Blossom Seeley Says Girl Singers Overwork Sex
Hollywood December 15 Blossom Seeley famed 1920s singer says modern girl crooners rely too much on sex appeal She praises subtle gestures clean songs with coy innuendo and says age does not diminish sex appeal She and Benny Fields just finished a Cocoanut Grove comeback in bigger crowds than Sinatra or the Andrews Sisters.
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United Press Hollywood
Hollywood
Blossom Seeley
Blossom
Benny Fields
Cocoanut Grove
Frank Sinatra
Andrews Sisters
Miss Seeley
Marlene Dietrich
Lynn Fontanne
Gloria Swanson
Joan Crawford
Barbara Stanwyck
Bloss
Benny
Ancient Roman belief on tin as a lead variety
The ancient Romans believed tin was a form or variety of lead. This misconception reflects early metal science and Roman metallurgical theory.
Christmas season tops engagement ring sales in 1940s study
New York reports December as the peak ring buying month with December beating June and May in wedding ring purchases. Engravers note rising use of matching couple rings and longer inscriptions as men increasingly receive wedding bands.
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Elizabeth Toomey
New York
Charlie Carlen
J. R. Wood and Sons, Inc
W. Waters Schwab
The
Wood Company
Airman Defuses Live Bomb Aboard B29 Over Korea
Air Force reports an iron-nerved airman saved 13 crewmen on a B29 from Okinawa by defusing a live bomb stuck in a bomb rack as a 60 second fuse ticked down. Airman First Class Ernest P. Goors of Glassport Pennsylvania crawled into the bomb bay and, despite 40 below temperatures, disarmed the device in 28 seconds.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Okinawa
North Korea
Ernest P. Goors
Glassport
Bulgaria Votes Reds Into Office
In Bulgaria Communist ruled lands, about fifty thousand Reds were named to provincial district and municipal offices. Official returns were not yet announced and non-Communists were barred from voting, with Fatherland Front selecting all candidates.
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Vienna
Austria
Bulgaria
Fatherland Front
New Safety Oversight Brought to New York Daredevil Acts
New York announces a new safety rule requiring a state approved safety supervisor at each performance for trapeze artists tight rope walkers and other daredevils under the Department of Labor.
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New York
State of
State Department of Labor
Ninety Year Old Woman Baptized In Ipswich Pool
In Ipswich England on December 15 Mrs Kate Berrett aged 90 endured a baptism at Bethesda Baptist Church. The Rev George Bird officiated guiding her under water for a moment as she fulfilled a lifelong wish to be baptized despite her age.
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Ipswich
England
Kate Berrett
George Bird
Bethesda Baptist Church
V.EW To Hold State Convention Here June 18 21
At Terre Haute Indiana the Veterans of Foreign Wars council voted to hold the state convention there June 18 21. Paul Benning of Terre Haute chaired the mid winter session and Mrs Benning led the auxiliary meetings. The group also backed studying liquidation of the Indiana Commission on Veterans Affairs to redirect funds to veteran mental care and approved surveying services at the soldiers home in Lafayette.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Council of Administration
Paul Benning
Lafayette
College Choir Presents Annual Christmas Vespers
The seventy-voice choir from Indiana State Teachers College staged its Christmas vespers on Sunday afternoon in Student Union Auditorium. Ruthann Harrison directed the group. Indiana University harpist Margaret White accompanied one number, with Mary Farrand on piano. Soloists included Barbara Patterson, Nancy Slinkard, Jean Carter, Janet Storm, Marjorie Wimmer, and Paul Ausherman Jr.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Student Union
Ruthann Harrison
Margaret White
Indiana University
Mary Farrand
Barbara Patterson
Nancy Slinkard
Jean Carter
Janet Storm
Marjorie Wimmer
Paul Ausherman, Jr
Eisenhower Brother Heads American Korean Foundation
Dr Milton S Eisenhower president of Pennsylvania State College and brother of President elect Dwight D Eisenhower has accepted the chairmanship of the newly formed American Korean Foundation.
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New York
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American-Korean Foundation
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