Breaks and manages in show business rise with one break
A nostalgia filled column notes how a single opportunity can transform a relatively unknown performer into a named talent. It highlights Deant Bantaina Quianin Vilvaius and Fontaine as examples, with Frank from the Jack Benny show referenced and Bill Stern’s TV plans briefly noted.
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Frank
Mr. Sevony
Jack Benny
Fontaine
Amos and
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Amos
Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
Major League Hall of Fame Game Featured From Cooperstown
Monday’s schedule highlights the Hall of Fame game from Cooperstown New York with the New York Giants facing the Boston Red Sox. Broadcast begins at 12 30 P M on KCRG KCRK with 7 30 P M evening turn from Mutuals Washington studios featuring Edward Barrett as guest official.
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Decatur
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New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
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Radio Gazette Broadcasts and Music Program Listings
Radio listings show a mix of stations and programs including NBC Symphony with Dorothy Maynor, Howard Barlow, Mimi Benzell, and Percy Faith. Other items mention Church of Christ, NBC, and stage names like Dorothy Maynor in a Top Secret Welcome Travelers segment.
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NBC Symphony
Dorothy Ma
Maynor
NBC : Symphony
Dorothy Maynor
Top Secret
Radio Schedule Promises Static Free Enjoyment On FM
The listing advertises KCRK broadcasting on FM 96.9 or Channel 24 with a full day of programs. It includes Open Bible, Healing programs, Nazarene Hour, Dr Paul Rader, concerts, dancing parties, news slots, Timekeeper segments, racing news, various music blocks, Czech Meiaay, and baseball coverage.
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Nazarene
Brotherhood
Paul Rader
Roundup of Radio and TV News Across Networks
Mutual previews reporters questions for a guest in August. Meredith Willson writes of Mason City in Tomorrow magazine. Robert Q. Lewis to sub for Arthur Godfrey on weekdays starting July 31. Margaret Truman to sing on October 29 via Ed Sullivan. NBC to air Bartered Bride at Iowa. Sokol Cedar Rapids dancers to perform.
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Mason City
Tomorrow Magazine
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Arthur Godfrey
Great Godfrey
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Ed Sullivan
Claude Jarman Jr Cast in Rio Bravo Role
Hollywood AP reports Claude Jarman Jr who starred in The Yearling has a part in Rio Bravo. During wardrobe fittings he measured six feet two inches tall in shoes two inches shorter than John Wayne who plays his father in the film.
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Hollywood
Jody
Claude Jarman, Jr
John Wayne
William Holden Owns Largest Hollywood Monologue Record Collection
William Holden amasses the biggest set of comedy monologue records in Hollywood, spanning genres and eras. The collection highlights his selectivity and enduring interest in performance humor.
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William Holden
Hollywood
Dorothy Lewis to Speak at Cedar Rapids Radio Dinner
Officers and executive committee members of the Cedar Rapids Radio Council host Mrs Dorothy Lewis of the U N radio division at a Tuesday dinner. She coordinates US coast to coast tours and helped create radio councils. She previously led listener activity for the NAB and founded the Association of Women Broadcasters.
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Cedar Rapids Radio
Dorothy Lewis
U. N. Radio Division
United States
George Foster Peabody Awards Board
The
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National Council of Women
Girl Scouts, Girls Clubs
D.A.R
American Legion Reserved Section Seats On Sale
Reserved section seats for the American Legion event are now on sale at May's Drug Store.
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American Legion
May’s Drug Store
Henry Wilcoxon Pearl Diver Early West Indies Career
Henry Wilcoxon worked as a pearl and salvage diver in the British West Indies during his youth, shaping his later maritime endeavors and stage presence.
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Henry Wilcoxon
British West Indies
Chicago Music Festival Honors Cornell Alum Van Alstyne
Egbert van Alstyne renowned composer and Cornell alumnus will be honored at the Chicagoland Music Festival August 18 and 19. A Cornell alumni luncheon at the Palmer House precedes the festival with a special train from Cedar Rapids to Chicago. President Russell D. Cole and Chicago Alumni Club head Richard Wessling will attend, and Cole will present a citation to the composer. Van Alstyne, prolific songwriter of hits such as In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree and Pretty Baby, began as a church organist in Marengo Illinois and rose to fame after moving to Chicago and New York in the early 1900s.
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Catholic Theater Presents Lute Song Curtain Opens
The Catholic Theater stages The Lute Song a drama with music by William Sidney Howard and Irwin. A revised version from the late 7s reached Broadway after early university showings. Terry Spencer leads the cast. curtain at five dollars with tickets at the door.
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Irwin
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