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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1951
Page
2
Hollywood star Jeff Chandler lands the lead in Red Ball Express, avoiding the usual bare chest as he portrays a clothinged role. He jokes about shaving woes and premature gray hair while noting this film lets him stay fully dressed.
Eugene La Barre conducts the 126th concert of the Municipal Band with James E. Son as assistant. Soloists include clarinetist Herman Tofarello. Repertoire features march The Exec Lance, intermission tango, Fantasia en Rigaletto, Verd-Bald Waltzes from Der Ravenagalter, and Godard Finale Caytanecis.
NEW ORLEANS Dec 1 The chairman of Standard Oil of California said offshore crude oil production could be doubled in a year and tripled in several years if the tidelands dispute were settled R Gwin Fol lis of San Francisco was quoted in an interview as saying the production could be doubled and tripled Officials in California clarified Fol lis remarks referred to offshore crude oil production not crude oil production generally Fol lis added that the government's failure to clarify tideland title had halted exploration in the tideland area Fol lis was interviewed in New Orleans en route to Venezuela
Marion Benda Watson known as Marion Benda on stage and one of the ladies in black who lay roses at Rudolph Valentino's tomb was found dead in her Hollywood apartment. She claimed secret marriage to Valentino and a daughter in Europe, yet relatives dispute the tale. Autopsy pending. she was 45 and previously divorced from Dr. Blake Watson after a 1941 Zürich settlement.
Hollywood gossip notes Bob Hope on the road from Lockheed Airport back to Palm Springs and Bellaire Ohio premiere. He teases about radio versus television work, discusses Earthquake Lake film, and attends NBC Dinah Shore's TV debut at Beverly Hills with stars. He plans a Long Beach Veterans Hospital show and fielding reader comments on movie nudges.
The 1951 International Livestock Exposition closes after eight days with prices for championship stock plunging. Nearly half a million visitors are expected, as grand champion barrow and ram sell far below last year's marks amid OPS influenced price ceilings on meat.
In Los Angeles on December 1, Bank of America foreclosed mortgages on 20 motion picture films valued at 25 million. The titles include Arch of Triumph with Boyer Bergman and Laughton, Ramrod with McCrea and Lake, Body and Soul with Garfield and Palmer, all from Enterprise Productions. Security-First National Bank also took eight pictures cost eight million to produce.
Los Angeles reports the auctions of two estates for Robert Walker and Fanny Brice. Walker’s Brentwood home sold for 47,500 to a Harry Owens representative. Brice’s Westwood home sold for 45,000 to Jacob S. Potts of Chicago. Walker died Aug 28 at 32. Brice died May 2 at 59. Each estate valued over 200.
Willam M. Ramsey of Howardsville Virginia claims the 4 H title as Walker, a 21 year sheep shearer averaging 12 000 animals per year, denudes one of three sheep in 2 minutes 14 seconds Ramsey's best time is 4 minutes 36 seconds Afternoon and evening horse show events and the parades of prize winning cattle and horses tonight close the exposition.
A fragmented OCR page shows a dense mix of times, codes, and partial titles for cataloged items. Phrases include program names, musical pieces, drama titles, and station identifiers, with scattered numbers and abbreviations suggesting radio or theater listings and schedules from a bygone era.
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