Howdy Doody Campaign and Puppets in 1948 NBC Saga
Billy Rose recounts TV history from NBC Howdy Doody to a presidential bid by the puppet. The piece traces a string of promos, pay disputes, a Portland stunt, and a dramatic roof collapse, ending with a question about November voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Fields
Earl Carroll
Fields
John Barrymore
John
Barrymore
Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
NBC
Bob Smith
Howdy
Frank Paris
Frank
United States
Bob
Portland
Ore
Kids In
Cix Citiga
Mr. X
RCA
Czechs Abandon New Fashion Masked as Unsocial
Prague reports a government study and designers urge the end of ankle length skirts as wasteful. Parliament member Bozena Machacova-Dostalova supports conserving textiles while noting peasant dress remains knee length with multiple petticoats. City women reportedly wear no petticoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Ministry of Internal Trade
Czechosloviak
Goethering
Bozena Machacove-Dostalova
Machacova - Dostalova
Central Action Committee
Police Seek Suspect After Parking Meter Damaged
City police seek a late model sedan with Virginia plates after it backed into a meter in the 700 block of Washington St E and fled. A neighborhood resident reported the damage. the driver remains at large.
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Virginia
Washington St. E
Ray Tompkins
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