Elusive Hello Protocol Sparks Phone Mixup
A humorous note on a telephone company urging operators to say their names instead of saying hello. Elmer Twitchell, Dudley Zeek, Amos Finch and others become entangled in misdirected calls as voices insist on proper identification. The piece also jabs at headlines and public chatter about deficits and motherhood bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twitchell
Elmer Twitchell
Dudley Zeek
Economy Pastrami Factory
Amos Finch
Sorrow Brings Understanding Through Shared Pain
The speaker cautions against hoping for perfect happiness and urges embracing sorrow as a path to empathy. Only through enduring loss can one truly comfort others, for bright skies offer no cure to a grieving heart and true sympathy comes from experienced pain.
Lightning strikes twice for Staces Screenradio in TV boom
Mansfield born producer at Columbia Broadcasting develops hits like Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and This Is Broadway on CBS. He started in radio with Fred Allen in 1943 and Milton Berle in 1944 45. CBS sent him to create new comedy and variety shows, with Godfrey’s show debuting July 8 1946. Carey announces second baby and signs talent scout Benno Schneider as drama coach while Richard Quine tours summer theaters for screen tests.
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Rving Mansfield
Columbia Broadcasting
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Fred Allen
Milton Berle
Columbia
Benno Schneider
Richard Quine
Denver
Omaha
Chicago
Aah
Indirect Notes Mention Porter Endorsements and Court Appeals
In a column style item the Gotham Bugle notes Cole Porter has endorsed a beer with a playful reference. It mentions strong munition stocks since a performance by Olsen and Johnson and a viewer’s injury. The piece alludes to a Welsh dish and hints at appealing a case from the supreme court to lower tribunals, suggesting clearer thinking there.
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Cole Porter
Olsen & Johnson
Weed
Harvey
Wales
Supreme Court
Guardian and Secretary Entangled in Ward's Love
Aaron Bell, a lawyer, and his secretary Miss Daniels grow closer as a ward Temple Creighton writes of love. Temple manipulates letters to compel Bell to resign and later reveals her affection is for another man. Bell contemplates proposing, but remains uncertain as Temple exposes his own duplicity.
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Dfar Temple
Guardian
Tom Creighton
Aaron Bell
Miss Daniels
Aaron
Temple
Temple Creighton
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Edged in Brief
A reader posted a dense crossword list with clues spanning fruits and metals to places and titles. The puzzle includes entries like fruit of the palm and an Argentine president, plus terms for objects, animals, and actions.
Crossword Clue Set From Last Week
A list of clues includes 37 male duck 41 tart 42 treeless tract of lang Eng 44 employ and 45 little boy, forming a themed crossword puzzle snippet.
Sewing Circle Patterns two piece school dress pattern
Pattern 8462 offers a pre teen school dress with button back and optional wing sleeves in sizes 34 to 52. It lists yardage for size 36 and a contrasting fabric, and includes a Fall and Winter fashion booklet. Pattern 8349 available in sizes 4 to 12 years with specified fabric yardage.
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Tor
Bold young soldier courts English peer’s daughter in dance tale
A noble English heiress resents a bold American soldier while he jokes about family ties. A pair of disheveled youths recount a rough night at a dance hall, the bouncer’s reflexive courtesy and return to the party after a backdoor eject.
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Irving Mansfield
Arch of Triumph
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Elizabeth Macdonald Carey
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