Rudolph Is Winner In Yale Song Race
Yale song contest winner Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer rises to holiday fame. Johnny Marks created the tune after finding a Rudolph picture book, borrowing 25,000 to start St Nicholas Music, and Gene Autry helped propel the record to landmark sales.
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King Ranch
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Johnny Marks
Gene Autry
Columbia
Marks
St. Nicholas Music, Inc
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Warner Bros
Autry
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Como
Eddy Howard
Mercury
Mule Train
Santa Claus
Two Norfolk Diners Enter Eating Contest
Melvin Hughes and Harvey Howlett stage a lunch time eating contest in a Norfolk restaurant where the winner is the one who finishes first. Hughes claimed victory by devouring a hot roast beef dinner with sides two turkey dinners, four cheeseburgers, a bacon lettuce tomato sandwich, fried potatoes, a large soft drink, two milk glasses and apple pie.
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Norfolk
Melvin Hughes
Harvey Howlett
Hughes
California missile range ready for action at Vandenberg
The vast Pacific missile complex from San Nicolas Island to Point Sur is operational under Navy control with Vandenberg Air Force Base and Point Mugu facilities. Moon shots, satellites, and manned space plans join strategic nuclear roles as Sentry tests near December launch.
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Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Here
America
Pacific
Strategic Air Command
San Nicolas Island
California
Point Sur
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Mars
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Navy
Point Mugu
Los Angeles
Point Arguello
Vandenberg
Soil Test Program Launched In Edgefield County
Edgefield farmers join a county wide soil testing program led by Clemson Extension agronomists. By late December the project aims to give each farmer field by field soil fertility data to maximize production and fertilizer use, with over 60 percent of farms completed and thousands of samples analyzed.
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Edgefield
South Carolina
Clemson College Extension Service Agronomist
H. A. Woodle
Edgefield County
C. W. Lloyd
Lloyd
Clemson
Marc Connelly Acts in Broadway Comedy Tall Story
Pulitzer prize playwright Marc Connelly of The Green Pastures acts on stage in the new Broadway comedy Tall Story. He has performed in a handful of prior acting roles, marking a return to acting after writing fame.
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Marc Connelly
Rams Star Jon Arnett Debuts in Bob Hope Film Scene
AP reports Rams star halfback Jon Arnett made his acting debut with part owner Bob Hope. Arnett rehearsed a scene and joked about comparisons to Red Grange while aiming to outshine Valentino.
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Hollywood
Jon Arnett
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Hope
Rams
Renee Apnea
Bimpeciatore
Ste
Vandenberg Leads U S Missile Ambitions in Coastal Test Range
The Point Arguello facilities under construction will soon fire all missile types while Vanderberg awaits readiness. Thor Able tests planned for Dec. 1, followed by West Coast satellite launch, opening Project Sentry. Atlas, Titan pads near Surf rail stop north of Lompoc-Casmalia highway. Estimated cost passes $1 billion.
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Point Arguello
Vanderberg
Surf
Lompoc-Casmalia
Vandenberg Base
Vandenberg
Point Mugu
San Nicolas Island
Walker's Dam Fishermen Bring In Jumbo Bass Display
Ed Allen who runs a boat rental on Chickahominy Lake and his wife fished four hours and returned with ten bass weighing a total 54 pounds ranging from 3 to 8 pounds. They showcased the catch at their dock.
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Walkers Dam
Ed Allen
Chickahominy Lake
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