Yankees and MacPhail Prime 1947 Baseball Spotlight
The Yankees and Larry MacPhail loom as 1947 hot spots with Bucky Harris leading the club and Charlie Dressen shaping the Dodgers. Critics expect a top-tier Yankees lineup with strong pitching, aiming to bounce back from 1946 and challenge the Red Sox and Tigers.
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Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Markgin
Bucky Harris
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Dressen
Brooklyn
Heould
Harris
Red Sox
Stirnweiss
Rizzuto
Brown
DiMaggio
Keller
Yankee
Cardinals
Heinrich
Army Navy game to draw 104000 at Philadelphia
The 1946 Army Navy matchup is expected to draw 104000 spectators in Philadelphia. Navy plies a rough season yet remains capable as Army copes with key losses and a hopeful rebound next fall.
Which Game Draws More Fans Football or Baseball
An Inquisitive correspondent compares spectator turnout in baseball and football. Baseball sails through a longer season with near 18 million paid through gates. football has about 200 teams with high but varied gate power and top programs like Army Notre Dame Michigan Navy Penn State Ohio State drawing tens to hundreds of thousands for key games.
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Pennsylvania
Navy
He Met the Dragon Inn Tramp Seeks George
A tramp visits the George and the Dragon inn asking for food and a word with George. The landlady refuses and slams the door, then he returns asking again to speak with George.
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George and the Dragon
George
Reviving Faith Car Sale Sparks Buyer’s Frustration
A customer tells the dealer he wants all prior sales information repeated after feeling discouraged two weeks after purchasing a car. The exchange centers on recalling what the salesman stated about the vehicle.
Noted Young Offenders Hard at Play
A father overhears a three year old boy Paul chasing his six year old sister Muriel with a stick. The father warns that misbehavior will extend a punishment. Paul replies he may as well strike her himself, revealing a troubling mindset.
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Paul
Muriel
Welcome Tipoff Sparks Domestic Dispute
A dialogue shows Mrs. Jackson Yo complaining of illness and laziness while Mr. Jackson pledges to hustle and obtain health insurance. The exchange highlights domestic strain and concern over caregiving and finances.
England Recovers as Jewel Thefts Return to Headlines
England returns to normalcy faster than expected as jewel thefts reappear in headlines. Scotland Yard pursues cat burglars while celebrations mix with caution, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor report an $80,000 loss, and the piece notes Americans question British dining while crime shifts from bombs to gems.
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Scotland Yard
Family Gems
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Technicolor Blues star Virginia Vale Argaret O'Brien
Virginia Vale Argaret O'Brien stars in The Unfinished Dance at MGM. She cannot play between takes due to blushing, swims with zeal, and hopes to work with Esther Williams. Jack Leonard debuts in The Guilt of Janet Ames at Columbia after a stint with Tommy Dorsey. Ray Mil l and plans travel with wife and seeks an actor director contract. A Navy marching concert at Annapolis prompts a radio mishap during We the People broadcast.
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Argaret O’brien
M-G-M
Esther Williams
Jack Leonard
Janet Ames
Columbia
Rosalind Russell
Melvyn Douglas
Tommy Dorsey
New York
England
Ray
Milland
Paris
Brussels
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Nice
Rome
Hollywood
Paramount
Used tires and service ads brighten Montana classifieds
A mosaic of ads for autos and trucks includes Wally for Tires in Billings and Great Falls, Ben Peterson Auto Repair in Wolf Point, and Southwind Heater Owners. Concrete block plant for sale in Kellogg, Idaho, with full equipment and production capacity. Farms and ranches offered in Rosebud County and Noxen area with mineral rights notes and timber value. Lonepine listing highlights land with soil, creek, timber, and hunting appeal.
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Ford
Precision Concrete Hlock & Products
W. Cameron
Kellogg
Idaho
Jolson’s Electric Presence and a Silent Screen Imitator
A film bio of Al Jolson omits the star while Larry Parks provides Jolson’s voice. The piece lauds Jolson as a unique, electrifying performer whose charisma outshone imitators and endured in memory after the show.
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al Jolson
Larry Parks
Parks
Jolson
Lum and Abner kinship birthday prank and Hollywood studio antics
Nancy Lauck, daughter of Chet Lauck known as Lum, celebrated her 13th birthday with a St Bernard named Kilroy. Paulette Goddard surprised at CBS Coast studio for Bachelor Mother. On The Unconquered set she wore a bond slave dress and sacrificed long nails. A gold bracelet could not be removed and a saw was necessary. Walter Bunker hosts a special Baby Snooks Show preview letting viewers watch the final rehearsal segment.
