Monday, May 01, 1950




Top News Headlines This Quarter:

TRUMAN TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON STATE TO DEDICATE THE GRAND COULEE DAM.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN PUTS HIS SIGNATURE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT-HIS POINT FOUR PROGRAM.

NORTH KOREAN TROOPS CROSS THE 38TH PARALLEL, INVADING SOUTH KOREA.

TRUMAN ASKS STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII AND ALASKA.

Top Songs for 1950:
Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole And Trio
The Third Man Theme - Anton Karas
Sentimental Me - Ames Brothers
Sam's Song - Gary And Bing Crosby
Bonaparte's Retreat - Kay Starr
Rag Mop - Ames Brothers
All My Love - Patti Page
The Thing - Phil Harris

US President: Harry Truman
US Vice President: Alben Barkley

Prices:

House: $14,500.00
Car: $1,750.00
Milk: $0.82
Gas: $0.20
Stamp: $0.03
Bread: $0.14

Average Income: $3.216.00

Birthdays:

Glenn Ford - 1916
Rita Coolidge - 1944
Judy Collins - 1939

Academy Award Winners:

Best Picture: All About Eve Directed By Joseph L Mankiewicz
Best Actor: Jose Ferrer in Cyrano De Bergerac
Best Actress: Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday

Sports Headlines This Year:

NATIONAL LEAGUE WINS BASEBALL'S ALL STAR GAME.

NEW YORK BEATS PHILADELPHIA IN 4 STRAIGHT GAMES TO WIN WORLD SERIES.

BROWNS DEFEAT RAMS 30-28 TO WIN FOOTBALL TITLE.

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP EZZARD CHARLES DEFEATS JOE LOUIS IN 15 ROUNDS ON AN ATTEMPTED COMEBACK IN NEW YORK.

Respectfully Submitted: Rosemary Hughes