Tallulah Lankhead Return Falls Short of Triumph
The marquee reviews Tallulah Bankhead’s Broadway comeback with Dear Charles as lively but contrived. Critics deem the performance entertaining yet feel the piece tricks the audience into laughter. The column also notes TV and pop culture glimpses including Haskell’s settled life, Liberace's candle craze, and Jane Wyatt and Robert Young’s Father Knows Best venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah Lankhead
Broadway
Charles
Tallulah
Florida
H. Allen Smith
NBC
Europe
Jack Haskell
Haskell
Jack
Dave Garroway
Chicago
Garroway
CBS
Haskells
Connecticut
California
Texas
Liberace
Allentown
Max Hess
Jane Wyatt
Robert Young
Hollywood
New York
Pet close ups sell camera lenses at Hiltner Roelke shop
Cats dogs and cameras share space as pet pictures demand close-ups. A close up lens lets photographers move to about three feet from a pet, producing sharp detail and personality. Portrait lenses for heads and shoulders fill negative space, and these accessories are in stock at Hiltner Roelke Frederick Camfra Shop, 206 West Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rover
Old Tom
Hiltnerroelke Frederick Camfra Shop
West Patrick St
Frederick
Maryland
Questions and Answers on Baseball Bunt and Citizenship
A brief Q and A discusses who first used the bunt in baseball with Dickey Pearce of the post Civil War Atlantics. It also answers questions about Siamese people referring to their country as Thailand and naturalized citizens facing possible deportation for certain crimes. Mennonites derive their name from Menne Simons, an ex Catholic priest and leader of the sect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickey Pearce
Thailand
Menne Simons
Anniversary notes link figures to American telegraphy
Know America Today's Anniversaries recalls Alfred Vail born Morristown New Jersey and Thomas Hunt Morgan born Lexington Kentucky among others. It lists their lifespans and notable roles including Morse collaboration and Nobel prize achievements. The entry also marks 1690 Publick Occurrences and 1788 constitutional amendments submission, plus 1804 12th Amendment note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Vail
New York
Morse
Morristown
N. J
James M. Bailey
Danbury
Winnie Ream Hoxie
Lincoln
Madison
Wis
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Lexington
America
Boston
Congress
Diverse historical notes span wars births and price changes
A compact item lists dates and events from 1918 to 1954 including influenza spread in California, 1942 gas rationing, 1950 Seoul push by U S forces, and 1953 AFL backing Durkin. Also birthdays of Faulkner and other notable figures, horoscopes, and midcentury price trends in fuel, meat, vegetables, eggs, clothing, and electronics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Mass
James M. Landis
Harvard Law
Setinok
Civil Aeronautics Board
Japan
Elliott V. Bell
McGraw Hill Publishing Co
New York
Harry Schmidt
Holdrege
Nebr
Albert W. Dent
Dillard University
New Orleans
Cost Of Living Slightly Down In August
Government figures show the cost of living fell 0.2 percent in August to the same level as a year earlier, 115 percent of the 1947-49 average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted declines in food and house furnishings compared with July, with August participation slipping slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickens
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
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Dennis Day
Wiliam Pindell
Glenwood
Sykesville
Walter Snow
Aumiguy
God’s Country
Rock Hudson
I Hiltner
Chas. Roelke
Spencer
Eleanor J. Warehime
Westminster
Lora
Damascus. MD
Pat O'Brien
Clyde Beatty
Dhckey - Spillane
Cinemascope
Warner Color
Gary Cooper
Susan Hayward
Richard Widmark
Pourra
Johnny Dark
Know
Wagons West
Rod Cameron
CAT People
Simone Simon
Jack Holt
Jane Randolph
Tom Conway
SEA Devils
Yvonne DE Carlo
Blung
Urusby
Western Maryland Trust Company
Frederick Jefferson, MD
Nee
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Warner Bros
Atlantic
John F. Sain
Pine Bluffs
Ark
Sears
the News
Frederick, Md
Aryness Joy
Thirteen
H. G. Wells
Western Wear
Damascus
Acine Western Boots
Heeadight
Jeans
Gills
Western Jeans
Ties & Belis
Enith
Remsberg
KEY Hotel Bldg
E. M. Bitler
E. 9Th St
V. For. Res
Sound Medical Authority
LM. of
Royal Typewriter Co., Inc
Lowim Williams
Typewriter & Supply CO
B. Patrick St
HIWAY
Incre
Phil Carey
Dorothy Patrick
Billy Snery
Wallace Mee Gomald
Xena
Natchez Vette
Addie Murphy
Dan Duryer
Susan Carot
Abbe Lake
Richard Arlen Gates
SUN
MON
Tex Techicolor
Frederick Theatre
Greer Garson
Piel
Robert Ryan
M-G-M
Barry Sullivan
Richard Haydn
Barbara Lawrence
James Arness
Rex Thompson
Tim Considine
Greer
Marlon Au
Mien
Aaa
General Acceptance Corporation
Corner Market and
Third Sts
Aody Vol
Brett Wade
Frontier Gamblers
Agee
Rory Calhoun
Piper Laurie
David Brian
Kathleen Hughes
Alex Nicol
Edgar Buchanan
Mara Corday
Skip Homeier
A E Terry
Louis Hayward
the Saints
Leslie Charteris
Tim Big Doubl
P Jom Dark
Marciano Cha
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