McKenney On Bridge Celebrity Finds Luck in Start
Bridge columnist recalls Donald Richards, a young baritone who was booked for six weeks at the Hollywood Beach Hotel for $1 a week by mistake, later earning fame with roles in Finian's Rainbow and Along Fifth Avenue. He credits talent and persistence over luck, predicting his recording Younger Than Springtime will be a hit. He rose from a nightclub misbooking to a personal tour with a growing career.
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Hollywood Beach
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Dynamite Blast Kills One and Injures Two in Kennett
A dynamite explosion killed James Arville Trowbridge and seriously injured James Caruthers and Marlin Owen near Rives, Missouri. The three men in their late 20s planned to blast a drainage ditch for fish, with a half stick of dynamite in a metal bucket. Trowbridge died en route to a Memphis hospital after injuries described as shrapnel-like. Caruthers and Owen were treated at Presnell Hospital in Kennett, with officials noting the fuse and cap setup led to the blast.
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Republican Leader Lew Wentz Dies in Oklahoma
Lew Wentz Oklahoma oilman and Republican National Committeeman died in Ponca City after a Mayo Clinic stay for pneumonia. He was about 68, a bachelor who kept his age secret. The report notes his return from Rochester and hospital care. The second item mentions a land grant bill to Columbia for a street, approved in committee and awaiting final House action, involving a state cancer hospital property.
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