Iron Curtain provokes Red opposition in theatre districts
A 20th Century Fox film titled The Iron Curtain, depicting a real Canadian espionage ring, faces red backlash from Communists and their sympathizers who attempted to block its release. The piece argues the film is a factual documentary and urges public attendance as civic education and entertainment.
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Moscow
20Th Century-Fox
Iron Curtain
Canada
Politburo
Daily Worker
Walter Winchell Gossip From Manhattan and Broadway Notables
A lively column reviews West Sixty-seventh traffic congestion caused by Franchot Tones and Henny Youngman scene work for Jigsaw, with mentions of Basil Falbot at Fireside Inn, Errol Flynn fans, Eddy Duchin citizenship talks, Clayton Callier as a Sabbath teacher, Ethel Merman rehearsing Kay Thompson numbers, and Runyon Fund plans at Le Directoire. It notes the Leggetts’ baby boy with a trust fund, studio chatter at W0Z newsroom, a Life magazine spread about Gwyned Filling, and apartment pleas from Life’s Career Girl.
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PNOON
Manhattan
West Sixty-seventh
Henny Youngman
Patsy
Para- Sound
Willonan
Music Box
the Palace
Basil Ffalbot
Fireside Inn
England
Errol Flynn
Eddy Duchin
Britain
U. S
Superman
Clayton Callier
Ethel Merman
Kay Thompson
Williams
Runyon Fund
le Directoire
David Leggetts
Marjorie Logan
Broadway Teasers and Editor Gossip From The NY Mirror
In a breezy item from the New York Mirror, Horace references a divorce settlement on Broadway and notes a sports editor who joined Simon & Schuster for a book called How to We 4 Sports Editor. Music figure Toscanini in Italy plans a return, while editor changes at Col. Ster’s prompt hoots. Murmurs touch on honeymoon wording at the Herald Tribune, tensions at the NY Times, and jitters in magazine offices as newsstands loom.
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T'wood
Horace
Spanley Woodwand
Guip Lovee
Tris
Simon & Schuster
Toscanini
Italy
Col. Ster’s
Mogietown
The
Herald Tribune
N.Y
Jim Crow Liberals Debate Truman Civil Rights In South
A Georgia editor and several Southern columnists dispute Truman civil rights aims. They warn of racial tension and riots if federal measures intrude, with Mississippi and Illinois responses cited as proof of regional resistance and fear of black integration across schools and workplaces.
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Wallace
South
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Toledo
King Feat
Odd Faeis Territory Population and Panama Ant Study
The Idaho Territory once spanned over four thousand square miles and had only a few dozen white residents as of 1847. A Panama study found that forty percent of ants did nothing for their colony, challenging beliefs about ant industry.
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Idaho ‘Territory
Panama
Mirror of Your Mind by LAWRENCH GOULD
A psychological piece argues unhappiness stems from inner beliefs rather than real hardship. Fear of vulnerability and childish hurt underlie mood, guilt, and religiosity in shaping mental illness and self-punishment patterns. Copyright 148 King Fert Syad Inc.
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King Fert, Syad, Inc
Hay Fever A Guide To Allergic Rhinitis And Its Effects
Classic hay fever symptoms signal allergic rhinitis, the common upper respiratory allergy. Mild cases show occasional sneezing and watery nasal discharge, with pale swollen lining membranes and eosinophils. frequent exposure raises risk of sinus infections and nasal polyps if untreated.
Desensitization and Treatments for Allergic Reactions
Dr. H N Bundesen discusses desensitization via subcutaneous injections of gradually increasing allergen extracts after substances are found. Temporary relief may come from epinephrine, ephedrine, amphetamine, henndry and Rybirenzarine, all used under physician guidance. A metabolism test indicating low rate suggests thyroid deficiency and warrants thyroid extract under medical supervision.
Baering Down On the News By Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Column notes the 1948 political climate with Stassen and Dewey in unlikely alliance over states rights. Baer questions Truman’s plan to run with or without a vice president, and laments fragmented rumors and party maneuvering amid a crowded field.
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Atlanta
Truman
Richmond
Franklin D. Roosevelt
10 and 20 Years Ago Way 26 1988 Highlights
A 1988 item recalls Youth Committee Against War hanging two signs on the White House fence protesting U S policy. Other notes include Maury Maverick meeting a president in 1905, Theodore Roosevelt’s wartime remarks in 1918, a world aeroplane record in 1905, and local San Antonio political shifts and a 1883 robbery of an outgoing stage.
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White House
Secret Service
Youth Committee Against War
FDR
Maury Maverick
McKinley
Hunt
Did You Know Ancient facts and travel lore across eras
A collage of curious notes on mandrake lore biblical roots and European versus American mandrake uses, magnesium production in 1913, prewar U S export patterns, and historical details about Palestine harbors, Dutch kitchens, Tamerlane and tile making, plus ancient Egyptian ship girdles.
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U. S
Palestine
New York Star Glamour Notes From Esther Williams to Olivia de Havilland
Esther Williams may perform a musical number with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in an MGM project, while pursuing non swimming roles. Clift reportedly eyes The Heiress at Paramount, with Olivia de Havilland and William Wyler guiding. contract talks near. Rosalind Russell dines at 21 with Freddie Erieson, Beatrice Pearson mulls Enterprise lead, and Tom Drake’s apartment burns while he escapes unhurt.
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New York
Rowey
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Esther
Williams
Frank Sinatra
Gene Kelly
MGM
Arthur Treed
Bill Powell
Montgomery CIII
Clift
Hollywood
Paramount
Olivia de Yavilland
William Wyler
Rosalind Russell
Fred Erieson
Roz
Freddie
Tollywood
Rosalnd
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