Billie Burke Bridges Past Theater With TV Spotlight
Hall of fame actress Billie Burke recalls Ophelia with John Barrymore and memories of Flo Ziegfeld in a candid interview at Savoy's. She discusses aging, stage to screen shifts, and her dislike of posing for geriatrics photos while flitting between a salad and a Berle shoot for a theater magazine.
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New York
Mary Wit
Uam
Ethelbert Appleton Burks
Shy
John Brow
Ophelia
John Barrymore
Hamlet
Flo Ziggfeld
Bortinger
M.W.E.A.B
Billie Burke
Milian Berte
Mixx Burke
Savdl
Billle Fe
Lize Abe
Columbia Pictures
John
Frulire
Chme
Walter
Mitton “Berle
Milton Berle
Bhi
Kayine
Ziegfeid
Mark
Marx
Berle
Billie
Milton Mire
Milton
Alabamians In Washington by Wilbur Jennings
AP Special Washington report notes Alabama cotton growers face 30 to 75 percent losses from a wet season and boll weevil damage. Rep. George Andrews says a Department of Agriculture survey will assess damage. disaster loans up to 3,500 may be available through Farmers Home Administration. The piece also references Farm Bureau interest, a Farmers Day proposal, and Phenix City park loan talks to buy a city park with a football stadium amid Reconstruction Finance loan considerations.
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Wilbur Jennings
Washington Service
Washington
Alabama
Agriculture Department
George Andrews
Department Spor
Georgia
Dillard Lassiter
Farmers Home Administration
Sai Wang
Joans
Andrews
George Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
Grant
Phenix City
Berle Quips On Age Of Jokes At Show
In a light moment comedian Berle joked that his best jokes are thirty one years old and joked about aging during a performance. The remark highlighted his long career and the enduring nature of his material.
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Berle
Seedlings Limited For Jackson County Distribution
About 240000 of a 300000 free seedling allocation for Jackson County is already allocated under a program by International Paper Company. Applications go through the county agent offices with a 15000 seedling personal quota. Cotton futures in New Orleans fell on weeklong liquidation and hedge selling with closes down five to twenty cents.
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Jal Avonia Tayon FH. Trant
Morgan D. Metailand
Prudential Insurance Company of America
New York
Prudential
Alabama
Rant and McLelland
Birmingham
Arthur C. Crowder, Jr
State of
Robert B. Fain
Montgomery
Marianna
Jackson
John M. Kennedy
Jackson, Bay
Calhoun
Holmes
Walton
Washington
International Paper Company
New Orleans
Mobile Guard Unit Wins Training Trophy in Alabama
The Eisenhower trophy for outstanding training performance is awarded to a Mobile National Guard unit. Maj. Gen. James J. Saliba presented the honor yesterday to Capt. Eugene P. Kileutlen and First Sgt. Oscar F. Coley of the Headquarters and Douariers Battery, 226th Unit Group. Gen. William P. Chasez, Army chief of staff, led a delegation to the ceremony.
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Mobile
Wisenhower
Mobile National Guard
James J. Saliba
Alabama Adjutant General
Eugene P. Kileutlen
Oscar F. Coley
Douariers
William P. Chasez
Army
National Guard
Nnt
Mobile Batsery
Alabama
New York Cotton Futures Slide Broadly on Heavy Trade
Cotton futures in New York declined across a harrow trading day as activity remained heavy. Final quotes showed losses from 10 to 80 cents per bale with mixed bid numbers for nearby months including Oct, Dec, Mar, May and July.
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New York
Alabama Bill Advances Public Works Plan
Senator Sparkman coauthors a measure to authorize 1.35 million dollars for community public works projects in Alabama. The bill, passed by the Senate, moves to the House for action. Projects include sewers, fire departments, schools, water systems and other essentials to community welfare. Readiness for nationwide planning facilities in Washington is noted.
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John Sparkman
Alabama
Senate
Washington
Federal Worker Agency
Unem
U.S. Steel Production Hit Near Record in 1949
The United States produced about 20 million tons of steel in 1949, reflecting strong postwar demand and industrial recovery. This level indicates robust output across major mills and ongoing efforts to rebuild and expand infrastructure.
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U.S
Weland
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Ozark
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Rilla Kelley
Rilla
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Martin
Homer Cowde
Frank Boykin
Laurie Battle
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Jackson Farmers
Burns Electric Company
South Oates
Hearing Center
Houston Hotel
Bell
Joe
Bondex Wes Yearnei
Sates
Prigne
Speigner Concrete Blocks
Priscillas
Soral
Angortmart
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