Diner's Club Auction of Million Dollar Idea
Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider created Diner's Club offering a credit card to about 60 000 subscribers for dining flowers and liquor. Subscribers pay 5 dollars yearly, with a seven percent take from restaurants and hotels. The system saves cash handling for customers and bookkeeping for merchants. The biggest charge reported was a 25000 dollar party in Los Angeles.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Frank McNamara
Club
McNamara
Ralph Schneist
Los Angeles
Christmas Posadas In Mexico City Celebrate Avant-Garde Parties
Christmas Posadas in Mexico mix traditional pageantry with growing adult gatherings. Guests chant for shelter as hosts grant entry and pinatas and Nativity decor set a festive scene. Violence and drinking are discouraged while religious symbolism remains central.
Daily Crossword Clues and Solved Grid Preview
A compact crossword clue set includes entries such as Comfort Apple seed and Beast of burden with note on oscillate astern lieutenant abbr apportion coin braz mountain nymph imbibe full of note and permeates with persistent scolds as down clues point to beach citadel and part of tone.
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Comfort
Braz
Beach
Citadel
Congress Announces Coast Guard Academy EntranceExams
Rep Burt P Harrison announced a nationwide two day competitive exam for Coast Guard Academy admission at New London Conn. In 1952 about 200 selectees will be chosen. Applicants must be 17 to 22 and pass an array of tests including English math science and social studies. Applications should be sent to Coast Guard Headquarters before Jan 1.
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Burt P. Harrison
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Harrison
Coast Guard Aoad
Enry
Coast Guard Academy
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington
D. C
Catholic faith of Democratic National Committee chairmen
The Democratic National Committee states that all national chairmen since 1890 have been Catholics. This claim references a historical pattern within the party leadership.
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Democratic National Committee
Hollywood Column Highlights Split View On Men And Acting
Gene Handsaker notes Denise Darcel contrasts American and French men in courting and sincerity. A Salem reader prompts questions about Allyn Joslyn’s next parts as he plans a New York move. Readers discuss Clara Bow scenes and producers weighing profit and time, with producer Bill Thom as criticizing studios for insular quirks. A playful shopwindow gag features a pea nut brittle can with green arms.
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Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Denise Darcel
Water Emerges Clear After Air in Pipes
The water initially appears cloudy as air is forced into the supply by pressure from the faucet. The air quickly dissipates and the water clears, restoring visibility and quality.
Egg spot quality and edibility guidance
The text explains that small blood or meat spots in eggs usually do not make them inedible and do not harm a person if eaten, though they lower market value. Bloody white or large spots on the yolk or in the white render eggs inedible.
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Ore
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Mable Smith
Allentown
Clara Bow
Viola
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Legal
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Toots Shor’s
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