Amusing Year In Review Sketches From 1940s Gag Reel
A retro roundup of late 1940s jokes and quips reflects Hollywood figures and political figures in lighthearted gibes. Minnow of wits include Benny Meyers, Howard Hughes, and Tommy Handley with riffs on Truman, Taft, jet-age fables, and social mores amid a summer of sun and jokes about bookies and censors.
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Taft
Hartley
Howard Hughes
Johnny Meyer
el Morocco
Hughes
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
A satirical column cites inflation moonshine prices and Panama Canal relocation talk, noting Nicaragua or New Jersey as possible sites. The piece relays quips about politics, World Series banter, and showbiz humor in a broad, period-voice montage.
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Walter Kiernan
Henry Horton Sr 101st Birthday Honored by Veterans
Henry A. Horton Sr., one of New York's five surviving Civil War veterans, reached his 101st birthday yesterday. He celebrated at home sharing battle tales with fellow veterans from later wars.
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Troy
Henry A. Horton
New York
Outlook for 1948 Farmers Face Cautious Year
1948 outlook remains uncertain as farm prices likely stay high but incomes may fall due to rising costs. Currency instability and inflation pressures linger from World War II, with deflation eventual likely. US price supports stay at 90 percent parity through 1948, while fruits and vegetables miss the program.
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Jtmaca
New York
United States
Sells Maps Fuel Oil Saving Plan for New York
Albany reports Public Works Superintendent Charles H Sells announced an emergency fuel oil program under Gov Dewey to meet a 15 percent conservation target amid a heating oil shortage. He will form policy and operating committees with oil companies. division aims to start by Jan 1 with voluntary cuts and coordinated pooling to ease demand from 100 000 new heating units as temperatures fall.
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Albany
Charles
H. iSells
Dewey
Sells
New York
Seles
Notable Deaths Across Nations and Professions
A list of prominent figures who died recently including Frank Crowninshield editor of Vanity Fair in New York City at 75 and Gustav Stolper Austrian economist in New York City. Also noted are Gen Newell O Bolton in Camden 8 C, Eva Cruzen Hart in Chicago, Hillerqe H, Hillerqe 89 president emeritus of Augustana College in Colfax Wisconsin, Lewis Worthington Smith in Des Moines, Thomas Austin Barry formerly of Notre Dame and Wisconsin football coaching, and others.
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Frank Crowninshield
Vanity Fair
New York City
Newell OC. Bolton
Cleveland
Camden
Eva Cruzen Hart
James A. Hart
Chicago Cubs
National ‘League
Chicago
Gustav Stolper
Reichstag
United States
Hillerqe
Augustana, College
Sioux Falls
Colfax
Wis
Lewis Worthington Smith
Drake University
Des Moines
G E Radio Pioneer Alexanderson to Retire After 45 Years
Dr. Ernest F. W. Alexanderson of General Electric will retire Jan 1 ending a 45 year career credited with inventing a high frequency alternator for high power radio transmission. Publicity chief named for New York State Division of Safety. William Harlan Hale resigns New Republic post over Wallace third party bid. Snowbound boys rescued near Cold Spring. Frank Dingman, 78, found dead in a Canajoharie shack from heart attack.
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Schenectady
Ernest F. W. Alexanderson
General Electric Company
Alexanderson
General Electric
New York
William Harlan Hale
New Republic
Henry A. Wallace
Michael Straight
Wallace
John Masson
Walter Fisher
New York City
Congress May Not Wind Up Before Conventions
Senate Republican leaders doubt the next session will finish before the parties meet in Philadelphia. Republicans plan June 21 to choose nominees. Democrats meet July 12 in the same city. Police probe Van Buren ring loss after Chicago game. Everett High student sustains injury from a snowman block during practice.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Philadelphia
Starbuck
Chicago
INS
Steve van Buren
Philadelphia Eagles
van Buren
Cardinals
Eagles
Floods Wipe Out Bridges In Haut Rhin Towns
Three towns in the Haut Rhin department were submerged as floods swept across the French Alps area. Mines and factories flooded and all bridges between Mulhouse and Thann were destroyed. The report notes government officials did not comment on a Chinese accusation regarding Soviet arms to Chinese forces.
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French Alps
Haut Rhin Department
Mulhouse
Thann
Naneing
Hollington Tong
Hsu Chi-Ming
iSoviet
Hsu
Chiang Kai-shek
Peiping
Wisconsin polio victim becomes parish priest at Mass
Father Cosmas Meyer, 29, a polio survivor from Prairie du Chien, celebrated his first solemn high mass this Sunday. Despite partial paralysis he thanked Pope Pius XII for allowing him to continue studies for the priesthood.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Cosmas Meyer
Pius XII
Eisenhower to Testify on U S Armed Strength
Capitol sources say General Dwight Eisenhower and other top military leaders are summoned to Congress to provide top level information on America’s armed strength when the House Armed Services Committee reconvenes January 6.
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Washington
INS
Congress
America
Capitol
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
House Armed Services Committee
Coast Guard Rescues No Planes Found After Ocean Sighting
A Coast Guard cutter Perseus searched the area between San Diego and Oceanside after a sighting of a plane reportedly going down. Two planes swept the coast and the cutter patrolled offshore, with only two whales seen on a rock near Long Beach Coast Guard headquarters reporting no missing planes from Southern California airports.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Oceanside
Coast Guard
Perseus
Long Beach
California
France to Expand Army for 1948 Eight Hundred Thirty Two Thousand
France plans an army of 323 832 men for 1948 an increase of 39 243 over 1947. Total expenditures are expected to exceed 280 000 000 000 francs about 2 1353 000 000 dollars. Interior Minister Jules Moch said he refused gasoline rations to the Communist party to defend the Republic.
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Paris
France
Max Lejeune
National Assembly
Lejeune
Robert Schuman
Jules Moch
Communist Party
Towns Pelted by Floods in Mulhouse France
Torrential rains pound Mulhouse and surrounding towns causing flooding woes. Local authorities coordinate evacuations as streets fill with water and residents report rising water levels and property damage. Authorities urge caution and plan rescue operations.
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Mulhouse
France
INS
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AAP
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Richard] Lee, Jr
State Division of Safety
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Dick Lee
New York Daily News
Everett
Mass
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Gestapo
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