Charity party anecdotes span high society and humor
Coast to Coast recalls Georgie Jessel and Eddie Cantor rushing to a 1930 charity gala, the pair mistakenly attending the wrong benefit, and other anecdotes about Flo Ziegfeld era figures, socialites, and the entertainment scene. It notes fashionable figures like Polly Lux, Irene Hayes, and Mae Murray, and ends with a note on Chicago White Sox manager Paul Richards facing potential dismissal.
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George Ant
Eddie Cantor
Pennsylvania
Harry J. Cooper
Cooper
Curse
Cantor
Jessel
Eddie
Chiago
al Capone
Hiexfela Club
the Waldorf
Flo Ziegfeld
Polly Lux
Florida
Irene Hayes
Pars Ave
Barbara Pomeroy
Wall St
Miss Bankhead
Godlman Ace
Talla
Dine Fettle
Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
Artist to Paint Virginia Mayo in Hollywood Portrait
Dorothy Drew, a noted New York portrait painter and Virginia Mayo’s lifelong friend, arrived in Hollywood to visit and paint an oil portrait of the Warner Bros star from The Iron Mistress. Both were born in St Louis and attended school together.
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Dorothy Drew
New York
Virginia Mayo
Hollywood
Virginia
Warner Bros
St. Louis
California Oil Well Crew Prepares Trailers for Shipment
The living quarters are being readied by Foreign Trade Export Packing Co for shipment. The packing firm specializes in crating heavy equipment as coaches join other units already in use in the Venezuela oil area.
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California
Foreign Trade Export Packing Co
Venezuela
USS Saratoga Reunion Saturday
Men who served on the USS Saratoga will meet for the first annual reunion Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the commissioning. A dinner and dance at Lakewood Country Club is planned for 7:30 p.m. for former crew members and their wives. Reservations: F. J. Dersch 3821 Walnut Ave or W. L. Johnston 2675 Eucalyptus Ave.
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Lakewood Country Club
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
F. J. Dersch
Walnut Ave
W. L. Johnston
Eucalyptus Ave
Concert Program by Municipal Band
The municipal band presents a Wednesday afternoon program featuring Eugene Lafarre Cornet Solo with ensemble pieces including Gloria and Scenes from Plaradora, My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, Trot de Rudolphstein, Overture Joan of Arc, Fantasy Stormy Weather, Midsummer Nights Serenade, and a lead Mare arrangement with Jewell Curtrent performing in the encore parade.
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Eugene Laftarre
Corneior Jamen E. San
Analstant Solott
Cornet—Forest
Fianr
Mare
Jewell Curtrent
Muyed
Trailer Homes Here for South America
Seven fully equipped trailer coaches have been delivered to Wilmington for shipment to Venezuela where they will be used as temporary housing and transported to support regional needs.
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South America
Wilmington
Venezuela
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Iowa
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Birdland
Kyle McDonnell
le Vouvray
David F. Tracy
Concord
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Russ Landi
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Debra Paget
Elmont
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Gese Tierney
Anne ‘Baxter
MacDonald Carey
Anaheim
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Southland
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Maureen O'Hara
Errol Flynn
Maureen
Flynn
Jack and the Beanstock
Bowery Boys
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USS Saratoga
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Tony Curtis
Piper Laurie
Duff Chandler
Alex Nicol
Red Ball Express
Spanish Dance Company
Humphreys
PINE
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Pierpoint Seafood
Plergsint Landing
Fisherman's
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West Ocean
Clark Ave
Brod
Daroner Crawfond
Lone Star
Pett Ter Ceast
Cna
Hrtene Dahl
Fence
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Ralph Meeker Fence
Lor
Oscar
Sin Tive Skunk
Kirk Douglas
Marlene Dietrich
Atlantic
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Otten
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Marto Toren
Paris
Sterling Hayben
Rhonda Fleming
the Golden Hawk
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Take-Home Department
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Lakewood Blvd
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Tony Lovelio
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OFENS
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Actors & Sin
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Technicofor
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Sal Ee
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la FE
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Monkey Business
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Jurime
Sarta FE
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Hayoe Fleming
Golda
Golden Hawk
Cabart
Crosby
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Marge
Ghameiun Dennis
O'Keefe
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Dean Miller
Cesar Romero
Pine Avenue
Polly
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George Sandor
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