Ethel Merman Meets Diplomat at Measles Dinner
Ethel Merman met Mme Perle Mesta, American minister to Luxembourg, at a dinner delayed by measles. Merman joked about diplomacy as she described the meeting in her Central Park penthouse, while noting her son Bobby suffered the illness. The two ladies, both prominent figures, planned a future Broadway bow together.
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New York
INS
Ethel Merman
Broadway
Mme
Perle Mesta
Miss Merman
Mrs. Mesta
Luxembourg
Irving Berlin
Call Me
Madam
Ethel Jr
Bobby
Central Park
Bob Levitt
Ethel
Levitt
Merman Prefers Acting Over Singing in Call Me Madam
In New Castle on June 1 1950 Melba Merman recalls skeptical friends Lindsay and Crouse urged her to stay musical while she longed for a straight acting role. She chats at home about happiness a supportive husband two children and a loving home while recalling meeting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and an autographed gift inscription.
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Howard
Father
Lindsay
Russel Crouse
Grand No
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Transit Strike Ends in Johnstown With Wage Boost
Johnstown Traction workers ratified a five cent ante wage increase, retroactive to 1949, bringing the hourly rate to 1.35 with a further five cent raise scheduled for January 1. The agreement ended a 42 day strike after OT officials and A Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach union leaders reached terms. Baby chicks show rapid growth on Penn State diets, with poultry specialist F H Leuschner noting doubling weights in two week periods. N H Wooding urges farm clean up to reduce fire hazards from debris around buildings.
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Johnstown
INS
Johnstown Traction Company
A Street
F. H. Leuschner
Pennsylvania State College
N. H. Wooding
Penn State Extension
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Inez Robb
U. S
Pat Off
International News Service
Pye
Ald Prican Vane
Deoplese Service
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East Washington Street
Walnut
Gamble's
GARY
Lady Esther
Vitalis
Procter
Pennsylvania
NTL Graham Tea
Kilburn
Graham
ASU
Stuare
Seichied
E . de
Richard Hudnut
Sun Caps
Ara
New Castle
Sotcorns
Dr. Scholl
D! Scholls
TIT) Savings Association
Rence CO
East ST
U. S. Army
Oxfords
Oak Bend
Goodyear Welt
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