Entertainer Hall of Fame poll stirs Sinatra debate
The Earl Wilson column weighs expert panels and reader votes naming the top entertainers. Sinatra earns similar support as Jolson, with a panel listing him among the era’s best. Other contenders include Hope Crosby Skelton and Kaye, while Troy Donahue is proposed by Joey Forman.
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Efort
Hall of Fame of
Sinatra
Jolson
George Jessel
Horace McMahon
Toots Shor
Joey Forman
Jessel
Troy Donahue
Broadway and Paris in a swirl of stars and receptions
Rehearsals after New Year trace the theater world through Tony Perkins’s Paris setback and Europe premieres, Ludmilla Loren imitations, Jackie Kennedy’s Italian resort pull, and a string of club openings and birthday tributes. Ray Bolger and the Ames Brothers feature in New York and Houston chatter as a bustling showbiz wrap.
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Tony Perkins
America
Europe
Paris
Tony
Harold
Washington
Kennedy
Orson Welles
Sophia Loren
Berlin
New York
Ray Bolger
Perry Como
Houston
Ames Brothers
Bolger
Jackie Kennedy
Jackie
Sammy Davis Jr
Suhday
Jilly’s
Sammy
Frank Sinatra
Billy Rose
Jane Morgan
el Morocco
Neil Sedaka
White House
Buddy Hackett
Carolinas
Joe” Levine
England
Ethel Merman
Milton Berle
Palladium
Vaughn Meader
JFK
Earl’s
Chicago
Jack Herbert
Corbin
Tribune
Cannonball Adderley
Paul Taubman
Earl
Nobel Prizes Explained for Britannica Junior Readers
Barbara Zarger wins a Britannica Junior prize as this piece explains the Nobel Prize origins. Alfred Nobel, born in 1833 in Stockholm, funded prizes across physics chemistry medicine literature and world peace. The prize money stands around fifty thousand dollars with a gold medal, awarded by Swedish institutions and committees.
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John Steinbeck
Alfred Nobel
Stockholm
Sweden
Nobel
Nobel Foundation of Sweden
Royal Academy of Science
Caroline Institute of Stockholm
Swedish Academy of Literature
Nobel Laureate Marie Curie Twice Won Nobel Prizes
The Norwegian Parliament notes Marie Curie remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two fields physics and chemistry highlighting her unique scientific impact and enduring legacy.
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Marie Curie
Fun Time The Chuckle Box Exchange
A humorous exchange features a wife noting no electricity and a gas stove while mentioning an electric can opener. A speaker jokes about 73 jails in the state and pride in never having been jailed, prompting an audience question about which one.
Puzzle Box Drawing Prompt Seeks Original Creations
The notice invites readers to complete a drawing in the missing parts and submit their own version. It references animals including cat dog cow horse lion tiger pig bat and asks for imagination.
Riddles and Jokes Winner Named in Oakland Youth Contest
Carolyn Rosser, 14, of Oakland California is announced as today's winner in a program inviting riddles and jokes titled Tell Me Why. The entry titled Tell Me Why appeared in the column Riddles Jokes and was selected as the winning submission.
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Decatur Daily
Barbara Zarger
Camp Hill
Carolyn Rosser
Oakland
Calif
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