Movies Make Heel Out of Opera Singer
Hollywood profile of Joe Vitale, once a celebrated operatic baritone, now a screen villain. He plays brutal, criminal roles in Paleface and Red Hot and Blue, humiliates Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and faces a career drop after Hollywood casts him as a meanie rather than a star.
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Columbia Music Award Named to Thor Johnson
Columbia University announced that Thor Johnson conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra won the 1949 Alice M. Ditson award of 1000 dollars for distinguished services in American music. Johnson is the seventh permanent leader of the Cincinnati Symphony and musical director of the Ann Arbor and Ojai festivals, and this year has conducted concert series with the Boston and Philadelphia Symphonies.
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Theater Time Schedule For Monday And Tuesday
The notice lists cinema programs across multiple theaters in Iowa and state venues with showtimes for Paramount Tulsa Iowa State Town Times Strand Marion and others. It also mentions a brief line about Japan’s traditional Jiu jitsu or judo as a note.
Radio and Debate Highlights On KCRG Tonight
On KCRG and affiliates a variety of broadcasts air tonight including Storz Serenade at 10 30 featuring Artie Shaw Vaughn Monroe and Marga Whiting with Albert Sack arrangement. Homer Republican and Owen Lattimore debate China policy on American Forum of the Air at 9. Ames A Farley with Hy Gardner at 8 55 tells his Best Story. Sriam Morr narrates Mr A and P in Tell Me A Story at 11 15 tomorrow morning.
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Paradine Case Radio Preview Sparks Silent Chore
A compact notice hints at a radio program segment titled Paradine Case featuring musical acts and a silent chore routine. The piece lists performers such as Buddy Clark Modernaires Tr Orchestra and Starlit Road Music with local venue cues.
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Modernaires Tr Orchestra
Unclear TV Radio Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary schedule listing shows and times from an old TV radio page. Reads like hourly blocks with program titles such as Sherlock Holmes and American Forum and sports updates noted as Ball Scores.
Raines Leads Hollywood Bail Bond Story Return
Hol lywood gossip notes Ella Raines flies home from Europe after a telephoned summons about the RKO film Bail Bond Story. Jean Wallace leaves Paris for George Raft scenes but is replaced after two days. Ingrid Bergman eyes Trilby talks. Margaret O’Brien faces suspension at MGM. Jane Powell wedding plans surface as Nancy Goes to Rio winds down.
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Hollywood Snaps Gene Autry Aiming Beverly Hills Paper
Gene Autry is negotiating for control of the Beverly Hills Citizen, now published by Will Rogers Jr. Dick Haymes begins at the Roxy on May 13 earning 12500 dollars weekly, likely enabling Joanne Dru settlement. Clark Gable stays in New York at the Pierre for ten days. Robert Alda to MC new Slapsy Maxie’s show after originating Gershwin in Blue.
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Screen Star Robert Walker to Return Home Cured
Hollywood reports Robert Walker will leave the Menninger clinic in Topeka Kansas next week after six months of treatment. The film star, former husband of Jennifer Jones, had checked in following a drunken charge and a stalled marriage to Barbara Ford.
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Maxine Reed Petitions for Divorce in Cedar Rapids
The petition filed in Iowa asks Elmo Reed for a divorce on grounds of inhuman treatment. The court warns the defendant to appear before May or a default will be entered and the decree granted. Attorney H. M. Laughlin represents the levy from 908 American Bid, Cedar Rapids.
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Boy, II, Routs Husky Prowler in Cleveland
George Rittwage Jr., in the fourth grade, tackled a husky prowler who tried to choke his sister at their home Sunday and chased him through backyards in shorts. Janet, his sister, awakened to find a danger in their house.
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