On Broadway with Walter Winchell gossip wrap
A collage of showbiz items cites Walter Winchell remarrying Joe Louis, Dorsey papers on coast, Spike Jones wedding plans, Ruth hair growth after hospital loss of hair, Peggy Mann minor injury, Gloria Lind shopping rings, and a brisk stream of celebrity snippets. Also notes about Barbra Barbara graduation, IQ humor, and industry rumors with no firm confirmations.
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Joe Louis
Marva
Tommy Dorseys
Spike Jones
Helen Greco
Babe Ruth
Peggy Mann
Gloria Lind
Femme Thrush
Lawrence Schaffer
New Haven
Leo Carillo
Don Marshall
Billboard
Iceland
Leo the Lion
Loew
Los Angeles to host Runyon Memorial Wing in new cancer hospital
Amid ongoing fundraising a $2,000,000 cancer hospital project in Los Angeles will include a Damon Runyon memorial wing. The fund, started six months ago, is already backing Runyon Wings in New York Chicago and Los Angeles. The items mention other entertainment notes and a military conscription bill ahead.
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Los Angeles
Damon Runyon
Runyon
N. Y
Chicago
L. A
Indiana Smokers Rush Stores To Beat Tax Increase
Indiana smokers packed counters in Indianapolis buying thousands of cartons to dodge the three cent per pack state tax set to take effect Tuesday. The new levy is projected to raise about nine million dollars annually.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
INS
Notice of dissolution Hall Manufacturing Company
Hall Manufacturing Company, an Iowa corporation, was dissolved and its corporate period terminated after a vote by stockholders. The adjourned annual meeting was held on May 20, 1947, with D M. Raji as president and A Y Simmons as secretary. Attorneys were Trewin, Simmons, Perrine & Albright.
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Hall Manufacturing Company
Iowa
D M. Raji
A. Y. Simmons
Trewin, Simmons, Perrine & Albright
U.N Delegates Report Secret Irgun Meeting in Tel Aviv
U N Palestine Commission delegates met secretly with Irgun leaders in Tel Aviv to secure a pledge to halt renewed terrorism. An Irgun spokesman added that British provocations must stop too, and observers doubt peace will hold if death sentences for three Jewish youths in Acre prison are confirmed.
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Jerusalem
United Nations Palestine Commission
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Yel Aviv
U.N
Commission
Fort Dodge Power Plant Flood Proofing Plan
Fort Dodge's electric plant will be flood proofed to withstand Des Moines river waters two to three feet higher than last week's crest. C P Conrad of Rock Island Illinois, president of the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company, outlined measures at a chamber of commerce meeting. The city will gain a new high voltage link between Kansas City Des Moines and Davenport to ensure power during any shutdown. Mobile generating plants will be maintained to serve hospitals refrigerators and other essential industries in emergencies.
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Ft. Dodge
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
C. P. Conrad
Rock Island
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Davenport
Conrad
New Mysterious Aircraft Sighted Over Western Skies
Reports from San Francisco and other states describe a new oval shaped aerial craft seen at about 4000 feet altitude. Witnesses including Frank M. King of San Leandro and Dr. Leon Oetinger of Lexington witnessed a gleaming, fast flying object amid a string of saucer sightings since last Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Frank M. King
San Leandro
Calif
King
Pendleton
Ore
Boise
Oklahoma City
Lexington, Ky
University of California
Leon Oetinger
Flight Object Seen Over Canyon Plays Ball Above Grand
A witness described a "distinctly large ball" moving swiftly above the Grand last Thursday. Mrs. Oetinger said the object appeared like an airplane and seemed to be falling, while the crowd noted its unusual speed and shape.
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Man About Town
Andy Phillip
Ilinois A
Happy Chandler
Serge Rubenstein
Senate
George Sanders
Zara Hilton
Hilton Hotel
Dobbs
Park Avenue
Jan Harlow
Petey Arno
Connie
Frank Hart
U. of Illinois
Pacific
Rialto
Kay Phillips
Barbara
Mother Cabrini High School
S. Silverman, Jr
Variety
Grandpop
42Nd
Main Street
J-Jelen Hiett
Luft
Harold Ross
Mag
Papa
Ackbelly
Ross
Bonors
Bee
Myrus
P’fesser
IL JO Stafford
Runyon Cancer Fund
William
Cleveland
Runyon Fund
Balboa
Canal Zone
M. Fanning
Cohinge Basan
Boysons
Rahat Air AD American Gem Society
Izabeth Scott
Prince Stass Reed
Gilda Gray
Colorado
Jimmy Stewart
Robert Walker
Flo Pritchett
Lucien Warner
the Barrymore
Haila Stoddard
Jack Kirkland
Rose Marie Reid
Caltex
California
Tabak
Western Fashions
Helen of California
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff
India
Smulekoff’s
Third Avenue
First Street
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