TV tops films Boris Karloff in New Connecticut Yankee role
In a Hollywood blur of showbiz tidbits Jan August notes Boris Karloff as King Arthur in an Oldsmobile spectacular while TV offers a new Tales of Hoffmann with Cyril Ritchard directing. The piece also mentions W FIELDS, Janet and Tony, and Kim Stanley in a Tennessee Williams play and other celebrity glimpses.
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Boris Karloff
King Arthur
Karloff
The
Met
Cyril Ritchard
Robert Q. Lewis
Noreen Fitzlebon
Ireland
Virginia Bruce
Georgm
Carolina Cotton
Pieridae Friebus
Tennessee Williams
Veterans Return: Radio TV Stars Move to New NBC Show
Wayne Oliver reports radio veterans plan TV returns including Mollie Goldberg in a film version of The Goldbergs. Ted Mack aims a new NBC afternoon program with Amateur Hour style talent, interviews, and International Music Hall concept from overseas.
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New York 2
Jin Bere
Seein Wark
Joney
Ted Mack
Amateur Hour
Nbc-Tv
Mollie Goldberg
Tremont Avenue
Bronx
Havertivities
Manhattan
Guild Films
Elizabeth
Mack
Maj
Edward Bowes
NBC
Femi
Across the 56 Sayings and Other Clues
A cryptic puzzle item listing varied hints such as Hardy heroine, China, manger, North and Niet, photographic device, ancient Urfa, gratuities, small island, a long that has no turning, splendor, repeat, and references to gifts, garden terms, and archaic taxes.
Puzzle clue compacted list and hints
A fragmentary puzzle prompt lists items paired with numbers and hints including regional phrases and cryptic cues. The reader sees lines like Region 25, lassies 26, With aof salt 27, Errand boy 28, Soviet city 29, A-face lie 3) Landed property 23, Remember 'The -' to 50 Rot flax by exposure.
Man Sells Cigarettes At Low Price Catches Attention
A man selling cigarettes at 20 cents a pack at a shop in Tennessee drew police attention after a detective questioned him about the source of the stock. The man claimed he bought them for a quarter but offered no sourcing. The incident landed him at the city jail for further inquiry.
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City
Bernard Waggoner
Washington
Television Listings for WFEMY and WSLS Roanoke
Television schedules show WFEMY TV Greensboro Channel 2 with programs from 7:43 Perry to 3:00 Sky 2 and 4:00 4:30 5:00 times, plus Captain Midnight and Super Circus. WSLS Roanoke Channel 10 offers Howdy Doody at 0:30, Big Story 6:00, Playhouse 0:30, Sports 10:00, Jan Murray hour, and News at 1:00.
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Sky
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Jan Murray
Wtob-Tv
Winston-Salem
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Ray Bolger
the Wise
Lent reflections on trials and triumph through faith
The meditation notes that Lent invites sober reflection on trials but urges joy in tribulation through scriptural guidance. It links Christian marriage vows to divine union, and cites James Romans and John to show tribulation builds character, endurance, and hope.
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Jesus
Evening TV Schedule Snippet With Varied News and Music
A fragmented TV lineup lists 6:00 news blocks and 6:15 UN program followed by sports, CBS News, and various entertainment segments. Includes Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby Dance Orchestra and Family Theater blocks with mixed stations and commentators.
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Mbe
West
Abe
East
Nbe
Cbs Newa
Abe Tennessee Ernie
Cbs
Dal
Mbs News
Dinah Shore
Abe Unter
Bing Crosby
Ebs
Orids
Abs
Abe Family Theater
All Nets
Cook book call links Waycross journalist to husband
Laurie Lee of the Waycross Journal rald had just finished a cooking program on WAYX when the station phone rang. A man asked about one of her recipes calling for a tad of vanilla and demanded can flavoring or extract. The caller was her husband, Lansdale Sparrow, a skilled cook himself.
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Tesy Curtis
Janet
New York
Hollywood
Tony
Waycross
Laurie Lee
The
Waycross Journalrald
Wayx
Lansdale Sparrow
Pencil Rubbing Eases Sticking Door Key
A door key that sticks in a lock can often be made to turn smoothly by rubbing the key with a soft lead pencil. This simple trick loosens any residue and lets the key slide into the tumbler without forcing the lock.
End-play Secures Contract In Timely Diamond Defense
In a JacobYin bridge hand Oswald Jacoby analyzes how South correctly ruffed a diamond, forced out the ace, and set up an end-play that left West with no defense after careful play of clubs and spades. East failed to counter with heart leads, missing a chance to help partner. The article notes the defense’s error and the use of Serenice Thread in cloth.
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West
East
Declarer
Emy
Ast
Hearts
Tick
Serenice
Brother and Sister Movie Teams Through the Ages Fade
A reader notes the decline of sibling acting pairs from early stars like Chaneys and Barrymores to moderns such as Fontaine and De Havilland. Historian cites changing industry as reason, with competition dimming family casting prospects.
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