From office to screen Hal Evans story of a rising star
New York business executive and fashion firm partner Robert Evans pursues a dual path as a serious businessman and aspiring movie star. Signed by Darryl Zanuck after earlier breaks involving Norma Shearer, the 27 year old man of many talents balances textile success with Hollywood potential while living a disciplined home life in Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Evans
Tyrone Power
Manhattan
Garment Center
Bob
Hollywood
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Twentieth Century-Fox
Clark Gable
Seventh Avenue
Norma Shearer
Evans
Beverly Hills
Irving Thalberg
Thalberg
Charles
Joseph Picone
North Bergen
N. J
Mollywood
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Listed
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include per copy five cents on weekdays and forty to forty five cents weekly by carrier, with annual mail options ranging from ten dollars to thirty five dollars outside the USA.
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Postoffice
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
News-Journal Inc
Paroled or Kept: Leopold Reflects on Liberty and Justice
The piece contrasts Nathan Leopold’s 33-year prison record with recent paroles and a Brockton double slaying by Raymond Ohlson. It recalls Leopold’s 1924 Leob case, his rehabilitation, and arguments that justice should honor rehabilitation even when others go free.
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Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Galloping Socialism Threatens Liberty, Says David Lawrence
David Lawrence argues that socializing electric power signals a broader danger to the American system of private enterprise. He warns that government control of one service could lead to state takeover of steel, oil, rail, and more, threatening liberty and individual rights.
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David Lawrence
Lawrence
America
Local Briefs From Hamilton Middletown Aug 2 1937
Jacob J. Braun of Hamilton dies after a long illness. Two Middletown youths enroll at Ohio State University Walter Schaefer for a summer course and Howard Mannis as a chemistry freshman. Thomas H. Stubbs passes state bar and is sworn in by Chief Justice Weygandt Victor F. Smith of Trenton also graduates. Amateur pilots head to Dayton Air Show with Jimmy Goodwin of Richmond Indiana set to parachute in wearing bat wings.
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Middletown
Ohio State University
Walter Schaefer
Howard Mannis
Thomas H. Stubbs
Carl V. Weygandt
Butler Countian
Victor F. Smith
Trenton
Dayton
Jimmy Goodwin
Richmond
Ind
Compooser
Dimitri Tiomkin
Irving Wallace
Wallace
Anne Royall
John Quincy Adams
Rosalind Russell
Broadway
Elizabeth Taylor
Harkness Pavilion
Quelly
Sory
New York
Lenny Gaines
Eiwen Barton
Wynn Lassner
East Side
World money woes echo inflation across nations
David Lawrence World notes Britain raises postal and telecommunication rates to cover wage hikes while Britain and the United States boost funding for overseas information programs. The piece discusses global currency declines since 1900, inflation pressures, and the impact of war on postwar economic readjustment. It cites a U S News & World Report table and cites Burgess on capital goods inflation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Britain
British Information Service
American Congress
Moscow
America
U. S. News & World Report
Treasury
Burgess
Red-Haired Beauties, Tax Luck, and Public Figures Recalled
A disjointed column surveys questions about income tax on found money and legality of cash rewards. It mentions red-haired freckled women and their reputed beauty, plus snippets about Mike Todd, Bertha Freshman, and Michael Todd Jr. It also notes publicist B Barker Seeley and a rumor about Gerard Regard seeking the presidency, with brief client queries on Voltaire attribution.
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New York
Yesteryear
Ireland
Export mishaps and political quips from Washington
A humorous column notes Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reacting to cultural exports like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Damn Yankees shipped to Britain and Europe. It also humorously covers public lists and a scene with Lyndon B. Johnson holding Estes Kefauver by the buttonhole in a display of political pressuring.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Britain
France
Germany
Benelux
Lyndon B. Johnson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Johnson
Quotation quarrel and a lazy inventor tease
The excerpt discusses debates over Voltaire quotations and the claim that Harold Grange was the top Big Ten football star, versus Walter Eckersall, then pivots to a joke about Ole Evinrude and a remote controlled lawn mower enabling relaxing lawn care while enjoying a high ball on the porch.
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Voltaire
Stevenson
Harold
Red Grange
A. Grange
Walter Eckersall
Ole Evinrude
Young Jerry Davis Saves Baby From Water
Eighteen year old Jerry Davis trained in Red Cross life saving at the YMCA rescued 29 month old Terry Lee Mayne who fell into water. Jerry plans to study at the Ohio Mechanics Institute in Cincinnati this fall while continuing lifeguard like duties.
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Jerry Davis
Terry Lee Mayne
Jerry
Red Cross
YMCA
Ohio Mechanics Institute
Cincinnati
Kilgallen notes marriages and stars in Broadway Bulletin
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Eleanor Norman plans to wed Vic Cutter with a late 1957 or early 1958 date likely chosen for tax reasons. Barbara Nichols recuperates after a highway crash, and Rock Hudson commands a $275,000 per picture fee amid industry chatter.
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Eleanor “Norm
Vic Cutter
Ellie
Billy Rose
Heanor
Barbara Nichols
Meadowbrook Hospital
Leverett Saltonstall Millers
Ava Norring
Barbara
Syosset
Jericho Turnpike
Miller
Glen Cove
Rock Hudson
Rock
Southampton
Marilyn Monroe
Milton Sperling
Marjorie Morningstar
Sylvia Sidney
Marjorie
Claire Trevor
Estrellita Horoscope For Tomorrow Highlights Personal Growth
Tomorrow favors outdoor activities travel sports and hobbies with restrictions on personal relationships. For birthdays check finances re evaluate standing to avoid future difficulties and seize profitable moves in early September and late November. Job prospects improve but demand more work and responsibility. Expect new friends and business contacts by year end.
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University of Chicago
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Hamilton
Walter J. Braun
the Treasury
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Japan
Denmark
Greece
Canada
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Australia
Mexico
Belgium
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Spain
India
Sweden
Switzerland
E. V. Darling
Ann
Mike Todd
Bertha Freshman
Mike
Aaron Hirsch
G Barker Seeley
Beau Brummel
Madison Ave
Lucius Beebee
Nevada
Mr. Seeley
Princeton University
Gerard Regard
Boston
Mass
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George Dixon
Uncle Sam
Mary-Ellen Fitzgerald
Miss Fitzgerald
Small Business Bureau
J. William Fulbright
Senator Fulbright
Ezra Taft Benson
Interior
Fred Seaton
Secretary of Agriculture
Fulbright
Dave Regan
Lou Phillips
Filson’s
Lou
Agara Falls
Dave
Dorothy Kilgallen
Broadway Bulletin Board
Kim Novak
Mac Krim
Jeanne Engels
Kim
Rome
Mac
Estrellita
Dennis the Menace
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