Walking Woman Quiz Opened By Wilson
Earl Wilson reports on a satirical social column with jokes about Broadway celebrities Havana Miami sun and a playful puzzle about the Walking Woman. Readers are invited to mail in the Walking Woman’s name for prizes and quips about show business and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Earl Wilson
Slugger
Ol’ Broadway
Fred Allen
Havana
Miami
Phil Silvers
Cinderella
Winthrop Rockefeller
N.Y
Pike's Peak
Ralph Edwards
Miami Beach
Sunshine & Health
N.J
Earl's Pearls and Quips from Leon and Eddie's
A light anecdotal column jokes about French wine and water. It humorously recalls Eddie Davis at Leon and Eddie's and playfully critiques the Wilson Theory of Relativity about relatives visiting. The piece ends with a quip about boys studying the bar versus the grill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl’s Pearls
Eddie Davis
Leon & Eddie’s
British Lift Picture Ban Ends Anglo American Deadlock
The seven month film dispute between Britain and the United States ends with a four year pact starting June 14. Britain will drop its 75 percent tax on foreign film profits in England and allow American producers to keep all British earnings with some profits staying in Britain. In exchange the U S lifts the Hollywood embargo and pledges broader distribution of British films in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
United States
England
Sun dials as timekeepers and compasses
Sun dials mainly tell time yet can serve as compasses when the time is known, using the sun’s position to orient a direction.
Powell Eyed As Lead In Foreign Legion Play
Hedda Hopper reports Dick Powell eyed for lead in Rogue's Regiment about the French Foreign Legion in the Orient. Marta Torenанная Swedish import stars the feminine lead. John Garfield eyed for The Dark Wood. Ty Power resembles a ghost after long studio work. Rita Hayworth rumors of reconciliation with Orson Welles in Rome. Vic Mature and Mrs Mature at Laguna Beach home. Yuma wedding photos sent by bus. Henry Hull cast in The Great Gatsby. Zachary Scott back at Warners on a B picture. Judy Canova offered Annie Get Your Gun road show. Kay Kyser anniversary dinner tributes. Arthur Lubin finishes Francis screenplay about a talking mule in the U S Army.
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Hedda Hopper Hollwood
Dick Powell
French Foreign Legion
Marta Toren
Universal
John Garfield
Dark Wood
Tyrone’ Power
Jennifer Jones
John
Jennifer
Rita Hayworth
Orson Welles
Rome
Rita
Victor
Vic Mature
Mildred Stewart
Laguna Beach
Mature
Yuma
Hollywood
Vic
Dorothy
Dorothy Wanted To Keep It Quiet.” He Wanted Mrs. Vic
the Law
Martin Rome
Robert Siodmak
New York
Henry Hull
Jeeter Lester
Zachary Scott
Cass Timberlane
Lana Turner
Warners
Randy Scott
Harry Joe Brown
California
Mexico
Rogers
Kay Kyser
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Johnny Meyer
Dennis Day
Holland M
Howling Mad
Francis
Ahwalinee
Yosemite
U. S
Women Break Barrier In Western Las Vegas Boardroom
In Las Vegas Nevada women push into leadership as city and county clerks become female, court reporters are women, two women pass the Nevada bar and hang out their shingles, and a Business and Professional Women's Club member runs for a chamber of commerce board seat.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Chamber of Commerce
New Pill Promises Fearless Dentist Visits
Los Angeles doctors Milton Levine and Robert Hoyt claim a harmless barbiturate pill taken before a dentist visit will eliminate fear and pain, with a painless anesthetic technique reducing dental discomfort. Over 200 patients tested. children may drink a sedative soda. actress Margaret O'Brien funded the research with $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Levine
Robert Hoyt
White Memorial Hospital
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Margaret O’brien
Ricks College Sets 1948 49 Term Dates
President John L Clark announced the 1948 49 school year at Ricks College will start September 13 and end May 27 next year. Winter quarter begins December 6 and spring quarter starts March 17, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rezburg
Ida
Ricks College
John L. ‘Clark
Reds Infiltrate YWCA Sparks Civic Probe
A New York civic committee accuses the YWCA of communist influence targeting 3,000,000 teen girls. They aim to reorganize the national board and launch a nationwide campaign to root out communism within the YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Young Women’s Christian Association
Earl French
American Legion
Edward H. Potter
New York District Attorney
National Board
The
American’ Legion
Maximinus the Great Eats and Drinks Like an Emperor
The third century Roman emperor Maximinus reportedly consumed 30 to 40 pounds of meat and seven gallons of liquid daily.
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Maximinus
Woman Held Boy As Prisoner In Los Angeles Case
A 60 year old woman admitted keeping an abandoned boy as a prisoner to protect him from society. John Joseph, 12, weighed 48 pounds when found. he said two women starved and bound him for years. Marie Clavey denied mistreatment and claimed she fed him and kept him from school. Juvenile authorities described severe malnutrition and noted the boy had never attended school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Joseph
Marie Clavey
John
Josephine Vella
Neck Out Over Turns Says Driver
A playful quip notes drivers rarely extend an arm to signal turns preferring to stick their necks out. The line mocks cautious driving while highlighting a cheeky habit observed among motorists.
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Geo. Dixon
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Maurice L. Wurzel
Slug
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Toledo
Dick Leahy
Atlanta
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Robert E. Lee
Herb-Shriner
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Jax Journal
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Pat Shelton
Sigma Chi
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335 East Center
Hi-Way Inn
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Little Lee Punk
Harvey Funk
Cleveland
Lee
Caroline
YWCA
Queens Y. W. C. A
Communist Party
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Guitar
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Mile Inn
Hiway
Zephyr Club
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Fred’s
Chet
Dude’s Confectionery
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Montgomery Ward
Campbell’s Coffee Shop Hotel
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Savoy Cafe
West Center
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