Liquor and ego echo in Army humor and Hollywood tales
Broadly satirical notes switch from a World War II camp captain praising sobriety to a parodied salon shoot with the Sultan's wives, then to Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan's Africa safari. Also mentions CBS loyalty tests, Churchill book plans, Sir Alexander Korda’s Tales of Hoffman casting, Orson Welles’ ban in Germany, Mary Martin in London South Pacific, and Jack Gilford’s opera intro.
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Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Africa
Aga Khan
Cairo
Authors League
CBS
Winston Churchill
Life
Alexander Korda
Robert Rounseville
Hoffman
Rounseville
City Center Opera
Korda
Alfred Drake
Kate
Drake
Venice
Sir Thomas Beecham
Orson Welles
Germany
Welles
Hollywood
Mary Martin
London
Charles Guetary
Jack Gilford
Met Opera
Rudolf Bing
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Girls Could Start School Earlier, Study Finds
Cleveland report notes girls mature faster than boys after 15 years of preschool data. Dr. Frank R Pauly of Tulsa public schools says entering ages should differ by sex, with girls’ age lowered and boys’ raised. He cites higher failure rates and slower progress among boys in early grades.
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Cleveland
Frank R. Pauly
Pauly
Tulsa, Okla
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Tulsa
New York City
Canasta Permit or Block Out Strategy Advice
An analysis of when to meld out in canasta, emphasizing partner permission and the value of keeping a hand alive. It discusses scenarios where going out without permission is correct and where asking helps partner assess future chances, with examples of canasta counts and meld structures.
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Hand
Cobra killed by exploding firecracker incident near Goa
A child near a government official's house in a village near Goa, Portuguese India, tossed a firecracker. The cobra emerged from hiding, seized the cracker, and the explosion killed the snake.
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Goa
India
Here
Draft of a ship explained as keel depth in water
The draft of a ship is the depth of water it draws the keel reaches. This measure indicates how deep the vessel sits in the water and is essential for safe navigation in harbors and shallow seas.
Ice Ruby Found in Ice Cube at Wisconsin Tavern
Norbert Thompson an ice dealer lost a ruby from his ring at work. August Nauman tavern keeper noticed a sparkle in a highball and found Thompson's ruby embedded in an ice cube.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Norbert Thompson
August Nauman
Thompson
The Milkman and Deported at Ohio and surrounding theaters
Ohio theater listings feature Jimmy Durante Don nald O Connor in The Milkman and Jeff Chandler Marta Toren in Deported at Loews Red Skelton Arlene Dahl in Watch the Birdie and Monte Hale Paul Hurst in The Missourians. Palace shows Clifton Webb Edmund Gwenn For Heaven s Sake with listings at multiple times. Windsor presents Lew Ayres Teresa Wright The Capture and Penny Singleton Arthur Lake in Beware of Blondie at various showings.
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Ohio
Jimmy Durante
Donald O’connor
Jeff Chandler
Marta Toren
Loew’s
Red Skelton
Arlene Dahl
Monte Hale
Paul Hurst
Palace
Clifton Webb
Edmund Gwenn
Ricardo Montalban
June Allyson
Ann Sheridan
Dennis O’keefe
Gloria Love
Mozart
Roy Rogers
Penny Edwards
Leo Gorcey
The
Bowery Boys
Park
Audie Murphy
Wanda Hendrix
Monuments planned for Ute chiefs Ouray and Buckskin Charley
In Ignacio Colorado the Ute Indian tribe begins hauling large flat stones from the Pine River to mark monuments for chiefs Ouray and Buckskin Charley. Both are buried in the cemetery at the Ignacio reservation amid sagebrush and desert scrub.
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Ignacio
Colo
Colorado
Pine River
Ouray
Buckskin Charley
Gnacio
German Pathe News staffers jailed by Soviet zone court
Two German Pathe News employees Siegfried Rogge and Heinz Tochtermann were sentenced in a Soviet zone court in East Germany. Rogge, 33, received four years. Tochtermann, 20, was given three years. They were arrested June 30 while transporting Pathe car and gear from Berlin to Bremen on assignment. The trial, conducted last Thursday, lacked legal representation for the defendants.
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Berlin
Pathe News
Nist
West Berlin
Pathe
Bremen
Soviet Control Commission
Telegraf
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the Palace
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Barbara Fuller
Robert Blackwell
Sore Jim Bannon
New Red Ryder
Little Brown Jug
Eagle Lion Films
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Gloria Henry
Teidman
Barton Maclane
Marjoric Reynolds
Jerry Sackthelen
Siiftos Pee Heen
Theater Guide
Laffi
Arlene D Dahl Ann Wile
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Pam Britton
Richard Rober
Monte Hal
Williama
Howard Kool
Guy
Pagan
Lovi
Soreg
Tropics
Technicolor
Swiss Club
Richville Rd. SW
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Irene
Disney Cartoon
Philip Ober
Jack Kirkwood
Paul Henried
Jack Oakie
Soui
Copacabana
Gloria Jean Groucho Marx
Carmen Miranda
Steve Cochran
Ricardo Montalban "Right Cross
Woman
Dennis O'Keefe
Mister 880
ATERE
Gene Hoover
His
Casablanca
Canton
Massillon
Beautiful East Market
America
Arthur Murray
Arthur
Mark
Phana
Murray
Channel 9
Arthur Murray, Inc
Golden Age Dist. CO
Cherry Ave
Stark County Fairy
Roller Club
Lew Ayres
Teresa Wright
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Audie Murphy Cay Gan
Wanda Jendrixalso
Pai
Canton Players’ Guild
Market Ave. N
Thomas Job
Therese Raquin
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