Stamps highlights new issues and polio stamp plan
The Stamps magazine notes 75 new stamps from 25 countries and about 50 releases weekly. A polio stamp program will keep stamps on sale indefinitely at all post offices, with three cent and other stamps remaining available. Oberlin stamp club meets March 8 at the Peoples Bank in Oberlin. Emogene Hunt leads the first day sale in Washington.
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Philately
Post Office Department
Arthur E. Summerfield
Tow
D. C
Summerfield
Postoffice Department
Aly
Oberlin
Peoples Bank
Emogene Hunt
Home pride and farm fire risks prompt caution
The Country Editor cites Lincoln on pride in one’s home and urges fixing small faults such as screen doors and leaky faucets. The item warns of farm fire dangers, noting 3000 rural deaths and $152,000,006 in losses from lightning and combustible materials like hay, straw, gasoline, and smoking.
Mills Brothers Lead Calypso Trend With New Release In De Banana Tree
The Mills Brothers push a calypso groove with In De Banana Tree and The Knocked Out Nightingale as the flip. Sylvia Syms, sidelined by throat surgery, cuts two sides before hospital. Brenda Lee starts rising on Ozark Jubilee with One Step At A Time. Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, and Elvis Presley notes mix with band talk and vocal enunciation for enduring star appeal.
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Mills Brothers
Nightingale
Brenda
March
Tripol
England
Bing Cros
Glenn Miller
Elvis Presley
Europe
Hope Elvis
Bing
Al*hen Miller
McKinley
New York
NBC
Frank Sinatra
Coun Records
Pearance
TV 1
Rudy Vallee
Wisconsin farmer tips for carpentry and fire safety
A University of Wisconsin farm mechanics specialist offers practical advice for DIY carpentry and farm fire safety. Sand with the grain, avoid outdoor plywood, use minimal paint, select correct screw points, and keep fire hazards in check. Emphasizes first aid gear, water supply, portable pumps, ladders, and extinquisher guidance from Underwriters Laboratories.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Candon
Savery
Underwaters' ‘Laboratories, Inc
Eugenia at the Ambassador Theater review card
New York critics say Randolph Carter’s Eugenia at the Ambassador Theater is a dated comedy from Henry James source material. Talullah Bankhead struggles to spark life into a thin script amid lavish design by Oliver Smith and Miles White with a cast including Reynolds Evans and Anne Meacham as others in the probate of Evzenia's wandering romance and a stalled morganatic marriage plot.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Eugenia
Ambassador Theater
Randolph Carter
Menry James
John C Wilson
Oliver Smith
Miles White
Miss Bankhead
Reston
Evzenia
New England
Reynolds Evans
Anne Meacham
Irma Hurley
Robert Duke
Scott Merrill
Jay Barney
June Hunt
Tom Ellis
Therese Quadii
Herbert Machiz
All About Pictures Use Of Army Phrase Can Mean Better Photographs
Veteran photographer explains Hurry up and wait as a principle for selecting optimal moments in action shots. Victor Skira shoots in Hungary with a Rolleiflex seeking clean backgrounds and dynamic lighting, then times exposure and focus for a sharp, compelling image.
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Victor Skita
Hungary
Rolleiflex
St. Joseph's
Skira
Jhorse
Youngsters Employed By Sheriff in Erie County
Erie County Sheriff Robert A. Glasser announced a Junior County Sheriff's League to curb juvenile delinquency. Children aged seven to fourteen would join an educational program based on law enforcement, earning junior deputy badges. Schools will register participants, pledge cards issued, and sheriff’s deputies will visit schools in uniform to lecture on safety and police matters.
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Buffalo, S. Y
Erie County
Robert A. Glasser
Glasser
Sheriff's Department
Planning a Retirement Travel Calendar of North American Sights
The article urges retirees to craft a travel calendar early, listing top North American destinations such as Grand Canyon Niagara Falls New York City Canadian Rockies Lake Louise Gaspe Peninsula Yellowstone San Francisco and Southern Florida. It argues early planning funds trips earlier in life, with staged yearly goals and routes to avoid missing major sights.
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North America
Grand Canyon
Niagara Falls
New York City
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Gaspe Peninsula
Canada
Yellowstone Park
San Francisco
Florida
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Overlook
Columbia
New States Rise After World War II Global Embassies
Washington hosts twenty of the fifty five foreign embassies in what marks a postwar expansion of nations. Burma India Ceylon Nepal Pakistan Sudan Jordan Cambodia Laos Vietnam Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Syria Iceland Indonesia Korea Libya Philippines Israel all appear as new or upgraded posts reflecting America’s rise as a world power. Embassies grew from 35 in 1945 to 56 in 1950 with six legations remaining. Switzerland traditionally has no new embassies elsewhere.
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Washington
Burma
India
Ceylon
Nepal
Pakistan
Sudan
Jordan
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Morocco
Tunisia
Lebanon
Syria
Iceland
Denmark
Indonesia
Korea
Japan
Libya
Italy
Philippines
Israel
Switzerland
Yemen
Hungary
Romania
Latvia
Lithuania
Scouts Run Lansing City Hall Resolution About Green Stamps
A brief, unclear note recalls Boy Scouts briefly controlling Lansing Michigan city government and adopting a resolution ordering tax payments to be rewarded with green stamps from the city treasurer. The text reflects a dated, possibly satirical or fictional claim within a historical fragment.
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Lansing
Mich
Physicians Urge Hospital Segregation Plan in Rhode Island
Three Providence Rhode Island physicians writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association outline a plan to segregate surgical patients in critical condition in one hospital area. The Providence special care unit spans two wings with 28 beds and glass partitions. The unit includes private rooms, emergency equipment, an oxygen unit, sleeping quarters for a resident physician, a minor surgery room, and nearby nursing staff to relieve graduate nurses.
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Chicago
Providence
R. I
Journal of the American Medical Association
J. Murray Beardsley
J Robert Bowen
Carmine J. Capalbo
Rhode Island
Itl
Providence Special Care Unit
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Comane
the Music Box
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Sylvia
Migs Syms
Decca
Tye
Brenda Lee
Steve Allen
Elvis
Hound Dog
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