Edward Horton Debut 1911 Began Stage Career Loudly
Hollywood veteran Edward Everett Horton, famed for sly humor and double takes, recalls his start in 1910 at a Staten Island chorus and his ascent to a long acting life. He recalls seeking an agent, first film in 1919, peak in the 1930s, then a enduring stage and screen career into later years.
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Hollywood
Edward ‘Everett Horton
Brooklyn
Columbia ‘University
Staten Island
Henry
Horton
Encino
Columbia
Lucille Ball
Franchot Tone
Beloit Youth Killed in Illinois Highway Crash
An 18 year old Beloit resident Ralph Goff died after his car collided with an oil tank truck at the Highway 51 and Manchester Road intersection just south of the Beloit border. Truck driver Clifford Gales of Beloit was treated and released from Beloit Hospital.
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Beloit
Illinois
Manchester Road
Ralph Goff
Beloit Hospital
Clifford Gales
I Don’t Know What Happened I Still Have the Stage
The speaker reflects on uncertain recognition from producers while expressing gratitude for still having the stage. The quote suggests resilience amid ambiguity and career pressures in a performing arts context.
Supreme Court Debates Tax Status of Strike Benefits
The Supreme Court avoided a ruling on whether union strike benefits are taxable. By 6-3 the court upheld a Wisconsin federal jury finding that Kohler Co. striker benefits were a gift not subject to federal tax. Dissent argued those funds were taxable income. In a separate 6-3 decision the court overturned a mail fraud conviction involving school funds embezzlement in Duval County with dissent.
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Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Kohler Co
Brennan
Whittaker
Harlan and
Stewart
High Court
George B. Parr
South Texas
Justice Whittaker
Duval County
Tex
Frankfurter, Harlan
Rites today for AP Newsman Ernest A Agnew in Evanston
Funeral services are held for Ernest A. Agnew 55 a veteran Associated Press newsman who died after a heart attack. He filed the Riverside murder story at Starved Rock State Park Ill before his death and served 25 years with AP. Survivors include Joyce his wife two sons Peter and William a daughter Sarah and a brother James.
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Chicago
Evanston
Ernest A. Agnew
Associated Press
Agnew
Evanston Hospital
Starved Rock State Park
Ill
Riverside
Society
Caperton
W. Va
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Huntington
New York
London
Joyce Atwood
Lisbon
Peter
William
Sarah
James
LaGrange
West German leaders settle rift ahead of 1961 vote
Bonn reports Ludwig Erhard and Konrad Adenauer have resolved their political differences and will jointly lead the Christian Democratic campaign in 1961. Erhard pledged full support for the European Common Market and to uphold the chancellor's pro Europe framework.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Konrad Adenauer
Erhard
Eight Chicago City Employes Fired For Not Working
Chicago city workers in the streets and sanitation department were fired after admitting they did not complete their assigned duties. Their supervisor Lloyd M Johnson cited failure to perform tasks and improper use of time including an afternoon at Lawndale park.
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Chicago City
Chicago
Math Pays Off: Memphis Student Wins Harvard Scholarship
Na poleon B Williams Jr an 18 year old Negro high school senior won a 2500 annual Harvard scholarship after scoring a perfect 800 on the College Board advanced mathematics exam. Memphis attorney William Kirsch a Harvard admissions committee member praised the feat saying it shows he already has a college education in mathematics.
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Memphis
Tenn
Napoleon B. Williams Jr
Harvard
Williams
William *. Kirsch
Manasquan salesman builds 1000 foot airstrip for flying trips
Richard Davis a 31 year old auto seller in Manasquan New Jersey has built a 1000 foot airstrip behind his property and uses a single engine plane for frequent business trips.
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Manasquan
N. J
Richard Davis
Winds topple screen again at Newton Drive-In
On the first anniversary of the high wind storm that toppled the wooden screen at Newton Drive-In Theater, winds knocked it down again. By Monday, construction crews began installing a steel screen to replace the damaged structure.
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Newton, Ill
Newton Drive-in
Cut Minimum Wage Bill’s Coverage Reduces Workers Count
The Senate Labor committee trimmed coverage in the minimum wage bill to 5 124 000 workers, far below the subcommittee’s 10 731 000. They aim to finalize the bill despite Eisenhower’s lower standard, with three step wage increases to 3 1 25 and plans to hold further sessions for Republican amendments. The biggest change drops 1 331 000 construction workers from Wages and Hours Act coverage, excluding firms under the $50 000 sales threshold.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Composer Stephen Foster Dies in New York at 38
Stephen Foster, renowned for Swanee River and My Old Kentucky Home, died in New York City at the age of 38. His passing ends a prolific era in American song.
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Stephen Foster
Kentucky
New York City
Mystery Inmate Vagrant Escapes Illinois Jail
An unidentified inmate, jailed for vagrancy in Olney Illinois, vanished shortly after a near month sentence ended. Sheriff Bill Shipley notes the man has seven FBI fingerprint entries and initially claimed the name Weaver Lynch of Pinckneyville, but Lynch’s parents say he died in New Jersey last year and lacked the wooden leg this man has. The escapee was directed toward the Richland Lawrence county line and told to walk east into Lawrence County, carrying his ID.
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Olney, Ill
Bill Shipley
Richland County
Shipley
FBI
Weaver Lynch
Pinckneyville
Lynch
New Jeresy
Richland
Lawrence County
Twain Quips on Prompt Answers and Uncertainty
Quote attributed to Mark Twain reflects a quick response and admission of not knowing. It captures his humor about answering promptly while acknowledging ignorance. The remark underscores Twain's wit and self-deprecating style.
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John B Merrill
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