Customs House Tales of Diamonds and Deceptions
Billy Rose recalls luggage inspections at airports and a flirtation with danger as he recounts buying abroad and stuffing purchases into suitcases. An inspector recounts a historic diamond smuggling method, including a Connecticut estate and multiple shipboard bon voyage parties to hide gems.
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Perhaps You Know By A. C. Gordon
Five quiz questions with answers. Supreme Court organized in 1789. Metals listed in order are silver copper and gold. First Vice President was John Adams. District of Columbia land area is sixty square miles. Last five states admitted: Wyoming Utah Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona.
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Tenn town ends long record of traffic deaths
Harriman Tennessee marks the end of a 2,821 day stretch without a traffic fatality when 9 year old Barbara Lee Sharp was struck by a car and died 45 days later.
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The Stratton Story and The Lovable Cheat at multiple theaters
In Loew's weekly guide James Stewart and June Allyson star in The Stratton Story with showings at 12:15 3:30 6:45 and 10. Charles Ruggles Peggy Ann Garner appear in The Lovable Cheat. Ohio venue features Gary Cooper Joan Leslie in Sergeant York at 1:30 5:20 and 9:10 and John Garfield Ann Sheridan in Castle on the Hudson. Palace hosts So Dear to My Heart with Bobby Driscoll Burl Ives at 1 4:10 7:15 9:50 and Brothers in the Saddle. Dueber presents Family Honeymoon with Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray. Road House stars Cornel Wilde Ida Lupino and Strike It Rich with Rod Cameron Bonita Granville. Windsor shows The Fighting O and Belle Starrs Daughter with Fairbanks Jr Helena Carter Ruth Roman and George Montgomery. State lists Tex Ritter and Jim.
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Tim Holt
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Notable cast connections in 1940s films and stage shows
The list cites Thorpe with Arizona Frontier and Big Boy Williams with June Travis in The Marines Are Here. Strand Montez and Preston Foster appear in Tangier while Bill Elliott and Bobby Blake star in San Antonio Kid. Valentine Stewart and Joan Fontaine lead You Gotta Stay Happy with William Boyd in Strange Gamble. Park features Burt Lancaster with Lizabeth Scott in I Walk Alone. Also Players Guild members perform John Loves Mary at 8:30.
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Budget menus and greens tips from Extension services
The article outlines tested menus balancing nutrition and economy including luncheon and dinner options with salmon salad, pork chops, baked porgies, and bologna sandwiches. It adds June guidance on leftover greens patties blended with potatoes and cheese, plus WV tips pairing dandelions with beet greens for savory greens.
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Illinois installs ultracentrifuge for molecular research
In Champaign Illinois the University of Illinois has installed an ultracentrifuge that spins at 60000 revolutions per minute creating a gravitational pull comparable to the sun. The device will be used to separate molecules much like a cream separator breaks up cream.
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Woman who founded Order of Mercy sainted in Vatican
Pope Pius XII canonized Blessed Maria Giuseppa Rossello, founder of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy. Born 1811 in Albissola, she died 1880. The order cares for abandoned girls, trains them in caregiving. it now runs 263 homes in 3 regions and has 3,000 sisters.
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