Train Crew Courtesy Dims Postwar Era On Rail Travel
A veteran observer notes a sharp decline in railway service courtesy since World War II, citing indifference from porters and conductors and poor dining room service. He contrasts this with prewar trips and questions whether air travel's rise influenced attitudes aboard trains. He recalls advertising debates under Roosevelt era policies and warns of broader civic apathy in the present generation. The Western states face a bumper fruit crop, yet waste and sugar shortages complicate preservation and sale.
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Hollywood radio notes on Ann Todd and other stars
Virginia Vale Ritish recalls Ann Todd's nerves on This Is Hollywood and Ray Milland's calisthenics backstage. The column notes radio programs Times Square ads, Cary Grant and Claude Rains captions, Gene Autry's baseball choice, and actor sound effects antics on CBS Suspense.
Two Hours of Stars to Air From CBS on Thanksgiving Day
The 1946 Thanksgiving CBS program Two Hours of Stars will originate from Hollywood and be transmitted worldwide. Don Ameche hosts for the fourth year with Lauritz Melchior and Jack Benny among first signings. Carey Wilson produces, Victor Saville directs, and the cast of Green Dolphin Street appears as themselves in a Leslie Ford serial with an MGM set and at least one corpse.
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Sodja
Josephine Lausche
Cleveland
Bill Lausche
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Berne Surrey
Peter Lorre
Robert Montgomery
Dana Clark
Orson Welles
Suspense
Surrey
Marsha Hunt
CBS
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Don Ameche
Lauritz Melchior
Jack Benny
Ameche
Carey Wilson
Victor Saville
Green Dolphin Street
Leslie Ford
M-G-M
Garbo Declines TV Drama Offer at Ten Thousand Per Show
Greta Garbo reportedly turns down a network dramatic series paying 10 000 dollars per episode. Edward Arnold, long a contract player at MGM, now faces the color cameras in The Birds and the Bees. Morgan considers moving his air show to the West Coast as studios seek film work. Marion Shockley, star of Road of Life, landed her first radio job by impersonating Judy Garland and Katharine Hepburn. Joan Fontaine booked for a second appearance on Hollywood Players.
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