Screen-Radio notes on Gable Ford and TV stars
Western Newspaper Union reports on Clark Gable praising The Hucksters and highlights Keenan Wynn Sidney Greenstreet and Adolphe Menjou. Deborah Kerr praised for scope, Rhoda Williams lands Shirley Temple role due to braces, Lamont Johnson’s fan mail shifts with roles, Raymond Massey discusses on screen beatings, Joan Caulfield rises fast, Lucille Ball desires a mink coat, Lassie films Hills of Home, Talent Scouts short, and CBS plans air race coverage August 30 to September 1.
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Clark Gable
Gable
Keenan Wynn
Sidney Greenstreet
Adolphe Menjou
Deborah Kerr
England
Odds and Ends on TV and Stage Royalty
Janis Paige bought a new home after dyeing her hair red for Romance in High C to avoid old neighbors. William Powell endures the hair turning red and white for various roles. First Nighter will return in the fall on CBS after a year off. Jack Paar, fired from an announcing spot 10 years ago, becomes a summer replacement for Jack Benny and proves to be a strong choice.
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Janis Paige
William Powell
CBS
Jack Parr
Jack Benny
Town Love Triangle Shakes Morrisville Social Scene
Rilla Mabry, insecure about her looks, attracts two suitors Pat Redding and Shane Tennant in Morrisville. The arrival of Leslie Durant, a famous illustrator, stirs the social circle as Rilla catches Shane’s eye while Pat remains a steady, loyal fiancé. Durant’s charm shifts town dynamics.
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Billa Mabry
Et Seedeeeen
Rilla
Patrick Redding
Pat
Billa
Shane Tennant
Shane
Patrick
Leslie Durant
Morrisville
Rilla Mabry
Durant
Best Looking Girl in Town By Thyra Sumter Winslow
Durant in New York proclaims Rilla Mabry the town beauty on a visit. Years later Rilla, now Mrs Shane Tennant, recalls how Durant reshaped her look. She later divorces, teaches, while Patrick Redding builds a grocery empire and wealth.
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Thyra Sumter Winslow
Ridla
Shane
Morriville
Pat
Rilla
Durant
Rilla Mabry
Rilla Tennant
Tennant
Billa
Pat Redding
Tennants
Tennant Bank
Patrick Redding
Crossword Puzzle Solution to Number 26
Puzzle lists many clues with solutions to both across and down entries. It includes items from signs of events to nautical and classical terms, ending with an answer line referencing a future issue for the completed grid. It also notes an answer to puzzle number 26.
Zinc oxide pigment history and production methods
Zinc oxide once known as Nix Alba or philosophers wool was first suggested for paint by Guidon de Mor veau in the late 18th century. By the early 19th century it became commercially available and used on a French naval vessel. Today two processes, American and French, produce zinc oxide for pigments.
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Guidon de Morveau
Casey at the Bat subject real person questioned
A reader asks if Casey in the poem Casey at the Bat refers to a real person and notes the fictional nature of the character. The item explores whether Casey represents a true individual rather than a fictional figure.
The Caseys Inspire Thayer Poem and Other Facts
David M Casey inspired Ernest Thayer to write the poem after playing with the National League Phillies in 1888. Racing drew 26 million spectators while baseball drew 19 million. Water veins found in many sections reveal desert miniows and Death Valley’s ancient sea history. Amounts mentioned include well over half a million dollars. In 1811 a man illegally obtained $250, and Americans have sent in less than $1,000,000 to date. An adult eel can deliver up to 800 volts.
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David M. Casey
National League Phillies
Ernest Thayer
Death Valley
Mark Twain Family Anecdotes and Editorial Touches
A fragmentary reminiscence hints that Mrs Mark Twain helped edit works and added touches to Uncle Sam’s humor. References to Aunt Polly Tam er and Finn suggest character associations and posthumous charm in the Twain household.
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Mark Twain
Humoria
Aunt Polly
Tamer
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Western Newspaper Union
Mezgerhard
Metro
Rhoda Williams
U.C.L.A
Shirley Temple
Chum
Mary Hagen
Peter Godfrey
Rhoda
Godfrey
Lamont Johnson
Daniel Boone
Wendy Warren
News
Raymond Massey
James Cagney
George Raft
Geraldine Brooks
Joan Caulfield
Hollywood
William Holden
Ruth
Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Alan Ladd
Ralph Edwards
Mrs. Hush
Lucille Ball
Hunt Stromberg
Joan Crawford
Warner Bros
Joan
Lassie
ABC
MGM
Home
Scottish Highlands
Arthur Godfrey
Paramount
Charles Collingwood
Robert Trout
Douglas Edwards
Don Pryor
Bill Henry
Bill Downs
Richard C. Hottelet
Cleveland
Des Moines
Ox Studios
Mily Arms
Poplar
Florencs
Ala
Poi
MeTapios
Billings
Mont
McKesson Laboratories
Rheum
MOE Ores CO
Ei Pinkham
Wwnu
Doans
Cornet
New York
Belle
U. S
Comfort
Wiseman
God of
Reese
Casey
Treasury Department
Emis Esse
Oucage
Beveraa
Yodora
Imentne
TBI
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