Ad experts and Madison Avenue shape modern wants
A vivid profile of Madison Avenue as a tribe of advertising professionals shaping American tastes across products from soaps to cars. It notes vast spending, dense New York concentration, high salaries, job insecurity, and a culture of luxe lunches and high rolling campaigns.
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New York
Madison Avenue
America
Manhattan
Advertising Age
Chicago
Detroit
Westport
Conn
Times Square
Grand Central Terminal
Park
Lexington
Fifth Avenues
Diner's Club
Colony
Stork Club
Temporary painters wield immense power over all of us
The passage notes that temporary painters hold enormous influence over everyone, a power they do not dispute but acknowledge as a fact affecting society.
Ike Truman Among Nation's Best Dressed Men
In New York the Custom Tailors Guild of America named Dwight D. Eisenhower best dressed in politics and Harry S. Truman top statesman. Frank Sinatra Romanesque fashion tag, Guy Lombardo best dressed in music, Richard Montalban honored in theater, Henry Cabot Lodge top dressed American at the United Nations.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Frank Sinatra
Custom Tailors Guild of America
Truman
Sinatra
Guy Lombardo
Ricard Montalban
Jamaica
U. S
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Highway officer chides older drivers at youth safety conference
C. G. Conner of Austin, assistant chief of the Texas Highway Patrol, told 85 delegates from 22 city secondary schools during the third youth for traffic safety conference at TCU that older drivers show a horse and buggy attitude. He urged better preparation, care and courtesy to raise skill and safety on the road.
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Fort Worth
C. G. Conner
Austin
Texas Highway Patrol
TCU
Conner
Muscular Dystrophy Month Proclaimed in Texas
Gov. Price Daniel designated November as Erase Muscular Dystrophy Month and noted about 12,500 Texans suffer from the disease. He urged Texans to join prayers and fund-raising efforts to combat the condition.
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Austin
Price Daniel
First Drink Due After 150 Years
London reports Mahmud Eivazov a Soviet resident claiming to be 150 years old plans his first drink this month. He says he will toast the Bolshevik revolution's 40th anniversary on November 7 with a glass of wine. He lives in the Azerbaijan Mountains and counts 200 descendants including a 110 year old daughter working as a milkmaid on a collective farm.
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London
Mahmud_ Eivazov
Moscow
Eivazov
Azerbaijan
Shaving While Driving Prompts Careless Driving Cue
An irate woman told New Jersey motor vehicle officials she saw a man shaving in his car. Assistant Director Albert Rhodes said no specific shaving law exists but a driver could face a careless driving charge if caught.
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Trenton
N. J
State Motor Vehicles Division
Motor Vehicles
Albert Rhodes
Health drive to remove sugary vending from schools
The article argues that eliminating soft drink and candy machines in schools is crucial for children's dental health. It notes sugar fuels decay, explains saliva buffering limits with frequent snacking, and cites university studies linking refined carbohydrates to lower acid producers. The State Health Department offers a dentist access saliva tests to tailor diets, highlighting disparities in immunity.
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State Health Department
Texas
Deferment for Science Students Discussed by Defense Leaders
Chicago report says the Defense Department manpower chief indicated science and engineering students would likely be deferred indefinitely from military service if full mobilization occurred. Albert Kay, director of manpower supply, spoke on education problems at a conference panel.
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Chicago
Defense Department
Albert Kay
Department
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