No Business Like Show Business Jinx Delays Fox Film
Hollywood Sept 31 UP lends a backstage peek at the production of No Business Like Show Business for 20th Century Fox. A cascade of illnesses and mishaps slowed filming including Donald O Connor pneumonia Dan Dailey laryngitis and bronchitis Marilyn Monroe Lang and the team rerouted dances and costumes while 900 dancers awaited wardrobe fixes causing late nights and a cliffhanger schedule.
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Ethel Merman
United Press
Hollywood
20Th: Century-Fox Cinemascope
Donald O'Connor
Donald
Los Angeles
San Francisco
IFE
Lang
Soldiers to Don Their New Green Uniforms Sept 1
The Army announced that starting September 1 1956 soldiers will receive one green uniform and one olive drab. Complete switch to green will take years with olive drab remaining for some time. Officers and enlisted men will wear the same coat and pants with civilian style cuts and insignia.
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Washington
Army
Quirks From United Press News Digest Warps Neighborhood Tales
A collage of brief dispatches covers Pamela Conlon surviving a three story fall with minor bruises after landing on a couch in Pasadena. In Dartington England a driver cooling overheated car explains to Officer Fagan the situation. William Passmore, once blind for 14 years, wakes after a bump and says he can see again. In Brazil Indiana Mrs Peggy Roper is given blood to pass a lie detector test while detained on forgery adultery and forged hotel reservations. In Mexico City Police guard Cordoba after a street brawl ends with bystander Mata striking him and authorities rescuing Cordoba with his uniform torn and eye blackened.
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Brazil
Ind
Peggy. Roper
Centralia
Mexico City
Luis Lopez Cordoba
Cordoba
Juan Mata
Mata
Sun Patterns For Easy Sewing
The Baytown Sun advertises jumper and wiget ensembles with patterns No. 2728 and No. 2462 in multiple sizes, plus a spring summer fashion book with color forecasts. Patterns cost 30 cents plus 5 cents extra for first class mail, include name address style number and size.
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Baytown Sun
Chelsa Station
New York 11
N. Y
Bus Strike Averted In Waco By Pay Hike
WACO Sept. 1 UP A scheduled strike by Waco bus drivers was called off Tuesday night when the Transportation Workers of America CIO signed a new contract with the Waco Transit Co. It calls for a five cent hourly pay increase. Drivers had sought a 40 hour five day week with no loss of pay from the six day week they currently work. That demand was refused.
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WACO
Transportation Workers of America
CIO
Waco Transit Co
Students urged to return to school in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Tim Hughes warned Tuesday that students who quit school for summer jobs may earn money now but sacrifice future earnings. Researchers report a battery using silicon strips that directly converts light to electricity, harnessing solar energy.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Labor
Tim, Hughes
Hughes
Number Of Texas School Children Up 20 Per Cent
Austin reports Texas school children will rise about 20 percent in the next five years. Public school enrollment estimated at 1,664,000 for the current period with daily attendance seen at 1,375,000 in 1953-54 and projected to 1,993,000 by 1959-60. Foundation funding tied to attendance. Attendance rose from 80.5 percent of enrollment in 1941-42 to 85.7 percent in 1952-53 and is expected to reach 90.3 percent.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Education
Private
Minimu, m
Shivers Grateful for Campaign Help from Old Texanns
SUP Gov Allan Shivers thanked campaign workers and Old Texans for continued contributions. He spoke by telephone from his Woodville farm during a vacation following last Saturday's election and was expected back in his office Friday. A remark mentioned the reticulated python as the world’s largest snake, growing over 30 feet.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Tion
Vn Sa
Woodville
India
Malaya
Ig-stated
Stork Delivers Daughter At Baytown Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. G J Gillen of Alig Parkway Drive announce the birth of a daughter at Baytown hospital on Monday. The nine pound twelve ounce girl is named Deborah Je She hag two brothers, Gari and Michael. Grandparents are Mrs Ethel Hollister and Mrs Susie Clemandenton, and Mr and Mrs JA H Roeder of Crosby. Dayton Memorial Hoxnital lists birth date August 22.
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Gillen
G.J. Gillen
Alig
Parkway Drive
Baytown Hospital
Deborah
Gari
Michael
Ethel Hollister
Susie
Clémenda Ton
Richard Leg Skerpa
Dayton
Memorial
Hoxnital
Oungea
JA. H.roeder
Crosby
Mary’ Skarpa
Edward Skarpe
Sf. Dayton
U S Sells Track Of Land To Oklahoma
Government trust land transfer to Oklahoma described as a permit action. The notice notes sale of a tract formerly held for specific use and outlines the state’s acquisition steps and authority. Local authorities reference the land parcel and official channels for the conveyance.
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U.S
Oklahoma
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