Questions and Answers from the Winchester Star bureau
A reader questions height of Mt Everest and recent quakes in Assam, why jack o lanterns are used on Halloween, haze in Indian summer, first ascent of the Eiffel Tower, onion soup polarity, mongoose venom immunity, why artists call brushes pencils, stamp varieties in 1949, Belgian independence, Danish decoration for Eisenhower, Statue of Liberty eye size, Arms in hotel names, and Panama canal locks. The bureau provides concise factual responses with dates and names where available.
Granger talks Hollywood life and love after Africa visit
Stewart Granger discusses American women, his Africa hunt, and life in Hollywood. He praises American sociability, notes his romance with Jean Simmons, and explains current contract limits while confirming UK ties and future plans.
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Hollywood
Stewart Granger
Africa
King Solomon's Mines
Granger
Ave Gardner
Lana Turner
Bob Topping
Ann Miller
Deborah Kerr Stewart
Tony Bartley
Elspeth March
England
Jean Simmons
M-G-M
Arthur Rank
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Everest
Assam
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Hallowe'en
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Edward VIII
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Louis XV
Once
Chalons
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Belgium
Leopold of Saxe
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eason
Panama
Gooodjyear
Meekes
Lifeguard
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock
Hollywood Column
America
California
Gy Wolf
Jordan
Transjordan
Mecca
Penney’s
Congoleum
Congo
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
Winchester
Penney
Ney
Penneys
Gabardine
Ecru
J. C. Penney CO
Penney's
Melton Cossack
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