What Difference A Play Makes
Hollywood August twenty first report on Patricia Morison after her Broadway success in Kiss Me Kate. Once broke in B pictures she now enjoys high regard, leading to possible singing lead in Song Of Norway. She recalls a harsh career setback at Paramount and later rebound with renewed luck and opportunities.
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Hollywood
Patricia Morison
Kate
B Pictures
Hollywood Bowl
Dahling
Norway
Miss Morison
Pat
Paramount
Selma Girl Killed In Plane Accident
A 19 year old from Selma Eleanor Kelly died when a light plane crashed into a hillside near Clanton Alabama. Two others May Esther Snead from Summerville and Lt Lewis F Wirth from Gary Indiana were injured. The plane failed to gain altitude over the hill near the Coosa river seven miles east of Clanton. An investigation will be launched by Civil Aeronautics Authority officials.
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Clanton
Ala
Selma
Eleanor Kelly
Here
May Esther Snead
Summerville
Lewis F. Wirth
Gary
Ind
Wirth
Coosa River
Journey From Silence To Spotlight For Singing Star
The narrative follows a determined performer who faces disbelief while studying singing yet advances to audition for Kiss Me Kate at Cole Porter's home. Although lacking funds, she earns Air Force support to travel to New York, lands the role, gains notices, and earns Hollywood respect.
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Kiss Me
Kate
Cole Porter
New York
Air Force
Hollywood
Grandpappy War Reporter Encounters Rabbit in Korea
War correspondent Don Whitehead recalls becoming the only grandpappy among Korean Front reporters after his daughter Ruth gave birth. He recounts rushing to interviews, a frustrated Corporal craving the Phillies Dodgers game end, and a mysterious white rabbit that appeared in his tent during the campaign.
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Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
Korea
Ruth
Philies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Phils
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
OFFICE TRADE MARK BON Office Trade Mark Bon
By Junius COMMAND DECISION for weeks before vacation starts We study maps and penciled charts of distant spots. But come the long awaited day We toss the maps and charts away Since we know with cash in hand Our tour will be a one night stand.
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Viney Wilder
Sam Watches Golf Hero Escape From Bunker
Sam laughs as a golfer powers through a sand trap, the ball rising in a cloud of sand, landing on the green and rolling into the hole. The moment captures a humorous, deft escape and Sam’s amused reaction.
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Sam
Magistrate counsels man on mastering the house
In court a magistrate advised a man to rise with fixed resolve to show his wife he is master of the house and observe the result. Readers are free to express their opinion on what occurred.
Sewage Disposal Methods Taught in Alabama Demos
State health and agriculture officials opened demonstrations to teach farmers safe sewage disposal and pure running water. Events will follow in Jasper Clanton Troy and Grove Hill with about 1200 instructors and 150 farmers anticipated to participate.
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Guntersville
Ala
State Health and Agriculture Department
Jasper
Clanton
Troy
Grove Hill
Two Sharks React to Sudden Splash Encounter
An exchange between two sharks unfolds as one questions a two legged figure in the water and the other replies with playful curiosity about biting, capturing a humorous prehistoric seafloor moment.
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Allbran
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Magistrate hearing ends with defiant noon confession
A magistrate asks a man charged with drunkenness what he has to say. The defendant declares he has never been drunk and never will be, claiming intoxication makes him feel bad in the morning. An unrelated reader letter notes an ambulance service in Sturgis, Michigan, Moon and Son, Day and Night Service.
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Sturgis
Mich
Not Yet Ready to Lock the Stable Door
The speaker aimed for a memorable closing warning after a long, impassioned address. He rejected common proverbs and urged urgency with a forceful appeal to act before irreversible harm occurs, ending with a cautious plea to avoid waiting until it is too late.
Philosopher Warns Youth On Knowledge And Fire
A philosopher tells a youngster not to take knowledge lightly and to treasure what is learned, while the boy questions whether unlearned things can be taken away, prompting a reflection on memory and learning.
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Philosopher
Air Lines Rename Hostesses to Airesses
A witty remark notes a trend of flight attendants marrying wealthy passengers prompts airlines to rename them Airesses reflecting a shift in titles and social roles.
Heat and cooling fevers in political life
Washington report notes that despite Mr. Truman's immunity to heat, many people still prefer comfort over presidential prestige, implying public mood favors cooling amid summer politics.
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Washington
Mr. Truman
Untitled Couple Dialogue Prompt Ends Abruptly
A fragment shows a couple dialog with an aging issue. The row features a question about love as hair grays and a retort about loyalty. No clear names, places, or event context are given. The piece reads like a brief domestic vignette from a newspaper page.
Vacu matic Carburetor Promises Gas Savings
Wisconsin inventor introduces the Vacu matic to cut fuel use by automatic supercharge based carburetor. Easy to install on cars trucks and tractors. Vacu matic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa invites readers to write for full particulars or send name and address on a penny post card today.
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Wisconsin
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