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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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