Jolson Story Tunes Drift Through a Storied Career
A Jolson story stage production moves from a quick idea to a month long process as Al Jolson and Sid Skolsky select songs from The Jazz Singer and other hits. Key tunes like My Mammy and You Made Me Love You anchor the narrative while Al harmonizes with his wax voice, promising a show that could captivate millions.
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Sec
Certs
Jolson
Swance
Robert I. Lee
Liza
California
Skolsky
Waoat
Sid
Patmos Officer to Fly Huge Army Plane
Second Lieutenant W.N. Powell of Patmos will fly as engineer aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress with the 307th Bombardment Group. The crew will depart MacDill Field Tampa on April 3 for Salina Kansas for simulated long-range bombing over mid western cities during Army Week April 6 to 12. Powell entered service October 5 1943 and has trained as a B 29 flight engineer.
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Fla
W.N. Powell
W. A. Powell Patmos
307Th
MacDill Field
Salina
Kansas
Powell
Army
Air Forces
Margaret Truman Sings Her Way From First Daughter to Singer
Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S Truman, is pursued as a singer in her own right. She lives in the White House with piano rooms and constant family musical activity. After college at George Washington University she moved to New York to study, avoiding publicity while preparing her radio debut and aiming to be judged on merit.
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Washington
Margaret Truman
White House
Truman
Beethoven
Stalin
Churchill
Potsdam
Philharmonic Symphony Society of
New York
Chopin
Executive Mansion
Margaret
George Washington University
University Glee Club
Pi Beta Phi
Gunston Hall
Strickler
Reathal Odum
James Helmn
Miss Odum
Miss Truman
Trinity Episcopal Church
Independence
Denver Opera Company
People Back & Independence Tool
Paul Howard and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers on Grand Ole Opry
Paul Howard and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers gain fame as a WSM discovery after debut on the Grand Ole Opry in April 1942. Born July 10 1908 in Midland Arkansas, Howard plays guitar violin banjo and sings. Judy Dean is the sole female member. The group, with Clem Walters Jack Kendall Harrison Chambler and Glen Thomas, plus Slim Idaho on steel guitar, performs folk songs and old-time melodies and headlines a Hope Arkansas concert March 31 with Clyde Moody joining.
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Arkansas Cotton Pickers
WSM
Grand Ole Opry
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Midland
Ark
Il Phoenix
Arizona
suiLien
Fort Smith
Ofing
Colton Pickers
Opry
Judy Dean
Clem Walters
Jack Kendall
Harrison Chambler
Glen Thomas
Slim
Idaho
Wayne Watson
Liberty
Charley the cabbie shares tips and tales of the trade
Veteran Midtown cabbie Charley, with 25 years’ experience, recalls rough rides and the psychology of tips. He argues drivers accept any fare, noting typical tips align with meter costs and a steady stream of regulars. He remembers a tense incident near the Paramount and reflects on earning through consistent service.
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44Th Street
Paramount
Charley
Neyer
Deception at New Theater stars Davis in modern romance
Warner Bros brings Deception to New Theater for three days starting Sunday. Bette Davis plays Christine Radcliffe a pianist whose love triangle with Paul Henreid and Claude Rains unfolds amid deceit. Supporting turns from Henreid and Rains drive a dramatic plot based on a Louis Verneuil play with a Korsneggold concerto in the score.
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Bette Davis
Christine Radcliffe
Paul Henreid
Claude Rains
Karel Noval
Christine
Alexander Hollenius
Brent
Louis Verneuil
John Collier
Joseph Thaw
Henry Blanke
Irving Raper
Beethoven
Haydn
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Barbara Ann Scott Heads to World Figure Skating in Stockholm
Barbara Ann Scott, the 18 year old Ottawa skater, prepares at St Moritz for the world championships in Stockholm. She won the European crown and earned six in the free skating event, the first perfect mark ever awarded at Davos Platz in Davos Switzerland.
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Barbara Ann Scott
St. Moritz
Stockholm
Ottawa Blond
Switzerland
Davos Platz
Miners’ Welfare Checks Delayed For Centralia Blasts
Families of victims from the Centralia No mine explosion face no immediate aid from the United Mine Workers Welfare fund. A state UMW official says they qualify for state industrial compensation ranging from 4,860 to 6,600 per family, depending on family size. Meanwhile, Washington reports a delay in launching the welfare and retirement fund, which holds about 15,000,000 from a coal tax since last spring’s strike. A three man board is to run the fund, awaiting Interior Secretary Krugh’s appointment.
