Fort Pulaski Named for Polish Hero Casimir Pulaski
Historical note explains Fort Pulaski at Savannah named after Count Casimir Pulaski who died from wounds at the 1779 Savannah battle. A collection of brief anecdotes follows, including recruiting officer jokes, a fishing trip mishap, a ring loss near water, a father and son quip about heredity and fault, and a Roosevelt trial story.
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Pulaski
Savannah River
Count Casimir Pulaski
Count Pulaski
Savannah
Georgia
Dorothy Collins Mulls Return to Hit Parade Meanwhile Busy With Work
Dorothy Collins weighs returning to the NBC to CBS Hit Parade as management eyes her comeback. Her manager Hillard Elkins notes her recent success in movies and theater may keep her from the series. She resumes work after maternity with Steve Allen show then Pittsburgh rehearsals for Oklahoma and a July Atlantic City appearance.
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Dorothy Collins
Hit Parade
Howard Benedict
NEW York
Dorothy
Raymond Scott
Gisele MacKenzie
Snooky Lawson
Hillard Elkins
Elkins
Steve Allen
Raymond
Pittsburgh
Laurey
Oklahoma
Atlantic City
St. Louis
Carson stresses humor as coping art amid recession
In a New York AP profile HAL Boyle frames Johnny Carson as a leading edge of a gentler new humor generation. Carson credits laughter with deflating pompousness, explains his rise from radio to television and film ambitions, and notes admired peers like Benny Burns Durant and Caesar while stressing audiences’ everyday worries shape comedic delivery.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Johnny Carson
Carson
Johnny
Corning
Iowa
Norfolk
Neb
Midwest
West Coast
Red Skelton
Skelton
Jack Benny
W. C. Fields
Laurel
Radio and TV Listings Digest for Decatur Area
Detailed schedule excerpts from WAJF WMSL WBRC TV and affiliates show daily lineups including news in brief, music blocks, Bandstand programs, Jerry Lee Show, sports casts, and late night features. Lists multiple stations, times, programs, and sign offs.
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Decatur
Jerry Lee
WMSL
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Vincennes Founded in 1731 First Indiana Settlement
Vincennes established in 1731 as the first permanent white settlement in Indiana, marking a key milestone in territorial history.
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Vincennes
Indiana
Decatur Actor Dean Jones Lands Lead in Handle With Care
Decatur star Dean Jones, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Guy Jones, has completed his first starring film role in Handle With Care. The Metro-Goldwyn-Maryer actor, under four year recording and seven year acting contracts, is tied to upcoming projects including Hell Below with Glenn Ford and Immitation General. Jones may appear at Bowline Drive-In to promote the film and is slated for Chevy Show appearances. Templehof Airport in Berlin is noted as a city-center air hub.
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Dean Jones
Decatur
Guy Jones
Chapel Hill Rd
Alnigu
Carlton Mann
Bowline Drive-in
Mann
Dean
Jones
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Glenn Ford
Pacific
Chevy
Steve Allen
Morten Fine
David Friedkin
Elvis Presley
Deborah Kerr
Paul Newma
Joan Fontaine
Walter Pdgeon
Leslie Caron
James Cagney
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kathryn Murray
Jack E. Leonard
Marion
FINCO
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2Nd & Lee St
Amoroso
Wal
Scooter
Phil
Mrs. Target
Honey
Target
Kalen
Gram
NBC
CBS
Southern Millwork of
Florence, Inc
S. Seminary &J
Empire
Florence, Ala
Boyle
Decatur Daily
Voice of the Farmer
Josh
U.S.A
Roy
Phil Silvers
Bob Crosby
Billy Graham
Joseph Cotten
Wbrc-Tv
Annie Oakley
Jimmy Dean
Texas Rangers
Clara Barton
Templehof
Berlin
Moodys Cain
Bank ST
Vy Ee
Nygen
Ryan’s Tire & Battery Service
Corner
4Th Ave
Moulton St
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