Hope Emerson Shocks Filmland With Comedy Revival
Hollywood August trio with Hope Emerson, famed for Caged, stars in a touring musical revue That’s Life. Emerson, who said she did comedy on New York stages in the 1940s, joins a cast led by Danny Dave aiming for a December main-stem opening. The show features Rosalind Russell and others, with scores by Johnny Mercer Ray Evans and Jay Livingston.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Hope Emerson
Hope
Fiverybody
New York
Danny Dave
Rosalind Russell
Betty Hutton
Bing Crosby
Grace Kelly
Broadway
Nick Castle
Johnny Mercer
Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Miss Emerson
7 Hope
Lfe
More Better Politics Is Nation's Need
Dr Stuart A. MacCorkle of the University of Texas argues that the nation needs stronger local parliaments and less government centralization. He urges citizens to act unselfishly week by week and day by day to improve government rather than merely criticizing it.
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Austin
Tex
Stuart A. MacCorkle
University of Texas
Institute of Public Affairs
Europe
Near East
Maccorkle
Newburgh Census Shows Women Outnumber Men in Most Ages
In Newburgh New York a city committee finds females outnumber males in every age group except under 14 and over 35. In the 21 to 35 marrying range there are 3 692 women to 3 160 men and in the 21 to 24 bracket 1 015 women to 795 men. Citizens eye Leap Year implications as counts highlight gender balance.
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New Burgh
N. Y
New York
White House anecdotes and Eisenhower campaign logistics
Washington dispatch recounts amusing behind the scenes moments with President Eisenhower including golf feats at Burning Tree and a staged shower encounter, plus a mistaken rumor about a grandchild. It notes a red white and blue mailbox at the basement post office, a Secret Service escort for reporter Jack Sutherland, and Denver as a campaign base with a preference for air travel over train during fall trips.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Police Car Swiped and Set Afire in Fort Worth
Police seek suspects after thieves stole the car of Detective Chief Andre Fournier, removed the radio and other equipment, and set it on fire. The vehicle, parked outside Fournier's apartment, was found Sunday on a country lane 22 miles west of Cleburne, with the tear seat burned.
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Fort Worth
Andre Fournier
Fournier
Cleburne
Medical School Dean L. J. Moorman Dies at 79
Dr. L. J. Moorman former dean of the University of Oklahoma medical school died at St Anthony hospital at age 79. A tuberculosis expert he established Oklahoma City's first private sanatorium in 1904 and led national and state health groups, serving as dean from 1934 to 1936 and as secretary editor of the Oklahoma State Medical Journal.
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Oklahoma City
L. J. Moorman
University of Oklahoma Medical School
St. Anthony Hospital
National Tuberculosis Society
Oklahoma County Health Association
Oklahoma State Medical Journal
Dallas TV Station May Increase Power
WFAA TV seeks a temporary power boost to 274000 watts pending a new Cedar Hill tower and 316000 watt transmitter. The FCC permit would run until completion later in 1955 of the 1520 foot Cedar Hill tower used jointly by WFAA TV and KRLD TV. A second item notes a five-year-old girl fatally struck on Padre Island near Corpus Christi by a car driven by A M Preston of Corpus Christi.
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Dallas
Wfaa-Tv
Federal Communications Commission
Cedar Hill
Wfaa TV
Krlad-Tv
Corpus Christi
Geraldine Rawls
Padre Island
Corpus Christ
A. M. Preston
Beating of 86 year old farmer near Kennedale
William Watter Billingsley, an 86 year old farmer near Kennedale, was beaten by two men near his chicken house and suffered a possible skull fracture. He is under treatment at City-County hospital. The attackers fled with a pistol shotgun and rifle later surrendered to Fort Worth police, admitting they disarmed the Billingsleys but denying the assault.
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Fort Worth
William Watter Billingsley
Kennedale
Harry
Billingsleys
Housing Bill Signed By President Promises Broad Reforms
The Aug. 3 report covers Eisenhower signing a sweeping housing bill easing government insured mortgages, plus the swearing in of Norman Mason as FHA cleanup commissioner. It notes profiteering crackdowns amid a Senate housing scandal probe and lists related incidents in Corpus Christi and Sweetwater. Schools and local notices omitted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Norman Mason
Federal Housing Administration
Senate
Legion May Abolish Forty And Eight Society
New York Aug 2 Ameri voted Monday to abolish the Forty and Eight Society and its Eighth Group amid changes. The move revives prospects of a battle at the region's national convention in Washington next month over whether to continue the subsidiary organization.
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New York
Ameri
Washington
Fion To Hold False Teeth More Firmly In Place
An advert describes FASTEETH denture powder that keeps false teeth steadier and more comfortable. It claims no gummy taste or souring, reduces denture odor, and is available at drug counters.
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