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Show GO THE WHOLE HOG A slang expression which likely originated among gamblers in England. "Hog? for centuries has been a slang term piece. fot a It is fair to presume that one gambler would go (or bet) one shilling or a half crown, while another would say, "Ill go the whole hog, meaning the whole piece of five shillings. In ancient geograMEANDER of a rivphy Meander was the name its er in Asia Minor famous for many windings. This is the origin of our word meander, meaning circuitous travel. BONFIRE This word was originally "bonefire, literally "a fire of bones, and was applied to a funeral pyre. five-shilli- Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE ITS r Fred MacMurray whom public chose for the stellar role in RKOs The Miracle of the Bells. A blank ballot was printed in the New York Times and ballots were inserted in each copy of the book, so (as is not always the case in such mat- BaWaWaWaTaYaTaWaWaWaWaWaWaTaW ters) the public really had a chance to vote. The character is that of a d press agent, lively, hard-boile- WHY TAKE HARSHLAXATIVEST Healthful Fresh Fruit Drink Makes Purgatives Unnecessary for Most People rt flffiilffiL vs V$ IVy " V,'w PRESIDENT-ELEC- T t-Elect Thomas . . . Presiden- Beretta of Uruguay upon his arrival at Miami, Fla., en route to Washington, D. C., to confer with President Truman as well as representatives of his government. FRED MacMURRAY Clark perfect for MacMurray. Ga- ble and Cary Grant also got plenty of votes; right now the public seems to want to see Clark Gable in prac- tically anything! Same with Ingrid Bergman; she led the list for the role of the motion picture actress; second place, an unknown, with Jennifer Jones and Greer Garson coming next. AFTERMATH . . . Washed ashore one mile from Pacific Beach, Wash., was the mine pictured at bottom where it is being compared with the size of a jeep. The mine is believed to have been in the water at least two years and supposedly came from a Japanese harbor defense installation. Top shows the demolition by Lt. Devon G. Winslow, who during the past year has disposed of 11 mines which were washed ashore on the Pacific coast. WAR m Heres a way to overcome constipation without harsh laxatives. Drink juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass of water first thing on arising. Most people find this all they need -s- timulates normal bowel action day after day! Lemon and water is good for you. Lemons are among the richest sources of vitamin C, which combats fatigue, helps resist colds and infections. They supply valuable amounts of vitamins Bi and P. They pep up appetite. They alkalinize, aid digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tang too-clethe mouth, wakes you up, starts you going. drink 10 Try this grand wake-u-p mornings. See if it doesnt help you ! Use California Sunkist Lemons. ars Youll learn some surprising facts when you see the new March of Handle with Time, Germany Care! Youll learn the reasons for the British and American attempt to break the economic barriers separating the four zones of Germany; youll see German crowds at the races, and at fashion shows. And the curtain is lifted on the obscure Russian zone. Germany Handle with Care! is important! - -- NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL . . . Philip B. Perlman, Baltimore, who was nominated by President Truman to be solicitor general of the United States to succeed J. Howard McGrath, now a U. S. senator from Rhode Island. Ancient Aztec civilization gets a lot of attention at the NBC Life Can Be Beautiful rehearsals; the star, Alice Reinhart, and her husband, Les Tremayne, also on the show, spend their vacations in Mexico each year; his hobby is studying and photographing archeological ruins. Next time theyll visit the Yucatan peninsula theyre doing research on the ruins there right SrAYiS Outdoors in any weather, feet keep comfortable with S0LE$ as well as Heets by Sullivan . now. ' k . s When Milton Berle supplants Rudy Vallee on the air, beginning March 11th, you'll hear a new singer for whom great things are predicted. Hes Dick Farney, and the movies ' 'SNs s are already after him, but he wants When you see The Locket, with Laraine Day, Brian Aheme, Robert Mitchum and Gene Raymond starring, youll see samples of art work by other players. In an art gallery sequence displays include charcoal sketches by Douglas Fairbanks Jr., water colors by James Warren, oil paintings by Barbara Hale, statuary by Ginger Rogers and pastels by Myrna Dell. Just pastime art, but good. The report on Fred Astaires first movie test is practically a classic Cant act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little. But hes not the only one who hit the top after a dis- the shortage of milk ... So acuteofhasagriculture and state bot- tles become that the department cies are lending their influence in an appeal to consumers to return the 25 million empties which have accumulated in basements and storerooms of the country. According to the dairy folk, it takes eight friiiir bottles to keep one bottle full in the icebox and those 25 million bottles are desperately needed to prevent a milk shortage. V. S. agen- I) I ORIS gRE A PlONIR POSTS mmm -- Abbott and Costello yearn to dc Hamlet in the movies; itll be a burlesque version, of course, which may cause admirers of the classic to shudder. The boys wont get around to it till after they make a picture in England next summer. NO MILK !) JUST A OASH IN BARRED Joy Ames and Dick Landry, dancers, were paired as a romantic team in My Wild Irish Rose. Theyd never met till the picture started. So they fell in love, and were married on the set, with stars Dennis Morgan and Andrea King as best of honor. man and matron ' Lucky, after Patsy was barred from two Los Angeles schools unless she agreed to attend class without her specially - trained guide dog. After more than eight years on Kate Smith Speaks will switch to the Mutual network on Juh 23rd, with Ted Collins as News comdeal mentator; its a five-yeKate Smith Sings will continue os CBS till further notice. FROM SCHOOL . . . Blind Patsy Ruth Fergus, 16, Los Angeles, caresses her guide dog, CBS, ar i SORETON couraging start. Of course, theres Ray Milland, who made four trips from England to Hollywood before he made the grade. NO BOTTLES UHU X JUSTICES DAUGHTER SERVES SODAS . . . Millie Douglas, 17, daughter of U. S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, during past five months has been working behind a fountain at an Alexandria, Va., drugstore. She says she likes the work. HILK tvu to make a name in radio here first. 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