Remembering Earl: a March night of stage legends
The late 1950s and 1960s-era reminiscence recalls March 11 1953 as a night of star chatter. Names like Laurette Taylor Mary Martin Audrey Hepburn Gwen Verdon Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly surface amid theatrical memories. The author highlights encounters with actors musicians journalists and designers who lit up audiences in New York venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurette Taylor
Julie Hay
Eddie Dowling
Anthony
Tennessee Wils
Texas
Bill Gaxton
Victor Moore
Mary J. Martin
New York
Daddy
Audrey Hepburn
Gigi
America
Gwen Verdon
Marilyn Monroe
Mongomery Clift
Yves
Mont
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn
Marlene Dietrich
the Trumans
Jackie Kennedy
Grace Kelly
Television Schedule Highlights Bunch of Classic 1960s Shows
The listing outlines a dense day of TV programming featuring Sugarfoot, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Addams Family, Gomer Pyle USMC, My Three Sons, Jack Benny, Slattery's People, O’Clock High, The Red Army Chorus, NBC News Special, and Johnny Carson among others. Several time slots show multiple repeats and cross-genre blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomer Pyle
USMC
My Three Sons
Addams Family
Jack Benny
ETV
Red Army Chorus
Broadcast Stations Schedule Fragment
Radio stations listed include WMSL WHOS AM FM WKAC and others with varied operating hours from early morning to midnight. Fragmentary times indicate sunrise sunset windows and specific shifts, but the full schedule is incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMSL
Marvel
WKAC
Space Fever Grips NBC CBS and ABC in Gemini Coverage
New York AP reports NBC CBS and ABC mount extensive space fever coverage for the four day Gemini flight. NBC will televise the launch in color with GMT previews on Tuesday and CBS and ABC offering previews on Wednesday and Thursday. All networks begin coverage at 7 a.m. and stay on air through the launch and beyond as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Television
Auience
NBC
CBS
ABC
Bean Hughes Wolverine Promoted At Local Plant
John S. Bean was named manufacturing process project engineer and John T. Hughes promoted to project metallurgist at the Wolverine plant. Bean began as production helper in 1950 rising through roles including saw operator and systems analyst. Hughes, a 1962 recruit, trained in quality analysis before becoming metallurgist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bean
John T. Hughes
R. L. MacGregor
Wolverine
Bean
Decatur
Straightner
How Does a Watch Keep Time
A Britannica Junior Encyclopedia style explainer outlines watch components. It describes the mainspring power, the barrel and gears, the balance wheel and escapement, and how their coordinated motion drives the hands to keep time. It notes the mainspring’s invention around 1500 enabling compact watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin
Anderson Named To New Position At Monsanto Chemstrand
Lance W. Anderson of Decatur is named manager of salary administration for Monsanto Co. He will develop implement and oversee the salary policy and program. The appointment is effective June 12. Anderson is a Howard College 1950 graduate with an MA from LSU and has served as organizational consultant to Monsanto European operations. He joined Chemstrand in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance W. Anderson
Decatur
Monsanto Co
Anderson
Y’s Chemstrand
Monsanto
Howard College
Louisiana State
Chemstrand
Monsanto European Operations
13Th St. SE
Amoco Plans Texas City Paraxylene Plant
Amoco Chemicals Corp announces a paroxylene plant in Texas City Texas with capacity over 200 pounds per year. Herschel H. Cudd, president, says the facility will use two processes and is part of multi million dollar expansion. A second multi million processing plant is planned for Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Hollis
Decatur High
Decatur Daily
Sherry
A. B. Hollis Jr
Pennylane
Billy Carithers
Chicago
Herschel H. Cudd
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Texas City
Texas
Amoco Chemicals
Decatur
Barnacle Goose Spotted At Maryland Wildlife Refuge
A barnacle goose, a rare European saltwater species, was observed near Cambridge Maryland at a wildlife refuge amid a flock of Canada geese. The sighting highlights unusual migration or vagrant behavior in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Maryland
Riddles and Jokes Winners and Postal Prize
A newspaper item notes a word puzzle answer Turn Burn Barn Bare Bake and announces today's winner Margaret McKinnie of Los Angeles California. It includes a joke exchange about a locomotive named Locomotive shortened to Toots and a joke about a girdle and a policeman. It invites readers to send riddles and jokes for Britannica prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McKinnie
Los Angeles
Calif
Rites Said For Preston Meadows
Preston E. Meadows of Rockford was buried today in services at Fish Pond Church after dying Thursday. The 62-year-old Alex City farmer was laid to rest following funeral rites conducted in his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Meadows
Alexander City
Asa
Preston E. Meadows
Austin Meadows
Fish Pond Church
Rockford
Meadows
Alex. Oy
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Joan Fontaine
Billy Rose
Joyce Mathews
Rosemary Clooney
Walter Slezak
Christine Jorgensen
Harlow
H'wood
Jay Sebring
L.A
Sammy Davis
Mai Britt
Dagmar
Mike Douglas
Newsmen
Shirley Knight
Carol Channing
Tony Bennett
Annvy
Darryl Zanuck
Naomi
Sunset Blvd
Mike Todd Jrs
Ella Fitzgerald
White House
Noel Ceawerd
Jack Dempsey
Barbara
Hal Syndicate, Inc
Addams
ETV Golden
Will Showtime
Auburn
Stoney Burke
Bob Hope
Bob
Slattery’s People
Oottery’s People
Jack Paar
Dakotas
Suset
Westinghouse
Cooper Furniture & Appliances
Cynthia Lowry
Hughes
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
Athens College
Toveject
Misori School of Mines
By A. Leokum
Robert Bernstein
N.Y
Tom Pogue Studios
Second Avenue SE
Jim Pettit
Bursch Ford, Inc
DIAL
Amoco
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Ss Mappines
Pyr
Prca Ten
Kaedt Jewelers
Opticians
Avenue S.E
Ayn
AG Fr
Speedy Spray
Paint & Wallpaper Company
Gateway Shopping Center
Florence — Decatur
Huntsville
ANINT
Pery
Pridey
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