Mamie van Doren Inc rises as Hollywoods bright asset
Hollywood profile of Mamie van Doren a former 4H member from South Dakota who quit a steady paycheck to pursue film music and TV. She signs with Dot Records and rapidly records a hit after a late night TV plug. The piece contrasts her business savvy with the dumb blonde stereotype.
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James Sacon
Hollywood
A. T
Mamie
Sioux Falls
Universal-International
Ray Anthony
Anthony
Las Vegas’ Riviera Hotel
U I
Juke Box Jury
Wood
Chief Keeps Shooting Eye Despite Loss of Right Hand
Lester Manor Va reports Pamunkey Indians Chief Walter S. Bradley who nearly lost his right hand when a Chesapeake retriever tripped over his gun. After almost five decades of hunting, he adapted with a device on his forearm to trigger with his left hand and continues shooting.
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Lester Manor
Walter S. Bradley
Ferris Wheel Captures Spotlight at 1893 Chicago Exposition
The Ferris wheel emerged as the centerpiece of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, drawing wide public attention and marking a landmark achievement in fairground engineering.
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Chicago
Trombone and Boxer Pups Ad Gets Misread in Langrave
Langrange Indiana resident T Ray mond Troyer reported his telephone classified ad was misread by the Lagrange Standard. The notice intended for sale of a trombone and boxer pups appeared in print as for sale trombone and boxer plugs.
Start at Southwestern State College Proves Tough
A Hobbs New Mexico student begins at Southwestern State College Weatherford okla faces a rough start. She falls into a creek burns her hand meets eye trouble drains wrist and tumbles down a ten foot embankment in rapid sequence.
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Weatherford
Okla
Jerrecover
Hobbs
N. M
Southwestern State College
Servicemen Ronald Chrisman and Gerald Jackson Return to Duty
Airman 2c Ronald F. Chrisman son of Mr and Mrs Howard Chrisman of Franklin Street returns to the U S Military Academy Prep School at Ft Belvoir Va after a 16 day holiday with family and friends. Pvt Gerald Lee Jackson 23 son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Jackson returns to duty with the Second Armored Rifle Battalion at Ft Hood Tex after a two week leave with his parents. He is a Carlisle High School graduate.
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Ronald F. Chrisman
Howard Chrisman
Franklin Street
U. S. Military Academy
Ft. Belvoir
Gerald Lee Jackson
Franklin Jackson
Waneta Sr
Second Armed Rifle Battalion
Ft. Hood, Tex
Local Soldier Return Adds News to Hill Avenue Family
Pvt. Richard Griffis, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Griffis of 1901 Hill Ave, has returned to El Paso Texas after a 14 day home leave. He is a graduate of Middletown High School class of 1955. Pfc. Guy Eugene Gabbard, 18, ...
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Pvt
Richard Griffis
C. C. Griffis
Hill Ave
el Paso
Tex
Middletown High School
New Siren Tells Fire Location In Blenheim Ontario
A jointly funded siren for Blenheim and Harwich Township will indicate fire origin by sound. A long blast signals a town fire while an undulating wail marks a township fire. The piece notes coal to move freight versus diesel efficiency.
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Blenheim, Ont
Harwich
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Dumb Blonde, Inc
Dot Records
Randy Wood
Mamie . . . Incorporated
Richard Gabbard
Manchester Rd
First Marine Brigade
Kaneohee Bay
Hawaii
Gabbard
Carlisle High School
Pfc
Guy Eugene Gabbard
Montgomery Ward
Main ST
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