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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1956
Page
4
At the Park Sheraton New York a casting call for Jackie Gleasons TV show drew 700 hopefuls. The audition resembled an auction as numbers 1 through 7 were called and the rejects left humbly. Gleason warned that others handing out cards were not affiliated and to ignore them.
A fragment from a Gleason show recounts seven new girls auditioning in a studio. He warns the group that selection targets a specific type while a hovering stage mother frames her daughter for a look. Some contestants flirt, others seek autographs, and an odd bet payout colors the atmosphere. Seventy-five contestants advance to the finals the next day.
Dress pattern 4849 offers a softly bloused bodice over a sheath slim skirt in wool rayon tweedy cotton. Sizes 10 to 18, with 16 requiring 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for 1st class mail to Anne Adams, Ottawa Herald pattern dept., 243 West 17th St New York NY.
A semi famous blue book figure in a high society circle at El Morocco draws gasps as she mingles with men she deems beneath her. She appears anxious, hides parts of herself in a black satin bathing suit and stockings while escorted by a wary companion. The scene reveals a harsh social truth about class and exploitation in a gossip column that refuses to mock.
A. Lewis Oswald of Hutchinson, attorney, was named the Democratic Party candidate for Position No 5 on the Kansas Supreme Court by the State Democratic Committee. He replaces Frank Theis who withdrew after nomination. Oswald will oppose Republican Justice William J Wertz seeking re election.
Stanton held a birthday supper for Ollie Brassfield’s celebration with neighbors at the Smith home. The piece lists visitors and callers including Foster, Brassfield, Gore, Dooley, Gilbert, Calvin, and Redick families, plus several from Osawat. Multiple calls at George Brassfield and George Webber homes are noted with names and towns such as Ottawa and Healy.
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