Joan Crawford Expands Home for Family and Fame
Hollywood star Joan Crawford plans an addition to her house to accommodate two more children she intends to adopt after the new year. She speaks of loneliness driving past marriages and says family brings give and take, while new film openings in Syracuse showcase her latest roles and reissues including Daisy Kenyon and Pittsburgh.
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Santa Gets Stumped by child's Christmas request
In Los Angeles a nine year old boy named Bobby Potter wrote to Superior Judge Georgia Bullock asking for a brother by adoption as a Christmas gift. He described a yearning for a "best daddy" and a "mama" he admired. The judge sent the request back to Bobby's parents, noting the appeal. Santa may have another chance next year.
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Hollywood chatter on stage and screen projects
A Hollywood column notes options and casting scraps for Kingsblood Royal and Orphee with Maria Montez, plus John Boles in One Touch of Venus and other screen gossip. George Sanders signs with Gilbert Miller for The Play's the Thing as New York reports linger on social life and ongoing adaptations. Mingle of names and projects dominated by film and theatre talks.
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Santa Reply Cards Hobby for Years in California
In the San Fernando Valley, residents note that Senator Langer’s plan for replies to every child’s letter to Santa is not new. He plans talks with postal officials on enabling legislation to route mail to Santa Claus, Indiana, for replies. Van Nuys Postmaster George Simpson says he has handwritten replies to children for a decade.
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Diana Barrymore and Husband Reach Out of Court Settlement
Louisville reporters say actress Diana Barrymore and her husband John Howard settled three slander suits totaling 60 000 from six plaintiffs for 1500. The officers claimed vile language and damaged characters after a May incident when police were summoned to a car horn distraction at City Hall. Howard, a tennis pro at Louisville Boat Club, and Mrs Barrymore are the defendants.
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LaMarre Posts $1 000 Bond
Dayton report says LaMarre, a central figure in a Senate probe of Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers, appeared in District Federal Court to post 1000 bond for a January 7 appearance in Washington on a perjury indictment. He and Meyers were indicted December 19 by a federal grand jury in connection with the Aviation Electric Corp of Vandalia Ohio, where LaMarre served as president.
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