TV and radio stars shine in fresh drama and game shows
THON MACLAUGHLIN leads NBC Counterspy and The Road of Life as Dr. Jim Brant. Don began in radio as a neighing horse for 22.50 first year. Bess Myerson stars on television with plans for The Big Payoff. Rock Hudson rises with Scarlet Angel opposite Yvonne De Carlo.
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Thon Maclaughlin
NBC
Jim Brant
Don
Bess Myerson
Walt Farmer
Rock Hudson
Universal- International
Tony Curtis
Yvonne de Carlo
Lowell Thomas film The Ice Men shown at Pre Centen nial Dinner
An unusual CBS newsman Lowell Thomas premiered The Ice Men in Alaska at the American Geographical Society Pre Centen nial Dinner. The 1950 summer project on the Juneau Ice Cap involved jet take offs with U S Government cooperation. Wil Rogers Jr to star in The Will Rogers Story at Warners with Jane Wy man.
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CBS
Lowell Thomas
Alaska
The
American Geographical Society
Thomas
Juneau
U. S
Wil Rogers, Jr
Will Rogers
Warners
Jane Wyman
Francis Goes to the Races Turns Singing Mule
Francis the talking mule becomes a singing mule in Francis Goes to the Races and The Missouri Waltz features in the tune. Nancy Olson, star of Submarine Command, candidly says she cannot cook and does not want to learn. The Protestant Broadcasting and Film Commission held its fourth annual television workshop for ministers. Buster Crabbe has signed for a Columbia serial.
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Francis
Nancy Olson
Submarine Command
Protestant Broadcasting and Film Commission
Buster Crabbe
Columbia
Crime in Philadelphia The Numbers Racket Ties
In Philadelphia a major numbers racket flourishes via a politico gambler police tie up. The Senate Crime Committee hears of a city where police salaries and civil service regulations hamper action, calls for reform, and details on leaders like Harry Stromberg alias Nig Rosen and Captain Elwell.
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Philadelphia
Senate Crime Committee
Steee
Public Safety
Samuel H. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Philadelphia System of Civil Service Regulations
Bernard Samuels
Harry Stromberg
Nig Rosen
Richardson
Stromberg
New York
Greater
Michael McDonald
Jack Rogers
Rogers
McDonald
Mike
Vincent Elwell
Elwell
Caserta
Halley rises as video hero in Kefauver hearings
The Kefauver Committee and Rudy Halley dominate politics as his TV presence turns him into a vice crusader. Critics note how Costello and others boosted the hearings into a televised spectacle while Halley’s declining and memory lines push him toward mayoral potential and beyond.
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Ericksons
Costellos
Adonises
Kefauver
Costello
Rudy
Halley
New York
Rudolph Halley
The Charming Deceiver Nabbed By Disguised Detective
An ex convict tried to extort five thousand dollars from the parents of a missing 10 year old girl Beverly since August. Detective Bernard Conley posed as Mrs Potts to trap Frank Davis 48 who admitted phoning and writing to the Potts family. Davis was captured when the detective delivered a sack believed to contain the ransom money and was turned over to FBI and Postal authorities.
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Cleveland
Frank Davis
Robert Potts
Beverly
Potts
Davis
Bernard Conley
Mrs. Potts
FBI
Onto A Steeple and A Painter’s Drying Wait
Herb Shriner recounts a man who painted a church steeple from the bottom up. He had to wait for the paint to dry before descending.
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Herb Shriner
Coal production at U S bituminous mines in 1950
Production by U S bituminous mines reached 512 million tons of coal in 1950. The figure reflects output levels across the nation’s coal industry and highlights the scale of mid-century energy activity.
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U. S
Quo Vadis Reaction and National Political Notes
Report from the era notes Halley’s slow start but a strong finish in New York results with Sharkey overtrained. It mentions Halley winning a voting machines jackpot claim and a $2.8 million legal fee for Ute Indians grant lawyers. Maud Hart Lovelace’s Yuletide children's book is cited.
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Shadda Haddim
Halley
Ike
Maud Hart Lovelace
New York
Sharkey
Vanishing Americanisms in Butcher Shop Times
A nostalgic note recalls phrases once common in U.S. butchers shops. It contrasts the idea of experience with political ability and hints at price rises for boned brisket and corned beef to push sales. The piece laments softer customer bargaining in days past.
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Mike DiSalle
Missouri Cook Wins Prize for 44th Straight Year
Sedalia Missouri resident Mrs. Amanda Close showcases blue ribbons from forty four years of Missouri State Fair cooking wins. She credits Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for easy fast rising doughs and superior results, urging readers to get a supply for holiday baking.
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Missouri Cook
Amanda Close
Sedalia
Fleischmann
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Burton
Patsy Campbell
George Seaton
Jose Ferrer
Paramount
Lone Ranger
Horace Heidt
America
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United States
Stronberg
New York City
George Richardson
Joseph Sloane
Common Pleas Court
Louis Crusco
Strunk Steel Co
Richard Samuel, Jr
Crusco
Senate
Philadelphia Transit Co
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Doubleday, Inc
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WNU
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Howdy Doody
Fred Allen
Bobby Clark
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Tom Dewey
Captain Video
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QUO Vadis
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Dundee Avenue
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