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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1955

Page

16

Sammy Davis Jr. to be toasted as Friars roast honoree

Sammy Davis Jr. will be the first Black and youngest celebrity toasted at the Friars Club roast dinner. A host of A-list speakers including Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Gary Cooper, George Burns, Milton Berle, Pearl Bailey, Humphrey Bogart, Jerry Lewis, Tony Martin, Ronald Reagan, and Jeff Chandler are slated to honor him at the Beverly Hilton. Davis, 29, calls the honor an arrival stamp and says his other life goal is an Academy Award. Tickets for nearly 1,000 attendees cost 100 dollars.

Sammy Davis Jr Friars’ Club Sammy Jack Benny Frank Sinatra Gary Cooper George Burns Milton Berle Pearl Bailey Humphrey Bogart Jerry Lewis Tony Martin Ronald Reagan Jeff Chandler Ed Murrow Beverly Hilton Hotel Sam Bogart New York Alfred Hitchcock Cecil B. DeMille

Pacific Finance opens Lawton office with open house

Local officials and prominent businessmen attended the inauguration of Pacific Finance Corporation’s consumer loan service at 404 S. Fourth. Branch Manager Douglas K. Humphreys praised Lawton’s reception as the company notes its long history since 1920 and network of over 250 offices in the United States and Canada.

Pacific Finance Corporation Lawton Douglas K. Humphreys Pacific Finance United States Canada

Ike’s Return To Be Viewed By Large Crowd In DC

The White House announced President Eisenhower’s Washington homecoming will be arranged to allow a maximum number of people to see him. The plan emerged after a meeting with Vice President Nixon DC officials and White House staff.

Ike Washington Eisenhower White House Richard M. Nixon District of Columbia

Bogart Says He Never Sought Publicity

In a hotel suite interview Humphrey Bogart quips that he never sought publicity while detailing his views on stars, directors, and New York life. He praises publicity when earned and mocks press releases, noting Errol Flynn’s return and critiquing young Hollywood for lacking color and imagination.

New York Humphrey Bogart Hollywood Errol Flynn

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