Jim Reeves born in Texas builds enduring country pop appeal
Jim Reeves born August 20 1924 in Panola County Texas learned music from his mother and began performing young. He rose via radio and club gigs and became a featured Louisiana Hayride act by 1953 with Mexican Joe earning respect. Overseas tours mark rising fame as Four Walls gains in country western and pop ratings.
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Jim Reeves
RCA Victor
Panola County
Texas
Jim
KWRH
Shrevepor
Joe
Jim Eves
Shreveport
Europe
Music taste shift shows broadening of audience
The column argues against claims that modern taste lowers standards. Phonograph sales prove more people hear great music from past and present than in history. Rock and pop reach all social levels, letting individuals choose music to fit mood and time. The piece also notes varied listening habits across generations.
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Stravinsky
Prokoffkev
Bartok
East German women lead pram size push and stars abroad
Berlin reports the state run baby buggy factory will narrow prams after complaints, while Mindy remains active with a Broadway debut and two British TV shows. Bill Haley and His Comets plan a June Kingston Jamaica engagement, following Australia and Britain tours.
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INS
England
Mindy
Bill Haley
Comets
Miami
Kingston
Jamaica
Australia
British Isles
It's A Dog's Life on Tick Control and Garden Pests
A Richmond Va column urges rapid tick control for dogs using licensed powders and liquids. It warns against pulling ticks and notes best results from lindane based insecticides, with DDT and rotenone boosting effectiveness. The piece also mentions related garden pest notes on Vedalia ladybirds, bean beetles, and other beneficial insects.
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Floyd
Crowes
Grafton
Ch. Murphy
Tom Lenlesty
Himtington
Ethel Morrill
Pittsburgh
United States Department of Agriculture
Sergeant's Laboratories
Australia
United States
Wind Uncovers Purchase Order Of Gay Nineties
MadisonWisconsin UP report recounts a slip dated March 30 1891 found by City Building Inspector Don Jones. The paper authorized a $3 purchase from Dane County Poor Fund for groceries including flour sugar coffee tea bacon soap crackers candy tobacco and more.
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Madison
Don Jones
Charles Hinrichs
Dane County Poor Fund
Life Begins At 40 Leisure Time Use Is Big Problem
Industrialist David Sarnoff warns that expanding leisure time will exceed the century’s pace as automatic devices free time for many, threatening home duties and the difference between contentment and boredom for women.
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David
Sarnoff
A Midwestern Housewife Prefers Scrubbing To Dishwashers
A quoted letter from a midwestern housewife argues that housework brings greater satisfaction than a dishwasher. She recalls pride in scrubbing dishes clean by hand and notes the leisure era lacks meaningful pursuits. The piece urges planned post forty years toward fulfilling individual and humanitarian goals.
Broadway duo Kazan and Abelson set for fall play
New York report notes Molly Kazan author and Hope Abelson producer of The Egghead poised for Broadway next fall starring Kal Malden. Wini Fay elected president of Lorain County Historical Society. local scenes reminisce with society gifts and amusing ties to community life.
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New York
Molly Kazan
Hope Abelson
the Egghead
Kal Malden
Wini Fay
Lorain County Historical Society
Wini
Historical Society
Egghead play on Broadway sparks Kazan-Abelson link
Kansas City dispatch notes Hope Abelson, wife of Elia Kazan, as driving force behind The Egghead Broadway project. It traces Molly Haran’s theater career from Group Theater to the Theater Guild and her collaboration with Kazan, Abelson, and Aberson, highlighting her work ethic and family life in Chicago and New York. Kentucky bluegrass touted as lawn fix. topsoil rarely needed.
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New Jersey
New England
Vassar
Yale Drama School
Elia Kazan
Molly
Newark
Group Theater Organizaton
Elia
New Theater Magazine
Old Civic Repertory Theater
14Th St
Group Theater
Theater Guild
Mrs. Haran
Kazan
Tennessee Williams
Broadway
Hope Aberson
Chance Association
Alliance
Hope
Chicago
New York
Manhattan
Kazan-Abelson
Abelson
Kansas City
Llana
Kentucky
Kentucky Blue
Better
Lawn and Turf Institute
America
Europe
Asia
Imagination in Pictures and Creative Photography
An editorial urges photographers to use imagination over literal detail. It encourages mystery angles, side lighting, selective exposure, and letting viewers infer elements rather than showing every detail. It cites setups with keyholes, backdrops, and shadows to heighten interest.
Air Cooled Hog Houses Boost Pig Growth Claims
Syracuse based UP report states Carrieri Corp claims air conditioned hog houses double pig growth. Purdue University data cited show hogs reach growth in 6 degree temperatures, with farms near South Bend Indiana and Charles and Dick Reish experimenting. 100 days vs nearly a year at higher temps.
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Carrieri i Corp
Purdue University
Charles and I
Dick Reish
South Bend
Ind
Pur Idue
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