Immigrant Woman and the Beauty Parlor Tale from New York
A narrated tale shows an immigrant woman directed to a beauty parlor, where she encounters unfamiliar customs, ID theft risk, and a later claim of a funeral-share inheritance. The piece mixes folklore with unverifiable details, ending with a disclaimer that names may be invented and the happy ending may be fabricated.
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New York
Leo Fuld
Hiller Terre
Helen's Beauty Parlor
Las
Benud
2 Laws
Henry J. Huffman
Helman
Henry Switth
Nowaday
Toronto Daily Star Willed to Charity Foundation
The Toronto Daily Star publisher Joseph E. Atkinson died at 82 after a long illness. He willed the Star and Star Weekly, with about 900,000 weekend subscribers, and the Star to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation in perpetuity. Seven trustees, mostly Star veterans, will govern the foundation and papers.
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Toronto
Toronto Daily Star
Joseph E. Atkinson
The
Star
Star Weekly
Rae
Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Men of the Star
Star and Star Weekly
Lightning Knocks Couple From Bed in Jamestown
A lightning bolt struck the Allen home in Jamestown, hurling Mr and Mrs Y H Allen from bed and demolishing the upper story. their two beds were shattered but the couple was unhurt. Damages estimated at 5060 dollars. Kingston Leader suspends publication after 67 years, due to rising costs and production pressures affecting appliances. General Motors cuts appliance costs 13,300 as part of a five percent price reduction. New York dinner planned with Mayor O Dwyer as honorary chair.
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Jamestown
Y.H. Allen
Allens
New York
New York State Democratic Committee
Comtors Corp
William
House O'Dwyer
Hollywood Actor Held in 30000 Robbery Case
Aylesworth, 40, known for G Men Never Forget, was seized outside a Hollywood club in a $30,000 department store robbery. Denver police said he admitted roles in the crime while police described his true-life past as a police commissioner's secretary.
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Hollywood
Douglas D. Aylesworth
Police 10
Denver
Aylesworth
Dan. Gilmore
British to Free Jews Held for Mogal Entry Into Palestine
London reports 24,000 Jews detained in Cyprus after illegal entry attempts into Palestine. The British plan to release them for transport to Palestine as soon as mandate pressures ease, with housing and feeding arrangements pending. Foreign press notes an explosion in Paris near General de Gaulle’s residence and a Munich street workers strike, amid broader postwar turmoil.
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Palestine
London
Europe
Cyprus
Comno
Munich
Frankfurt
INS
Germany
House Officers Housing Row Resumed in Capitol Hill Fight
Washington sponsors of a large army housing bill pressed anew for funding to build officers quarters and improve camps. The plan would fund three secret air force sites in Canada and Newfoundland, with cost estimates around 8.5 million dollars, while House and Senate committees debated limits and safeguards on construction expenditures and draft training proposals.
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Washington
Canada
Newfoundland
Case R S
Bales
R-Mass
House
Armed Services
Case
Army Engineers
Capitol Hill
Air Force
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Taber RN
Senate
Senate Armed Service Committee
Mouse Armed Services Committee
Andrews
Leo Allen
R-M
House Rules Committee
Ruman
Allen
Armed Services Committee
Army Chief Urges Quality Over Size for U.S. Forces
Secretary Kenneth C. Royall said the United States does not need the largest army in the world. He stressed quality over quantity as the decisive factor, arguing the force must deter aggression and be capable of repelling an invader and turning back an attack on American soil.
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Kenneth C. Royall
America
Hu Ik
Halle
Providence woman wins radio contest mystery tune
Mrs Liffian Finneran 87 of Providence identified the mystery tune on a radio program winning 18500 in prizes including a TV set, refrigerator, diamond wristwatch and a fur coat. Police managed crowds as relatives swarmed her home after the station called her number.
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Providence
Callaway
Trek Yard
Fhuneran
George
Laur
Leo
Deaths of prominent figures span arts politics and media
Obituaries list mother roles for Mrs Margaret Lamade in Williamsport and Vera Guildon an actress in Hollywood plus Joseph Atkinson Toronto Star president and publisher and Georgiana Morgan wife of actor Ralph Morgan in Beverly Hills. Also Dr Charles Roosa a long time asthma specialist dies in Buffalo and George J Willson veteran press executive in New York City. President Truman accepts Agriculture Secretary Anderson’s resignation as he pursues a Senate run from New Mexico.
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Margaret Lamade
Williamsport Grit
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Vera Guildon
al Res
Hollywood
Joseph FE. Atkinson
The
Toronto Star
Toronto
Ont
Georgiana Louise Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Beverly Hills
Calif
Charles Roosa
Buffalo
Herbert ‘T. Clark
Orleans County
Albion
George J. Willson
William Randolph Hearst
New York City
Washington
Truman
Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Congress
One Man's Opinion on Maine Vote and Gifts
Walter Kiernan offers a satirical take on Maine's eightpound salmon gift to influence electoral votes. He jokes about Republicans, the White House, and gifts like fish and cheese boosting a president, while noting no real criticism intended. Petrillo proposes a cornet piano duet for the President as a TV staple if unemployed.
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Jimmie Petrillo
Aid Reaches France As Wheat Ship John J Quick Arrives
A French official statement confirms the John J Quick delivered 8 500 tons of wheat to France marking continued aid under the Marshall Plan. The shipment arrives amid ongoing relief efforts and is part of broader postwar food assistance programs coordinated by Allied authorities.
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France
Bordeaun
John JH
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