Showbiz Sparks From New York Night Scene
A collage of backstage chatter and celebrity sightings from New York clubs. Don Larsen’s barber shop visit with wife in attendance, TV star chatter about Jack Leonard and Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ed Norton humor, and stage gossip on Sinatra, Cooper, Flynn, Mitzi Gaynor, and Will Mastin.
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New York
Yankees
Don Larsen
Shearsman
Lucito D'Agostino
CBS
U. S
U.S
Jack E. Leonard
Marshall Thompson
Art Carney
Ed Norton
Mister Cahney
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Jack Eigen
Chicago
Eigen
Zsa Zsa
Joey Adams
Sin
Hungary
Copacabana
Mary Allen
Mitch de Wood
Earl
Aly Kahn
Nevada
Rita Hayworth
Onyway
D. A
Navier Cugat
Casa Cugat
East Side
Gary Cooper
Southampton
Albert French
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Joe Louis
Anne Heywood
Violet Pretty
Sammy Davis Jr
Will Mastin
Mitzi Gaynor
Karen Shepard
Bad Bid Turned tide in duplicate bridge session
The column discusses East’s poor no trump opening in a duplicate bridge deal. North and South vulnerable with risky bids leading to a top score for East and West after clever defense. It contrasts South’s blunt overcall with East’s tactical play and notes other entertainment items referenced in the page.
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East
South
West
Uth
Dee
Hearts
One Half Billion a Year Laziness Pays Off for Card Industry
New York reports a 500 million dollar per year greeting card industry built on laziness. William D. Harris, head of Novo Card Publishers, notes humor cards now comprise 60 percent of sales. Harris recalls growing a firm from 12 thousand to one million dollars annual volume in twelve years and describes the sector as resilient in downturns.
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New York
America
William D. Harris
Bill
Air Corps
Novo Card Publishers, Inc
Chicago
Harris
Valentine
How to Estimate Sheet Material Purchases
A guide explains that plywood and other sheet materials are sold by the square foot with standard 4 by 8 foot sheets totaling 32 square feet. Half sheets and odd sizes are often available at dealers to fit project needs.
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Copyright
Better
Giant water bug carries unborn young on back
An old note explains a giant water bug bears its eggs on its back after mating with the female. It contrasts this with the fortunate hoon, whose cry resembling insane laughter gave rise to the phrase crazy as a loon. The text also mentions Europe sugar beet industry origins in Napoleonic wars due to cane import disruption.
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Europe
Let’s Explore Minds on Leadership and Children Cussing
A reflective piece cites C Bird and R M Stogdill on leadership studies noting limited agreement. It argues students generally prize intelligence, responsibility, and activity in leaders but admits little consensus on what makes leadership. The text then shifts to why children curse to gain attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bird
R. M. Stogdill
What Others Are Saying on Courtesy and Weapons
A collection of quips and anecdotes echoes Thomas E. Murray urging limited nuclear weapons and a taxi driver from New York praising courtesy. The remarks link driving behavior to overall safety, noting courtesy as a key to better driving.
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Thomas E. Murray
AEC
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Herb
Herb Shriner
Indianasp
Peter Lind Hayes
Temitzi Gaynor
Carol Channing
Las Vegas Tropicana
Tony Perkins
el Rancho Vegas
Arturo
Agreer
Frankie Laine
San Francesco
Fred
Monterey
Calif
Coram Memorial Cemetery
Patchogue
S. 3
6Th Ave
Gosch
Sol Weinstein
Trenton
N. J
Frank Sinatra
Tony Pollota
Hoboken
Frank
Patty Price
Bob Anthony
Sinatra
Fatty Prince
Tony Pol- Jota
Fred Temburre
Rutherford, N. J
Cure
Gante Sk
Mickey Jelkes
Talfy Tuttle
Joe E. Ross
Oswald Jacoby
Sylvanus M. Duvall
Evelyn M. Duvall
Emanuel Porcelan
Neig
York Cabbie
Ates
Bellower
Goodyear
Plymouth
Ford
Chevrolet
Nash
Studebaker
Hudson, Nash and Stude
Baker
Rismon
Dodge
Buick
Olds
Mercury
Pontiac
Chrysler
DeSoto
Hudson
Packard
Barnes & Delaney
Long Beach
Atlantic
Willow
Garfield
Goodyear Service Store
E. Anaheim
Los Altos Village
Richfield and
SHELL
Geneva
North Long Beach
Ariesia
Paramount
Astro Guide
Ceean
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Eam
Leo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
Accounta
Tae
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
United States
Phome Wieloch
Terrance
Ery Sar
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