Television's future in entertainment teased and analyzed
A column muses on television's potential impact on legit theatre sports films and radio, predicting lasting roles for stars like Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman while noting high production costs and evolving advertising. It suggests TV may revive vaudeville and shift audiences from parlor sets to electricity crowds.
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Momma
Poppa
America
Ciga
Rette Boys
Bob Hopes
Bing Crosbys
Walter Winchels
Fannie Brices
Broadway
Main Street
Bobby Clark
Bert Lahr
Ethel Merman
Gertrude Lawrence
Willie Howard
Maurice Chevalier
Crime Constitutes Hidden Tax On Public
Tulsa Oklahoma UPI reports criminologist Dr James M Hepbron of Baltimore says crime is a hidden tax. He notes petty theft by guests raises prices and hotels may charge an extra 50 cents a day for towel losses. He argues deterrence lies in certainty of capture and punishment.
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Tulsa
Okla
James M. Hepbron
Hepbron
Wong New Takes Honorable Way Out
Wong Kwee New, freed from life in prison by the State Supreme Court, poisoned himself in New York. His friends in Chester say he chose the honorable path to end his debts and misery, claiming oriental philosophy justified his suicide.
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Chester
Wong Kwee New
Wong
State Supreme Court
New York
Joe McEvoy Defies Odds With Wheelchair Life
In Ebensburg Pennsylvania Joe McEvoy, disabled by arthritis, embraced life in a wheelchair after friends urged him to try. Now he bowls nightly at Ebensburg Bowling Garden and attends dances parties and games with friends. He has camped last summer and hopes to see major league baseball this year.
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Ebensburg
Joe McEvoy
Joe
Joe Finds New Life In Ebensburg Garage Work
A man named Joe abandons his prior worries to take an office job in an Ebensburg garage. He says the shift makes him feel alive again and frees him from a lingering inferiority complex and self consciousness.
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Joe
Ebensburg
Ike
Teaching Fun to Ber Brownington VI
Miss Elele Skinner marks 50 years as a Vermont grade school teacher finishing a half century in education. She says she has enjoyed every minute of it and continues teaching in Brownington with dedication.
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Ber Brownington
Elele Skinner
Aew
Vermont
T'yve
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Municipal Tax Exemption
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that municipalities are exempt from four cent tax assessments on city-owned vehicles. The decision clarifies state tax policy and impacts how city fleets are billed.
Show Business Won’t Worry About TV Shakeups
A writer argues that theatre and night club scenes remain viable despite rising television. He mocks flashy TV stars, notes enduring appeal of live performance, and jokes that politics will favor good looking candidates as 69 percent of voters are women. He references Taft and Edgar Bergen in a playful closing line.
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Rembrandt
Coca-Cola
Rchmesacycles
Leew'a
Johnny
Taft
Edgar Bergen
Billy Roses
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