Radio and TV Stars Share Snippets of Fame and Fun
Comedian Rod Brasfield recalls radio debut nerves as his knees tapped like castanets. Bob Hawk jokes with a quiz guest about marriage. A Strike It Rich audience member defines myth oddly. Vaughn Monroe forecasts blushes for actresses in color TV love scenes. Louise Heising fans form a club, while Hopalong Cassidy’s Bill Boyd praises treating kids as equals. Huey Long’s title linked to Amos and Andy. Jan Murray built on vaudeville for his mother. Herb Rawlingson called ukulele king of films. Don Ameche notes Moscow propaganda about capitalists. Jack Benny revises his Carnegie Hall violin solo. Sandy Becker built puppets early. Bill Goodwin acts in Spellbound and Jolson Story. Tom McKnight quits GM for vaudeville writing. Horace Heidt Show travels with 80 crew. Rosemary Clooney’s sister Betty fills in on Songs for Sale. Sherace Higby walked on as a child actor. Ralph Edwards notes 13 as his lucky number born June 13, 1913.
Radio and TV Hosts Reflect on Old Days and Modern Life
Snippets from a Orson and friends talk about postwar media and daily life. Remarks on income after taxes contrast old slogans with today while names like Art Linkletter Cedric Adams and Jay Stewart appear. A mix of jokes gossip and gossip about Moscow and a murder trial are referenced.
Raisin Bran Bread Recipe Improves Flavor and Nutrition
A recipe for Raisin Bran Bread combines raisins and bran with egg sugar molasses and sour milk. It instructs beating the egg adding wet ingredients then folding in dry ingredients and raisins, pouring into a greased pan with waxed paper, and baking at 350 F for about one hour yields one loaf.
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