The Bullseye Blues of Billy Rose on Guns and Marksman
Billy Rose recalls failing to hit a bull with revolvers and rifles across years of practice. He recounts experiences from Mt. Kisco to Fort Worth, including a Brooklyn pistol champ, gangster shootouts, Capone’s misfired bodyguards, and famed writers Hecht Lederer.
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Ft. Worth
Pendleton
Madison Square Garden
Zane Grey Club
Brooklyn
Coney Island
42Nd St
Ben Hecht
Nyack
Hecht
Charlie Lederer
Lederer
Ben
Charlie
Hollywood
Billy Rose
Baruch the Man of Wealth and Wit in Wartime Advice
A broad portrait of Bernard Baruch, his wealth mindset, wartime guidance, and influence on leaders, from family mottos to quotes about priority expertise and heart over mind. It notes anecdotes with Eleanor Roosevelt, Leon Henderson, Clare Boothe Luce, Donald Nelson, Patton, and others, illustrating his advice, humor, and status as a trusted adviser.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Baruch
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Clare Boothe Luce
Washington
Theaters Show Multiple 1940s Screenings by Palace and Park
Palace offers Back to Bataan with John Wayne Anthony Quinn and Marine Raiders with Pat O’Brien Robert Ryan. Also Sunset Boulevard with Holden Swanson and Timber Fury with Bruce Lee stars. Ohio hosts Pretty Baby with Morgan Drake and Savage Horde. Windsor features Nancy Goes to Rio and Buccaneer’s Girl. Dueber presents Caged and The Black Book. South screens The Sun Downers and Three Daring Daughters. Mozart shows Love That Brute and Night and the City. Valentine runs The Reckless Moment and Colt 45. Strand presents The Cowboy and the Indians and Crooked River. Park offers Barricade with Ruth Roman Dane Clark and Fighting Man of the Plains.
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Loew
William Holden
Gloria Swanson
David Bruce
Laura Lee
Randolph Scott
Ruth Roman
Strand
Gene Autry
Sheilia Ryan
James Ellison
Russell Hayden
Park
Dane Clark
East and West of the Mississippi in the 48 States
A factual line notes that 27 states lie east of the Mississippi River while 21 lie west within the contiguous United States, outlining the regional split across the 48 states.
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Mississippi River
Union
Lawmaker notes scientists wary of H-Bomb output
Representative Holifield states hydrogen bomb production remains speculative with no assurance of success. He says it may take two to three years to determine viability, no testing plan yet, and mass production decisions depend on material availability. Congress has appropriated 260 million dollars for site and plant facilities.
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Washington
INS
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Holifield
California
Maclifield
Congress
United States
Capitol Hill
Cold Cases Rise as Monday Hits Peak
Public health notes show Monday reports of colds rise above other weekdays, with more people seeking care or reporting symptoms. Data suggest weekday clustering of respiratory illness activity, while weekends show modest declines. Public health officials urge vigilance and simple hygiene to curb spread.
Parents share duties for a true vacation with kids
A 1950 King Features Syndicate piece argues many young mothers never get a real break on vacation. It urges fathers to share child care, plan for the mother to relax, and suggests short family outings or brief breaks at home with paid care.
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C Myers
King Features Syndicate
Granville Driver Injured in Campus Crash
Eugene Anthony Kostecki age 22 of Huntington Woods Michigan was fatally injured when his car crashed into a tree on the Denison University campus.
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Granville
Eugene Anthony Kostecki
Huntington Woods
Mich
Denison University
Name Calling Triggers Riot at Ohio Boys School
About 40 inmates at the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster started a melee during Sunday noon meals after taunts between Harris and Harmony Cottage residents. Cups and trays caused minor injuries to two boys. six windows were broken as officers restored order. The ringleaders face discipline. Names of participants were not released.
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Lancaster
Boys Industrial School
Harris Cottage
Harmony Cottage
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Rio
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Joan Caulfield
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