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Celebrity Maker Wheeler Tops Elmer Cornpone Scheme For Fame
A New York agent Wheeler exploits hopeful Elmer Cornpone from Pea Hollow Tenn turning him into a nationwide celebrity by knitting with teeth on a 16 program run. Cornpone earns about 450000 in a year while Wheeler pockets ten percent in multiple roles leaving the performer deep in debt to the government.
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Hal Boyle
New York
CPI
Wheeler
Lanitch
Elmer Cornpane
Pea Hollow
Tenn
Elmer
Young
Cornpone
Pes Hollow
Thea Wheeler
Sam
Otis Hogeide
Fat Wallow
Otis