Cornerstone of 1950 Sealed With Curious Relics
A columnist imagines a 1950 cornerstone with items for future readers. The list includes The Congressional Record, a $20 gold piece, a pay check, a New York telephone directory, a lynching cord and G string, Mule Train on a phonograph, James Thurber and Kinsey, a hydrogen balloon, a Picasso print, Time cover with Mark III, Ellis Island immigration snapshot, a U N building photo, an architect's voting booth model, and a curtain over the voting lever. They warn about future shock and the fragile privacy curtain in elections.
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Europe
Asia
Billy Rose
New York
Ellis Island
U. N
First Avenue
Aaron Jordan quits Chicago agency to chase Hollywood dream
Fiction Minute recalls Aron Jordan a Chicago ad writer who plans to quit after Sally pushes for film work. They move to Hollywood with savings dwindling after three months of near-sales and no earnings. Aaron writes four scripts already, all almost sold, but the word almost haunts their hopes.
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Aron Jordan
Chicago
Sally
Aaron
Hollywood
Joe Neal
Jordans
Almost a mistake ends as dialogue writer lure
Aaron and Sally consider an insurance scheme after a cut finger. An insurance adjuster probes a fake claim while Pacific Coast studios offers Aaron a chance to write dialogue for $250 to start. A council of war follows as they plot and fear exposure.
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Aaron
Sally
Pacific Coast Studios
Pacific Coast
Hollywood Stars Shape Shifts and Big Moves in 1950s
Hollywood gossip notes that Ray Milland passes on A Life of Her Own opposite Lana Turner, while Cary Grant rebuilds his home with Betsy Drake. Milland lands a six film contract with Paramount and Raymond Milland’s career moves echo through a busy breakfast of new roles and personal projects.
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Thelma Jordan
Lana Turner
New York
Ray Milland
Corey
Paramount
Cary Grant
Mr. Blandings
Betsy Drake
Crossword puzzle clues list
A dense list of crossword clues is presented with numbered Across and Down entries. Clues include Goddess of discord, Exclamation, Fish, Sayings, Digit, and several others with numbers such as 14 through 42 across and 1 through 42 down, plus regional references like Scot and Amerind nations.
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Shield
Isthmus
SE Asia
For Sale Good Homes Farms Grocery Stores Cabin Courts
Classified notes advertise properties for sale in Kansas and Arkansas including 20 acres with a 6 room house and utilities near a small town with terms of 3000 dollars. Also seeds and plants for sale from Blake more nursery Goodman Missouri and Hames Nursery Goodman Missouri with listed prices and shipping terms.
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Mountain Homes Co
Mcilvain
Loveland
Cold
East
Kansas
W. E. Hunticker
22Nd St
Ft. Smith
Ark
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U.S
Belle
Gold Housekeeping
Aye McKesson & Robbins Inc
Bridgeport, Conn
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Richmond, Virginia
Mme Rae
Crazy Water Co. Mineral Wells
Texas
Sean
Broadway
Main Street
Frankie Laine
James Thurber
Kinsey
Picasso
Time Magazine
Harvard
Norbert Wiener
Grace Noll Crowell
Jaan
Jackson
Inez Gerhard
Ypendell Corey
Wendell Corey
Metro
Elizabeth Taylor
Good Samaritan
Church World Service, Inc
Bird
Earnest
Thrash
Nobleman
Steamship
Sym
Rugged Mountain
Monkey
Girl
Astern
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Fanny Retval Bakery
Hiway
Dist
W. Lawrentz
P. O. Box
Myrtle Creek
Oregon
Claude R. Craig
Rt. 1
Cave City
Home Furnishings & Appli
Marshall Johnson
Falconer
Lyle Doughty
Moran
Misuelanex Us
FOX Studios
Billings
Montar
Iowa
Elgis
Griswold
E. Stovall
Prospect
Kansas City
Will
Fleetline
Simon
Lockridge
Ledgewood Farms
Riverton
Iowa City
Balby
Great Western Sales Co
Blythe
California
Edith L. Royston
Salem Road
Norwich
Conn
Forsland Pump & Mach Y Corp
Main
Missouri
Staten Island
N.Y
P.O
South ‘Kent Branch
Grand Rapids, Mich
Real Estate
MISC
Blakemore
Streamliner
Hames Nursery
Goodman, Mo
B. Geo. B. Green
Grubville, Mo
U.S. Savings Bonds
Hotel DE One Wnillips
Yan Es
Arthams Rheumati
Thornton & Minor Clinic
E. Linwood
Kansas City 3
WNU
Boote
Bootes Watcherits
Worthington
Minnesota
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