Social whirl reports from New York clubs and figures
Gossip notes from Times Square and Manhattan venues track Mary Livingston Hoffa at the Embassy and other grandees. Gloria Vanderbilt, Fannie Hurst, Ezio Pinza, and Woolcott are glimpsed amid club chatter, with remarks on fashion, pets, and stage moments at Sardi’s Mocambo and the Stork.
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Times
Mary Livingston
Land Hoffa
Embassy
Cmetan
Vth
Fannie Hurst
Yorkshire
Vienna
Mocambo
Ringsider
Ezio Pinza
Sardi
Woolcott
Braun
Midtown Vignette of a Society Marriage Getaway
In Midtown Cafe Society a society wife separated from her polo playing husband notices a plan to divorce via a cash gift of 7000 dollars from her fiancé to free the groom to wed the polo player. On the way to his attorney, the groom loses the money in a bookmaker’s bet, leaving all parties still married. The piece ends with a caution against betting on horses or society men.
Memos of a Midnighter and Local Showbiz Buzz
The column mixes legal notes on G Jessel alimony after an annulment with light local chatter about Lois Street and David Street and Ted Lewis at the Riviera celebrating 35 years in show business. It also cites Reuben’s pricing for a radio show and denies John Mason Brown returning to TV amid radio city chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Jessel
Lois
David Street
Jessel
Street
Ted Lewis
Riviera
Reuben
John Mason Brown
Oyes
Radio City Music Hall
Side Show Star Ann Rich Ards Shares Fan Letter Origins
Hollywood actress Ann Rich ards writes her first fan letter after seeing Cornelia Otis Skinner in The Searching Wind on Broadway. She praises the performance and notes she cannot imagine anyone else in the role. The film version of the hit will be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Richards
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Skinner
Broadway Small Talk and Nightlife Notes
Broad way chatter notes Theresa Helburn and the Theatre Guild promoting stage visibility for new plays. It mentions radio shows Books on Trial and Author Meets Critic and lists TV, music, and local urban scenes including a Havana Madrid rhumba, Saks shoe dept., a Ten language No Apts Available sign, and movie marquee titles A Guy Could Change and My Reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Theresa Helburn
Theatre Guild
Miss
Manhattan
Havana-Madrid
Saks Fifth Avenue Shoe Dep
Foote
East 17Th
Tremont Avenue
Bronx
Summer film figures and theatre revival near New York
Freddie Bartholomew and his wife are pictured. Adolph Green and Allyn McLerie appear with Helen Howe as Mrs Reggie Allen. The Army buys ABCs 9 55 pm spot with H Wismer on a sports chat. Summer theatres, postwar revivals, number 78 near New York City. Fraudulent schools seek $500 to apprentice.
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Main St
Freddie Bartholomew
Adolph Green
Allyn McLerie
Quincy Howe
Helen Howe
Reggie Allen
Colu'm
Jimmy Cannon
ABC
H. Wismer
New York City
Broadway Ballad and Nightlife Snippets
A fragmentary entertainment column lists quirky lines from a theatre scene and nightlife venues. Jokes poke at branding, fashion, and critics as voices in a bustling night life. The piece captures a chorus of stage and cabaret banter with unclear context.
Firemen Charged at UVA Dispute After Bottle Assault
Charlottesville officials debated ending fire protection for the University of Virginia after firemen faced a shower of beer bottles and abuse during a brush fire near a fraternity house. About 250 students clashed with police as over 50 beer bottles flew. university officials said the incident may be exaggerated and questioned responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Seth Burnley
Ee Ae
University of Virginia
Burnley
Roscoe S. Adams
Ivey F. Lewis
John Lloyd Newcomb
University of Virginia Hospital
Negro Arrested On Assault Case Seven Years Old
Percy Lee Patterson, a Thomasville Negro sought since 1939 for assault with a deadly weapon and violation of prohibition, was to pay court costs and hospital bills in recorder's court. The state nol pros the weapon charge. Patterson was arrested last week in Asheville and turned over to Thomasville police. Other cases include seduction, non support, and a drunken driving conviction with license revocation and fines.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Percy Lee Patterson
Recorder’s Court
John D. Payne
Asheville
Patterson
Frmn
East End
Frank Beban
Charles Phillip Dennin
James D. Payne
Siler City
Payne
Maxine Payne
William G. Watson
Watson
Leonard H. Macemore
High Point
Funeral Rites for Mrs Lula C Wertz Held Near Greenwood
Mr and Mrs G E Wertz of 1016 Wellington drive were called to Greenwood South Carolina Friday evening due to the illness and death of Mrs Lula C Wertz. Mrs Wertz died Saturday afternoon just before 4 oclock after a period of declining health. She is survived by several sons and daughters. Funeral service will be held near Greenwood Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock.
