Word: portlanders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stem to Stern. In Portland, Ore., Jitterbug Ray Harrigan started cutting a rug with a toothpick in his mouth, ended up in a hospital with an intestinal perforation...
Monkey Business. In Portland, Ore., several monkeys in the zoo found some walnuts, discovered that the natural stain in the husks made a fine cosmetic, painted themselves gaudy greens and golds. In New Orleans, a pet monkey, egged on by two small boys, climbed into an "iron claw" slot machine, garnered $60 worth of clocks, fishing reels, and other knickknacks...
Fruity Booty. In Portland, Ore., John Bribbon reported to police that a burglar had made off with 50?, five theater tickets, and two bananas...
There was: war-jammed cities all over the nation felt the pinch of the greatest housing shortage in the nation's history. In Kansas City, the Veterans' Housing Center had 700 applications, could fill only 30. In Portland, Ore., a veteran turned city fireman lived with his wife and child in one room, shared a bathroom with seven other families. In Birmingham, veterans and their families lived in tourist camps, heated baby bottles on automobile radiators...
Beer & Inflation. Only a start had been made. The big San Miguel Brewery was bottling beer and Coca-Cola, but the entire output was being taken by the Army. At Cebu the huge Government-owned Portland cement plant was nearing its prewar production, but was still unable to meet the demand...