Vaudeville to TV Shift Captures Actors on Broadway
Earl Wilson notes Broadway vaudeville stars fear the rise of television as a new moneyed era. TV pay scales attract big names, with Texaco and Palace shows drawing substantial weekly salaries. Stars like Winchell Lahr Barton and Rooney discuss backstage changes, while audiences watch the transition unfold at ABC and the Palace.
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Broadway
Cody
Televille
Texacos
Big Palace
ABC
Larry Puckpat
James Barton
Stade GB
Henry Youngman
Bert Lahr
Sue Ryan
Sid Stone
Paul Winchell
Dunhills
Texaco
Lenny Jeungman
Saudenile
Rose
Betty Lans
Jory Ma
Jone
Ball Millers
Riviera Weil
Hell
Winchell
the Palace
Pat Rooney
Gus van
Pau Whiteman
Bolger Beatrice
Mary Ra
Nald Elia Logan
Oneumé
Seaman Seized After Blonde Stabbed in Greenwich Village
A nude blonde was found stabbed to death in a Greenwich Village apartment. Police later arrested a Cuban seaman, who reportedly admitted involvement. The body was discovered by the apartment owner.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Powder meet explosion kills man at Picatinny Arsenal
An explosion at Picatinny Arsenal near Dover New Jersey killed a single man who was alone in a building at the time. The victim was later identified as a Port Mains resident, and the incident was reported by Army officials.
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Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal
INS
Armys
Dover
Del
P Barbato
Port Mains
Army
Shelelon
Chicago
Ulal
Adolph
Alfred Ence Phatifis
Ameriaie
Wats
Sach
Seniusen
Berlin
Lake Sue
Us$ Army Hospital
Bernadette Sa
Tatrun
James MacDonald
Fel
Lange Rowds
Notable deaths and a lake freighters record report
Obituaries note the deaths of George Warren Weaver, 80, a Marblehead naval architect and yacht designer. the Rev Frank Louis Brown, elderly rector and former Rochester dean. and George Y. Shaier, 60, former North Dakota governor. Also reported: Great Lakes bulk freighters set a postwar July record, moving 210,040,208 net tons of iron ore coal and grain in a single month.
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Bowdoine Crowninshucd
Marblehead
Mass
George Warren Weaerl
Portland
Ore
Frank Louis Brown
Episcopal
Rochester
George YF Shaier
North Dakota
Bismarck
Lake Siops
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Curlers Association
Floods Wash Across Border Ravaging Cattle and Roads
Flooding along the English Scottish border leaves dead cattle and submerged highways as streams and rivers surge beyond banks. Rain in North and East Britain ruins harvest hopes and delays travel.
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London
Scotland
Britain
Rai Vco
Met Season Prospects Brighten for Met Season Hopeful Talks Continue
Metropolitan Opera season prospects improved after a joint session between the union and management representatives. A special meeting may be held to discuss items from the earlier session, with a conclusion expected by August 23. The opening date hinges on Edward Johnson, the general manager, and unions.
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REW York
Innlight Union
Vaos
Isarson
Metropolian
Assention
Ech
Can Eilat
Parker
Mghis
Mets
Ducetors
Els
AEN
Tady
Abso
Sloan Chalimar
Mary
AML
Sloan
Eduard Johnson
Atom Helps Probe Thyroid Secrets
A husband and wife scientist team used four new methods to sketch submicroscopic chemical details from the body. Dr Robert Finchmeal, a physiochemist at Birmingham Veterans Hospital, and his wife Dr Kathisa TP Finch, a physiochemist at UCLA, spoke at a university seminar about their work with isotopes and powerful microscopes.
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Atomic Energy
Hs de
Robert
Kathisa
Finc
UCLA
Port Authority Takes Over Field at Teterboro Airport
New Jersey New York port district will gain a major airport system as the Port Authority contests to take over Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The airport, fourth in metropolitan alerts to be acquired, has been owned by Frederick L Wehren since July 3911.
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New York
Lok
Leterboro
Teterboro
New Jersey
Aiport
Frederick L .Wehren
One Mans Opinion By Walter Kiernan
Walter Kiernan offers political commentary on Dixie politics and national leadership. He contends Truman faces obstacles from the South and Vanderbilt like figures while Alabama Governor Thurmond could mobilize opposition, framing the 1948 landscape in sharp regional terms.
Jews Reject New Peace Plan Amid Turmoil in Rome
A garbled report from Rome describes Jewish leaders rejecting a new peace plan for Jerusalem as tensions rise. The fragment references responses from Arab and Palestinian views, a US request, and speculation about a presidential outcome versus a party bolt, with uncertain details about dates and figures.
Bouncing Bolt Crashes Hospital in Audubon NJ
A disruption at Audubon Hospital when a bouncing bolt crashed into a bell and struck a second window. No one was seriously injured. Staff and bystanders reacted as a line mate and witnesses described the event and emergency steps taken.
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Audubon, NJ
Audubon Hospital
Hatenen
Edward Hult
Audubon Sud
Holt Shely
Maharajah to fly home amid charges and mysteries
The Maharaja of Baroda plans to return to India via Trans World Airlines amid charges of improper funds and an alleged air passage purchase. London and Baroda officials deny wrongdoing as headlines link naval dispatches, a fatal blast, and diplomatic warnings to shifting war tensions.
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United State
Dual Killing Shocks Wilkinsburg Residents
In Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania two children witnessed a double homicide as Mrs Thallas was wounded and her husband Vernon fled to Illinois. Police report a confrontation at the schoolhouse where Mrs Filing allegedly invited her husband and a violent struggle ensued culminating in Talay firing and Hallas shooting. The scene ended with Hallas killing Hallas and another fatal shot to the temple.
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Wilkinsburg Pa
Sunes Thallas
Lagan
Bower
Vernon IL
Law Brink
Thallas
Woundel ii
Bea
Sisanig
Howe
Talay
Hallas
Elidon
Legislature Not Fair Is Charge
A fragmented report notes concerns about unfair legislative action and bias in policy debates. It mentions automotive and transportation topics, estimates of state functions, and comparisons with prior approvals, highlighting ongoing questions about funding and community impact.
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Legislature
Atomic Workers To Vote on Raise
Three thousand workers at Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co will vote soon on a second wage boost after a month of negotiations. The agreement covers raises from five to 21 cents an hour, in a historic pace for the atomic city plant.
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Carbon Chemicals
Co.p and Tech
CIO United Chemic
Limitation of Red Activities Proposed in US
A proposal urged Styles Bridges to curb Soviet influence in the United States by banning Russian activities tied to American industry. The aim is to prevent access to secrets and protect national security, arguing there is no room for Russian influence in the country.
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