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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
3
The Dr Christian script contest awards a $2000 prize to the winning writer chosen by Ruth Chatterton Rouben Mamoulian and Kenneth MacGowan. Second to fourth place win $500. other broadcast scripts earn $250 to $300, with Jean Hersholt featured in his famous role.
Judy Garland’s string of European engagements and health rebound draw praise as theatres across the continent offer high salaries. After a Scotland tour she plans a screen project with Bing Crosby, while Dana Andrews serves as technical adviser on Sealed Cargo. Carleton Young’s familiar voice leads The Blue Veil as he appears on major networks and previously played the Count of Monte Cristo for six years.
The article notes Claire Phillips as the famed espionage figure in I Was an American Spy with Ann Dvorak in the Allied Artists film and General Mark Clark appearing in the prologue. It also quotes James Hilton on finding four worthy novels weekly and his interest in dramatizing American legends and biographies for Hallmark Playhouse. Johnny Appleseed is mentioned as a current favorite for dramatization.
The radio troupe wraps a nationwide tour just before the film release. A 20,000 crowd is planned at Madison Square Garden in New York. Harry Mynatt, a standout member, has escorted over 1600 Queen for a Day winners to shops and night spots. Bob Hope hints at a summer vacation after touring GI bases in Europe, then vents about a rest at his Ohio dairy farm.
An advertisement touts HADACOL as assisting men women and children in recovering energy appetite and sleep. It quotes Mrs Anna Lavergne from Church Point Louisiana and others including F W Horton of Houston and Richard Krabill Toledo describing improved health after using the product.
Advert says Hadacol can help with indigestion stomach disturbances gas heartburn and fatigue due to vitamin deficiencies including B vitamins iron and niacin. It markets trial size and family size bottles with a money back guarantee and directs buyers to order from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana if not sold locally.
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