Comics object to rigors of live TV in Hollywood
Hollywood reporters note a rising restlessness among top comics over live New York TV work. Bob Hope favors filming from the West Coast and may end NY shows. Abbott and Costello seek fewer rehearsals while Danny Thomas backs live formats. Red Skelton plans a Hollywood film schedule with a TV start in October.
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Bob Hope
Ree
Aes Hope
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Enen
Lou Costello
Danny Thomas
West Coast
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Jack Benny
Eddie Cantor
Jack Carson
Burns
Gracie Allen
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Sitters Accused of Swapping Baby Milk for Wine
In Raleigh on February 15 police accuse two babysitters Hazel Robbins and Inerva Perry both 35 of stealing a church provided baby milk and swapping it for wine. Mrs James Byrum says the sitters cared for her infant while she visited her husband in hospital.
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Raleigh
Hazel Robbins
Inerva Perry
James Byrum
Kaiser-Frazer Dealers Hear On Short Chrome Supply
More than 50 Kaiser-Frazer dealers and salesmen met in High Point to discuss sales problems and hear that chrome will not be available after March 1 due to a copper and base metal shortage. Davis cited material cuts and nine hour days at Willow Run, with production target cuts from 1600 to 900 daily. The Golden Dragon model was shown in a parade as Gate City Motor hosted.
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R. E. Duffy
Atlanta
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Kaiser “Golden Dragon” Auto
Accountants To Hold Meeting Tomorrow
Richard B. Barker will speak on Relief Provisions of the 1950 Excess Profits Tax Law at a Piedmont chapter gathering of the National Association of Cost Accountants in Greensboro. The event at Henry Hotel includes a 6 PM social period, dinner, and a 7:30 PM technical session.
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Piedmont
National Association of Cost
Tokyo Boy Walks Home Through Snow To Work
Tokyo February 15. Keishi Tonegawa, 15, still went to the railroad station at 7 am despite heavy snow. With trains stopped he walked 26 miles in seven hours to reach the AP bureau, then turned back to return home as the snow worsened.
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Keishi Tonegawa
Associated Press Bureau
Keishi
Fire damages Lindley Junior High in Greensboro blaze
A three alarm fire swept the rear wing of Lindley Junior High School in Greensboro before dawn. Seven fire trucks responded after the 5 24 a.m. first alarm. five remained to work on smoke-darkened ruins as the auditorium roof collapsed at 5 35 a.m..
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Lindley
Gee
Cos Seenan
Cray
Audilum
Carolina Alumni Meet Tomorrow At Emerywood
The High Point UNC Alumni Chapter will hold its annual meeting at Emerywood country club to elect new officers. Speakers include Dr. Henry T. Clark Jr. and J. Maryon Saunders as about 100 alumni are expected to attend the dinner meeting.
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University of North Carolina Alumni Nee Oe
Emerywood Country
J. W. Morgan
Morgan
Henry T. Clark
Red Offensive Is Broken Up On Central Front
Dispatches describe heavy fighting on the central front with large Red casualties in a single day as South Korean marines seize two small islands near Wonsan harbor. Naval reports confirm landings on Cho and Rei islands with aims to control the harbor and disrupt Red supply lines.
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Guilford Second In Motor Car Registration
Guilford County ranks second in North Carolina motor vehicle registrations for 1950 with 64,898 vehicles. Mecklenburg led the state with 117,280 vehicles, Wake County followed with 56,426, and Clay County recorded the lowest total at 888.
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Mecklenburg County
Department of Motorcles
Ilford County
Wake
Clay County
Scarlet fever case reported in Thomasville child
Public Health Nurse Connie Bonner reports five year old Harold Steven, son of Mr. and Mrs. W Steven of Norwood drive, has scarlet fever. The case is under quarantine.
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Thomasville
Connie Bonner
Harold Steven
W Steven
Norwood Drive
French delays permanent pact army HQ site over horse stud view
Paris reports a French government source says the construction of a permanent headquarters for Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atlantic pact army is delayed. The owner of land Ike seeks fears the sight will spoil his renowned race horse stud farm.
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Paris
Dwight D. Fier
Atlantic Pact
Ike
Heart Fund 1951 Seeks Support for Fight Against Disease
The American Heart Association launches a nationwide program of research education and community services to combat heart disease. The 1951 Heart Fund runs throughout February seeking funds to sustain vital efforts across the country.
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Ture
American Heart Association
Youths Admit Stealing Auto Accessories
Three local youths confessed to stealing auto accessories during a wave of break-ins in Lexington. Names given: Robert T. McAdams 18 of 103 Highland Newbert and another 20 year old. Items found in car after apprehension. About $80 worth of goods recovered from a Mrs Edward’s car on Elliott Drive. Fender skirts reported stolen from D W Crawford’s car on National Highway.
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Lexington
M. Shore
Robert T. McAdams
Highland Newbert
Tie Chiet
Onia
High Point College Featured At Sertoma Meet
The Sertoma luncheon at the Sheraton highlighted the New Era campaign for High Point College. Nile Hunt outlined the college’s 26 year history and urged support for an $800000 drive to fund expansion and endowment. President Hugh Kellam urged public fundraising for Saturday at the High Point Armory.
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Sertoma Club
Sheraton
Nile Hunt
High Point
Hugh Kellam
High T Armory
Banks Donate Cash Prizes For County Contest
Thomasville banks in Davidson county donate cash prizes totaling 525 dollars for a county level contest among high school students. The top teams advance to a state contest, with the county final planned at Lexington High School at 7 p.m. March 23.
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Thomasville Ebanks
Davidson County
Fayetteville News Editor Passes in Sleep at 47
Fayetteville editor and editorial writer Harry Wild Hickey, 47, died in his sleep at home. A Chicago native, he studied at Illinois and Columbia, taught at Island University and NYU, and worked for the Associated Press bureaus in Raleigh and Columbia before joining the Fayetteville Observer in 1942. Also notes Will Rogers and Wiley Post perished in a 1935 Barrow Alaska crash.
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Harry Wild Hickey
Graph
Associated Press
Raleigh
Columbia
S. C
Chattanooga
Tenn
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Barrow
Alaska
Truman Is Quite A Letter Writer
Raleigh reports Jonathan Daniels notes President Truman writes many letters and that a Collier's article titled How Truman Writes Those Letters analyzes their value as anti Truman ammunition. Daniels says the list of letters made public is relatively short.
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President Truman
Jonathan Daniels
Daniels
Mr. Truman
Truman
Collier's Magazine
US Ships to Burma for Patrol Against Rebels
Burma reports the United States transferred four naval patrol vessels with Burmese crews trained in the United States to support anti rebel operations. Four more similar ships are expected soon.
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Rangoon
United States
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