Knightly Glamour and Public Service of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
British author Brian Connell profiles Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in a dual portrait as a daring knight and a civic benefactor. The biography cites wartime service reaching lieutenant commander, hospital aid in England, CARE efforts, and quasi diplomatic ties to Cordell Hull and Roosevelt.
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Fairbanks
England
Douglas
Budapest
Paris
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
U. S
Navy
America
Book review notes World War II dangers and Hassoldt Davis novel
The essay praises a wartime study of Hitler’s regime as a merciless portrait of German cruelty and warns of future dangers if a new tyrant rises. It credits translator Anthony G Powell for rendering German jargon into clear English. It also reviews Sorcerer's Village by Hassoldt Davis as a vivid journey into Africa's Ivory Coast.
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Hitler
Anthony G. Powell
Davis
Africa
Ivory Coast
Weekly Medical Roundup on New Vaccine and German War Novel
A physician comments on polio vaccine manufacturing risks with live viruses, stressing the need not to overcook dead agents. He notes initial vaccine success, urges thorough batch testing, and cautions about possible accidents before full safety is established. He also reviews Kramer’s WWI German novel, its survivor debate, and a Hopkins obstetrics book for expectant mothers.
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Jone
Hamburg
Berlin
Rhine
Gerlit
Germany
Kramer
Bar Association
Ior
Emmet Holt
Experts Plan Arid Lands Study Tours in New Mexico
Scientists from 18 nations gather in Albuquerque to plan a two pronged attack on arid lands. UNESCO advisory committee in Tucson and University of New Mexico host sessions April 23 to May 5 with tours of Estancia Valley White Sands Rio Grande and Carrizozo.
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Albuquerque, N. M
New Mexico
Yho
America
South
Apprentice West
Unesco
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Tucson
Ariz
University of New Mexico
Estancia Valley
White Sands
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Malpais
Carrizozo
United States
Pheasant Starts Chasing Autos in Michigan Road Saga
IRONTON Michigan reports a cock pheasant that chases cars along a country road. Glenn Williams says the bird may be one of the roosters from last year’s sportsman club project and guards a field or flaunts for a mate. Motorists slow to watch the bird sprint and crow.
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Ironton
Mich
Glenn Williams
Williams
Marilyn Monroe taps Milton Greene as Marilyn Monroe Productions veep
Marilyn Monroe names Milton H. Greene as vice president of Marilyn Monroe Productions after meeting him through Look photographer Greene, whose vision of Monroe helps shape her future deals with 20th Century Fox. The pair pursue creative projects from Greene’s studio and inside MM Productions offices at diverse locations.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
Milton H. Greene
Milton
Amy
Marilyn
20Th Century-Fox
Greenes
Textile High School
14Th St
Waldorf Towers
Jay Kantor
Music Corp. of America
Greene
Lexington Ave
Amy ‘Greene
Sunday Crossword Puzzle Horizont
Puzzle clues span Hawaiian dance mime to theater terms and geography with many entries across 2? 3? 4? numbering. The grid includes themes on tools, plants, animals and objects with entries like Camellia seaweed Assam silkworm and crown.
Dusty roads and bold ports mark a wartime tour tale
A Kansas couple's travels reveal a World War II era thread through dust storms and weathered sites. They toured ships and ports from Capetown to Reykjavik, tracing papers while observations link to snow fences and moisture control.
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Wichita
Kas
Norfolk
Deaux
Kansas
Hutchinson News-Heralds
Badeaux
Pratt Tribune
Colorado
Bay
Capetown
Glasgow
Reykdust
Javik
Vermont to Exhibit 3700-Pound Cheeses at Exposition
The Vermont building at the Eastern States Exposition will showcase two 3,700 pound cheeses to highlight the Green Mountain state cheddar. The United Farmers of New England says milk from about 1,300 cows in one day is needed, totaling 17,000 quarts. Aging spans 15 months. The display implies enough cheese for 60,000 sandwiches requiring 6,000 loaves of bread and about 1,200 pounds of butter from 12,000 quarts of milk.
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Vermont
Green Mountain State
United Farmers of New England
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