Radio station launches Lets Go Star Guessing show
KTAR debuts a morning segment Let s Go Star Guessing featuring NBC KTAR clips and prize prompts. Two callers who identify the star win, plus two best letter write ups about NBC KTAR programs receive cash rewards. Mrs Lee High of 1111 South 21st Place Phoenix is highlighted as a big prize winner.
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John Harrington
Paul
Margie
the Moppets
John
Texas
Paul Giroux
Wife
Phoenix
Lee High
South 21St Place
General Vaughan
KPHO
Betty Crocker
Sam
Lee Date Ree
Curt Massey
Hogan’s
Lynn Murray FE
Canham News
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Capitol
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Chet Huntley
Bell
Sunset & Vine
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Arthur God
Louise Massey
Jack Berch
Lora Lawton
Wendy Warren
San Vista Mailman
Gal
Perkins Nancy Craig
John McVane
Dr. Malone
Eddie le Marther
Leeees Acme
Dorothy Dixee
Burton
Hellywood
Pees Leonard
Pooente
Dick Be
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lLiamy Allen Music
Spey
Sage Armatrone
Advent. of Champ Bige Crosby
Prekten RINGSIDE to operate the kind you push with your feet
The piece notes a pedal-operated device enabling a woman to sew, a change from previous limits, and mentions a new electric tool.
Tryouts Set for Charlie's Aunt at Phoenix Little Theater
Second tryouts for roles in Charlie's Aunt, the season's first Phoenix Little Theater production, run from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the theater located at 100 East McDowell Road. Open to anyone interested in amateur dramatics.
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Phoenix Little Theater
East McDowell Road
Baby elephant birth weighs in at 150 to 200 pounds
A newborn elephant entering the world weighs between 150 and 200 pounds, described as a remarkable and blessed event highlighting the birth of the world’s largest infant.
Skywriter Sidney Pike eyes skytyping as future of ads
New York September 6 195? Sidney S Pike Vermonter and Sky Writing Corporation of America president blends advertising and art. He built a career in skywriting over decades spelling brands and initials with planes and smoke. Now he unveiled sky typing a new method using five to nine planes to form 15 letter messages across major U S cities and beyond. He served in WWII as oldest major in a B 24 unit and learned Arabic, later applying it to Cairo soda ads. Skytyping promises two to three hours to cover dense routes from New York to Boston, with contracts abroad. He notes weather limits and occasional word missteps spark calls from clients.
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Egypt
France
Netherlands
India
Puerto Rican Migrants In New York Slum Critique
Clarence Woodbury argues Spanish Harlem mirrors a migrant surge from Puerto Rico concentrated in Vito Marcantonio's district. He accuses political manipulation via relief channels and laments housing and crime, while predicting a rising Puerto Rican vote and influence by 1960.
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18Th Congressional District
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Chicago
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Handless Oscar Winner New Head Of Amvets
Harold Russell, handless war veteran and Oscar winner for Best Years of Our Lives, is elected national commander of Amvets at Des Moines. He is 32 and from Watertown Massachusetts.
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Square Dance Events Tonight Through Saturday Schedule
Square Dance events listed include Callers Club class at 8 p m on 333 West Washington Street Tonight Chicks N Hicks at Madison School 9 p m Thursday Lake-Greenway Quadrille Club at American Legion Home 346 North Seventh Avenue Friday Boots N Bustles at Whittier School Saturday Round-Up Club 9 p m 333 West Washington Street Boots N Calico at Mesa High School YWCA Teen-Age Club 8 p m at YWCA Building The largest baby footnote mentions an elephant youth weighing 150 to 200 pounds at birth.
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American Legion
North Seventh Avenue
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Boots 'N’ Calico
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Young Women’s Christian Association
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Gracie Allen Pokes Fun At British Bath Habits
Gracie Allen jokes about Britain’s hot water usage rising from six to eighteen gallons daily. She quips about government inspectors watching households and warns against waste. She muses on the empire’s strength in a cold tub and ties hot water to the era’s global tensions.
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England
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Health
London
Wednesday Sept 7 Star Forecast Signals Sudden Change
The reading notes abrupt unpredictable events could bring dramatic yet positive upheaval. Ready grasp of unforeseen opportunities may spark radical life changes, new contacts, and thrilling romantic possibilities. A birthday individual may see reversal of old status and enhanced creativity and public recognition.
Ginger Rogers Seeks Decree From Jack Briggs
Hollywood September 6 Ginger Rogers, 38, asks a divorce from her third husband Jack Briggs 29 charging extreme cruelty She seeks restoration of her maiden name Virginia Katherine McMath and reports no alimony The couple separated June 30 after six years of marriage Also noted a sun core temperature calculation of 25 7 million degrees centigrade
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Ginger Rogers
Jack Briggs
Fred Astaire
Briggs
Virginia Katherine McMath
Birthday of Billy Rose Theatrical Showman
Billy Rose born September 6 1899 in New York as William Samuel Rosenberg son of a salesman. The theatrical producer columnist and songwriter is touted as the greatest showman since Barnum. He created Jumbo and Aquacade and Diamond Horseshoe and married Eleanor Holm in 1939 after a divorce from Fanny Brice.
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New York
William Samuel Rosenberg
P. T. Barnum
New York Public Library
Fort Worth
Texas
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Fanny Brice
French Actress and Writer Marry in Santa Barbara Ceremony
Actress Micheline Prelle and writer director William Marshall wed in Santa Barbara last Saturday. The marriage was announced by 20th Century-Fox Studio as they honeymoon in the Santa Monica mountains. Attorney Robert Ford and his wife served as best man and matron of honor, with their hunting lodge loaned for the occasion.
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Micheline Prelle
William Marshall
Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Barbara
20Th Century-Fox Studio
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