Barbershop Quartets Grow Up In Washington Stage
In January 1952 Washington sees barbershop quartets mature as a TV film project and SPEBSQSA leaders, with the National Symphony Orchestra backing, spotlight the genre on Capitol Hill. Veteran singers from the SPEBSQSA and local choirs join a TV lineup with plans for a live performance on This is Washington, featuring standards like Sweet Adeline and Wagon Wheels plus a curiosity Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wpr
National Symphony Orchestra
America, Inc
MGM
Congressman
van Johnson
Patricia Neal
Wilth
Capitol Hill
Spebsqsa
Santa Monica
Bing Crosby
Bob, Hope
Jack Benny
van John
Sis
Mark Evans
Elinor
Howard Mitchell
Singing Capital Chorus
Adeline
One Family Circle
H.W. Petrie
Reds Lawyers Fight Charges Of Contempt
Washington dispatch reports that attorneys for 11 defendants in a conspiracy case fought contempt charges before Federal Judge Harold R. Medina. The lawyers were found in contempt for misbehaving during the trial, and Eugene Dennis of New York, acting as his own attorney, received a six month sentence on five contempt counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cotmenuniet
Amet
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Geel Ph Obe
Eugene Dennis
New York
Fire Fighters Weary Of Ice Plant Blaze
Bridgeport firemen travel to Aetnaville to battle a persistent ice plant fire burning since yesterday. The blaze smolders amid sawdust used for ice storage and flares up. state fire marshal proposes tearing down the building to end the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetnaville
W. Va
Bridgeport
Percee
North Carolina industry expands with 56 new plants
The 1951 year end report shows 56 established plants adding 28 million dollars in capital investment and creating 3,262 new jobs, with 104 plants total invested 112.3 million dollars and employed 18,641 workers. Average wages rise but may understate textiles. The overall tone stresses confidence in state industry and pride in expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
of Commerce and Industry
Department of Conservation and Development
Department of Labor
C&i
Commerce and Industry
Munnty
Roberts
Rhode Island
Paul Kelly
Indus
Brandon Hodges Oo Roberts
Frogman in UW Student Dives for Golf Balls
Clark Willick, a 24 year old University of Wisconsin student, dons a Navy frogman suit during summer breaks and retrieves golf balls from water hazards to sell for extra cash. He says the hazards yield more money than he could make playing the game, while Bip and Sis Ste. Ghee handle the sport itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Clark Willick
University of Wisconsin
Bip
Sis Ste. Ghee Handes de Astor
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Auntie Skinner
Cause
Reds
Capital Square
Frogman
TEL
J. D. Rike & Son
P. S
Pine ST
Richardson
Rock Am
White Sale
May
Nomaerndiene
In Beane Een
Hollywood
Brassieres
Lewella
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