Hollywood Confusion Brightens TV Movie Factory Era
Erskine Johnson notes Hollywood becomes Confusion U S A with movie studios merged to TV telefilms and networks, creating a cluttered scene of big-name stars and shifting contracts. He cites Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr, Gig Young, George Gobel and NBC's Hollywood Backstage while audience reactions and ads mix with industry changes.
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NEA
Movietown
Crazyland
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Angela’ Gansbury
Raymond Burr
Jack Gross
Phil Krasne
Warner
Ivete Manhing
Wobler
Betty Furness
Daily Variety
George
Alice Gobel
Jeff Donnell
Alice
NBC
Gig Young
Warner Bros
Judy Garland Debut Shines Despite Voice Strain
Judy Garland and Sid Luft hailed her CBS debut as a triumph as fans flooded switchboards and telegrams poured in. Judy fought nerves and throat trouble, with a doctor aiding her voice before each number, yet she delivered songs like the Judy Garland of old to a grateful nationwide audience.
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James Macon
Hollywood
Judy Garland
Boeth
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Judy
CBS
Tom
Ersperate
Sid Luft
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Hollywood gossip and TV talk from a midcentury column
A fragmented entertainment column notes Shirley Booth inquiring about Route 66 status, a playful line from Gentlemen Marry Brunettes with Alan Young as Charley Biddle, Gene Autry’s TV fears over old Republic westerns, witty quips from The Witnet about Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on NBC, and Lionel Hampton contrasting swing and bop with a timekeeping quip.
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Beverly Hillis
Shirley Booth
Alan Young
Charley Biddle
Biddle
Gene Autry
Gene
Hollywood
Hazel Bishop
Jack Durant
Marilyn Monroe
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
NBCTV
Jerry
Dean
Lionel Hampton
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Puzzle text presents crossword style clues with scattered terms and unclear grid placements. Reads like a word-filling quiz mixing musical, clothing, and descriptive hints with several abbreviated or foreign forms. The fragmentary source lists across and down clues and partial answers, lacking coherent article context.
Murphy's Rest Plan Mentioned Amid Golf and Palm Springs
A quoted Murphy spoke of taking a rest possibly in Palm Springs and playing golf as a way to let things settle. The piece also notes Softwood as a general term for conifer trees and mentions seven North American Trappist foundations with Gethsemane near Louisville cited as oldest. A Newark area joke case reports Mondelli finding $297 in bills in and around his car after a picnic incident.
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Gethsemane
Louisville, Ky
Fair Lawn
N. J
Joseph Mondelli
Chick Mahon
Mondelli
Four Thousand Back After Elevator Strike Ends
About 4,000 workers return to work as the AFL Grain Elevator Employees union approves a three year wage agreement ending a six week strike. The new contract adds 12 cents an hour immediately, seven cents next year, and six cents in 1957, raising minimums to 2.204 and 2.30 for elevator workers and weighmen, respectively. The stoppage began August 15 over a 15 cent demand and caused roughly 12 million dollars in flour losses, the longest in the industry since 1933.
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Buffalo
AFL
APL
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First organized baseball game in Hoboken dates listed
Fragment confirms a historic opening of organized baseball in Hoboken New Jersey in 1840s matching early U.S. urban games. Mentions parking meters as a quirky backdrop and notes multiple American cities involved, with references to dates 1088 and 184 ln and a larger 1678 figure.
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Hoboken
U.S
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