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Washington
Wellareg Nic
Fot
J. A. Krugh
Fire at Mayor Barney's Home in Clara City
A reporter telephoned Mayor John Barney asking for news and he said his house was on fire. Firefighters arrived and extinguished flames blazing on the roof. The incident was reported by a PIA correspondent for the Clara City Herald.
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Chava City
Minn
PIA
Clara City Herald
John Barney
Barney
Crain faces second round in bid to stay Lee Wilson estate head
In Little Rock on March 27 1947 James H Crain of Wilson began the second round of his federal court fight to remain co trustee and general manager of the 50000 acre Lee Wilson cotton empire in Mississippi County Arkansas Attorneys for Crain answered a suit by Mrs Marie Wilson Howells and Mrs Victoria Wilson Wesson seeking his removal as head of the agricultural empire The heirs seek to dissolve the trust and convert it into a corporation The Wilson estate has 50000 acres planted in cotton with Alfalfa and soybeans and operates more than 60 related business concerns. The enterprise employs over 6000 tenants sharecroppers and laborers supervised by the management.
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Crain
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Marie Wilson Howells
Victoria Wilson Wesson
Lee, Wilson
Mississippi County
Lea Wilson
Timble
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Colton
Osceola
St. Louis
Mary Catherine Reardon
Mandie Walker
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Mid
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J. Vincent Reardon
Michael D'Arcy
Defense Council
Young D'Arcy
C. Trimble
Mississipp
Acton
Marie Wilson Howell Ters
Lee
Wesson
Biography of Daniel Harvey Hill at Arkansas University
A review of The Biography of Daniel Harvey Hill by Joseph M. Hill, published by the Arkansas History Commission. The work traces Hill from his Confederate general days to his presidency of Arkansas Industrial University in Fayetteville, noting his impact on the university and the South during Reconstruction while praising the Arkansas History Commission’s publication.
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Lee
Daniel Harvey Hill
North Carolina
Confederacy
Arkansas Industrial University
University of Arkansas
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Arkansas History Commission
Ulster
Ireland
Carolinas
Charlotte
Hill
Zabula
Southern Home
H. Vance
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Virginia
Cleburne
Chickamauga
N. C
Our State
Violence Flares in Louisiana Dairy Strike
In New Orleans on March 29, Gov. Jimmie Davis acted to end a five day milk strike that included shootings and hijackings. Sheriff Teddy Martin warned strikers of deadly force to clear blockades while units moved 3000 gallons of milk to the city. Officials appealed to arbitration as gunmen and goons were blamed for attacks on milk trucks and trains.
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Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
Teddy Martin
West Feliciana Parish
Martin
East Baton Rouge
Newman Debretton
West Feliciana
Debretton
Ben H. Grayson
Louisiana Motor Transport Assn
Davis
Grayson
Alty
Fred S. LeBlanc
Byler murder trial rests after six witnesses
Melbourne report notes the second murder trial of Robert Byler 34 rests at noon after presenting six witnesses. Homer Collier 25 Izard county farmer testified he rode by Byler home, saw the shooting, and said the sheriff was shot during a scuffle while hands were in the air. The defense plans 31 witnesses.
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Rupert Byler
Byler
Izard
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Harber
Boyce Cook
Cook
Auten
Eenest Lamb
Silica Company
Guion
Homer Wren
Batesville
St. Louis
Mary Catherine Reardon
J. Vincent Reardon
Stanley Wallach
Henry G. Morris
Michael D'Arcy
Reardon
D'Arcy
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Weinzville
Harry Newbold
Mary
Robert Byler
J. L. Harber
Homer Collier
Izard County
Judge Auten
John L. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Supreme Court
Byer
Jack Holt
Little Rock
Walnut Aidve
Harbor
Austin Tosh
Lawrence County
W. A. Archer
Hurrell Simpson
Tosh
C. B. McGuffey
Fulton County
Warant
Ben Laney Bridge Opens Soon In Camden County
Arkansas Highway Commission awarded 14 projects totaling about 38 miles of road and 14 bridges for nearly 1.5 million dollars. Projects include White, Jackson, Grant, and Jefferson counties with multiple reinforced concrete and steel bridges and asphalt surfacing on several roads. One Lawrence county project had no bids and will be readvertised.
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Werve
White County
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Massman Construction Company
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Newport-Amagon Road
W. R. Aldrich and Company
Baton Rouge
D. F. Jones
Grant
Sheridan-Pine Bluff
Jefferson
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Bison Road
PRA
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Lawrence County
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