Hollywood Scene Sings Star Cast Actress Comeback
Hollywood gossip notes Lillian Roth accuses Ethel Merman of copying her stage mannerisms influencing Roth's comeback prospects. Other items mention Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, Joan Peters, Eartha Kitt, Burt Lancaster, Vera Cruz, Gunsmoke sponsorship, and stars like Mickey Rooney, Mario Lanza, Liz Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Sally Rand, Abbe Lane, and Marilyn Monroe in various rumors and projects.
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Hollywood
NEA
Ethel Merman
Lillian
Roth
Ethel
Ethel Zimmerman
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hungary
Frank Sinatra
Mona Freeman
Ava
Mona
Jerry Geisler
Mrs. R
Bentley Ryan
Burt Lancaster
Wild Bill Hickok
West
Burt
Zsa Zsa
Ruby
Rod Redwing
CBS Radio
Bing
Gary Crosby
Dad
Jane Russell
Rhon
Mario Lanza
Viven Leigh
India
Liz Taylor
Liz
Vivien
Paris
Viven
Plants Turn to Sunlight Aims and Bee Links Report
Sunflowers tilt their blooms through large angles to catch light. Bees pollinate many flowers. seeds form only after bee visitation. Potatoes display light awareness via sprouts toward dim light, illustrating plant perception. Hay fever outlook for 1954 announced with Maxwell map aid offer.
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Maxwell
Selby Maxwell
TV Personality Shakeups and Late Night Jokes
The piece notes upcoming TV changes with Robert Q. Lewis taking a Europe break in June and two pinch hitters including Clifton Fadiman and Jack Paar. It mentions Alan Mowbray and a spoof about a U.S. Steal Hour and includes quips from Arthur Godfrey Dave Garroway and Edith Barstow about show days and a Honolulu boy’s Washington answer.
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Robert Q. Lewis
Europe
Clifton Fadiman
Abc-Tv
Jack Paar
Lewis
Cbs-Tv
Dave Garroway
Edith Barstow
Chicago
Edith
Dave
Toy Ticket Returns Five Dollar Fine
New York motorist paid a $5 parking fine issued by a toy kit that mimics police tickets. Saul J. Allen, Traffic Summons Control Bureau director, returned the money noting the toy ticket did not reflect a real violation. He stated the remitted fine implied a violation, but since a New York Finest did not observe it, the cash was returned.
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New York
Traffic Summons Control Bureau
Saul J. Allen
Limited Editions Club banquet misses Sir Francis Meynell
Sir Francis Meynell could not attend the Limited Editions Club 25th anniversary banquet due to visa delays. George Macy announced Meynell’s past links and clarified he was not a Communist. Meynell helped found Nonesuch Press and contributed to Britannica.
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Sir Francis Meynell
George Macy
Sir Francis
Macy
Washington
George Lansbury
Lansbury
Daily Herald
McCarran
London
Meynell
Nonesuch Press
Shakespeare
Britannica
Alice Meynell
Francis Thompson
Catfish Vanishes After Chasing Cat at Stream
Eleven year old Dale Stauffer battled a large fish in a nearby stream and finally beached it before a cat grabbed the fish and ran off. Reverend Samuel F. Stauffer witnessed the scene and helped chase the cat, but the fish was not recovered.
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Mauch Chunk
Dale Stauffer
Dale
Samuel F. Stauffer
Being Afraid Normal Yet Abnormal Phobias Discussed
A guidance piece defines phobia as an abnormal fear not tied to real risk. It lists common and odd phobias such as acrophobia bathrophobia apiphobia automysophobia bibliophobia cherophobia necrophobia and notes phobias can signal mental illness requiring psychiatric help. It concludes treatment is advised when fear is excessive and controls life.
Boston Information Booth Sees Smart Travelers Frustrate Clerk
George W. Flood has spent 20 years at a Boston subway information booth answering traveler questions. He says the hardest to handle are the intelligent ones because they ignore directions and questions.
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Boston
George W. Flood
Flood
Twinburgers at Chicken Supreme Carteria Ady Ad
Twinburgers advertise a double hamburger for the double appetite made better with a charcoal broil and a toasty top roll. Available for takeout or in-car dining. Daily four to midnight and Saturdays until two a.m. Ad.
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Chicken Supreme Carteria
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