Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 26, 2023 -
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Category: Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, Death, Odd Names, Police and Other Law Enforcement, 1940s
The Mystery Writers of America, which was founded in 1945 in New York City and soon expanded to other locations, in its early years used to throw what they called a Clues Party. In November 1947 the party was in Chicago, and the MWA awarded the title of Mystery Girl to the woman who performed best in a scream test—as opposed to screen test. Four contestants—Marybeth Prebis, Betty Rosboro, Bobby Jo Rodgers, and Portia Kubin—let fly with their most bloodcurdling screams, and the winner was Kubin, above.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 23, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Literature, Books, 1940s, Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 15, 2023 -
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Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1940s
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 08, 2023 -
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Category: Architecture, Domestic, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Regionalism, 1940s, Natural Wonders
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 28, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Hygiene, Advertising, Clothing, 1940s
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 25, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1940s, Dance
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 20, 2023 -
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Category: Humor, Music, 1940s
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 17, 2023 -
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Category: Crime, Inventions, Patents, Money, Innocent Bystanders, Passersby, Witnesses and Accidental Victims, 1940s
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 05, 2023 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Inventions, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, 1940s
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 16, 2023 -
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Category: 1940s, Weapons
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