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Ripley and Others in Air as Deaths Coincide Across Years
A collage of oblique notes ties Ripley and others to recent deaths. Ripley’s final Believe It or Not episode aired before Memorial Day 1949, while later tributes reference General Howley and Berlin figures, and Andy Devine campaigns for Show Boat roles.
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Bod Considine New York
INS
Hob Ripley
Harrison's Landing
James Ellicombe
Union
Hine
Aman
Southern
Doughs Storer
Rips
NBC
Frank Howley
Berlin
Louise Schroeder
McCoy
Howley
New York University
Andy Devine
Hollywood Rarral
Iowa
Cap’n' Andy
Guy Lombardo
Tones Beach
Ivo
U.S
Charlie¢ iWinninger
San Francisco
Bohemia Club
Andy
Hickok
New York
Tanis
Admiral Rasy
Rosendahl
Teats
Toats
Gleason