Comic Pete Lind Hayes rises to fame after Copa act
Chicago interview traces Pete Lind Hayes rise from vaudeville beginnings with mother Grace Hayes to fame after his Copa appearance. He details early years, marriage to Mary Healy, and a sharp focus on writing fresh material and perfect timing to connect with audiences.
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Pete
Punchy
McGurk
Cairo
Tll
Joseph Lind
Grace Hayes
New York
Big City
Mother
Palace
Chicago
Cleveland
Shubert
Cincinnati
Orpheum
New Orleans
United States
Pete Smith and Mary in Hollywood Career and Home Life
Pete and his widowed mother move to Hollywood in 1935 where he serves as Ted Healy stand in and helps fund a 14 room house atop Lookout Mountain. They open a restaurant and night spot at Grace Hayes Lodge, Mary joins his act, and they perform at Club Charles and the Copa as winters in Baltimore loom. They host friends like Van Heflin and Edmund O’Brien while Pete tours during the war and writes radio shows and material for Winged Victory.
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Pete
Hollywood
Ted Healy
Lookout Mountain
Grace Hayes Lodge
Mary
Jimmie Fidler
Baltimore
Charles
New York
Coldwater Canyon
van Heflins
Bill Orrs
Edmund O’brien
South Pacific
Princess Celebrates 25th Anniversary at The Princess
The Princess cafe marks its 25th anniversary with flowers for ladies and cigars for gentlemen. Owner W J Pappas invites customers to tour the kitchen and view a new dishwashing machine and thermostat controlled refrigeration system amid a special anniversary menu.
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Princess Cafe
Tts
North Main Street
W. J. Pappas
Pappas
Ghost noises traced to big inch pipeline in Reese's Mills
Residents of Reese's Mills heard eerie sounds for days until investigators identified the source as wind moaning through check valves in a meter station of the big inch pipeline.
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Waynesburg
Reese's Mills
Car and Truck Production Is Hitting Stride
Detroit reports the auto industry remains near peak postwar output with 1947 total near 4.8 million units. Trucks are expected to reach about 1.2 million, pushing combined car and truck production close to the 1941 prewar level, while 1949 models begin to feature straighter fender lines and broader grilles.
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Detroit
United States
Streamlining Emphasis on Fronts and Silhouette
The text notes added emphasis to sharp er streamlining broader appearing fronts and a lowered overall silhouette. It highlights design shifts toward sleeker lines and a more compact profile.
Electrical power saves labor with a kilowatt hour
Electrical specialists estimate that one kilowatt hour of electricity, costing a few cents, will do as much work as a strong man working hard for 24 hours.
Probed Labor Rebels Pushing Lowered Royal Allowances
In London a Labor faction aims to cut Elizabeth and Philip's annual stipends totaling about 200000 dollars. The Commons votes on 40000 pounds for the princess and 35000 and 5000 pounds for her husband and aides. Some MPs back reductions citing poorer constituents.
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London
Labor Party
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
House of Commons
Labor
British Press Association
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Johnston Building
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