Prosperity sizes up a future with two telephones and two TVs
A columnist surveys shifting American dreams from a single bathroom and one car per pot to a future of multiple rooms, two telephones, two televisions, air conditioning, and several appliances per home, all imagined within a 4 or 5 day work week and rising living standards. The piece notes prosperity carries a price tag as desires grow beyond today’s measures.
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New York
Curbstone
Richard Nixon
Tvoshome
Peo
United States
Gala opening of Sheraton Hotel delights Philadelphia crowd
Hollywood names and charity mingled at the Sheraton Hotel opening in Philadelphia as Pearl Mesta hosted a star studded reception. Joe Pasternak and Ginger Rogers led the show with Ella Logan and Eddie Fisher also performing while donations supported Hungarian relief.
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Philadelphia
Pearl Mesta
Sheraton
George Jessel
M.c
Hilton
Joe Pasternak
Joseph Pasternak
Philly
Joe
Madame Mesta
Vrt
Gene Nelson
St Y
Ginger Rogers
Ernest Henderson
Zsa Zsa Cabor
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Joe E. Brown
Terpsichore
Mama Gabor
Jessel
Eddie Fisher
Ella Logan
Meyer Davis
Xavier Cugat
Astro Guide Daily Horoscope by Ceean
Aries warns relations may discord with kin and friends. Taurus stresses security and saving gains promptly. Gemini urges patience in bargains. Cancer cautions nervous tension may cause errors and slow pace. Leo suggests retreat from public life to fix personal matters. Virgo warns against speculative ventures. Libra advises care to avoid offending others. Scorpio warns against flashy spending. Sagittarius handles delicate situations carefully. Capricorn urges family affection and attentive support. Aquarius aims to eradicate worry. Pisces notes possible earnings if goals align with cash. 1957 Field Enterprises commentary urges fewer kindergartens and more medical universities to address rising health needs.
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LIBRA
Scorpio
Sontrone
Sagittarius
Apricorn
Fide
Aquarius
Pisces
Field Enterprises, Inc
Oswald Jacoby Slam II Spurs a Bridge Slam
The article describes Oswald Jacoby and NORTH'S transfer sequence leading to a six spade slam with South signaling optimal use of trumps. It details a cautious line against potential four-nothing breaks and notes South's precise play of the king of spades to manage four spades in West. A second item discusses a simple garden stake storage method with 1x2s across studs in a garage or toolshed.
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North
South
West
Jed
Convrlaht Baker Home and Gardens
How to Understand the Opposite Sex and Love in Modern Life
Advice on dating standards and romance notes that traits like humor and conversation are desirable but not flawless. It warns against unreachable ideals and encourages balanced expectations to avoid loneliness. The piece cites experts like Dr William Menninger and Emerson Greenaway on TV’s influence and reading habits, plus musings on musical talent and compatibility.
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William
Menninger
Green Away
A Woman Marries For The Shape Not The Soul
AUNT HET qoutes a saying that a woman seldom marries beneath herself but a man may fall in love with a shape and a face, reflecting social attitudes in relationships.
Fact Fragments Highlight Broad Topics Across History
This collection notes that trucks move more petroleum than any single commodity in the United States, describes the spectacled bear in South America building nests in tall trees, notes that the death penalty may be imposed by 42 of 48 states plus DC and the federal government, and recalls the first public cup sold in Garroway's London coffee shop in 1657.
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United States
States
District of Columbia
Garroway
London
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Joe Laurie
Gar
Victor Borge
Europe
Paula Stewart
Buddy DeFranco
Fred Finkelhoffe
Parke Avenue
June Haver
Timmy Zita
MGM
Carl Brisson
Studby Kaye
Fernando Lamas
Arlene Dahl
Steve Aller
Martha Stott
Robt
Q. Lewis
Phil Foster
Dick Shawn
Earl
Ceean
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Taurus
Gemini
Fong
Leo
VIRGO
Oswald Jacoby
Saqste
Dummy
Declarer
Emerson Greenaway
Philadelphia Library
Albert Edward Wiggam
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Palin
TUK Utiniw I
Pontiac
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Nascar
H.p. Pontiac
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