The Breaks and Hollywood Echo in a Billy Rose Column
In this reminiscence Billy Rose notes how luck and timing shaped careers from a New York 1917 stenography job to connections with Bernard Baruch and the Aquacade. He recalls Merlin’s failed London inquiry and Journey's End becoming a New York hit, underscoring how choices and chance steer fate.
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Reg Atteen
Albert Chater
Chelber
Mr. Chalker
Rose
Florida
Newchurgh
New York
War Industries Board
Washington, D. C
Bernard Baruch
Hee Winters
Baer
F.orming
Texas
Cleveland
Eleanor Holm
Mr. le Maire
Nibblehead
Frank Merlin
Frank
London
America
Merlin
Billy Rose
Citizens Supervisory Committee to Elect Personnel Board Member
A meeting of the Citizens Supervisory Committee will be held at City Council Chambers City Hall Dothan Alabama on Thursday December 18 1947 to elect a member of the Personnel Board to replace Mr J P Culver whose resignation is effective at once.
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Citizens Supervisory Committee
City Council
City Hall
Dothan
Alabama
J. P. Culver
Jail Stirs Over Bootlegger Christmas Cards
Oklahoma deputies traced red cards left with Yuletide greetings to telephone numbers. A man was jailed on liquor charges after soft voice, prices, and appointments led to a bootlegger’s revenue loss as customers re addressed his cards.
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Santa
Turkeys and Oil Lines Recalled From Historic Times
A fragmented note recalls colonial era prices for wild turkeys at six to twenty five cents each and mentions twenty oil pipelines across the English Channel during World War II.
Elizabeth Philip Work On Budget Amid Grant Controversy
Princess Elizabeth and Philip began budgeting while Parliament debated their annual allowance of 200000 pounds. Labour resistance surfaced with calls to cut Elizabeth's and Philip's stipends. some members proposed reducing each by 29009 pounds. Prime Minister Attlee reportedly favored the larger sum as Parliament considered the case.
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London
Elizabeth
Philip
Buckingham Palace
Admiralty
Elzabeth
House of Commons
Flanbeth
Attlee
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Via
R.L. Tindell
Optometrist
Blumberg
Main Street
Hollywood
Metro
Executive
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Beaty Whiddon
Citizens Supervising Committee
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Scooters
Union Hdw
Bendix Radios
Presto
Elec
Foster ST
Dothan, Ala
Arade
Siung
Idate
Sheriffs
Red Ryder
Chase LM Devlin
Caichum Devlin Aone
Summein Asour Ini Business
Ryders
Wei
Coome
Williams
Major Hoople
Ke Tin
Ves
Dothan Eacle
Wednes
York
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