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...Janeiro, Brazil's President Getulio Vargas celebrated May Day by treating Good-Will Tourist Douglas Fairbanks Jr. to a 9? lunch at a workers' restaurant. While they ate, loudspeakers blared Emily Post slogans. Sample: "Don't wipe your mouth on the tablecloth; use a paper napkin." Goodwillman Fairbanks was lionized by Rio society, cheered by 50,000 football fans. Asked by newspapermen why Hollywood presents so distorted a view of Latin-American life (see p. 34), quick-witted Actor Fairbanks replied that Hollywood often presented a pretty distorted picture of U.S. life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Holiday | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

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