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Nancy Lauck
Chet Lauck
Lum
Abner
Kilroy
Paulette Goddard
CBS
Hollywood
Walter Bunker
Fanny Brice
Actress Louise Barclay Takes On Three Roles in Fable Run
Louise Barclay, star of Right to Happiness, performed in a stock engagement where she crawled on all fours. The company staged fables and she portrayed a fox, a lion, and a wolf in alternation.
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Louise Barclay
Louise
Radio Figures and Home Life Highlight 1950s Entertainment
Ed Archie Gardner of Duffy's Tavern sits with his wife in the front row when not on air. George Montgomery and Dinah Shore build a home in Encino California where Montgomery injures a toe. Arline Francis joins NBCs Affairs of Ann Scotland creating a new character after earlier radio success. Elspeth Erics learning to shoot after gunfire on Adventures of a Tin Man.
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Archie” Gardner
Duffy’s Tavern
George Montgomery
Dinah Shore
Encino
Cali
George
Arline Francis
Ann Scotland
Elspeth Eric
Eastern Oregon cow ranch for sale with cattle and equipment
No. 1 Eastern Oregon ranch listing offers ten thousand acres with hay and grain, four houses, timber, river and power line access, four miles to store, potential dude ranch. Includes 960 fine white faced cattle and 500 cows with cattle priced at 90 dollars each. Price for ranch 125000 dollars with good terms. Contact E A Kirken Dal Baker Oregon.
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Eastern
Oregon
E. A. Kirkendall
15 Acre Poultry Ranch Near Pend Oreille River
15 acre poultry ranch on Pend Oreille river Otledhiway Mail with 4 room semi modern house and other buildings. Lights in all buildings and berries. Close to store. $3 000 part terms. 9 miles from Newport. 55 miles NE Spokane. C C Hoffman Farport Wash.
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Sunnyside
W. Bird
Pend Oreille River
Otledhiway
Newport
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Feldberg
Poole
Tucker
Fuson
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Mopsy
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Frank Adams
France
Russia
America
Sussex
Union
Virginia Vale
December Woman's Home Companion
Mahan Hall
Annapolis
Milo Boulton
Phil Baker
Baker
Margaret O'Brien
Billings — Butte
Great Falls
BEN Peterson Auto Repair
Wolf Point
Mont
Southwind Heater
R. B. Freeman
Lewis Ave
Billings
International
Inland Motor CO
Moscow
Dodge, Chev
G.M.C
Frisby Sales Land Service
Sheridan Ave
Cody
Wyo
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DAIMY
Colbert
A. Fisher
Washington
Dollas Co
Henry C. Kelley Bank
Sutherlin
Palace Cafe
Ellensburg
Automotive
Hamilton, Mont
Detroit
Michigan Ave
Mich
Texas Highway 66
Rimetilo
Texas
Bnyder Concrete Block CO
Rimrock Rd
Ashmead
Chester
Montana
H.p
Frank J. Zink Co
W. Jackson
Chicago
Rosebud County
Co. E. Matson
Shelby, Mont
Noxen
ED Irvine
Guar
Carter Packing CO
Home Furnishings & Appli
Billings Plumbing & Heating CO
24Th St
Service Lumber Coo
24Th Ave
N.W
Seattle
Wash
Bpokane
Schindler Artificial Limb & Truss Co
Sprague Ave
Washingtom
Lecks
Fischer
81Th St
Kaufer
Monroe
Spokane
Viu AI
Parker 'Thomas Pipe Company
Casper, Wye
William Howard Hay
Fred A
Elliott Seeley Lake Shea
A. H. Pahl
Howard St
Fresno
Cal
Bluebonnet Jeweler’s Exchange
Ft. Worth
Tex
Park
Jacksonville
Florida
J. Me. Wylie Piano CO
Broadway
Fargo, N. D
Fred Allen
Henry Morgan
Pasure
Good Town
H. P. Halstead Bridger
Northern Sales & Produce, Inc
Red Lodge, Montana
Billmont Cinema
Kohler
Kohler Electric
Farm Light & Service
Mentane Avenue
Ment
Armstrong
Armstrong Rubber Co
West Haven
Gonn
Wally
Butte
Fedgara Ev Melee Lene
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