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Lula C. Wertz
G.E. Wertz
Wellington Drive
Greenwood
Mr. Wertz
Wertz
8. C
Howerton Funeral Services Conducted With Military Honors
Clarence M. Howerton aged 30 died at his parents’ home on English street extension. Funeral services were held Friday at Fairmont Baptist church with Rev. John H. Seals and Rev. W. H. Barker presiding. Full military honors included presentation of colors firing squad and taps by Lt Arch R. McMullan and the state guard. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers were O. M. Smith M. W. Wood B. E. Lamb David L. Byerly Maynond E. Deaton and Chester P. Hodgin. Fifty-one percent of Uwharrie council Boy Scouts will camp at Camp Uwharrie this summer against a national average of 30 percent.
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Clarence M. Howerton
Sam Howerton
English Street
Fairmont Baptist Church
John H. Seals
W. H. Barker
Southside Baptist Church
Mr. Barker
Arch R. McMullan
State Guard
O. M. Smith
M. W. Wood
B. E. Lamb
David L. Byerly
Maynond E. Deaton
Chester P. Hodgin
Oakwood Cemetery
Tennessee portrait unveil honors Rear Admiral Butler
Mrs. H. L. Brockmann travels to Nashville for the unveiling and dedication of a portrait of her father, Rear Admiral Charles St. John Butler, at the state capitol launching Tennessee’s five day sesquicentennial program. The ceremony features grandson Charles Butler Brockmann and Ruth E. Butler of the Red Cross.
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H. L. Brockmann
Nashville
Tenn
Charles St. John Butler
State Capitol
Tennessee
Charles Butler Brockmann
Army Air Forces
Admiral Butler
Ruth E. Butler
The
American Red Cross
Red Feather Emblem Sparks Civic Charity in North America
The red feather stands as a symbol of good citizenship generosity, representing community chests in Canada and the United States and signaling philanthropic effort across both nations.
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Canada
United States
Salvation Army Visits Inmates Of Jails And County Homes
The Salvation Army carries out inmate visitation as one of its roles, reaching into jails and county homes to provide support and contact with the outside world.
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The
Salvation Army
Arnold Criticizes Broadcasters for Advertising Power
Thurman Arnold, former head of the Justice Department antitrust division, said broadcasters seek absolute power to decide how much advertising and non advertising content airs. He defended the FCC decision to review public service programs in license renewals and cited it as a response to Carroll Reece's criticism on a CBS broadcast.
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Washington
Thurman Arnold
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Arnold
CBS
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal Communications Commission
Caroll Reece
Republican National Committee
FCC
Army Plane Crash Near Naples Kills Eight
A U S Army transport from India crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ravello, Naples, killing eight of 38 aboard and leaving 22 missing. Survivor Sgt Robert G King of Grove City Pennsylvania described the fire in the cockpit and evacuation as the plane sank.
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Naples
India
Ravello
Robert G. King
Jackson Street
Grove City
Engineer Society To Meet At Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina Society of Engineers schedules its summer meeting at Wrightsville Beach on June 7 and 8. Lt General R A Wheeler chief of the U S Army Corps of Engineers will deliver the principal banquet speech Friday evening. Friday noon speakers include J S Signal Engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line and Dr Brennecke head of the NC State College electrical engineering department who will discuss clear Reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Society of Engineers
Wrightsville Beach
L. M. Keever
R. A. Wheeler
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
J. S
A Coast Line
Brennecke
N. C. Sa College Electrical
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Kern
Irv Berlin
Jerry Rays
NBC Orchestra
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Kiki Garcia
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the Palladium
Bobby Byrnes
Tom Weatherly
ABC News
Truman
Whitney
J Ston
Pelham Heath Inn
Gilmore's
Latin Quarter
Stripareli
Ed Cavanaugh
Www Ho Cares
Aren W
Cader
Sartin Dry Cleaning CO
Uwharrie Council
Camp Uwharrie
Holland
Engineer Society
Wrightsville
Osborne
King ST
Marion Leviner, Evangelist
Span
Cesses
English
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