Old Films On Television Brings Back Lost Fame
Hollywood notes recounts on air comings and goings of actors and studios. Helen Hayes, Vincent Price, Jane Wyatt, Norman Krasna, Curtis Bernhardt and other stars are described in anecdotes about television nostalgia, production, and interactions with fans. The piece mixes humorous misreads with memories from cinema and radio eras.
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Hollywood
NEA
Heleneck
Vincent Price
Vincent
Helen Have
Nnt Sizer
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Norman
Krasna
Jane
Jerry Wald
RKO
Janice
Charles Laughton
Tony Farrar
Curtis Bernhardt
Parents and Relatives Clash Over Raising Children
A discussion on family dynamics shows parents torn between old and new standards. Relatives critique teenagers and assert influence, while parents defend their own approach and hopes to maintain family integrity amid shifting norms.
Hens Wear Spectacles to Raise Egg Output
In Parkersburg West Virginia scientists claim spectacles for chickens boost egg production. The device fits over the beak and blocks vision unless the head is lowered to eat reducing flock fighting and improving dispositions. Red plastic flaps shield the eyes when raised and drop away to allow eating.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh minister plants 40000 evergreens on New York farm
The Rev Stewart P Robinson assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian church and his wife planted 20000 evergreens on a Delhi New York area farm they own with a professional planting the other 20000. He plans to add 100000 more in coming years saying the trees are a good long term investment even if not for riches.
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Aunt Hattie
Grandma
Uncle Horace
Pittsburgh
Stewart P. Robinson
First Presbyterian Church
Delhi
N. Y
Robinson
Flynn retires as Flying Doctor founder in Australia
Dr John Flynn, who started the Flying Doctor service now famed globally, plans retirement at 71 as Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission in Adelaide. The service began 30 years ago to aid sick and injured outback people, now organized through six non profit companies coordinated by the Inland Mission. Flynn, known as Flynn of the Inland, started as a Presbyterian missionary and moved into medicine to serve distant settlers via horseback, buggy, or radio aided flights.
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John Flynn
Australia
Australian Inland Mission
Adelaide
Outback
Inland Mission
Flynn
Inland
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Hedy
Leo
John
Helen Hayes
Pax
Helen
California Spirit
Susan Peters
Tim
Lizabeth Scott
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
RE Meade, Md
McAuliffe
Liz
Stan Thurston and His Orchestra
DIAL
Summervill
Ti Brendel
Netra
Spain
Stars of
Spring Byington
Paul Stewart
A Dore Schary
Glacier National Park
Pruen
Lady Holliday
Morana
Wfi
Seven-up Bottling Co
LA Crosse
TOMAH
Tribune
Riviera
Paul
Nye
Doris Day
Ettl Crate
Renee
Eidnesday
Beck
Jacksen Streets
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