Ted Sponc
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