Tom Scott Sings of America Folk, New York Composer
Kentucky born Tom Scott, American troubadour and composer, rose during the depression era to fame as a folk song arranger and performer. He studied voice and piano at the University of Kentucky, then moved to New York to pursue composing and singing, later becoming known for his American folklore repertoire and collaborations with Joy Pride Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andret
Tom Scott
Rose Marie
Reuben Taylor
Rhodes
Tor
Ind
Louisville Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Jefferson Scott
University of Kentucky
New York
Juillard School
John Henry
Paul Bunyan
Northwest
Scott
San Carlo Opera Company
Jones Beach
New Canaan Country Club
Connecticut
Kentucky
Thornton Wilder
Westport
Fred Waring
ASCAP
Jeanie
Tom
Barbara Allen
Waring
Joy Pride Scott
Hollywood
Ned Hill
Sunday Post
Imuyduk
Folkrat
America
Wilton
Veterans Administration Lawyers Guard Veterans Interests Worldwide
The VA legal staff handles domestic relations, guardianship, medical contracts and patent advice, with wide scope across federal and state law. VA attorneys reduced hospital stays, arranged treatment for non service incurred disability, and established standards for out patient care and marriages involving veterans abroad. They created mortgage and guardianship forms, argued in state supreme courts, and protected veterans in myriad disputes including proxy and common law marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
Veterans
Edward BE. Odom
Veterans Administration
Odom
Australia
Japan
Germany
England
France
Italy
Bridgeport talent reunites for Cancer fund effort
Matt Saunders missed the old time actors reunion at Actors Colony Inn Seymour citing a prior engagement in town. Notables present included Jimmy Conroy and the O Neill brothers, Elkins, Fay and Elkins, The Four Whelans, and Martha Neary. Col. Stoopnagle praised the designers while Jack Keller promoted King Guion's band at Lenny's Rainbow Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Saunders
Loew-Poli
Actors Colony Inn
Seymour
Matt
Plaza
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
al Bei
Saunders
Cancer Fund
Jimmy Conroy
Conroy and
Lee
O’neill Brothers
Joe
Jack
Fred
Elkins
Fay
Whelans
Minnie
Martha
Leo
Florida
Joey
Sime Neary
Jack Keller
King Guion
Lenny
Rainbow Room
Bill
Guion
California
Local chatter mixes games and gossip in New Haven area
Mabel Merritt notes eggs at a dollar a dozen echo an old shell game. Benjamin J. Prankel of 51 Myrtle Avenue can afford luxuries while winning $250 in a Broad Street pharmacy store window dressing contest run by Cott Beverage of New Haven. Margaret Montreys of WICC departs for Florida as she plans a Miami birthday with her sister. Bill Elliott teases about radio station WLIZ announcer hopefuls. Squire of Monroe Center quips on women’s independence from 24 button dresses. Angelo at the Algonquin Club cites an oyster joke about optimism and pearls. A cold snap reminds shoppers three months remain till Christmas, which falls on a Thursday. Police report notes a taxi hold-up attempt. Judson Lallaye, ex-WICC trainee now teaching radio technique, returns to Fordham. Sunday tidbits include Mary HIRDES ill in hospital and John Linley’s Civil Service link. A $25 police sick benefit donation is noted. City’s new 600-gallon fire truck cost $9,975. Connecticut youths James Nicola, Robert Keyes, and Marvin Prank among nine from the state entering Clark College Worcester. Walter Casey vows a winter greeting in a fur-lined “winter bathing suit.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Prankel
Myrtle Avenue
Broad Street
New England
New York State
Cott Beverage Corporation of
New Haven
Mary Fitzpatrick
James Hirdes
Black Rock Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
John Linley
Civil Service
Social Service
Welfare Department
Police Sick Benefit Society
Sarah J. Cooper
Brooklawn Avenue
James Nicola
Robert J. Keyes
Marvin J. Prank
Connecticut
Clark College
Worcester
Mass
Among the Fire Fighters in Town
A local firehouse feature lists firefighters and family lines including Al Deer ill at home on Burcourt. It notes two sets of three brothers Juclid Frank and Edward Mayg and Bob Ray Joe Tiernan, with twins Bob and Ray. It mentions five dads whose sons will join the ranks, including Bill Yale and Bobby Yale, Ed Fitch Sr and Jr, Ed Callahan and Ellwyn Callahan, AL Schmidlin and Earle Jennings, Ed Daley and Eddie, and Engine 15’s new station at Evers Street. Also reports Engine 15 call activity, Niagara Falls trip by Jack O Leary and wife, firemen's ball ticket sales for sick and death funds, Lt Bill Davis with new molars, Rev Raymond Ludford named principal of St Joseph's Bristol school, and badge allocations for Harold Byrnes and Bob Kaslow.
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al Deer
Burcourt
Howard T
Litc
Comstock
Juclid
Frank
Edward Mayg
Bob
Ray
Joe Tiernan
Big Bill Yale
Bobby Yale
Middle Street
Ed Fitch, Sr
Id Jr
Ed Callahan
Hayden
Ellwyn Callahan
John Schmidlin
AL Schmidlin
John Street
Earle Jennings
Sylvester E. Jennings
Ed Daley
Engine 9
Eddie
Georgetown University
New Evers Street
Jack O'Leary
Truck 5
Beth
Niagara Falls
Canada
Bill Davis
Raymond Ludford
Frank Ludford
St. Joseph’s School
Bristol
Harold Byrnes
Bob Kaslowski
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Troubadour
Iertea
Carl Sandburg
John Niles
Cowboy
Frank Dome
Texas
Oxford HA Hotkin
Library of Congress
Filie Singedger
Lomnaves
Paco Bill
Butto
Gong
The
Low
Buttling
Loulaville
William Crawford
Wilson Point Norwalk
Crawford
Highway Gang
Merritt Parkway
Whitman
Nod Hill Road
Parkway
New Canaan
Ridgefield
14Th Street
Johnny Appleseed
Howard Hanson
Rochester Symphony
Hornbipe
Nantucket
Stonkowski
Hollywood Bowl
Cape Cod
Serlea
Mona Montes
Metropolitan Opera House
Radio Center
Town Hall
Longshore Country Club
St Klein Memorial
Wilton Riding Club
Detroit
Julien Academy
Scandanavian Conservatories
Paris
New York City
Nod Hill
Veterans Administration Jack-of-All Legal Trades
Vern Haugland
Comptroller General
USC
Cabeb
Portland
Ore
Interior Department
North Dakota
Nebraska
Supreme Courts of
Missouri
Illinois
Col. Stoopnagle
J. W. Witzpatrick
By Bailey A. Barnum
Mabel Merritt
Margaret Montreys
WICC
Public Service Department
Miami
Bill Elliott
WLIZ
International Garment Workers’ Union
Monroe Center
Angelo
Algonquin Club
Dad
Judson Lallaye
Fordham University
Walter
Auto Parts
Casey
Fairfield Beach
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