Reading struggles and wild gossip fill the week
In a rambling column Earl Wilson frets about his son Slugger learning to read and jokes about teaching him. He shares misfit reading tips, classroom chats, and distractions from gossip briefs about Hollywood stars, moonlighting rumors, and public notices, all reflecting a lively, dated press voice.
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Slugger
Bing Crosby
Martha Ray
Morton Downey
Hal Wallis
Joz E. Lewis
Carol Channing
Bermuda
Beth Davis Hospital
Tommy Dorsey
Miami
Dutta
Lou Quinn
Earl
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief for Common Ailments
As people age stress and overexertion can impair kidney function leading to backache fatigue headaches and dizziness. Doan's Pills are promoted as a mild diuretic to ease minor bladder irritation and eliminate waste from kidney tubes and filters. Used by millions for over 50 years the ad emphasizes quick relief from common urinary and kidney strain symptoms.
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Dean
Doan
Doar
Approval Expected For German Troops
London reports that 12 Atlantic Pact powers will discuss a Dutch plan to use German troops in Western European defense. France is seen as likely to approve despite earlier resistance to rearmament. A civilian high commissioner would oversee recruiting to form NATO Army units across Europe, aiming for 10 divisions in three years, with 4,000 to 6,000 men per unit across a defense line from the Arctic to the Aegean.
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London
Europe
France
Reich
Arctic
Aegean Sea
Fatal crash in Troy injures pedestrian James H. Forrest
James H. Forrest, 37, was killed when struck by one car and dragged under a second vehicle for about 800 feet in Troy last night, according to police reports.
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Troy
James H. Forrest
New York Legislators Say California Has Low Fraud in Unemployment
Four New York lawmakers toured California and questioned unemployment fraud controls. Senator Joseph Zaretzki said California’s system prevents out of state fraud by tighter claim handling and more claimant interviews, noting New York must be convinced there is no fraud here. The visit followed talks with California officials and a luncheon with Geveal South Korea Asks arren. Production of mustard seed peaked at 73 million pounds in 1941, then fell to 11 million in 1949 at Sacramento.
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Fred Allen
Florida
Milton Berle
Joyce Mathews
Miltie
Joseph Stalin
Black Sea
Gagari
Moscow
Errol Flynn
Kefauver Committee
Harvey Firestone, Jr
N.A.M
Dagmar
Jack Eigen
Jerry Lester
San Francisco
New York
California
Geveal
South Korea
Joseph Zaretzki
New
York City
Zaretzki
New York State
U.S
Sacramento
South Korea seeks arms from MacArthur for million-strong youth
Seoul officials say the government will ask General Douglas MacArthur for weapons to equip an army of 1,000,000 or more Korean youths. Sixty-six assembly members voted to appoint two delegates to Tokyo to deliver the petition to MacArthur.
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Seoul
Korea
Gen. Douglass ‘MacArthur
Korean National Assembly
Tokyo
MachArthur
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BWWAY
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Monopoly
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Madison Ave
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Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc
Westinghouse
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