Mimics Label Hollywood Stars in Satirical Sketches
Hollywood columnist reveals a private nickname list by John Hoyt, showing how imitators judge fame with cheeky labels. The notes mock stars like Jimmy Stewart as a Gangler and Alan Ladd as a Frozen-Puss while detailing other quirks and impersonation tips.
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Hollywood
John Boyt
Jimmy Stewart
Alan
Ladd
Barry Fitzgerald
Marie Ouspetiskaya
Charles Laughton
Hoyt
John Hoystadt
Snootier
Humphrey Bogart
Veronica Lake
Alan Ladd
Billie Burke
Majorie Main
Marjorie
George Sanders
Indecency Law Invalidated by Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court, 6 to 3, invalidated New York 1884 indecency law banning sale of magazines with bloodshed lust or crime content citing free expression rights. Justice Reed wrote the majority. dissenters Frankfurter Jackson Burton argued many states still restrict such material. The ruling overturned Murray Winters conviction for possession of 2000 copies of a banned magazine.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter
Montana
Robert H. Jackson
Harold H. Burton
Murray
Winters
Holdup Gesture Turns Friendly In Evansville
An Evansville police officer stopped a car after a man exited with hands up while a companion reached from the vehicle. After quick explanations the officers left. The supposed holdup victim said he was eating sticky home canned beets and held his hands while his companion retrieved his handkerchief.
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Evansville
Ind
Bowery Women Skeptical About Rehabilitation Efforts
United Press reports on the Bowery Comeback Association facing a female reform setback as no women volunteers appear for rehabilitation. Men drew 900 applicants, while women resist, citing distrust, fear of publicity, and lack of ambition.
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New York
The
Bowery
the Bowery
Association
Beneficial Cyclones Bring Widespread Rains
Describes cyclones as largely beneficial not destructive. Explains they are broad slowly rotating air masses covering hundreds of square miles and serve as the mother of life sustaining rains.
Cinnamon Fermentation Process Described
The article explains how cinnamon is produced by fermenting bark to loosen the inner layer used by spice merchants. It notes bark is stripped from the tree and left to ferment before harvesting the usable inner bark.
American officer shoots Japanese girlfriend then kills himself
In Tokyo an American officer 1st Lt. Benjamin H. Pickler Jr. shot his Japanese girlfriend Miss Chiyoko Urabe in a housing billet ante-room before shooting himself. His wife and four year old daughter slept nearby as notes described financial plans and a declaration of love.
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Tokyo
First Cavalry Division
Benjamin H. Pickler
Buena Vista
Tenn
Chiyoko Urabe
Picklers
Arabe
Drafting of Doctors and Dentists for Armed Forces
Government officials disclose a plan to draft 9000 young doctors and dentists who studied at government expense during the war. Military leaders warn the shortage could worsen if forces expand and consider drafting physicians up to age 45 with commissions by age and qualifications.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Chiefs
Choir Director Marge Albertson Visits Parents in Portland
Miss Marge Albertson, longtime Blackfoot High School music staffer and Portland high school choir director, is spending spring vacation with her parents at 515 East Judicial. The note mentions U S imports of quill pens from England totaling over 7000 annually.
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Blackfoot
Marge Albertson
Portland, Ore
Clifton Albertson
East Judicial
Albertson
Blackfoot High School
Wilson's Iron Curtain Laughs At Russian Secret Police
Entertainment column by Wilson recalls joking about the Soviet regime and police state quips amid anecdotes about Russians, Molotov, and cultural observations. The piece weaves humor, travel notes, and nightclub humor from New York to San Francisco with playful jab at espionage and ideology.
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Wilson
New York
Russia
Lindy’s
Deborah Kerr
Reynolds Cancels Trip After Plane Mishap
Mil lionaire pen maker Milton Reynolds cancelled his expedition to measure Amne Machin mountain after his plane sank into soft ground taxiing, a nose wheel blew, and the craft settled on its belly. None injured. Reynolds said the expedition is ended and blamed the damage on the mishap.
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Shanghai
China
Milton Reynolds
Reynolds
Everest
Red blinker stop signal installed at Key Intersections
Police chief Kunz reports completion of a red blinker stop signal at the intersections of South Meridian, West Bridge, and West Sexton. Warning signs are set about 300 feet ahead and FULL STOP signs posted on all five approach streets.
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Blackfoot
F.S. Kunz
South Meridian
West Bridge
West Sexton
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Marie Dressler
Mary Clark
Betty O'Neill
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Time
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Jack
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WIT & Wilson Taffy
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Charlie Chan
Roland Winter
Chisholm Trail
Charles Starrett
Handsome
John Blackston
White House
Beverly Hale
Capitol
Sips
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Mary Worth
Leona Blackston
Pocatello
POST
Hi-Way Inn
Columbia
Laroo, Laroo, Lilli” Bolero
Frankie Carle
Lone Star Moon
Gene Autry
Southland
Bob Wills
Woody Herman
Ford Music CO
W. Center
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Chet
Dude’s Confectionery
South Main
Montgomery Ward
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